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Page 1: Schroders Voting, January – March 2015 · Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015 Diploma plc Meeting Date: 01/21/2015 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DPLM Proposal

SchrodersVoting, January – March 2015

Schroders is required to publish records of voting in order to achieve compliance with the UK

Stewardship Code. According, voting in accordance with our house policy is set out on the following pages.

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Digital Barriers plc

Meeting Date: 01/05/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: DGB

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Capital Raising

1

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising

2

Betfair Group plc

Meeting Date: 01/09/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: BET

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Adopt New Articles of Association For

ForApprove Sub-Division of Ordinary Shares 2

ForApprove Sub-Division of Intermediate Ordinary Shares

3

ForAuthorise Repurchase of Deferred Shares 4

ForAmend the Performance Conditions Applicable to the Joining Award

5

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 1

ForApprove Sub-Division of Ordinary Shares 2

ForApprove Sub-Division of Intermediate Ordinary Shares

3

ForAuthorise Repurchase of Deferred Shares 4

ForAmend the Performance Conditions Applicable to the Joining Award

5

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

CPPGroup plc

Meeting Date: 01/13/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CPP

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Capital Reorganisation For

ForAmend Articles of Association 2

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Capital Raising

3

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising

4

ForApprove Related Party Transaction with Hamish Ogston

5

AbstainApprove Related Party Transaction with Schroder Investment Management Limited

6

ForApprove Cancellation of the Listing of the Ordinary Shares on the Official List and Remove Such Shares from Trading on the Main Market and Apply for Admission of the Ordinary Shares to Trading on AIM

7

ForApprove Cancellation of the Listing of the Ordinary Shares on the Official List and Remove Such Shares from Trading on the Main Market and Apply for Admission of the Ordinary Shares to Trading on AIM (for Independent Shareholders)

8

ForApprove Placing Being Effected at the Placing Price

9

AbstainApprove Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 10

ForApprove Disapplication of the Remuneration Policy

11

Greene King plc

Meeting Date: 01/13/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: GNK

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Spirit Pub Company plc

For

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Greene King plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity in Connection with the Offer

2

Spirit Pub Company plc

Meeting Date: 01/13/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SPRT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditor 5

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

6

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

7

ForRe-elect Walker Boyd as Director 8

ForRe-elect Mike Tye as Director 9

ForRe-elect Paddy Gallagher as Director 10

ForRe-elect Tony Rice as Director 11

ForRe-elect Mark Pain as Director 12

ForRe-elect Christopher Bell as Director 13

ForRe-elect Julie Chakraverty as Director 14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 17

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

18

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Spirit Pub Company plc

Meeting Date: 01/13/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SPRT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Offer for Spirit Pub Company plc by Greene King plc

For

Spirit Pub Company plc

Meeting Date: 01/13/2015

Meeting Type: Court Ticker: SPRT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Court Meeting

ForApprove Scheme of Arrangement 1

Fenner plc

Meeting Date: 01/14/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FENR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Mark Abrahams as Director 5

ForRe-elect Nicholas Hobson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Richard Perry as Director 7

ForRe-elect Vanda Murray as Director 8

ForRe-elect John Sheldrick as Director 9

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Fenner plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Alan Wood as Director 10

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForApprove Performance Share Plan 2015 13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Mark Abrahams as Director 5

ForRe-elect Nicholas Hobson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Richard Perry as Director 7

ForRe-elect Vanda Murray as Director 8

ForRe-elect John Sheldrick as Director 9

ForRe-elect Alan Wood as Director 10

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForApprove Performance Share Plan 2015 13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Fenner plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

GAME Digital plc

Meeting Date: 01/15/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GMD

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 3

ForElect David Hamid as Director 4

ForElect Martyn Gibbs as Director 5

ForElect Benedict Smith as Director 6

ForElect John Jackson as Director 7

ForElect Lesley Watkins as Director 8

ForElect Caspar Woolley as Director 9

ForElect Franck Tuil as Director 10

ForAppoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

14

ForApprove Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 17

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

18

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Diploma plc

Meeting Date: 01/21/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DPLM

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect John Nicholas as Director 3

