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River and Mercantile Group PLC
13 December 2021
 

13 December 2021

LEI: 2138005C7REHURGWHW31

 

River and Mercantile Group PLC

Result of General Meeting

On 26 October 2021, the River and Mercantile Group PLC ("RMG" or the "Company") announced that it had entered into a contract with Schroder International Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schroders plc to sell its non-US Fiduciary Management, Advisory and Derivatives business (the "Sale"). 

RMG is pleased to announce that a resolution proposed at a General Meeting of the Company held on 13 December 2021 at 11:00am (UK time) seeking approval of the Sale (the "Resolution") was duly passed by shareholders, with 100% 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

66,685,732

100%

0

0

78.04

0

The full text of the Resolution is set out in the notice of general meeting forming part of the circular to shareholders dated 23 November 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 RMG shares in issue as at 6.30pm (UK time) on 9 December 2021, being the voting record time, was 85,453,634 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 85,453,634. 

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 https://riverandmercantile.com/investor-relations/.

 

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Enquiries:

 

Investor Relations:

Montfort Communications

 

Gay Collins +44 (0)7798 626282

Nick Bastin +44 (0)7931 5000 66

riverandmercantile@montfort.london

 

Company Secretary:

Sally Buckmaster

+44 20 3327 5159

Sally.Buckmaster@riverandmercantile.com

Lazard & Co., Limited - Joint financial adviser and sponsor to RMG

William Rucker / Nicholas Millar / Anthony Segal-Knowles / Denis Martin

+44 (0)20 7187 2000

Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP - Joint financial adviser

Vincent Bounie / Philip Evans

+44 (0)20 7382 2222

 

 

Registrar:

 

Equiniti

https://help.shareview.co.uk

 

Tel: +44 (0)871 384 2030* (calling from the UK) Tel: +44 (0)121 415 7047 (calling from overseas)

 

*Lines are open Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 17:30 (UK time), excluding public holidays in England and Wales

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 advisors

Lazard & Co., Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company 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 the Company for providing the protections offered to its clients nor for providing advice in connection with the matters set out in this announcement.

Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company 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 the Company for providing the protections offered to its clients nor for providing advice in connection with the matters set out in this announcement.  

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