Last checked at 15 May 2024 12:30
St. James's Place plc ("SJP plc")
Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
SJP plc's AGM was held on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 at 11.00am at Woburn House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ.
The results of the polls on all resolutions put to the meeting are set out below.
Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Total votes validly cast | % of relevant shares in issue | Votes Withheld | |
1 | To receive the Company's annual accounts and reports of the Directors and auditors | 436,680,697 | 99.92% | 329,624 | 0.08% | 437,010,321 | 79.66% | 811,986 |
2 | To declare a final dividend | 437,023,419 | 99.84% | 679,838 | 0.16% | 437,703,257 | 79.78% | 119,050 |
3 | To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
| 409,172,609 | 93.58% | 28,082,529 | 6.42% | 437,255,138 | 79.70% | 567,169 |
4 | To re-elect Craig Gentle as a Director | 428,387,842 | 97.80% | 9,647,628 | 2.20% | 438,035,470 | 79.85% | 48,208 |
5 | To re-elect Emma Griffin as a Director | 424,786,828 | 97.02% | 13,027,469 | 2.98% | 437,814,297 | 79.81% | 269,381 |
6 | To re-elect Rosemary Hilary as a Director | 425,019,142 | 97.08% | 12,795,155 | 2.92% | 437,814,297 | 79.81% | 269,381 |
7 | To re-elect John Hitchins as a Director | 425,015,935 | 97.08% | 12,795,675 | 2.92% | 437,811,610 | 79.80% | 272,068 |
8 | To re-elect Lesley-Ann Nash as a Director
| 429,568,186 | 98.12% | 8,246,114 | 1.88% | 437,814,300 | 79.81% | 269,378 |
9 | To re-elect Paul Manduca as a Director | 405,784,228 | 93.50% | 28,212,839 | 6.50% | 433,997,067 | 79.11% | 4,086,611 |
10 | To elect Mark FitzPatrick as a Director | 436,106,526 | 99.57% | 1,865,248 | 0.43% | 437,971,774 | 79.83% | 111,904 |
11 | To elect Simon Fraser as a Director | 436,872,443 | 99.78% | 952,276 | 0.22% | 437,824,719 | 79.81% | 258,959 |
12 | To re-appoint PwC as the Auditors of the Company | 427,046,867 | 97.81% | 9,579,495 | 2.19% | 436,626,362 | 79.59% | 1,195,945 |
13 | To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the Auditors' remuneration
| 430,899,188 | 98.57% | 6,259,671 | 1.43% | 437,158,859 | 79.69% | 662,295 |
14 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 420,726,569 | 96.11% | 17,038,502 | 3.89% | 437,765,071 | 79.80% | 30,466 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights
| 404,655,674 | 92.55% | 32,569,247 | 7.45% | 437,224,921 | 79.70% | 597,386 |
16 | To authorise the Directors additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights
| 384,698,531 | 87.99% | 52,524,341 | 12.01% | 437,222,872 | 79.70% | 599,435 |
17 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
| 434,372,066 | 99.35% | 2,860,565 | 0.65% | 437,232,631 | 79.70% | 589,676 |
18 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
| 408,562,743 | 93.44% | 28,686,713 | 6.56% | 437,249,456 | 79.70% | 572,851 |
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at 6.00pm on 13 May 2024 was 548,604,794. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as Special Resolutions.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting, which is available on the Company's website at www.sjp.co.uk/shareholders/shareholder-meetings.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules, SJP plc will submit copies of the Resolutions passed at the meeting (other than Resolutions concerning ordinary business) to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Jonathan Dale
Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1285 717237
15 May 2024
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