Circular and Notice of General Meeting

RNS Number : 8495Y

Quilter PLC

17 May 2021

 

17 May 2021

Quilter plc

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

On 1 April 2021, Quilter plc ("Quilter" or the "Company") announced that it had entered into an agreement with Utmost Isle of Man Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Utmost Group Limited, ("Utmost") with respect to the sale of Quilter International, which is comprised of Quilter's entire shareholding in Quilter International Ireland DAC and Quilter International Holdings Limited (the "Sale").

The Sale is conditional upon, amongst other things, the approval of Quilter shareholders at a General Meeting of shareholders. Quilter has today published a Circular (the "Circular") in relation to the proposed Sale to Utmost, containing a notice convening a General Meeting of the Company (the "Notice of General Meeting") to be held at Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4AB on Thursday 17 June at 10.00am  (UK time). The Circular and Form of Proxy and/or Voting Instruction Form will be posted or made available to shareholders shortly.

The Circular and the Notice of General Meeting have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . The Circular and Notice of General Meeting are also available to view on the Company's website at quilter.com/gm from the date of this Announcement up to the date of the General Meeting and for the duration of the General Meeting.

Key dates for shareholders

The table below shows the key dates for shareholders in respect of the General Meeting.

	Posting record date	Posting date	Last day to trade *	Proxy date for registered holders	Record date to attend and vote	Date of General Meeting
Holdings on the London Stock Exchange	Friday 14 May 2021	On or before Tuesday 25 May 2021	-	Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 10:00am (UK time)	Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 6:30pm (UK time)	Thursday 17 June 2021 at 10:00am (UK time)
Holdings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange	Friday 14 May 2021	On or before Tuesday 25 May 2021	Thursday 10 June 2021	Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 11:00am (SA time)	Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 7:30pm (SA time)	Thursday 17 June 2021 at 11:00am (SA time)

* Last Day to Trade is applicable only to holders on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Holders can trade their shares up to the close of business on this date and thereafter the register is closed for the purposes of determining which holders are entitled to vote in respect of the General Meeting.

Impact of COVID-19

In light of current UK Government advice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health and safety of our shareholders, colleagues and the wider community in mind, we are requesting that shareholders do not attend the General Meeting in person, unless the current situation changes.

We recommend you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy and register a voting instruction using your Proxy Form / Voting Instruction Form ahead of the meeting.  You can submit questions on the business of the meeting in advance by emailing the Company Secretary at [e-mail] by 5:00pm (UK time) on Friday 11 June 2021. The questions and answers will be published on the Company's General Meeting Hub, quilter.com/gm, in advance of the online voting deadline. If you submit a question after this time, we will respond to you as soon as possible. A telephone facility will be available for shareholders who wish to listen to the proceedings of the General Meeting. Shareholders who wish to join the General Meeting by telephone should contact the Company Secretary at [e-mail] to request your individual secure dial in details. Requests must be received no later than 10:00am (UK time) on Tuesday 15 June 2021. Please note that shareholders joining by telephone will not be able to vote on the day.

The situation is constantly evolving, and the UK Government may change current restrictions or implement further measures relating to the holding of general meetings during the affected period. Quilter continues to closely monitor the situation and any changes to the arrangements for the General Meeting will be communicated to shareholders before the meeting through the GM Hub at quilter.com/gm and, where appropriate, by RIS announcement.

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Enquiries:

Investor Relations: John-Paul Crutchley Keilah Codd	[phone] [phone]
Company Secretary: Patrick Gonsalves	[phone]

Registrars:

Shareholders on the UK Register:
Equiniti	https://help.shareview.co.uk Tel: [phone]* (calling from the UK) Tel: [phone] (calling from overseas) *Lines are open Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 17:30 (UK time), excluding public holidays in England and Wales
Shareholders on the South African Register:
JSE Investor Services (Pty) Limited	Email: [e-mail] Tel: [phone] 154 6566 (calling from South Africa) Tel: [phone] (calling from overseas)

Cautionary statement

This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. The information contained in this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations.

Important information relating to financial advisers

Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the UK, is acting exclusively for Quilter and for no one else in connection with the matters described in this announcement and is not, and will not be, responsible to anyone other than Quilter for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in connection with the matters set out in this announcement.

JP Morgan Cazenove, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the UK, is acting exclusively for Quilter and for no one else in connection with the matters described in this announcement and is not, and will not be, responsible to anyone other than Quilter for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in connection with the matters set out in this announcement.

About Quilter plc

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business in the UK and internationally, helping to create prosperity for the generations of today and tomorrow.

Quilter plc oversees £119.9 billion in customer investments (as at 31 March 2021).

It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions and discretionary fund management.

The business is comprised of two segments: Advice and Wealth Management and Wealth Platforms.

Advice and Wealth Management encompasses the financial planning businesses ( Quilter Private Client Advisers, Quilter Financial Planning and Quilter Financial Advisers), the discretionary fund management business (Quilter Cheviot) and the Multi-asset investment solutions business (Quilter Investors). Wealth Platforms includes the Old Mutual Wealth UK Platform and Quilter International, including AAM Advisory in Singapore.  

 

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