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RNS Number : 4026E  Standard Life plc  14 May 2026

LEI: 2138001P49OLAEU33T68

 

14 May 2026

 

 

Standard Life plc ('Standard Life')

Results of Annual General Meeting ('AGM')

 

Standard Life announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its AGM
held on 14 May 2026 at Floor 9, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN.

 

A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 22 (ordinary
resolutions) and resolutions 23 to 26 (special resolutions) were all passed by
the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:

 

      Description of Resolution                                                       Votes        % of Votes cast  Votes Against  % of         Total        % of issued share capital  Votes

                                                                                      For                                          Votes cast                                           Withheld*
      To receive and consider the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year   736,152,366  99.98%           137,367        0.02%        736,289,733  73.14%                     673,830

    ended 31 December 2025.
 1
 2    To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration report.                      732,680,207  99.46%           4,011,283      0.54%        736,691,490  73.18%                     272,063

 3    To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.                      729,251,311  98.99%           7,417,717      1.01%        736,669,028  73.18%                     294,525
 4    To declare and approve a Final dividend of 28.05 pence per ordinary share.      735,938,330  99.87%           928,142        0.13%        736,866,472  73.20%                     97,081
 5    To elect Siobhan Boylan as a Director of the Company.                           733,928,091  99.62%           2,769,063      0.38%        736,697,154  73.18%                     266,399
 6    To re-elect Andy Briggs as a Director of the Company.                           733,956,172  99.62%           2,815,899      0.38%        736,772,071  73.19%                     191,482
 7    To re-elect Eleanor Bucks as a Director of the Company.                         736,146,876  99.92%           603,686        0.08%        736,750,562  73.19%                     212,991
 8    To elect Karin Cook as a Director of the Company.                               736,356,689  99.95%           362,530        0.05%        736,719,219  73.18%                     244,334
 9    To re-elect Sherry Coutu as a Director of the Company.                          729,669,590  99.04%           7,072,255      0.96%        736,741,845  73.19%                     221,708
 10   To re-elect Karen Green as a Director of the Company.                           729,267,764  99.02%           7,249,420      0.98%        736,517,184  73.16%                     446,369
 11   To re-elect Mark Gregory as a Director of the Company.                          730,148,452  99.11%           6,586,172      0.89%        736,734,624  73.19%                     228,929
 12   To re-elect Hiroyuki Iioka as a Director of the Company.                        733,706,677  99.59%           3,027,389      0.41%        736,734,066  73.19%                      229,487
 13   To re-elect Sir Nicholas Lyons as a Director of the Company.                    729,621,833  99.03%           7,140,731      0.97%        736,762,564  73.19%                     200,989
 14   To re-elect Katie Murray as a Director of the Company.                          730,351,833  99.13%           6,393,791      0.87%        736,745,624  73.19%                     217,929
 15   To re-elect Nicolaos Nicandrou as a Director of the Company.                    733,760,751  99.59%           2,986,352      0.41%        736,747,103  73.19%                     216,450
 16   To re-elect Maggie Semple as a Director of the Company.                         736,143,478  99.92%           597,582        0.08%        736,741,060  73.19%                     222,493
 17   To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the     736,170,740  99.92%           597,843        0.08%        736,768,583  73.19%                     194,970
      next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid.
 18   To authorise the Directors to agree the Auditor's remuneration.                 736,507,131  99.96%           295,441        0.04%        736,802,572  73.19%                     160,981
 19   To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and   731,036,194  99.54%           3,382,218      0.46%        734,418,412  72.96%                     2,545,141
      to incur political expenditure.
 20   To authorise the Directors to allot shares.                                     725,293,068  98.44%           11,505,388     1.56%        736,798,456  73.19%                     165,097
 21   To approve the Standard Life Incentive Plan.                                    731,268,065  99.27%           5,383,362      0.73%        736,651,427  73.18%                     312,126
 22   To approve the Deferred Bonus Share Plan.                                       734,557,648  99.72%           2,090,227      0.28%        736,647,875  73.18%                     315,678
 23   To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights (special              726,349,553  98.60%           10,334,556     1.40%        736,684,109  73.18%                     279,444
      resolution).
 24   To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for an acquisition    717,633,593  97.41%           19,092,705     2.59%        736,726,298  73.19%                     237,255
      or other capital investment (special resolution).
 25   To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares    736,433,001  99.96%           327,244        0.04%        736,760,245  73.19%                     203,308
      (special resolution).
 26   To authorise not less than 14 clear days' notice for general meetings (special  719,358,625  97.63%           17,457,677     2.37%        736,816,302  73.19%                     147,251
      resolution).

 

 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the
calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

 

As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital was
1,006,654,579 ordinary shares of 10 pence each.

 

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a
copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available
via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

 

Enquiries:

 Media                                                             Investors
 Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Standard Life   Claire Hawkins, Director of Corporate Affairs & Brand, Standard Life

                                                                 +44 (0) 204 559 3161
 +44 (0) 204 559 3031
 Tom Blackwell                                                     Joanne Roberts, Investor Relations Director, Standard Life

 Managing Director, FTI                                            +44 (0) 204 559 4673

 +44 (0) 7747 113 919

 

NOTE: Please email any major shareholding notifications under DTR 5.1.2 R to
the Group Company Secretary (kulbinder.dosanjh@standardlife.com
(mailto:kulbinder.dosanjh@standardlife.com) ) copying in
joanne.roberts@standardlife.com (mailto:joanne.roberts@standardlife.com) and
vickie.reuben@standardlife.com (mailto:vickie.reuben@standardlife.com)

 

 

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