GMP Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc

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Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust PLC

08 September 2022

GABELLI MERGER PLUS+ TRUST PLC (the 'Company')

Results of General Meeting 08 September 2022

The Company is pleased to a nnounce that at the General Meeting ("GM") of the Company duly convened and held today, on 8 September 2022, two special resolutions (the "Resolutions") were put to shareholders to approve the Tender Offer and related matters as set out in the Notice of Meeting included in the shareholder circular dated 19 August 2022 (the "Circular") were duly passed on a poll vote.

The full text of each resolution can be found in the Notice of General Meeting which is available in accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 . A copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism

Poll votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

 
                              Votes    % (of votes   Votes    % (of votes   Total (excl.      Votes     Third party 
                               for      cast excl.   against   cast excl.    withheld and    withheld   discretionary 
                                        withheld)              withheld)     third party 
                                                                            discretionary) 
1. Special resolution 
 to authorise the 
 Company to make 
 market purchases 
 of its own Ordinary 
 Shares pursuant 
 to, the Tender 
 Offers and/or 
 the Additional 
 Tender Offer.              7,614,659     100%          0        100%         7,614,659          0            0 
                            ---------  -----------  --------  -----------  ---------------  ---------  -------------- 
2. Special resolution 
 to authorise the 
 Directors of the 
 Company to allot 
 equity securities 
 and to make such 
 allotments for 
 cash without regard 
 to statutory pre-emption 
 rights.                    7,218,041     100%          0        100%         7,218,041       396,618         0 
                            ---------  -----------  --------  -----------  ---------------  ---------  -------------- 
 

Details of the poll voting will also shortly be available on the Company's website at https://www.gabelli.co.uk/investment-products/gabelli-merger-plus/fifth-anniversary-tender/

As announced on 19 August 2022, the Tender Offer opened on 19 August 2022 and will close at 1.00 p.m. on 19 September 2022. Proceeds are expected to be despatched to Shareholders who successfully tender Ordinary Shares in certified form by 7 October 2022.

KIN Company Secretary Limited - Corporate Secretary for and on behalf of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc

8 September 2022

Enquiries:

   Gabelli Asset Management UK Ltd.         Email:      Info@Gabelli.co.uk 
   Kin Company Secretarial Ltd.                    Email:       Companysecretary@kincosec.com 
   LEI:          5493006X09N8HK0V1U37 

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