NEW YORK, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Taiwan Fund,
Inc. (TWN) (the "Fund") announced today the results of its Annual
Stockholders Meeting held on April 17,
2018 and adjourned to April 18,
2018 (the "Meeting"). The Fund's stockholders elected five
individuals to the Board of Directors (the "Board"). William C. Kirby, Shelley E. Rigger, Anthony S. Clark, Thomas
G. Kamp and Warren J. Olsen
were elected by stockholders for one-year terms, expiring in
2019.
Director
|
Votes Cast
for
|
Votes
Against/Withheld
|
William C.
Kirby
|
6,783,525
|
516,353
|
Shelley E.
Rigger
|
6,720,604
|
579,274
|
Anthony S.
Clark
|
6,730,025
|
569,854
|
Thomas G.
Kamp
|
6,722,434
|
577,445
|
Warren J.
Olsen
|
6,730,039
|
569,839
|
|
|
Anthony Kai Yiu Lo, a
Director on the Board, chose not to stand for
re-election.
|
|
The stockholders of the Fund also voted to amend the Fund's
by-laws to remove a fundamental policy that restricts the Fund from
investing more than 10% of the Fund's total assets (taken at
current value) in a single issuer. The Fund reported that 78.25% of
the Fund's outstanding shares voted in favor of amending the Fund's
by-laws.
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Non-votes
|
6,394,689
|
294,923
|
1,784
|
608,483
|
The stockholders of the Fund also voted to amend the Fund's
by-laws to amend a fundamental policy to require the Fund to invest
more than 25% of its total assets (taken at current value) in the
semi-conductor industry. The Fund reported that 78.38% of the
Fund's outstanding shares voted in favor of amending the Fund's
by-laws.
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Non-votes
|
6,405,227
|
279,845
|
6,324
|
608,483
|
The Fund is a diversified closed-end investment company, which
seeks long term capital appreciation primarily through investments
in equity securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Shares of
the Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol "TWN."
For additional information on the Fund, including information on
the Fund's holdings, visit the Fund's website at
www.thetaiwanfund.com or call 1-877-217-9502.
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SOURCE The Taiwan Fund, Inc.