The European Investment Trust plc (the “Company”)

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. 

Resolutions 1 to 9 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 10 to 15 related to Special Business, as set out below:

Ordinary Resolution 10: To approve the revised objective and investment policy;

Special Resolution 11: To make market purchases of the Company’s shares;

Ordinary Resolution 12: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre?emption rights;

Special Resolution 13: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights;

Special Resolution 14: To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice; and

Special Resolution 15: To authorise the Company to send, convey or supply all types of notices, documents or information to shareholders electronically.

The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

ResolutionsVotes ForVotes AgainstVotes WithheldVotes at Chairman’s Discretion
Resolution 1 20,623,518 318,651 5,828 31,734
Resolution 2 20,548,465 253,376 143,314 34,576
Resolution 3 20,858,356 61,812 27,094 32,469
Resolution 4 20,866,767 42,918 37,577 32,469
Resolution 5 20,695,238 189,584 61,833 33,076
Resolution 6 20,666,100 240,834 39,721 33,076
Resolution 7 20,682,849 224,118 39,688 33,076
Resolution 8 20,683,614 221,859 39,742 34,516
Resolution 9 20,940,795 0 569 38,367
Resolution 10 20,825,916 41,092 77,614 32,595
Resolution 11 20,877,420 42,948 26,894 32,469
Resolution 12 20,753,959 160,308 31,030 32,469
Resolution 13 20,786,146 81,357 79,759 32,469
Resolution 14 20,501,651 420,112 23,995 32,469
Resolution 15 20,626,270 265,897 52,845 32,469

Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

11 January 2018

LEI: 213800QNN9EHZ4SC1R12

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Company Secretary
Tel: 0131 270 3800

The Company’s registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP