Results of the Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 3393O

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

16 May 2018

 

Jupiter Fund Management plc (the "Company")

16 May 2018

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Board announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held yesterday at The Zig Zag Building, 70 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6SQ, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were passed by the requisite majorities.

The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below.

Resolutions	For	% of total votes cast	Against	% of total votes against	Total votes	Votes withheld*
1.To receive the Directors' report and the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2017	364,519,273	98.88	4,128,717	1.12	368,647,990	2,775
2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2017	352,924,243	95.74	15,721,771	4.26	368,646,014	4,750
3.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	283,433,482	81.16	65,778,651	18.84	349,212,133	19,438,633
4.To elect Roger Yates as a Director	366,966,690	99.55	1,672,949	0.45	368,639,639	11,127
5.To re-elect Liz Airey as a Director	348,265,924	98.39	5,683,336	1.61	353,949,260	14,701,506
6.To re-elect Jonathon Bond as a Director	348,541,700	98.47	5,407,560	1.53	353,949,260	14,701,506
7.To re-elect Edward Bonham Carter as a Director	367,059,399	99.57	1,587,367	0.43	368,646,766	4,000
8.To re-elect Charlotte Jones as a Director	367,028,163	99.56	1,618,111	0.44	368,646,274	4,492
9.To re-elect Bridget Macaskill as a Director	349,656,590	98.79	4,292,670	1.21	353,949,260	14,701,506
10.To re-elect Maarten Slendebroek as a Director	367,053,985	99.57	1,587,367	0.43	368,641,352	9,414
11.To re-elect Karl Sternberg as a Director	275,150,455	74.64	93,491,542	25.36	368,641,997	7,267
12.To re-elect Polly Williams as a Director	365,566,667	99.17	3,072,239	0.83	368,638,906	11,860
13.To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's auditors	361,826,326	98.15	6,822,756	1.85	368,649,082	1,683
14.To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration	366,580,925	99.44	2,068,833	0.56	368,649,758	1,007
15.To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company	368,638,336	100.00	9,423	0.00	368,647,759	3,007
16.To authorise political donations and political expenditure	367,605,022	99.73	987,741	0.27	368,592,763	58,003
17.To adopt the Jupiter Fund Management plc 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan	291,621,511	79.71	74,237,505	20.29	365,859,016	2,791,750
18.To adopt the Jupiter Fund Management plc 2018 Deferred Bonus Plan	362,144,343	99.27	2,673,942	0.73	364,818,285	3,832,480
19.To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	368,423,543	99.94	224,216	0.06	368,647,759	3,007
20.To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	364,932,765	99.02	3,628,035	0.98	368,560,800	89,965
21. To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) of the Company being called on 14 clear days' notice	358,192,330	97.16	10,458,436	2.84	368,650,766	0

*Please note that 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution, or in the 'votes cast as a percentage of issued share capital'.

The Company is pleased that all of the resolutions put to the AGM today were passed with all of them receiving strong support, except for two resolutions which passed with just under 80% support. These results reflect a very positive engagement programme with major shareholders leading up to today's AGM. The Board also notes that in relation to resolution 11, the re-election of Karl Sternberg, the Board monitors and assesses the continuing contribution and commitment of all of its members and is satisfied that Mr Sternberg demonstrates strong enthusiasm and commitment to Jupiter and has sufficient time to devote to it. It notes that most of Mr Sternberg's external obligations are to investment trusts.

The issued share capital of the Company comprises 457,699,916 shares. Resolutions 19, 20 and 21 were passed as special resolutions.

The Company has today sent copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items other than ordinary business to the National Storage Mechanism and they are available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Details of proxy votes lodged will be available shortly on the Company's website at https://www.jupiteram.com/Global/en/Investor-Relations/Shareholder-information/AGM-information.

For further information please contact:

                                                  Investors                                         Media

Jupiter                                       Adam Westley                                   Kate O'Neill

                                                 [phone]                         [phone]

Powerscourt                             Steve Marinker                                  Justin Griffiths

                                                 [phone]                         [phone]

 

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