ForRe-elect Bruce Thompson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Iain Henderson as Director 5

ForRe-elect Nigel Lingwood as Director 6

ForRe-elect Marie-Louise Clayton as Director 7

ForRe-elect Charles Packshaw as Director 8

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 9

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

10

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 11

AbstainApprove Remuneration Report 12

ForAmend 2011 Performance Share Plan 13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect John Nicholas as Director 3

ForRe-elect Bruce Thompson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Iain Henderson as Director 5

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Diploma plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Nigel Lingwood as Director 6

ForRe-elect Marie-Louise Clayton as Director 7

ForRe-elect Charles Packshaw as Director 8

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 9

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

10

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 11

AbstainApprove Remuneration Report 12

ForAmend 2011 Performance Share Plan 13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

WH Smith plc

Meeting Date: 01/21/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SMWH

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Suzanne Baxter as Director 5

ForRe-elect Stephen Clarke as Director 6

ForRe-elect Annemarie Durbin as Director 7

ForRe-elect Drummond Hall as Director 8

ForRe-elect Robert Moorhead as Director 9

ForRe-elect Henry Staunton as Director 10

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

WH Smith plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAppoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Suzanne Baxter as Director 5

ForRe-elect Stephen Clarke as Director 6

ForRe-elect Annemarie Durbin as Director 7

ForRe-elect Drummond Hall as Director 8

ForRe-elect Robert Moorhead as Director 9

ForRe-elect Henry Staunton as Director 10

ForAppoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

WH Smith plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

Topps Tiles plc

Meeting Date: 01/22/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TPT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect Matthew Williams as Director 3

ForRe-elect Robert Parker as Director 4

ForRe-elect Michael Jack as Director 5

ForRe-elect Claire Tiney as Director 6

ForRe-elect Andy King as Director 7

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

8

ForApprove Remuneration Report 9

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 10

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

11

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

12

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 13

ForAmend Articles of Association 14

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

15

Britvic plc

Meeting Date: 01/27/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BVIC

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Britvic plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 3

ForApprove Remuneration Report 4

ForElect Ian Mchoul as Director 5

ForElect Silvia Lagnado as Director 6

ForRe-elect Joanne Averiss as Director 7

ForRe-elect Gerald Corbett as Director 8

ForRe-elect John Gibney as Director 9

ForRe-elect Ben Gordon as Director 10

ForRe-elect Bob Ivell as Director 11

ForRe-elect Simon Litherland as Director 12

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 13

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

14

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForApprove Performance Share Plan 17

ForApprove Executive Share Option Plan 18

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

19

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 20

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

21

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

Meeting Date: 01/28/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: IMT

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

AgainstApprove Remuneration Report 2

AgainstApprove Remuneration Policy 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Dr Ken Burnett as Director 5

ForRe-elect Alison Cooper as Director 6

ForRe-elect David Haines as Director 7

ForRe-elect Michael Herlihy as Director 8

ForRe-elect Matthew Phillips as Director 9

ForRe-elect Oliver Tant as Director 10

ForRe-elect Mark Williamson as Director 11

ForElect Karen Witts as Director 12

ForRe-elect Malcolm Wyman as Director 13

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

14

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

15

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

16

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

17

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

18

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 19

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

20

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

AgainstApprove Remuneration Report 2

AgainstApprove Remuneration Policy 3

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Dr Ken Burnett as Director 5

ForRe-elect Alison Cooper as Director 6

ForRe-elect David Haines as Director 7

ForRe-elect Michael Herlihy as Director 8

ForRe-elect Matthew Phillips as Director 9

ForRe-elect Oliver Tant as Director 10

ForRe-elect Mark Williamson as Director 11

ForElect Karen Witts as Director 12

ForRe-elect Malcolm Wyman as Director 13

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

14

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

15

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

16

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

17

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

18

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 19

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

20

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

Meeting Date: 01/28/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: IMT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Certain US Cigarette and E-cigarette Brands and Assets

