10 JULY 2018

NORTHERN INVESTORS COMPANY PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Northern Investors Company PLC (“the Company”) announces that at the annual general meeting held on 10 July 2018 all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed by shareholders.  The resolutions included those to re-elect as directors Mr John Barnsley, Mr Nigel Guy and Mr Philip Marsden.  Mr Mark Nicholls retired from the board at the conclusion of the annual general meeting.

Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows:

No Resolution For No preference Against Vote withheld
1 To receive and approve the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018 532,650 762 0 0
2 To approve the directors’ remuneration report in respect of the year ended 31 March 2018 other than the part of such report containing the directors’ remuneration policy 532,315 762 258 77
3 To re-elect Mr J C Barnsley as a director 532,573 762 0 77
4 To re-elect Mr N R A Guy as a director 532,573 762 0 77
5 To re-elect Mr P W F Marsden as a director 532,573 762 0 77
6 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as independent auditor 499,929 762 176 32,545
7 To authorise the audit committee to fix the remuneration of the independent auditor 532,650 762 0 0
8 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares in accordance with Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 512,378 762 20,272 0

Enquiries:

James Bryce, NVM Private Equity LLP - 0191 244 6000 Website:  www.nvm.co.uk

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