EX-99 3 exhibit77c0615.txt 77C VOTES General American Investors Company, Inc. Form N-SAR For Period Ending June 30, 2015 File Number 811-00041 Exhibit to Item 77C Matters Submitted to Vote of Security Holders The votes cast by stockholders at the Company's annual meeting held on April 15, 2015 were as follows: For Withheld ---------- --------- (A) Election of Directors (constituting all directors): 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
(B) Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company for the year 2015: For -- 32,563,338 Against -- 347,592 Abstain -- 2,050,013 (C) Non-Binding Shareholder Proposal recommending that the Board of Directors authorize a self- tender for all outstanding common shares of the Company at or close to net asset value: For -- 4,920,866 Against -- 16,916,755 Abstain -- 388,291 The Company solicited proxies principally in regard to the non-binding shareholder proposal identified above as item (C). This information was also reported in the Company's first quarter 2015 shareholder report.