For

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForApprove Acquisition of Certain US Cigarette and E-cigarette Brands and Assets

1

Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc

Meeting Date: 01/28/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SDP

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForElect James Williams as Director 4

ForRe-elect Rupert Carington as Director 5

ForRe-elect Anthony Fenn as Director 6

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

7

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

8

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 9

Avon Rubber plc

Meeting Date: 01/29/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AVON

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Andrew Lewis as Director 4

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Avon Rubber plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Richard Wood as Director 5

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

6

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

7

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

8

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

9

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 10

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

11

easyHotel PLC

Meeting Date: 01/29/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: EZH

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForElect Jan Astrand as Director 2

ForElect Simon Champion as Director 3

ForElect Scott Christie as Director 4

ForElect Jonathan Lane as Director 5

Elect Darren Mee as Director 6

ForAppoint BDO LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

7

ITE Group plc

Meeting Date: 01/29/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ITE

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

ITE Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForElect Sharon Baylay as Director 3

ForRe-elect Neil England as Director 4

ForRe-elect Linda Jensen as Director 5

ForRe-elect Neil Jones as Director 6

ForRe-elect Stephen Puckett as Director 7

ForRe-elect Marco Sodi as Director 8

ForRe-elect Russell Taylor as Director 9

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 10

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

11

ForApprove Remuneration Report 12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 15

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

16

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForElect Sharon Baylay as Director 3

ForRe-elect Neil England as Director 4

ForRe-elect Linda Jensen as Director 5

ForRe-elect Neil Jones as Director 6

ForRe-elect Stephen Puckett as Director 7

ForRe-elect Marco Sodi as Director 8

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

ITE Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Russell Taylor as Director 9

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 10

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

11

ForApprove Remuneration Report 12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 15

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

16

Treatt plc

Meeting Date: 01/30/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TET

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Richard Hope as Director 4

ForRe-elect Ian Neil as Director 5

ForReappoint Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP as Auditors

6

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

7

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 8

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

9

ForApprove Save as You Earn Share Option Scheme

10

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

11

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 12

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Treatt plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Release of the Company's Rights in Respect of Dividends

13

Aberdeen Asset Management plc

Meeting Date: 02/03/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ADN

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForReappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors 3

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

4

ForRe-elect Julie Chakraverty as Director 5

ForRe-elect Roger Cornick as Director 6

ForRe-elect Martin Gilbert as Director 7

ForRe-elect Andrew Laing as Director 8

ForRe-elect Rod MacRae as Director 9

ForRe-elect Richard Mully as Director 10

ForRe-elect Jim Pettigrew as Director 11

ForRe-elect Bill Rattray as Director 12

ForRe-elect Anne Richards as Director 13

ForRe-elect Jutta af Rosenborg as Director 14

ForRe-elect Akira Suzuki as Director 15

ForRe-elect Simon Troughton as Director 16

ForRe-elect Hugh Young as Director 17

ForApprove Remuneration Report 18

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

19

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

20

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

21

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Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Aberdeen Asset Management plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 22

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

23

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForReappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors 3

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

4

ForRe-elect Julie Chakraverty as Director 5

ForRe-elect Roger Cornick as Director 6

ForRe-elect Martin Gilbert as Director 7

ForRe-elect Andrew Laing as Director 8

ForRe-elect Rod MacRae as Director 9

ForRe-elect Richard Mully as Director 10

ForRe-elect Jim Pettigrew as Director 11

ForRe-elect Bill Rattray as Director 12

ForRe-elect Anne Richards as Director 13

ForRe-elect Jutta af Rosenborg as Director 14

ForRe-elect Akira Suzuki as Director 15

ForRe-elect Simon Troughton as Director 16

ForRe-elect Hugh Young as Director 17

ForApprove Remuneration Report 18

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

19

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

20

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

21

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 22

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

23

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Gulfsands Petroleum plc

Meeting Date: 02/03/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: GPX

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Shareholder Proposals

AgainstRemove Mahdi Sajjad as Director 1

ForRemove Kenneth Judge as Director 2

AgainstRemove Andrew West as Director 3

AgainstRemove James Ede-Golightly as Director 4

AgainstRemove John Bell as Director 5

AgainstRemove Any Other Person or Persons Appointed as a Director or Directors of the Company Prior to the General Meeting

