Result of AGM
St. James's Place PLC
04 May 2007
St. James's Place plc ('SJP plc')
Result of AGM
At SJP plc's Annual General Meeting held on 4 May 2007, all the resolutions were
duly passed. In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 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 will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel. No. (0)20 7676 1000
All resolutions proposed at the AGM were carried on a show of hands. The
audited proxy position at the AGM is set out below.
Resolution Description For and Against Abstain
discretionary
1 Report and Accounts 391,086,003 125,633 2,272
2 Final Dividend 391,213,614 294 -
3 Special Dividend 389,860,901 71,848 1,281,159
4 Elect Joanne Dawson 388,600,416 1,640,160 973,332
5 Elect Andy Hornby 388,587,099 1,653,136 973,673
6 Re-elect David Bellamy 390,646,351 563,333 4,224
7 Re-elect Mike Wilson 389,832,524 217,745 1,163,639
8 Re-elect Derek Netherton 388,260,035 1,716,490 1,237,383
9 Directors' Remuneration Report 389,270,405 725,864 1,217,639
10 Re-appoint auditors and determine auditors 390,707,416 151,899 354,593
remuneration
11 Authority to allot shares 391,150,699 42,673 20,536
12 Disapplication of pre-emption rights 391,104,747 48,327 60,834
13 Renewal of scrip dividend 391,186,956 21,236 5,716
14 Authority to purchase own shares 391,183,877 17,500 12,531
15 Change of articles 390,554,055 30,044 629,809
Scrip dividend
SJP plc also announces that pursuant to the scrip dividend mandate scheme, which
was renewed at the Annual General Meeting held on 4 May 2007, the scrip dividend
alternative in respect of the final and special dividends for the year ended 31
December 2006 was accepted in respect of 123,448,295 shares, representing
approximately 26.39% of SJP plc's issued share capital on the dividend record
date of 9 March 2007. Application will shortly be made to the UK Listing
Authority and the London Stock Exchange for 2,390,895 additional ordinary shares
of 15p each to be admitted to the Official List and to trading. It is expected
that such listing will become effective and that dealings in the additional
shares will commence on 18 May 2007. The above shares will rank pari passu in
all respects with the existing issued ordinary shares in SJP plc.
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