BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc
Results of AGM
Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a
show of hands, including ordinary resolution 9 and special resolutions 10, 11,
12, 13, 14 and 15 under special business of the Company:
(Res. 9) To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
(Res. 10) To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect
of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of
treasury.
(Res. 11) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's ordinary shares
for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 12) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's subscription
shares for cancellation.
(Res. 13) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue as at 31 May 2014 by means of a Tender
Offer.
(Res. 14) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue as at 30 November 2014 by means of a Tender
Offer.
(Res. 15) To adopt new Articles of Association.
Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:
Resolution 1: 34,882,042 (99.92%)
Resolution 2: 34,268,633 (98.60%)
Resolution 3: 34,914,688 (99.93%)
Resolution 4: 34,582,939 (99.47%)
Resolution 5: 34,680,003 (99.71%)
Resolution 6: 34,649,183 (99.60%)
Resolution 7: 34,667,411 (99.47%)
Resolution 8: 34,965,882 (99.62%)
Resolution 9: 34,629,133 (99.49%)
Resolution 10: 31,699,640 (91.20%)
Resolution 11: 34,708,961 (99.66%)
Resolution 12: 34,712,716 (99.70%)
Resolution 13: 34,592,359 (99.52%)
Resolution 14: 34,598,841 (99.52%)
Resolution 15: 34,613,793 (99.72%)
4 December 2013