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Schroders PLC — AGM Information 2011
Mar 23, 2011
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The Annual General Meeting of Schroders plc will be held at 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7Q A on Thursday, 5 May 2011 at 11.30 a.m. If you would like to attend the meeting please bring this card with you and present it on arrival.
A map sho wing ho w to get to 31 Gresha mStreet is sho wn overleaf.
Ple ase deta ch the attend anc ecard before posting the form of pro xy.
Form of proxy
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Please complete this form and return it to Computershare in the envelope provided, to arrive no later than 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 3 May 2011.
You may submit your proxy electronically at www.exproxyappointment.com using the numbers below.
I/We, being an ordinary shareholder(s) of Schroders plc, hereby appoint the Chairman of the meeting OR the following person†
| (Please leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman. Do not insert your own name(s).) | |
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as my/our proxy to exercise all or any of my/our rights to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our voting entitlement on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Schroders plc to be held at 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA on Thursday, 5 May 2011 at 11.30 a.m. and at any adjournment thereof.
† For the appointment of more than one proxy, please refer to explanatory note 2 overleaf and tick here.
| For | Against | Vote Withheld (see note 3) |
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| 1 Report and Accounts | |||
| 2 Final dividend | |||
| 3 Remuneration report | |||
| 4 Re-elect Michael Dobson | |||
| 5 Re-elect Massimo Tosato | |||
| 6 Re-elect Andrew Beeson | |||
| 7 Re-elect Bruno Schroder | |||
| 8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | |||
| 9 Authority for the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration | |||
| 10 Authority to allot shares | |||
| 11 Adoption of Schroders Equity Compensation Plan 2011 | |||
| 12 Adoption of Schroders Share Option Plan 2011 | |||
| 13 Authority to purchase own shares* | |||
| 14 Notice of general meetings* |
The profiles and Committee memberships of the Directors proposed for re-election are described on pages 38 and 39 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2010. *Special resolution
I/We would like my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions proposed at the Meeting as indicated on this form. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business which may properly come before the meeting or an adjourned meeting.
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| In the case of a corporation, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be on its behalf by an attorney or duly authorised officer, stating their capacity. (e.g. director, secretary) |
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- 2 . To a p p o i n t m o re t h a n o n e p ro xy, a d d i t i o n a l p ro xy f o r m s m ay b e o b t a i n e d b y c o n t a c t i n g t h e S c h ro d e r s p l c h e l p l i n e o n 0 8 0 0 9 2 3 1 5 3 0 o r y o u m ay p h o t o c o p y t h i s f o r m . P l e a s e i n d i c at e i n t h e b o x n e xt t o t h e p ro xy h o l d e r 's n a m e s e e re v e r s e ) t h e n u m b e r o f s h a re s i n re l at i o n t o w h i c h t h e y a re a u t h o r i s e d t o a c t a s y o u r p ro xy. P l e a s e a l s o i n d i c at e b y t i c k i n g t h e b o x p ro v i d e d i f t h e p ro xy i n s t r u c t i o n i s o n e o f m u l t i p l e i n s t r u c t i o n s b e i n g g i v e n . A l l f o r m s m u s t b e s i g n e d a n d s h o u l d b e re t u r n e d t o g e t h e r i n t h e s a m e e n v e l o p e .
- 3 . T h e ' Vo t e W i t h h e l d ' o p t i o n o v e r l e af i s p ro v i d e d t o e n a b l e y o u t o a b s t a i n o n a n y p a rt i c u l a r re s o l u t i o n . H o w e v e r, i t s h o u l d b e n o t e d t h at a ' Vo t e W i t h h e l d ' i s n o t a v o t e i n l a w a n d w i l l n o t b e c o u n t e d i n t h e c a l c u l at i o n o f t h e p ro p o rt i o n o f t h e v o t e s ' F o r ' a n d ' A g a i n s t ' a re s o l u t i o n .
