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Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited (the "Company")

a closed-ended investment company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registration number 45582

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Company hereby gives notification that at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 28 July 2016, all the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed. The Board would like to thank the shareholders of the Company for their continued support.

In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolution passed as special business has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be made available for inspection at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The details of all resolutions passed are as follows:

ORDINARY BUSINESS - ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1. That the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 be approved. (14,801,048 votes cast, all in favour, and none withheld)

2. That Ernst & Young LLP be re-appointed as Auditors to the Company, to hold such office until the next annual general meeting, and that the Directors be authorised to agree the auditors' remuneration. (14,801,048 votes cast, all in favour, and none withheld)

3. That the remuneration of the Directors be approved to remain at the same levels. (14,801,048 votes cast, all in favour, and none withheld)

4. That the waiver granted by the Panel of the obligation which may otherwise arise, pursuant to Rule 9 of the Code, for a member of the Concert Party to make a general offer to the other Shareholders for all of their Shares as a result of market purchases of Shares by the Company pursuant to the authority granted under Resolution 5 that could potentially increase the Concert Party's interest in Shares from approximately 29.99 per cent. of the total Voting Rights (allowing for the potential acquisition of interests in Shares by the Concert Party in connection with the BG Remuneration Policy) to a maximum of approximately 35.28 per cent. of the total Voting Rights, be approved (7,120,771 votes cast, 5,259,831 votes cast in favour, 1,860,940 against and 7,680,277 withheld)

SPECIAL BUSINESS - SPECIAL RESOLUTION

5. That, in replacement for all previous authorities, the Company be generally and, subject as hereinafter appears, unconditionally authorised, in accordance with section 315 (1)(a) of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended (the "2008 Law"), to make market acquisitions of shares in the capital of the Company on the terms set out in the notice of the AGM. (14,801,048 votes cast, all in favour, and none withheld)

For further information please contact:

Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management, LLP

Emmanuel Gavaudan

[phone]

JTC Fund Solutions (Guernsey) Limited

Secretary

[phone]

28 July 2016

Website: www.bgholdingltd.com

The Company is established as a closed-ended investment company domiciled in Guernsey. The Company has received the necessary approval of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and the States of Guernsey Policy Council. The Company is registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme pursuant to article 2:73 in conjunction with 2:66 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). The shares of the Company (the "Shares") are listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The Shares are also listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to purchase any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of the securities referred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

Neither the Company nor BG Fund Plc has been, and neither will be, registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). In addition the securities referenced in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Consequently any such securities may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons except in accordance with the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom and under circumstances which will not require the issuer of such securities to register under the Investment Company Act. No public offering of any securities will be made in the United States.

You should always bear in mind that:

all investment is subject to risk;

• results in the past are no guarantee of future results; 

• the investment performance of BGHL may go down as well as up. You may not get back all of your original investment; and 

• if you are in any doubt about the contents of this communication or if you consider making an investment decision, you are advised to seek expert financial advice.

This communication is for information purposes only and the information contained in this communication should not be relied upon as a substitute for financial or other professional advice.

Result of the AGM

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Source: BOUSSARD AND GAVAUDAN HOLDING LIMITED (GBP) via Globenewswire

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