6

Future plc

Meeting Date: 02/04/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FUTR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForElect Richard Haley as Director 3

ForElect Hugo Drayton as Director 4

ForRe-elect Peter Allen as Director 5

ForRe-elect Zillah Byng-Maddick as Director 6

ForRe-elect Manjit Wolstenholme as Director 7

ForRe-elect Mark Wood as Director 8

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

9

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

10

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

11

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Future plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

14

Future plc

Meeting Date: 02/04/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FUTR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Performance Share Plan and Deferred Annual Bonus Plan

For

Grainger plc

Meeting Date: 02/04/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GRI

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Dividend 3

ForElect Ian Coull as Director 4

ForRe-elect Andrew Cunningham as Director 5

ForRe-elect Simon Davies as Director 6

ForRe-elect Baroness Margaret Ford as Director 7

ForRe-elect Mark Greenwood as Director 8

ForRe-elect Nick Jopling as Director 9

ForRe-elect Belinda Richards as Director 10

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Grainger plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Tony Wray as Director 11

ForAppoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 12

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

18

Victrex plc

Meeting Date: 02/04/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: VCT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForApprove Special Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Larry Pentz as Director 5

ForRe-elect Dr Pamela Kirby as Director 6

ForRe-elect Giles Kerr as Director 7

ForRe-elect Patrick De Smedt as Director 8

ForRe-elect David Hummel as Director 9

ForRe-elect Tim Cooper as Director 10

ForRe-elect Louisa Burdett as Director 11

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 12

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

13

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Victrex plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForApprove Executive Share Option Plan 15

ForApprove Sharesave Plan 16

ForApprove Employee Stock Purchase Plan 17

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

18

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 19

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

20

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForApprove Special Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Larry Pentz as Director 5

ForRe-elect Dr Pamela Kirby as Director 6

ForRe-elect Giles Kerr as Director 7

ForRe-elect Patrick De Smedt as Director 8

ForRe-elect David Hummel as Director 9

ForRe-elect Tim Cooper as Director 10

ForRe-elect Louisa Burdett as Director 11

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 12

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForApprove Executive Share Option Plan 15

ForApprove Sharesave Plan 16

ForApprove Employee Stock Purchase Plan 17

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

18

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Victrex plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 19

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

20

Compass Group plc

Meeting Date: 02/05/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CPG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForElect Carol Arrowsmith as Director 5

ForRe-elect Dominic Blakemore as Director 6

ForRe-elect Richard Cousins as Director 7

ForRe-elect Gary Green as Director 8

ForRe-elect Andrew Martin as Director 9

ForRe-elect John Bason as Director 10

ForRe-elect Susan Murray as Director 11

ForRe-elect Don Robert as Director 12

ForRe-elect Sir Ian Robinson as Director 13

ForRe-elect Paul Walsh as Director 14

ForAppoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 15

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

16

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

17

ForAmend Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 18

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

19

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

20

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Compass Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 21

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

22

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForElect Carol Arrowsmith as Director 5

ForRe-elect Dominic Blakemore as Director 6

ForRe-elect Richard Cousins as Director 7

ForRe-elect Gary Green as Director 8

ForRe-elect Andrew Martin as Director 9

ForRe-elect John Bason as Director 10

ForRe-elect Susan Murray as Director 11

ForRe-elect Don Robert as Director 12

ForRe-elect Sir Ian Robinson as Director 13

ForRe-elect Paul Walsh as Director 14

ForAppoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 15

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

16

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

17

ForAmend Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 18

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

19

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

20

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 21

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

22

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Enterprise Inns plc

Meeting Date: 02/05/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ETI

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 3

ForRe-elect Robert Walker as Director 4

ForRe-elect Simon Townsend as Director 5

ForRe-elect Neil Smith as Director 6

ForRe-elect David Maloney as Director 7

ForRe-elect Peter Baguley as Director 8

ForElect Adam Fowle as Director 9

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 10

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

11

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

12

ForApprove 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan 13

ForApprove 2015 Save As You Earn Scheme 14

ForApprove 2015 Share Incentive Plan 15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 17

