General American Investors Company, Inc. (“Company”), a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), wishes to announce the final voting results of its 2015 annual shareholder meeting given inquiries received by the Company and the preliminary nature of the data announced at the meeting. The final tabulation of votes cast by stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting held on April 15, 2015 is as follows:
| Election of Directors: | For | Withheld | |||||||
| Elected by holders of common and preferred stock: | |||||||||
| Rodney B. Berens | 28,696,742 | 6,077,096 | |||||||
| Lewis B. Cullman | 30,673,487 | 4,100,351 | |||||||
| Spencer Davidson | 30,674,706 | 4,099,132 | |||||||
| John D. Gordan, III | 30,814,429 | 3,959,409 | |||||||
| Betsy F. Gotbaum | 30,646,424 | 4,127,414 | |||||||
| Sidney R. Knafel | 30,767,753 | 4,006,085 | |||||||
| Daniel M. Neidich | 30,899,510 | 3,874,328 | |||||||
| Jeffrey W. Priest | 30,812,274 | 3,961,564 | |||||||
| Elected by holders of preferred stock only: | |||||||||
| Arthur G. Altschul, Jr. | 6,750,417 | 131,857 | |||||||
| Raymond S. Troubh | 6,719,122 | 163,152 | |||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||||
| Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company for the year 2015: | 32,563,338 | 347,592 | 2,050,013 | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||||
| Non-binding shareholder proposal concerning a self-tender of common stock: | 4,920,866 | 16,916,755 | 388,291 | ||||||
General American Investors was founded in 1927, has been publicly traded since its inception and has been listed on the NYSE since 1930. The objective of the Company is long-term capital appreciation through investment in companies with above average growth potential.
Contacts:
Eugene S. Stark,
212-916-8447
Vice-President, Administration
