St. James's Place PLC Result of AGM (7189Y)

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RNS Number : 7189Y

St. James's Place PLC

14 May 2021

St. James's Place plc ("SJP plc")

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

SJP plc's AGM was held at 11:00am on Friday, 14 May 2021 at 30 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9BQ.

The results of the polls on all resolutions put to the meeting are set out below.

 
      Resolution          Total votes   Percentage     For           For (%       Against      Against   Votes 
                           validly       of relevant                  of shares                 (% of     withheld 
                           cast          shares                       voted)                    shares 
                                         in issue                                               voted) 
                                         (%) 
      To receive 
       the Company's 
       annual 
       accounts 
       and reports 
       of the 
       Directors 
       and auditors 
       thereon 
       for the 
       year ended 
       31 December 
 1     2020.              455,951,810   84.59%         455,371,679   99.87%       580,131      0.13%     264,208 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To declare 
       a final 
       dividend 
       of 38.49 
       pence per 
       ordinary 
       share for 
       the year 
       ended 31 
       December 
 2     2020.              456,196,761   84.64%         455,187,007   99.78%       1,009,754    0.22%     19,257 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Andrew 
       Croft as 
 3     a Director.        456,177,014   84.63%         454,684,227   99.67%       1,492,787    0.33%     39,004 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Ian Gascoigne 
 4     as a Director.     456,187,363   84.63%         454,507,105   99.63%       1,680,258    0.37%     28,655 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Craig Gentle 
 5     as a Director.     456,186,443   84.63%         455,064,822   99.75%       1,121,621    0.25%     29,575 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Emma Griffin 
 6     as a Director.     456,181,858   84.63%         456,161,373   100.00%      20,485       0.00%     34,160 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Rosemary 
       Hilary 
 7     as a Director.     456,180,893   84.63%         453,996,175   99.52%       2,184,718    0.48%     35,125 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Simon Jeffreys 
 8     as a Director.     456,179,950   84.63%         450,665,561   98.79%       5,514,389    1.21%     36,068 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Roger Yates 
 9     as a Director.     444,070,930   82.39%         441,220,826   99.36%       2,850,104    0.64%     12,145,088 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To elect 
       Lesley-Ann 
       Nash as 
 10    a Director.        456,179,918   84.63%         456,163,355   100.00%      16,563       0.00%     36,100 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To elect 
       Paul Manduca 
 11    as a Director.     456,181,582   84.63%         455,416,533   99.83%       765,049      0.17%     34,436 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Report 
       for the 
       year ended 
       31 December 
 12    2020.              456,179,618   84.63%         454,434,677   99.62%       1,744,941    0.38%     36,400 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To re-appoint 
       PwC as 
       the auditors 
       of the 
       Company 
       to hold 
       office 
       until the 
       conclusion 
       of the 
       next General 
       Meeting 
       at which 
       accounts 
       are laid 
       before 
 13    the Company.       456,187,143   84.63%         437,568,691   95.92%       18,618,452   4.08%     28,875 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to determine 
       the remuneration 
       of the 
       auditors 
       of the 
 14    Company.           456,190,736   84.63%         444,166,961   97.36%       12,023,775   2.64%     25,282 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
 15    shares.            456,169,675   84.63%         451,230,433   98.92%       4,939,242    1.08%     46,343 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To disapply 
       pre-emption 
       rights 
 16    on shares.         456,181,205   84.63%         455,167,695   99.78%       1,013,510    0.22%     34,813 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to purchase 
       its own 
 17    shares.            455,599,853   84.53%         449,631,379   98.69%       5,968,474    1.31%     616,165 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the calling 
       of general 
       meetings 
       (other 
       than Annual 
       General 
       Meetings) 
       on 14 clear 
 18    days' notice.      456,184,772   84.63%         441,687,823   96.82%       14,496,949   3.18%     31,246 
     ------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
 

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at 6.00pm on 12 May 2021 was 539,079,199. 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.

Resolution 1 to 15 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 16 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 .

Following the Annual General Meeting, Iain Cornish, Baroness Wheatcroft and Baroness Morrissey DBE stepped down as Directors of the Company. The Board confirms that, following the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals, Paul Manduca was appointed Chair of the Board on 14 May 2021.

The Board would like to place on record its appreciation and gratitude for the contributions of Iain Cornish, Baroness Wheatcroft and Baroness Morrissey DBE during their time on the Board. The Board and the SJP community wish them well in their future endeavors.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules, SJP plc has submitted copies of the Resolutions passed at the meeting (other than Resolutions concerning ordinary business) to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism.

This document will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Jonathan Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

14 May 2021

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