Our AGM was held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 24 April 2024 at 2pm (UK time). Shareholders could attend the meeting in person or join online.
Sir Douglas Flint

Sir Douglas Flint CBE

Chairman

“Last year, many of the headwinds facing active asset managers grew stronger, accelerating our drive to reshape abrdn to be more resilient within and across economic cycles. We enter 2024 with a clear plan of what we need to do to build a sustainable business with good growth prospects and an efficient cost structure. Proximity to the end consumer and an understanding of their investment preferences and the route through which they choose to invest will be critical. abrdn is well positioned for this evolution in terms of the mix of our businesses and the talent and financial resources needed to succeed.”

Sir Douglas Flint CBE

Chairman

Voting results of the 2024 AGM

 

For

% For

Against

Total Votes Validly Cast

Votes Withheld

Resolution 1:

To receive and consider the Annual report and accounts 2023

800,142,149

99.84

1,243,489

801,385,638

1,521,299

Resolution 2:

To declare a final dividend for 2023

798,162,252

99.47

4,255,205

802,417,457

489,707

Resolution 3:

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors

790,071,595

98.59

11,336,731

801,408,326

1,497,716

Resolution 4:

To authorise the audit committee to set the auditors’ fees

799,047,306

99.70

2,406,065

801,453,371

1,453,566

Resolution 5:

To approve the Directors’ remuneration report

540,767,951

86.83

82,055,677

622,823,628

180,082,555

Resolution 6A:

To re-elect Sir Douglas Flint CBE as a Director

593,373,288

95.42

28,468,986

621,842,274

181,064,178

Resolution 6B:

To re-elect Jonathan Asquith as a Director

592,793,512

94.90

31,849,323

624,642,835

178,262,401

Resolution 6C:

To re-elect Stephen Bird as a Director

616,811,621

98.68

8,281,336

625,092,957

177,813,269

Resolution 6D:

To re-elect John Devine as a Director

611,431,925

97.85

13,428,393

624,860,318

178,044,918


Resolution 6E:

To re-elect Hannah Grove as a Director

611,683,681

97.89

13,156,258

624,839,939

178,066,277

Resolution 6F:

To re-elect Pam Kaur as a Director

618,273,244

98.95

6,576,221

624,849,465

178,055,771

Resolution 6G:

To re-elect Michael O’Brien as a Director

619,258,299

99.11

5,570,646

624,828,945

178,076,291

Resolution 6H:

To re-elect Cathleen Raffaeli as a Director

618,708,293

99.02

6,153,000

624,861,293

178,035,595

Resolution 7:

To elect Jason Windsor as a Director

794,749,902

99.27

5,848,856

800,598,758

2,307,458

Resolution 8:

To provide limited authority to the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and to incur political expenditure

607,979,436

97.32

16,729,577

624,709,013

178,196,864

Resolution 9:

To authorise the Directors to issue further shares

793,561,058

99.02

7,857,883

801,418,941

1,486,654

Resolution 10 (Special):

To disapply share pre-emption rights

788,814,411

98.62

11,015,799

799,830,210

3,071,941

Resolution 11 (Special):

To give authority for the Company to buy back up to 5% of its issued ordinary shares

792,199,611

98.83

9,364,897

801,564,508

1,333,684

Resolution 12:

To authorise the Directors to allot shares in relation to the issuance of Convertible Bonds

613,157,513

98.24

10,994,151

624,151,664

178,750,601

Resolution 13 (Special):

To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of allotments of equity securities in relation to the issuance of Convertible Bonds

609,428,947

97.72

14,198,145

623,627,092

179,272,072

Resolution 14 (Special):

To allow the Company to call general meetings on 14 days’ notice

778,737,933

97.13

23,050,133

801,788,066

1,098,246

Resolution 15:

To approve the renewal of the rules of the abrdn Sharesave Plan

797,842,546

99.63

2,965,156

800,807,702

2,097,977

Resolution 16:

To approve the renewal of the rules of the abrdn plc (Employee) Share Plan

797,316,747

99.58

3,359,324

800,676,071

2,229,608

Resolution 17:

To approve the rules of the abrdn plc Executive Long Term Incentive Plan 2024 (the ‘New LTIP’)

774,241,106

96.78

25,765,325

800,006,431

2,899,474

 
 
Issued Share Capital – Total voting rights
On 29 February 2024 – the latest practical business day before the printing of the Notice of Annual General Meeting – the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 1,840,740,709 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. No shares were held in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 29 February 2024 were 1,840,740,709.

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