Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1223X

Schroders PLC

29 April 2021

 

Schroders plc

('Schroders')

Annual General Meeting ('AGM') 2021 Results

All resolutions were passed and the results are as follows:

	Resolution	For (including discretionary)	%	Against	%	Withheld	Votes cast as a percentage of Schroders issued ordinary share capitalǂ
1	To receive the Annual Report & Accounts	198,504,972	99.99%	12,735	0.01%	50,793	87.83%
2	To declare the Final Dividend	198,559,349	100.00%	0	0.00%	9,151	87.85%
3	To approve the Remuneration report	191,318,374	98.40%	3,114,325	1.60%	4,135,801	86.02%
4	To re-elect Michael Dobson	193,945,260	97.68%	4,602,635	2.32%	20,605	87.84%
5	To re-elect Peter Harrison	198,311,630	99.88%	236,382	0.12%	20,488	87.84%
6	To re-elect Richard Keers	198,219,442	99.83%	327,606	0.17%	21,452	87.84%
7	To re-elect Ian King	198,064,879	99.76%	473,475	0.24%	21,740	87.84%
7*	To re-elect Ian King	89,933,960	99.48%	473,475	0.52%	21,740	76.81%
8	To re-elect Sir Damon Buffini	197,520,406	99.49%	1,017,467	0.51%	30,627	87.84%
8*	To re-elect Sir Damon Buffini	89,389,487	98.87%	1,017,467	1.13%	30,627	76.81%
9	To re-elect Rhian Davies	198,066,385	99.76%	472,068	0.24%	30,047	87.84%
9*	To re-elect Rhian Davies	89,935,466	99.48%	472,068	0.52%	30,047	76.81%
10	To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard	198,323,041	99.89%	215,161	0.11%	30,298	87.84%
10*	To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard	90,192,122	99.76%	215,161	0.24%	30,298	76.81%
11	To re-elect Deborah Waterhouse	198,319,183	99.89%	218,830	0.11%	30,487	87.84%
11*	To re-elect Deborah Waterhouse	90,188,264	99.76%	218,830	0.24%	30,487	76.81%
12	To re-elect Matthew Westerman	198,066,269	99.76%	472,184	0.24%	30,047	87.84%
12*	To re-elect Matthew Westerman	89,935,350	99.48%	472,184	0.52%	30,047	76.81%
13	To re-elect Claire Fitzalan Howard	197,543,991	99.50%	994,102	0.50%	30,407	87.84%
14	To re-elect Leonie Schroder	197,513,226	99.48%	1,025,056	0.52%	30,218	87.84%
15	To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor	197,861,492	99.65%	692,693	0.35%	14,315	87.85%
16	To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	198,542,055	99.99%	12,931	0.01%	13,514	87.85%
17	To renew the authority to allot shares	198,538,123	99.99%	16,840	0.01%	13,789	87.85%
18	To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights	198,348,826	99.90%	197,406	0.10%	22,268	87.84%
19	To renew the authority to purchase own shares	197,385,183	99.50%	996,982	0.50%	186,335	87.77%
20	To adopt new Articles of Association	198,484,630	99.98%	45,891	0.02%	37,979	87.84%
21	Notice of general meetings	195,511,590	98.47%	3,035,801	1.53%	21,109	87.84%

For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the votes validly cast are expressed in the table above as a percentage of Schroders' total issued ordinary share capital as at 6pm on 27 April 2021, being the time at which a shareholder had to be registered in the register of members in order to attend and vote at the AGM.  A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a vote "for" or "against" a resolution.

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

Resolutions 18, 19, 20 and 21 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 will be filed at Companies House.

*^ǂIn accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, to be passed resolutions 7 to 12 must be approved by a simple majority of all shareholders and by a simple majority of the independent shareholders. The results of the independent shareholder vote on the applicable Resolutions are set out in 7* to 12* above. The Schroders issued ordinary share capital used for Resolutions 7* to 12* is 117,698,689 which is the total number of ordinary shares held by independent shareholders.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, at today's AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism  

The Chairman's and Chief Executive's AGM update and a summary of the questions asked on the day and by email will be published on the AGM page of our website at www.schroders.com/AGM .

Disclosure of Rights Attached to Equity Shares

In accordance with paragraph 9.2.6E of the Listing Rules (disclosure of rights attached to equity shares), the Company has today uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) a copy of its articles of association, which set out the principal rights and restrictions attached to its ordinary shares.

The NSM can be accessed at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Enquiries:

Graham Staples

Company Secretary

Schroders plc

Tel: [phone]

29 April 2021

 

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