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On March 9, 2026, Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc's shareholders approved all five resolutions at a General Meeting, with "For" votes ranging from 97.95% to 99.33% for each resolution. The Company had 51,256,522 shares in issue at the voting record time, and the scheme remains conditional upon the approval of Shires Income PLC resolutions by Shires Shareholders.
| Date | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 13:35:38 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9113V |
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9 March 2026
Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc
LEI: 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74
Results of General Meeting
The Board of Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all Resolutions were approved by the Company's shareholders at the General Meeting of the Company held today.
The Scheme remains conditional upon, amongst other things, the approval of the Shires Income PLC ("Shires") Resolutions by Shires Shareholders at the Shires General Meetings.
Details of the number of proxy votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the Resolutions, which were voted on by way of poll, are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website: https://www.aberdeeninvestments.com/en-gb/aei.
|
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Votes Total |
% Total Voting Rights |
Votes Withheld |
|
Resolution 1 |
5,746,573 |
97.95% |
120,496 |
2.05% |
5,867,069 |
11.45% |
80,471 |
|
Resolution 2 |
5,767,587 |
98.49% |
88,174 |
1.51% |
5,855,761 |
11.42% |
91,779 |
|
Resolution 3 |
5,853,934 |
99.33% |
39,686 |
0.67% |
5,893,620 |
11.50% |
53,920 |
|
Resolution 4 |
5,681,268 |
98.57% |
82,246 |
1.43% |
5,763,514 |
11.24% |
184,026 |
|
Resolution 5 |
5,760,275 |
98.72% |
74,824 |
1.28% |
5,835,099 |
11.38% |
112,441 |
The Company had 51,256,522 Shares in issue at the voting record time for the General Meeting. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company for the purpose of the General Meeting comprised 51,256,522 votes.
The full text of the Resolutions can be found in the notice of General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 11 February 2026 (the "Circular"). The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at https://www.aberdeeninvestments.com/en-gb/aei.
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.
Enquiries:
| abrdn Holdings Limited
Helen Leslie (Company Secretary)
|
+44 (0) 131 372 9153 |
|
J.P. Morgan Cazenove William Simmonds Rupert Budge |
+44 (0) 203 493 8000 |