Result of AGM
St. James's Place
St. James’s Place plc (“SJP plcâ€)
Result of Annual General Meeting
(“AGMâ€)
Result of Annual General Meeting
(“AGMâ€)
At SJP plc’s Annual General Meeting, held on 12 May 2011, all the Resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands. In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules, SJP plc has submitted two copies of the Resolutions passed at the meeting (other than Resolutions concerning ordinary business) to the UK Listing Authority. These documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
All of the Resolutions proposed at the AGM were carried on a show of hands. The audited proxy position at the AGM is set out below:
 |  |
For and
Discretionary |
 | Against |  | Votes Withheld | |||
1 | Report and Accounts | 423,485,734 | 1,406,758 | 2,616 | |||||
2 | Final Dividend | 424,895,108 | 0 | 0 | |||||
3 | Re-elect Sarah Bates | 424,630,396 | 193,197 | 71,515 | |||||
4 | Re-elect David Bellamy | 422,864,496 | 1,984,789 | 45,823 | |||||
5 | Re-elect Steve Colsell | 417,989,193 | 6,833,800 | 72,115 | |||||
6 | Re-elect Andrew Croft | 422,837,730 | 1,981,555 | 45,823 | |||||
7 | Re-elect Ian Gascoigne | 422,861,744 | 1,987,541 | 45,823 | |||||
8 | Re-elect Charles Gregson | 423,308,166 | 1,515,427 | 71,515 | |||||
9 | Re-elect David Lamb | 422,862,730 | 1,986,555 | 45,823 | |||||
10 | Re-elect Derek Netherton | 387,515,903 | 36,395,879 | 981,961 | |||||
11 | Re-elect Mike Power | 424,623,807 | 196,786 | 74,515 | |||||
12 | Re-elect Michael Sorkin | 421,591,800 | 3,268,793 | 34,515 | |||||
13 | Re-elect Roger Walsom | 424,630,327 | 208,958 | 55,823 | |||||
14 | Re-elect Mike Wilson | 418,019,612 | 4,865,449 | 2,010,047 | |||||
15 | Remuneration Report | 420,184,796 | 4,523,928 | 185,780 | |||||
16 | Re-appoint Auditors | 423,276,356 | 1,615,167 | 3,585 | |||||
17 | Determine Auditors Remuneration | 423,444,115 | 1,430,874 | 20,119 | |||||
18 | Authority to Allot Shares | 424,638,935 | 217,390 | 38,783 | |||||
19 | Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights | 422,636,362 | 2,169,911 | 88,835 | |||||
20 | Renewal of Scrip Dividend | 424,853,780 | 24,560 | 16,768 | |||||
21 | Authority to Purchase Own Shares | 422,528,538 | 343,384 | 2,020,689 | |||||
22 | Political Donations | 420,191,012 | 4,529,729 | 91,079 | |||||
23 | Notice of Meeting | 422,733,946 | 2,121,561 | 39,429 |
SJP plc announces pursuant to the scrip dividend mandate scheme, which was renewed at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May 2011, the scrip dividend alternative in respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2010 was accepted in respect of 75,055,587 shares, representing approximately 15.37% of St. James’s Place plc’s issued share capital on the dividend record date of 4 March 2011. Application will shortly be made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for 950,788 additional ordinary shares of 15p each to be admitted to the Official List and to trading. It is anticipated that the listing will become effective and dealings in the additional shares will commence on 18 May 2011. The above shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary shares in SJP plc.
Jayne Meacham
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1285 878762Tel: +44 (0)1285 878762
12 May 2011
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