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Quilter PLC
17 June 2021
17 June 2021
Quilter plc
Quilter obtains shareholder approval for the proposed sale of
Quilter International
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").
Quilter is pleased to announce that a resolution proposed at a
General Meeting of the Company held at 10 a.m. (UK time) on 17 June
2021 seeking approval of the Sale (the "Resolution") was duly
passed by shareholders, with 99.99% of votes submitted in favour of
the Resolution. Full details of the vote are set out below.
A further announcement will be made upon completion of the
Sale.
VOTES FOR % FOR VOTES AGAINST % AGAINST % ISC VOTED VOTES WITHHELD
1,310,242,148 99.99 75,630 0.01 75.72 157,244
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The full text of the Resolution is set out in the notice of
general meeting forming part of the Circular to shareholders dated
17 May 2021.
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law
and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against'
a resolution or the total number of votes cast.
The total number of Quilter shares in issue as at 6:30 p.m. (UK
time) on 15 June 2021, being the voting record time, was
1,730,590,289 ordinary shares. The Company does not hold any
ordinary shares in the capital of the Company in treasury.
Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at the voting
record time were 1,730,590,289.
A copy of the Resolution will be submitted and made available
for inspection from the Financial Conduct Authority's National
Storage Mechanism at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of this announcement has been posted on the Company's
website at quilter.com/gm.
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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
Goldman Sachs International - Joint
financial adviser, corporate broker
and UK sponsor to Quilter
Richard Cormack / James Lucas /
Warren Stables +44 (0) 20 7774 1000
JP Morgan Cazenove - Joint financial
adviser, corporate broker and JSE
transaction sponsor to Quilter
Anna Franekova / James A. Kelly
/ Thembeka Mgoduso +44 (0) 20 7742 4000
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 11 029 0253 (calling from overseas)
Lines are open Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 16:30 (SA time).
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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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