9th Jul 2020 15:30
CHARLES STANLEY GROUP PLC
("Charles Stanley" or "the Company")
RESULT OF AGM
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 9th July 2020, all the resolutions which were set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 9th June 2020 (the "Notice of Meeting"), were passed.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18 copies of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority. Copies will be available at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
PROXY APPOINTMENT DISCLOSURE
The Annual General Meeting of Charles Stanley Group PLC was held on 9 July 2020
As at the date of the AGM the total number of shares in issue was 52,088,743. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 43,127,085 ordinary shares amounting to 82.8% of the issued share capital.
The following number of proxy appointments and associated instructions were received prior to the meeting:
Res No: | FOR* | AGAINST | Total Votes | % of ISC | Votes Withheld** | ||
No of Shares | % of total | No of Shares | % of total | ||||
Resolution 1 Adoption of Annual Report and Accounts | 43,126,177
| 99.99 | 908 | 0.01 | 43,127,085 | 82.8 | 0 |
Resolution 2 Declaration of Dividend | 43,127,085 | 100 | 0
| 0 | 43,127,085 | 82.8 | 0 |
Resolution 3 Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report | 42,699,005
| 99.01 | 427,880
| 0.99 | 43,126,885 | 82.8 | 200 |
Resolution 4 Re-election of Sir David Howard | 43,047,084 | 99.81 | 79,996
| 0.19 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 5 Re-election of Paul Abberley | 43,111,446 | 99.96 | 15,634
| 0.04 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5 |
Resolution 6 Re-election of Benjamin Money-Coutts | 43,111,446 | 99.96 | 15,634
| 0.04 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 7 Re-election of Bridget Guerin | 43,126,713 | 99.99 | 367
| 0.01 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 8 Re-election of Andrew Didham | 43,127,076 | 99.99 | 4
| 0.01 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 9 Re-election of Hugh Grootenhuis | 43,127,071
| 99.99 | 9
| 0.01 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 10 Re-election of Marcia Campbell | 43,126,722
| 99.99 | 4
| 0.01 | 43,126,726 | 82.8 | 359
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Resolution 11 Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditor. | 43,126,727
| 99.99 | 4
| 0.01 | 43,126,731 | 82.8 | 354
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Resolution 12 To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors. | 43,127,075
| 99.99 | 5 | 0.01 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 13 That the Directors are authorised to issue shares as set out in the Notice of Meeting. | 43,122,344
| 99.99 | 4,736
| 0.01 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 14 To dis-apply pre-emption rights on up to 5% of share capital. | 43,121,386
| 99.99 | 5,694
| 0.01 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 15 To dis-apply pre-emption rights on an additional 5% of share capital. | 43,109,860
| 99.96 | 17,220
| 0.04 | 43,127,080 | 82.8 | 5
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Resolution 16 To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 43,120,372 | 99.99 | 6,354
| 0.01 | 43,126,726 | 82.8 | 5 |
VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
As at the date of the AGM the total number of shares in issue was 52,088,743. Proxy appointments were received from independent shareholders of 21,829,460 ordinary shares amounting to 41.9% of the issued share capital.
Res No: | FOR* | AGAINST | Total Votes | % of ISC | Votes Withheld** | ||
No of Shares | % of total | No of Shares | % of total | ||||
Resolution 7 Re-election of Bridget Guerin | 21,829,088
|
99.99 |
367 |
0.01 |
21,829,455 |
41.9 |
5 |
Resolution 8 Re-election of Andrew Didham | 21,829,451 | 99.99 | 4 | 0.01 | 21,829,455 | 41.9 | 5 |
Resolution 9 Re-election of Hugh Grootenhuis | 21,829,446 | 99.99 | 9 | 0.01 | 21,829,455 | 41.9 | 5 |
Resolution 10 Re-election of Marcia Campbell | 21,829,097 | 99.99 | 4 | 0.01 | 21,829,101 | 41.9 | 359 |
*Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
Charles Stanley Group PLC LEI: 213800LBSEGKE5MCYC90
For further information, please contact:
Charles Stanley Siobhan Griffiths via KTZ Communications | Canaccord Genuity David Tyrrell 020 7523 4677 | Peel Hunt Guy Wiehahn 020 7418 8893 | KTZ Communications Katie Tzouliadis 020 3178 6384 Dan Mahoney 020 3178 6383
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Notes to editors:
Charles Stanley traces its origins back directly to 1792 and is one of the oldest firms on the London Stock Exchange. Charles Stanley today provides holistic wealth management services to private clients, charities and smaller institutions. These are delivered by over 800 professionals located in 27 offices throughout the UK, both direct to clients and to intermediaries. Our services include investment portfolio management and financial planning, supported by in-house administration to enhance the quality of service provided. In addition, Charles Stanley Direct provides an award winning direct to customer execution-only dealing platform for equities and funds.
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