Schroders PLC — AGM Information 2022

Apr 28, 2022

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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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