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Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
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: GB00BDCXV269
JSE SHARE CODE: QLT
Quilter plc (the "Company")
17 May 2021
Quilter plc
Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
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”).
The Sale is conditional upon, amongst other things, the approval of Quilter shareholders at a General Meeting of
shareholders. Quilter has today published a Circular (the “Circular”) in relation to the proposed Sale to Utmost,
containing a notice convening a General Meeting of the Company (the “Notice of General Meeting”) to be held at
Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4AB on Thursday 17 June at 10.00am (UK time). The
Circular and Form of Proxy and/or Voting Instruction Form will be posted or made available to shareholders shortly.
The Circular and the Notice of General Meeting have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority’s National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
http://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. The Circular and Notice of General Meeting are also
available to view on the Company’s website at quilter.com/gm from the date of this Announcement up to the date
of the General Meeting and for the duration of the General Meeting.
Key dates for shareholders
The table below shows the key dates for shareholders in respect of the General Meeting.
Posting Posting Last day to Proxy date Record Date of
record date date trade* for date to General
registered attend and Meeting
holders vote
Holdings on the Friday 14 On or before - Tuesday 15 Tuesday 15 Thursday 17
London Stock May 2021 Tuesday 25 June 2021 at June 2021 at June 2021 at
Exchange May 2021 10:00am (UK 6:30pm (UK 10:00am (UK
time) time) time)
Holdings on the Friday 14 On or before Thursday 10 Tuesday 15 Tuesday 15 Thursday 17
Johannesburg May 2021 Tuesday 25 June 2021 June 2021 at June 2021 at June 2021 at
Stock Exchange May 2021 11:00am (SA 7:30pm (SA 11:00am (SA
time) time) time)
*Last Day to Trade is applicable only to holders on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Holders can trade their shares up to the close of business
on this date and thereafter the register is closed for the purposes of determining which holders are entitled to vote in respect of the General
Meeting.
Impact of COVID-19
In light of current UK Government advice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health and safety
of our shareholders, colleagues and the wider community in mind, we are requesting that shareholders do not
attend the General Meeting in person, unless the current situation changes.
We recommend you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy and register a voting instruction using
your Proxy Form / Voting Instruction Form ahead of the meeting. You can submit questions on the business of
the meeting in advance by emailing the Company Secretary at companysecretary@quilter.com by 5:00pm (UK
time) on Friday 11 June 2021. The questions and answers will be published on the Company’s General Meeting
Hub, quilter.com/gm, in advance of the online voting deadline. If you submit a question after this time, we will
respond to you as soon as possible. A telephone facility will be available for shareholders who wish to listen to the
proceedings of the General Meeting. Shareholders who wish to join the General Meeting by telephone should
contact the Company Secretary at companysecretary@quilter.com to request your individual secure dial in details.
Requests must be received no later than 10:00am (UK time) on Tuesday 15 June 2021. Please note that
shareholders joining by telephone will not be able to vote on the day.
The situation is constantly evolving, and the UK Government may change current restrictions or implement further
measures relating to the holding of general meetings during the affected period. Quilter continues to closely
monitor the situation and any changes to the arrangements for the General Meeting will be communicated to
shareholders before the meeting through the GM Hub at quilter.com/gm and, where appropriate, by RIS
announcement.
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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
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
Shareholders on the South African Register:
JSE Investor Services (Pty) Email: investorenquiries@jseinvestorservices.co.za
Limited
Tel: 086 140 0110/086 154 6566 (calling from South Africa)
Tel: +27 11 029 0251/+27 11 715 3000 (calling from overseas)
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 £119.9 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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