GABELLI MERGER PLUS+ TRUST PLC ("the Company")
Results of AGM
Following the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") which was held today, 4 December 2019, the Company is pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including ordinary resolution 10 and special resolutions 11 to 13 as special business of the Company:
Resolution 10 |
To grant the Directors authority to allot shares. |
Resolution 11 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new shares or the sale of shares out of treasury. |
Resolution 12 |
To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's shares . |
Resolution 13 |
To authorise a General Meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
The full text of each resolution can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2019, which is available at
https://www.gabelli.co.uk/investment-products/gabelli-merger-plus/
In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism.
Proxy votes received for and against the resolution and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
|
Votes
For |
% (of votes cast excl. withheld) |
Votes
Against |
% (of votes cast excl. withheld) |
Total (excl. withheld and third party discretionary) |
Votes
Withheld |
Resolution 1 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 2 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 3 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 4 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 5 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 6 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 7 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 8 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 9 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 10 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 11 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 12 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Resolution 13 |
6,189,100 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6,189,100 |
0 |
Maitland Administration Services Limited
Corporate Secretary
4 December 2019