QUILTER PLC - Update Statement with respect to 2024 Annual General Meeting Resolution Vote

Update Statement with respect to 2024 Annual General Meeting Resolution Vote

QUILTER PLC
Incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 with registered number 06404270 and re-registered as
a public limited company under the Companies Act 2006)
ISIN CODE: GB00BNHSJN34
JSE SHARE CODE: QLT
Quilter plc (the "Company")



Friday 8 November 2024

                                              Quilter plc


       Update Statement with respect to 2024 Annual General Meeting Resolution Vote

At our AGM held on 23 May 2024, resolution 15, which sought authorisation for political donations or
expenditure, passed with the requisite majority of votes, however 27.26% of the votes cast were
against the resolution.

As we reported following the 2023 AGM, there was a significant difference in voting between the South
African and UK share registers on this resolution with 57.19% and 97.36% support respectively. In
accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code, we have continued to directly
engage with our largest South African shareholders on this resolution to further understand their
views. We believe our South African shareholders now have a better understanding of the purpose of
this resolution in the UK however we continue to recognise that in the current South African
governance context, any linkage between business and politics is sensitive.

Quilter has not made any political donations and has no intention of undertaking political donations
but, in line with other listed UK companies, has sought such authority to avoid any inadvertent
breaches of UK company law given the breadth of the applicable provisions. We understand the
importance of continuing dialogue and effective communication with our shareholders to ensure that
it is clear that the Board believes that this authority is simply a precautionary measure to ensure that
the Company (and its subsidiaries) does not inadvertently breach in the UK, South Africa or anywhere
else in the world, UK company law. Similar to the prior year, we will continue to explain clearly the
reasons why the Board believe this resolution is an important protection for the Company in the 2025
Notice of Annual General Meeting.


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Enquiries:

Investor Relations:
John-Paul Crutchley                             +44 (0) 20 7002 7016

Company Secretary:
Clare Barrett                                   +44 (0) 207 002 7072



About Quilter plc:
Quilter plc is a leading provider of financial advice, investments and wealth management, committed
to being the UK's best wealth manager for clients and their advisers.

Quilter oversees £116.2 billion in customer investments (as at 30 September 2024).

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: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning businesses, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter
Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the Multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together
with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning.



JSE Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited

Date: 08-11-2024 03:30:00
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