Result of AGM
St. James's Place plc ("SJP plc")
Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
At SJP plc's Annual General Meeting, held on 13 May 2010, all the resolutions
were duly passed. 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 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: +44 (0)207 676 1000
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 Against Votes
Discretionary Withheld
1 Report and Accounts 405,375,693 928,836 1,770,959
2 Final Dividend 406,301,252 - 1,774,236
3 Elect Charles Gregson 406,125,925 161,569 1,787,994
4 Re-elect David Bellamy 404,949,726 1,347,885 1,777,877
5 Re-elect Derek Netherton 368,842,628 36,094,983 3,137,877
6 Re-elect Mike Wilson 401,395,055 1,355,707 5,324,725
7 Remuneration Report 397,205,860 840,095 10,029,533
8 Re-appoint Auditors 405,592,119 710,161 1,773,208
9 Determine Auditors Remuneration 405,620,684 675,815 1,778,989
10 Amendment to Articles of 404,924,569 1,334,392 1,816,527
Association
11 Authority to Allot Shares 406,209,468 34,116 1,831,904
12 Disapplication of Pre- 404,001,236 2,214,766 1,859,486
emption Rights
13 Renewal of Scrip Dividend 406,252,613 28,723 1,794,152
14 Authority to Purchase Own Shares 406,172,155 26,111 1,877,222
15 Political Donations 401,948,616 4,128,790 1,998,082
16 Notice of Meeting 403,660,711 2,616,247 1,781,530
17 Approval of SJP Share 405,406,030 855,260 1,814,198
Incentive Plan
18 Approval of SJP Sharesave Plan 405,461,122 803,394 1,810,972
19 Approval of SJP Company and 402,016,807 889,930 5,168,750
Unapproved Share Option Plan
SJP plc announces pursuant to the scrip dividend mandate scheme, which was
renewed at the Annual General Meeting held on 13 May 2010, the scrip dividend
alternative in respect of the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2009
was accepted in respect of 70,461,989 shares, representing approximately 14.60%
of St. James's Place plc's issued share capital on the dividend record date of 5
March 2010. Application will shortly be made to the UK Listing Authority and
the London Stock Exchange for 736,377 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 2010. The above shares will rank pari passu in all respects
with the existing issued ordinary shares in SJP plc.
Matt Armitage
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1285 878158
13 May 2010
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