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Quilter PLC
17 May 2021
17 May 2021
Quilter plc
Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
On 1 April 2021, Quilter plc ("Quilter" or the "Company")
announced that it had entered into an agreement with Utmost Isle of
Man Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Utmost Group Limited,
("Utmost") with respect to the sale of Quilter International, which
is comprised of Quilter's entire shareholding in Quilter
International Ireland DAC and Quilter International Holdings
Limited (the "Sale").
The Sale is conditional upon, amongst other things, the approval
of Quilter shareholders at a General Meeting of shareholders.
Quilter has today published a Circular (the "Circular") in relation
to the proposed Sale to Utmost, containing a notice convening a
General Meeting of the Company (the "Notice of General Meeting") to
be held at Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4AB
on Thursday 17 June at 10.00am (UK time). The Circular and Form of
Proxy and/or Voting Instruction Form will be posted or made
available to shareholders shortly.
The Circular and the Notice of General Meeting have been
submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
http://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . The
Circular and Notice of General Meeting are also available to view
on the Company's website at quilter.com/gm from the date of this
Announcement up to the date of the General Meeting and for the
duration of the General Meeting.
Key dates for shareholders
The table below shows the key dates for shareholders in respect
of the General Meeting.
Posting Posting Last day Proxy date Record Date of
record date to trade for registered date to General
date * holders attend Meeting
and vote
Holdings on Friday On or before - Tuesday Tuesday Thursday
the London 14 May Tuesday 15 June 15 June 17 June
Stock Exchange 2021 25 May 2021 at 2021 at 2021 at
2021 10:00am 6:30pm 10:00am
(UK time) (UK time) (UK time)
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Holdings on Friday On or before Thursday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday
the Johannesburg 14 May Tuesday 10 June 15 June 15 June 17 June
Stock Exchange 2021 25 May 2021 2021 at 2021 at 2021 at
2021 11:00am 7:30pm 11:00am
(SA time) (SA time) (SA time)
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* Last Day to Trade is applicable only to holders on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Holders can trade their shares up to
the close of business on this date and thereafter the register is
closed for the purposes of determining which holders are entitled
to vote in respect of the General Meeting.
Impact of COVID-19
In light of current UK Government advice in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health and safety of our
shareholders, colleagues and the wider community in mind, we are
requesting that shareholders do not attend the General Meeting in
person, unless the current situation changes.
We recommend you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your
proxy and register a voting instruction using your Proxy Form /
Voting Instruction Form ahead of the meeting. You can submit
questions on the business of the meeting in advance by emailing the
Company Secretary at companysecretary@quilter.com by 5:00pm (UK
time) on Friday 11 June 2021. The questions and answers will be
published on the Company's General Meeting Hub, quilter.com/gm, in
advance of the online voting deadline. If you submit a question
after this time, we will respond to you as soon as possible. A
telephone facility will be available for shareholders who wish to
listen to the proceedings of the General Meeting. Shareholders who
wish to join the General Meeting by telephone should contact the
Company Secretary at companysecretary@quilter.com to request your
individual secure dial in details. Requests must be received no
later than 10:00am (UK time) on Tuesday 15 June 2021. Please note
that shareholders joining by telephone will not be able to vote on
the day.
The situation is constantly evolving, and the UK Government may
change current restrictions or implement further measures relating
to the holding of general meetings during the affected period.
Quilter continues to closely monitor the situation and any changes
to the arrangements for the General Meeting will be communicated to
shareholders before the meeting through the GM Hub at
quilter.com/gm and, where appropriate, by RIS announcement.
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Enquiries:
Investor Relations:
John-Paul Crutchley +44 (0)7741 385 251
Keilah Codd +44 (0)7776 649 681
Company Secretary:
Patrick Gonsalves +44 (0)7391 867 081
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Registrars:
Shareholders on the UK Register:
Equiniti https://help.shareview.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)333 207 5953* (calling from the UK)
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 0113 (calling from overseas)
*Lines are open Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 17:30 (UK time), excluding
public holidays
in England and Wales
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Shareholders on the South African Register:
JSE Investor Services (Pty) Limited Email: investorenquiries@jseinvestorservices.co.za
Tel: 086 140 0110/086 154 6566 (calling from South Africa)
Tel: +27 11 029 0251/+27 11 715 3000 (calling from overseas)
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Cautionary statement
This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute,
or form part of, any offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or
subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or
approval in any jurisdiction. The information contained in this
announcement is not for release, publication or distribution to
persons in any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a
violation of local securities laws or regulations.
Important information relating to financial advisers
Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the
Prudential Regulatory Authority and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the
UK, is acting exclusively for Quilter and for no one else in
connection with the matters described in this announcement and is
not, and will not be, responsible to anyone other than Quilter for
providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing
advice in connection with the matters set out in this
announcement.
JP Morgan Cazenove, which is authorised by the Prudential
Regulatory Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the UK, is
acting exclusively for Quilter and for no one else in connection
with the matters described in this announcement and is not, and
will not be, responsible to anyone other than Quilter for providing
the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in
connection with the matters set out in this announcement.
About Quilter plc
Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business in the UK
and internationally, helping to create prosperity for the
generations of today and tomorrow.
Quilter plc oversees GBP119.9 billion in customer investments
(as at 31 March 2021).
It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial
advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions and
discretionary fund management.
The business is comprised of two segments: Advice and Wealth
Management and Wealth Platforms.
Advice and Wealth Management encompasses the financial planning
businesses ( Quilter Private Client Advisers, Quilter Financial
Planning and Quilter Financial Advisers), the discretionary fund
management business (Quilter Cheviot) and the Multi-asset
investment solutions business (Quilter Investors). Wealth Platforms
includes the Old Mutual Wealth UK Platform and Quilter
International, including AAM Advisory in Singapore.
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