Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC — AGM Information 2015

Jul 24, 2015

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EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Result of AGM

PR Newswire

London, July 24

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc

HEADLINE:    Annual General Meeting Result

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 July 2015 shareholders approved the following resolutions:

Ordinary Business

Ordinary Resolutions

1)       to receive the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 March 2015;

2)       to approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy;

3)       to the Chairman’s Annual Statement and Report on Remuneration;

4)       to approve a final dividend on the ordinary shares;

5)       to re-elect Jim Pettigrew as a Director of the Company;

6)       to re-elect Gordon McQueen as a Director of the Company;

7)       to re-elect Maxwell Ward as a Director of the Company;

8)       to re-elect Victoria Hastings as a Director of the Company;

9)       to re-elect Glen Suarez as a Director of the Company;

10)     to re-elect Sir Nigel Wicks as a Director of the Company;

11)     to re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor;

12)     to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor;

Special Business (please refer to the Notice of Meeting for the full text of the resolutions)

Ordinary Resolution

13)     to authorise the Directors to allot securities;

Special Resolutions

14)     to authorise the Directors to allot securities for cash, disapplying statutory pre-emption rights;

15)     to renew the Directors’ authority to purchase shares of the Company in the market for cancellation or for holding in Treasury within the parameters specified; and

16)     that the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than AGMs) shall be not less than 14 days’ notice;

The resolutions were passed by show of hands.  The proxy votes lodged with the Registrar will be available via the Company’s website at

www.invescoperpetual.co.uk/edinburgh.

Invesco Asset Management Limited, Secretary

24 July 2015