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abrdn New Dawn Invest Trust plc

23 October 2023

23 October 2023

abrdn New Dawn Investment Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 5493002K00AHWEME3J36

Result of First General Meeting and Annual General Meeting

In connection with the proposals for a combination of abrdn New Dawn Investment Trust plc ("ABD" or the "Company") with Asia Dragon Trust plc ("Asia Dragon" or "DGN") by way of a scheme of reconstruction of the Company under Section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Company is pleased to announce the result of the First General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting ("AGM").

Result of First General Meeting

The Company announces the special resolutions, which were put forward at the First General Meeting held today, have been approved by Shareholders.

 
       First General             Votes For        %       Votes       %       Votes        Votes 
       Meeting Special           (including               Against              Total      Withheld 
         Resolutions           Discretionary) 
 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.         72,069,029   99.86%    100,185   0.14%   72,169,214     118,622 
                             ----------------  -------  ---------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 2. To approve the 
  Scheme subject 
  to certain conditions 
  being satisfied.                 72,068,137   99.86%     99,073   0.14%   72,167,210     120,626 
                             ----------------  -------  ---------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 

Result of AGM

The Company further announces that at the AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were passed.

In relation to Resolutions 11 and 12 (authorities to allot shares and to disapply pre-emption rights), the relevant figure was 10,440,634 Ordinary Shares, being the lower of 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of the AGM Notice and as at the date of passing of these two Resolutions at the AGM.

In relation to Resolution 13 (authority to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares), the relevant figure was 15,650,511 Ordinary Shares, being the lower of 14.99% of the Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of the AGM Notice and as at the date of passing of the Resolution at the AGM.

The total number of proxy votes lodged was as follows:

 
       AGM Resolutions              Votes          %        Votes       %       Votes        Votes 
                                For (including             Against               Total      Withheld 
                                Discretionary) 
 1. Annual Report 
  and Financial Statements          71,591,525   99.94%      39,607   0.06%   71,631,132       9,788 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 2. Directors' Remuneration 
  Report                            71,431,262   99.78%     158,499   0.22%   71,589,761      51,159 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 3. Directors' Remuneration 
  Policy                            71,412,023   99.74%     184,503   0.26%   71,596,526      44,393 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 4. Re-election of 
  Ms M Sears                        69,208,085   96.65%   2,402,110   3.35%   71,610,195      30,725 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 5. Re-election of 
  Mr S Souchon                      71,455,049   99.83%     122,897   0.17%   71,577,946      62,974 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 6. Re-election of 
  Mr D Workman                      69,156,181   96.61%   2,427,933   3.39%   71,584,114      56,806 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 7. Re-election of 
  Mr H Young                        68,837,702   96.13%   2,773,732   3.87%   71,611,434      29,486 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 8. Re-election of 
  Ms N Yuen                         71,487,173   99.83%     122,352   0.17%   71,609,525      31,394 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 9. Reappointment 
  of auditor                        71,404,112   99.80%     140,391   0.20%   71,544,503      96,417 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 10. Approval of 
  auditor's remuneration            71,479,535   99.89%      80,549   0.11%   71,560,084      80,836 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 11. Authority to 
  allot shares                      71,517,801   99.88%      86,054   0.12%   71,603,855      37,064 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 12. Disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights             71,444,194   99.83%     119,676   0.17%   71,563,870      77,049 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 13. Share buybacks                 71,416,503   99.75%     182,043   0.25%   71,598,546      42,373 
                              ----------------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 

The Ordinary Shares will be disabled for settlement in CREST from 6:00 p.m. on 1 November 2023 and trading will be suspended from 7.30 a.m. on 2 November 2023. Following the classification of the Ordinary Shares on 7 November 2023, the Reclassified Shares will be suspended from listing at 7.30 a.m. on 8 November 2023.

The full text of the special resolutions of the First General Meeting and the resolutions of the AGM, are set out in the Notice of First General Meeting and the Notice of AGM, respectively, contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 22 September 2023 (the "Circular").

The Circular is available for viewing on the Company's website, www.newdawn-trust.co.uk and at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

For further information please contact:

 
 abrdn New Dawn Investment Trust plc    Contact via AFML 
  Donald Workman 
 abrdn Fund Managers Limited 
  Maria Allen                             +44 (0) 20 3680 0305 
  Stephanie Hocking                       +44 (0) 7514 064 988 
 Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited 
  Alex Collins 
  Ashwin Kohli 
  Daphne Zhang                            +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 
 

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