- 4 . P u r s u a n t t o re g u l at i o n 4 1 o f t h e U n c e rt i f i c at e d S e c u r i t i e s R e g u l at i o n s 2 0 0 1 , e n t i t l e m e n t t o at t e n d a n d v o t e at t h e m e e t i n g a n d t h e n u m b e r o f v o t e s w h i c h m ay b e c a s t t h e re at w i l l b e d e t e r m i n e d b y re f e re n c e t o t h e R e g i s t e r o f M e m b e r s o f t h e C o m p a n y at 1 1 . 3 0 a . m . o n t h e d ay w h i c h i s t w o d ay s b e f o re t h e d ay o f t h e m e e t i n g o r a d j o u r n e d m e e t i n g . C h a n g e s t o e n t r i e s o n t h e R e g i s t e r o f M e m b e r s aft e r t h at t i m e s h a l l b e d i s re g a r d e d i n d e t e r m i n i n g t h e r i g h t s o f a n y p e r s o n t o at t e n d a n d v o t e at t h e m e e t i n g .
- 5 . To a p p o i n t o n e o r m o re p ro x i e s o r t o g i v e a n i n s t r u c t i o n t o a p ro xy (w h e t h e r p re v i o u s l y a p p o i n t e d o r o t h e rw i s e ) v i a t h e C R E S T s y s t e m , C R E S T m e s s a g e s m u s t b e re c e i v e d b y t h e i s s u e r 's a g e n t I D n u m b e r 3 R A 5 0 ) n o t l at e r t h a n 4 8 h o u r s b e f o re t h e t i m e a p p o i n t e d f o r h o l d i n g t h e m e e t i n g . F o r t h i s p u r p o s e , t h e t i m e o f re c e i p t w i l l b e t a k e n t o b e t h e t i m e a s d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e t i m e s t a m p g e n e r at e d b y t h e C R E S T s y s t e m ) f ro m w h i c h t h e i s s u e r 's a g e n t i s a b l e t o re t r i e v e t h e m e s s a g e . T h e C o m p a n y m ay t re at a s i n v a l i d a p ro xy a p p o i n t m e n t s e n t b y C R E S T i n t h e c i rc u m s t a n c e s s e t o u t i n R e g u l at i o n 3 5 ( 5 ) ( a) o f t h e U n c e rt i f i c at e d S e c u r i t i e s R e g u l at i o n s 2 0 0 1 .
- 6 . Yo u r a d d re s s a s i t a p p e a r s o n t h e R e g i s t e r o f M e m b e r s i s s h o w n o v e r l e af . I f t h i s i n f o r m at i o n i s i n c o r re c t p l e a s e r i n g t h e R e g i s t r a r 's h e l p l i n e o n 0 8 0 0 9 2 3 1 5 3 0 t o re q u e s t a c h a n g e o f a d d re s s f o r m o r g o t o www . i n v e s t o rc e n t re . c o . u k t o u s e t h e o n l i n e i n v e s t o r c e n t re s e rv i c e .
- 7 . T h i s f o r m m u s t b e s i g n e d a n d d at e d b y t h e s h a re h o l d e r o r h i s o r h e r at t o r n e y d u l y a u t h o r i s e d i n w r i t i n g . I n t h e c a s e o f j o i n t h o l d i n g s , a n y o n e h o l d e r m ay s i g n t h i s f o r m . T h e v o t e o f t h e s e n i o r o i n t h o l d e r w h o t e n d e r s a v o t e , w h e t h e r i n p e r s o n o r b y p ro xy, w i l l b e a c c e p t e d t o t h e e x c l u s i o n o f t h e v o t e s o f t h e o t h e r j o i n t h o l d e r s a n d f o r t h i s p u r p o s e s e n i o r i t y w i l l b e d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e o rd e r i n w h i c h t h e n a m e s a p p e a r o n t h e R e g i s t e r o f M e m b e r s i n re s p e c t o f t h e j o i n t h o l d i n g . T h e c o m p l e t i o n a n d re t u r n o f t h i s f o r m w i l l n o t p re c l u d e a s h a re h o l d e r f ro m at t e n d i n g t h e m e e t i n g a n d v o t i n g i n p e r s o n .
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