Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7491J
Schroders PLC
28 April 2022
 

Schroders plc

('Schroders')

 

Annual General Meeting ('AGM') 2022 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

196,847,239

100.00

335

0.00

92,779

87.09%

2

To declare the Final Dividend

196,755,537

99.91

183,497

0.09

4,802

87.13%

3

To approve the Remuneration report

190,263,888

96.62

6,663,293

3.38

13,149

87.13%

4

To elect Dame Elizabeth Corley

196,863,262

99.97

60,042

0.03

17,024

87.13%

4*

To elect Dame Elizabeth Corley

88,644,551

99.93

60,042

0.07

 

17,024

 

75.37%

5

To re-elect Peter Harrison

196,863,627

99.97

60,967

0.03

15,734

87.13%

6

To re-elect Richard Keers

196,751,262

99.91

173,191

0.09

15,875

87.13%

7

To re-elect Ian King

 

196,094,919

99.58

827,519

0.42

17,890

87.13%

7*

To re-elect Ian King

 

87,876,208

99.07

827,519

0.93

 

17,890

 

75.37%

8

To re-elect Sir Damon Buffini

196,093,432

99.58

828,822

0.42

18,074

 

87.13%

8*

To re-elect Sir Damon Buffini

87,874,721

99.07

828,822

0.93

18,074

 

75.36%

9

To re-elect Rhian Davies

196,094,151

99.58

828,103

0.42

18,074

 

87.13%

9*

To re-elect Rhian Davies

87,875,440

99.07

828,103

0.93

18,074

 

75.36%

10

To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard

196,115,533

99.59

806,240

0.41

18,555

 

87.12%

10*

To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard

87,896,822

99.09

806,240

0.91

 

18,555

 

75.36%

11

To re-elect Deborah Waterhouse

196,110,273

99.58

820,616

0.42

 

9,439

 

87.13%

11*

To re-elect Deborah Waterhouse

87,891,562

99.07

820,616

0.93

9,439

 

75.37%

12

To re-elect Matthew Westerman

195,632,331

99.34

1,290,302

0.66

 

17,695

 

87.13%

12*

To re-elect Matthew Westerman

87,413,620

98.55

1,290,302

1.45

 

17,695

 

75.37%

13

To re-elect Claire Fitzalan Howard

195,493,655

99.27

1,436,834

0.73

9,839

87.13%

14

To re-elect Leonie Schroder

 

195,438,296

99.27

1,436,864

0.73

65,168

87.10%

15

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor

196,311,806

99.69

618,311

0.31

10,211

87.13%

16

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration

196,931,581

100.00

814

0.00

7,933

87.13%

17

To renew the authority to allot shares

196,913,458

99.99

18,973

0.01

7,897

87.13%

18

To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights

196,890,685

99.98

39,767

0.02

9,876

87.13%

19

To renew the authority to purchase own shares

196,270,965

99.68

628,363

0.32

41,000

87.11%

20

Notice of general meetings

194,450,623

98.76

2,450,368

1.24

39,337

87.12%

 

 

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 26 April 2022, 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, and 20 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 17, 18, 19, and  20 will be filed at Companies House.

 

*ǂIn accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, to be passed, resolutions 4 and 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 4* and 7* to 12* above. The Schroders issued ordinary share capital used for Resolutions 4* and 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 .

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Graham Staples

Company Secretary

Schroders plc

Tel: 020 7658 6000

 

 

 

28 April 2022

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