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The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announced that all 15 resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 21 July 2026 were passed. Resolutions included the re-election of five directors, the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors, and the authorisation for market purchases of own shares, all of which received over 97% of votes 'For'. At the time of the meeting, the Company's total ordinary shares with voting rights was 125,867,025.
| Date | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 13:32:55 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2661N |
21 July 2026
LEI number: 549300HV0VXCRONER808
The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc
(the "Company")
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Board of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc (ticker: EDIN), is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put forward at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today were passed.
The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Company's Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 March 2026. The proxy votes lodged with the Registrar will shortly be available via the Company's website at: www.edinburgh-investment-trust.co.uk
The proxy votes received were as follows:
|
Resolution |
For |
% For |
Against |
% Against |
Withheld* |
|
1. To receive and consider the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 March 2026 |
36,331,247 |
99.92% |
29,070 |
0.08% |
76,491 |
|
2. To approve the Annual Statement and Report on |
35,776,356 |
98.62% |
502,160 |
1.38% |
158,292 |
|
3. To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares for the year ended 31 March 2026 |
36,333,544 |
99.92% |
29,069 |
0.08% |
74,195 |
|
4. To authorise the Directors to declare and pay four interim dividends for the year ending 31 March 2027
|
36,315,116 |
99.87% |
47,498 |
0.13% |
74,194 |
|
5. To re-elect Steven Baldwin as a Director of the Company |
35,951,847 |
99.20% |
288,611 |
0.80% |
196,350 |
|
6. To re-elect Elisabeth Stheeman as a Director of the Company |
35,985,510 |
99.22% |
281,728 |
0.78% |
169,570 |
|
7. To re-elect Patrick Edwardson as a Director of the Company |
35,982,800 |
99.25% |
270,109 |
0.75% |
183,899 |
|
8. To re-elect Aidan Lisser as a Director of the Company
|
35,979,258 |
99.24% |
274,351 |
0.76% |
183,199 |
|
9. To re-elect Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman as a Director of the Company |
35,986,654 |
99.14% |
313,455 |
0.86% |
136,699 |
|
10. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company |
36,179,673 |
99.64% |
131,732 |
0.36% |
125,403 |
|
11. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the |
36,270,943 |
99.82% |
63,842 |
0.18% |
102,023 |
|
12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to 10% of the issued share capital. |
36,075,471 |
99.22% |
284,055 |
0.78% |
77,282 |
|
13. Special resolution. To approve disapplication of pre-emption rights, subject to passing resolution 12. |
35,963,135 |
98.96% |
377,330 |
1.04% |
96,343 |
|
14. Special resolution. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares. |
35,406,917 |
97.36% |
960,391 |
2.64% |
69,500 |
|
15. Special resolution. To authorise that the general meetings of the Company, other than Annual General Meetings, may be called on 14 clear days' notice. |
36,070,115 |
99.18% |
296,568 |
0.82% |
70,125 |
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
At the time of the above meeting, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 195,666,734 ordinary shares. The Company held 69,799,709 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights was 125,867,025. Each ordinary share held entitles the holder to one vote and there are no restrictions on those voting rights.
In accordance with LR9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism website and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Enquiries:
NSM Funds (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)