26th Oct 2021 10:27
ABERDEEN NEW THAI INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
LEI: 213800LUTHTZ8LS5UK85
26 October 2021
Result of First General Meeting
In connection with the proposals for a combination of the assets of Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") with Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited ("AEMC") by means of a scheme of reconstruction and winding up of the Company under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Company is pleased to announce that the special resolutions, which were put forward at the First General Meeting held today, have been approved by Shareholders.
Special Resolutions | Votes For (including Discretionary) | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld |
1. To approve the reclassification of the shares in the capital of the Company as shares with "A" rights and shares with "B" rights and to approve changes required to the Company's articles of association. | 11,853,000 | 98.1 | 225,201 | 1.9 | 12,078,201 | 286,173 |
2. To approve the Scheme subject to certain conditions being satisfied. | 11,851,973 | 98.1 | 226,101 | 1.9 | 12,078,074 | 286,300 |
The full text of the special resolutions can be found in the notice of the First General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 4 October 2021 (the "Circular").
The Circular is available for viewing on the Company's website, www.newthai-trust.co.uk and at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries
Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust PLC Nicholas Smith (via Numis or abrdn)
Numis David Benda/Matt Goss
T: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
abrdn Maria Allen/Gary Jones/William Hemmings
T: +44 (0) 20 7463 6000
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