AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7043C

Schroders PLC

03 May 2012

 



Schroders plc

Annual General Meeting 2012

A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today.  All Resolutions were passed and the results are as follows:

	Resolution	For (including discretionary)	Against	Withheld
1	Report & Accounts	182,829,974	1,952,150	98,683
2	Final Dividend	184,837,985	8,672	34,151
3	Remuneration report	178,217,218	5,329,793	1,333,886
4	Election of Ashley Almanza	183,876,200	962,031	42,577
5	Re-election of Philip Mallinckrodt	184,464,801	377,769	38,238
6	Re-election of Kevin Parry	184,466,650	375,624	38,534
7	Re-election of Luc Bertrand	184,021,961	820,269	38,578
8	Re-election of Lord Howard	183,718,494	1,124,675	37,638
9	Re-election of Bruno Schroder	183,706,554	1,137,110	35,749
10	Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors	183,348,081	738,588	792,277
11	Authority for the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.	184,366,988	479,712	34,108
12	Directors' fees	184,584,046	254,859	41,728
13	Political donations	183,147,768	1,689,948	41,290

14	Authority to allot shares	184,522,072	322,872	35,864
15*	Authority to purchase own shares	184,789,739	55,018	35,701
16*	Notice of general meetings	180,427,737	4,414,643	38,518

*Special Resolution

The number of ordinary shares in issue at date of this announcement is 226,022,400.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, the following Board and Committee changes, which were announced on 8 March 2012, came into effect:

·      Michael Miles and Alan Brown have stepped down from the Board;

·      Andrew Beeson succeeded Michael Miles as Chairman;

·      Luc Bertrand became Senior Independent Director;

·      Philip Howard became Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and also joined the Board Audit and Risk Committee; and

·      Ashley Almanza joined the Remuneration Committee.

Enquiries:

Graham Staples

Company Secretary

Schroders plc

Tel: [phone]

3 May 2012

 

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