Annual General Meeting 2018
Our AGM was held at 11am on Tuesday 29 May 2018 at 155 Bishopsgate, London. You can see how our shareholders voted, below.
Strategic report and financial highlights 2018Opens in new windowThe following resolutions were put to our shareholders at our AGM on 29 May 2018.
| Resolutions | For | Against | Votes Withheld |
| Resolution 1: To receive and consider the Annual report and accounts 2017 | 1,434,468,151 (99.16%) | 12,218,119 (0.84%) | 10,899,419 |
| Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend for 2017 | 1,456,925,620 (99.98%) | 294,999 (0.02%) | 360,375 |
| Resolution 3: To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 1,451,381,320 (99.67%) | 4,865,135 (0.33%) | 1,342,832 |
| Resolution 4: To authorise the audit committee to set the auditors' fees | 1,453,769,212 (99.82%) | 2,635,676 (0.18%) | 1,174,491 |
| Resolution 5: To approve the Directors' remuneration report, excluding the remuneration policy | 1,416,364,330 (97.36%) | 38,430,826 (2.64%) | 2,795,153 |
| Resolution 6: To approve the Directors' remuneration policy | 1,412,472,135 (97.91%) | 30,105,977 (2.09%) | 15,014,089 |
| Resolution 7: To approve the Standard Life Aberdeen plc Deferred Share Plan | 1,428,906,062 (99.02%) | 14,184,841 (0.98%) | 14,506,353 |
| Resolution 8A: To re-elect Sir Gerry Grimstone | 1,312,328,534 (91.51%) | 121,777,814 (8.49%) | 23,479,769 |
| 8B: To re-elect John Devine | 1,447,249,137 (99.41%) | 8,660,950 (0.59%) | 1,667,306 |
| 8C: To re-elect Melanie Gee | 1,444,349,298 (99.21%) | 11,570,609 (0.79%) | 1,656,948 |
| 8D: To re-elect Kevin Parry OBE | 1,439,462,803 (98.87%) | 16,453,673 (1.13%) | 1,658,528 |
| 8E: To re-elect Martin Pike | 1,447,493,167 (99.42%) | 8,440,100 (0.58%) | 1,640,280 |
| 8F: To re-elect Keith Skeoch | 1,434,802,792 (99.34%) | 9,562,795 (0.66%) | 13,213,852 |
| Resolutions 9A: To elect Gerhard Fusenig | 1,446,366,708 (99.37%) | 9,168,031 (0.63%) | 2,057,094 |
| 9B: To elect Martin Gilbert | 1,421,935,920 (98.48%) | 21,982,324 (1.52%) | 13,674,076 |
| 9C: To elect Richard Mully | 1,427,470,712 (98.07%) | 28,066,313 (1.93%) | 2,044,564 |
| 9D: To elect Rod Paris | 1,445,740,245 (99.33%) | 9,776,359 (0.67%) | 2,070,752 |
| 9E: To elect Bill Rattray | 1,443,339,882 (99.17%) | 12,121,884 (0.83%) | 2,114,523 |
| 9F: To elect Jutta af Rosenborg | 1,442,978,110 (99.14%) | 12,520,727 (0.86%) | 2,076,378 |
| 9G: To elect Simon Troughton | 1,442,209,511 (99.09%) | 13,237,301 (0.91%) | 2,136,928 |
| Resolution 10: To provide limited authority to make political donations and to incur political expenditure | 1,427,891,701 (98.16%) | 26,806,111 (1.84%) | 2,874,360 |
| Resolution 11: To authorise the Directors to issue further shares | 1,415,660,671 (97.23%) | 40,300,889 (2.77%) | 1,618,600 |
| Resolution 12: To disapply share pre-emption rights | 1,448,694,495 (99.60%) | 5,753,799 (0.40%) | 3,121,275 |
| Resolution 13: To give authority for the Company to buy back shares | 1,437,864,699 (98.78%) | 17,709,755 (1.22%) | 2,005,423 |
| Resolution 14: To allow the Company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice | 1,380,201,262 (94.76%) | 76,277,753 (5.24%) | 1,110,972 |
Issued Share Capital – Total voting rights
On 23 February 2018 – the latest practical business day before the printing and publication of the Notice of Annual General Meeting – the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 2,979,083,604 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. No shares were held in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 23 February 2018 were 2,979,083,604.