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QUILTER PLC - Quilter obtains shareholder approval for the proposed sale of Quilter International

Release Date: 17/06/2021 12:00
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Quilter obtains shareholder approval for the proposed sale of Quilter International

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 June 2021

                                           Quilter plc

 Quilter obtains shareholder approval for the proposed sale of Quilter International

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”).

Quilter is pleased to announce that a resolution proposed at a General Meeting of the Company
held at 10 a.m. (UK time) on 17 June 2021 seeking approval of the Sale (the “Resolution”) was
duly passed by shareholders, with 99.99% 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                             % ISC          VOTES
  VOTES FOR          % FOR                         % AGAINST
                                   AGAINST                            VOTED         WITHHELD

 1,310,242,148        99.99         75,630              0.01           75.72          157,244


The full text of the Resolution is set out in the notice of general meeting forming part of the
Circular to shareholders dated 17 May 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 Quilter shares in issue as at 6:30 p.m. (UK time) on 15 June 2021, being
the voting record time, was 1,730,590,289 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 1,730,590,289.

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 quilter.com/gm.


                                             – ends –

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



Goldman Sachs International – Joint financial
adviser, corporate broker and UK sponsor to
Quilter

Richard Cormack / James Lucas / Warren            +44 (0) 20 7774 1000
Stables

JP Morgan Cazenove – Joint financial adviser,
corporate broker and JSE transaction sponsor
to Quilter

Anna Franekova / James A. Kelly / Thembeka         +44 (0) 20 7742 4000
Mgoduso


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         Email: investorenquiries@jseinvestorservices.co.za
 (Pty) Limited
                               Tel: 086 140 0110/086 154 6566 (calling from South Africa)

                               Tel: +27 11 029 0251/+27 11 029 0253 (calling from overseas)

                               Lines are open Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 16:30 (SA
                               time).


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.


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

Date: 17-06-2021 12:00:00
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