abrdn plc
Results of Annual General
Meeting
Results of AGM
The Board of abrdn plc ('the
Company') is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to
its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on Wednesday 24 April 2024
were duly passed.
The results of the polls were as
follows:
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For
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% For
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Against
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Total Votes Validly
Cast
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Votes
Withheld
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Resolution 1:
To receive and consider the Annual
report and accounts 2023
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800,142,149
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99.84
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1,243,489
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801,385,638
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1,521,299
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Resolution 2:
To declare a final dividend for
2023
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798,162,252
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99.47
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4,255,205
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802,417,457
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489,707
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Resolution 3:
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as
auditors
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790,071,595
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98.59
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11,336,731
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801,408,326
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1,497,716
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Resolution 4:
To authorise the audit committee to
set the auditors' fees
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799,047,306
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99.70
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2,406,065
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801,453,371
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1,453,566
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Resolution 5:
To approve the Directors'
remuneration report
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540,767,951
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86.83
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82,055,677
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622,823,628
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180,082,555
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Resolution 6A:
To re-elect Sir Douglas Flint CBE as
a Director
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593,373,288
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95.42
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28,468,986
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621,842,274
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181,064,178
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Resolution 6B:
To re-elect Jonathan Asquith as a
Director
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592,793,512
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94.90
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31,849,323
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624,642,835
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178,262,401
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Resolution 6C:
To re-elect Stephen Bird as a
Director
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616,811,621
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98.68
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8,281,336
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625,092,957
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177,813,269
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Resolution 6D:
To re-elect John Devine as a
Director
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611,431,925
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97.85
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13,428,393
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624,860,318
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178,044,918
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Resolution 6E:
To re-elect Hannah Grove as a
Director
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611,683,681
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97.89
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13,156,258
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624,839,939
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178,066,277
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Resolution 6F:
To re-elect Pam Kaur as a
Director
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618,273,244
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98.95
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6,576,221
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624,849,465
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178,055,771
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Resolution 6G:
To re-elect Michael O'Brien as a
Director
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619,258,299
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99.11
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5,570,646
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624,828,945
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178,076,291
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Resolution 6H:
To re-elect Cathleen Raffaeli as a
Director
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618,708,293
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99.02
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6,153,000
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624,861,293
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178,035,595
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Resolution 7:
To elect Jason Windsor as a
Director
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794,749,902
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99.27
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5,848,856
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800,598,758
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2,307,458
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Resolution 8:
To provide limited authority to the
Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and to
incur political expenditure
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607,979,436
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97.32
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16,729,577
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624,709,013
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178,196,864
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Resolution 9:
To authorise the Directors to issue
further shares
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793,561,058
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99.02
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7,857,883
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801,418,941
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1,486,654
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Resolution 10 (Special):
To disapply share pre-emption
rights
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788,814,411
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98.62
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11,015,799
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799,830,210
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3,071,941
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Resolution 11 (Special):
To give authority for the Company to
buy back up to 5% of its issued ordinary shares
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792,199,611
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98.83
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9,364,897
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801,564,508
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1,333,684
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Resolution 12:
To authorise the Directors to allot
shares in relation to the issuance of Convertible Bonds
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613,157,513
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98.24
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10,994,151
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624,151,664
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178,750,601
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Resolution 13 (Special):
To disapply pre-emption rights in
respect of allotments of equity securities in relation to the
issuance of Convertible Bonds
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609,428,947
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97.72
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14,198,145
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623,627,092
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179,272,072
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Resolution 14 (Special):
To allow the Company to call general
meetings on 14 days' notice
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778,737,933
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97.13
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23,050,133
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801,788,066
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1,098,246
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Resolution 15:
To approve the renewal of the rules
of the abrdn Sharesave Plan
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797,842,546
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99.63
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2,965,156
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800,807,702
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2,097,977
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Resolution 16:
To approve the renewal of the rules
of the abrdn plc (Employee) Share Plan
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797,316,747
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99.58
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3,359,324
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800,676,071
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2,229,608
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Resolution 17:
To approve the rules of the abrdn
plc Executive Long Term Incentive Plan 2024 (the 'New
LTIP')
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774,241,106
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96.78
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25,765,325
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800,006,431
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2,899,474
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The Board is pleased that all
Resolutions passed with a significant majority. As is normal
practice, we will review the voting pattern and continue to engage
with shareholders throughout the course of the year.
Other Matters
As announced on 27 February 2024,
Catherine Bradley did not seek re-election, and retired from the
Board at the conclusion of the meeting.
The total number of shares in issue
at 6pm on Tuesday 23 April 2024 was 1,840,741,104 ordinary shares
of 1361/63
pence each.
Votes withheld are not a vote in law
and have not been counted in the calculation of the votes for and
against each resolution, the total votes validly cast or the
calculation of the proportion of issued share capital
voted.
Copies of all resolutions are
available for inspection in the AGM Guide previously submitted to
the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
In accordance with Listing Rule
9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary
business at an annual general meeting will also be submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism and available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The AGM Guide and the voting results
are also available on the abrdn plc website at www.abrdn.com
24 April 2024
Enquiries:
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Group Secretariat
Paul McKenna
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+44 (0) 7736 853 801
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Media
Duncan Young
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+44 (0) 7920 868 865
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+44 (0) 7771 786 275
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