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

18

Patisserie Holdings plc

Meeting Date: 02/05/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CAKE

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Patisserie Holdings plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForElect Luke Johnson as Director 2

ForElect Paul May as Director 3

ForElect Christopher Marsh as Director 4

ForElect Lee Ginsberg as Director 5

ForElect James Horler as Director 6

ForAppoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors 7

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

8

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

9

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

10

Salamander Energy plc

Meeting Date: 02/06/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SMDR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Acquisition of Salamander Energy plc by Ophir Energy plc

For

Salamander Energy plc

Meeting Date: 02/06/2015

Meeting Type: Court Ticker: SMDR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Court Meeting

ForApprove Scheme of Arrangement 1

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Shaftesbury plc

Meeting Date: 02/06/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SHB

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Jonathan Lane as Director 4

ForRe-elect Brian Bickell as Director 5

ForRe-elect Simon Quayle as Director 6

ForRe-elect Thomas Welton as Director 7

ForRe-elect Christopher Ward as Director 8

ForRe-elect Jill Little as Director 9

ForRe-elect Oliver Marriott as Director 10

ForRe-elect Dermot Mathias as Director 11

ForRe-elect Hilary Riva as Director 12

ForRe-elect Sally Walden as Director 13

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

14

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

17

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 18

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

19

4D Pharma plc

Meeting Date: 02/09/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: DDDD

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4D Pharma plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Capital Raising

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising

2

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with and without Pre-emptive Rights

3

easyJet plc

Meeting Date: 02/12/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: EZJ

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Ordinary Dividend 4

ForElect Dr Andreas Bierwirth as Director 5

ForElect Francois Rubichon as Director 6

ForRe-elect John Barton as Director 7

ForRe-elect Charles Gurassa as Director 8

ForRe-elect Carolyn McCall as Director 9

ForRe-elect Chris Kennedy as Director 10

ForRe-elect Adele Anderson as Director 11

ForRe-elect John Browett as Director 12

ForRe-elect Keith Hamill as Director 13

ForRe-elect Andy Martin as Director 14

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

15

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

16

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easyJet plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

17

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

18

ForApprove Long Term Incentive Plan 19

ForApprove UK Sharesave Plan 20

ForApprove International Sharesave Plan 21

ForApprove Share Incentive Plan 22

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

23

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 24

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

25

Pressure Technologies plc

Meeting Date: 02/12/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PRES

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForRe-elect Philip Cammerman as Director 3

ForRe-elect James Lister as Director 4

ForApprove Final Dividend 5

ForReappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

6

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

7

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

8

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 9

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The Paragon Group of Companies plc

Meeting Date: 02/12/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PAG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForElect Hugo Tudor as Director 4

ForRe-elect Robert Dench as Director 5

ForRe-elect Nigel Terrington as Director 6

ForRe-elect Richard Woodman as Director 7

ForRe-elect John Heron as Director 8

ForRe-elect Edward Tilly as Director 9

ForRe-elect Alan Fletcher as Director 10

ForRe-elect Peter Hartill as Director 11

ForRe-elect Fiona Clutterbuck as Director 12

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 13

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 17

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

18

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 19

ForApprove Maximum Ratio of Variable to Fixed Remuneration

20

Eurosail 2006-4NP Plc

Meeting Date: 02/18/2015

Meeting Type: Bondholder Ticker: N/A

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Eurosail 2006-4NP Plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Meeting for Holders of A3c GBP 150,000,000 mortgage backed floating rate notes due December 2044 (ISIN XS0275917796)

Do Not Vote

Approve Extraordinary Resolution as per Meeting Notice

1

Computacenter plc

Meeting Date: 02/19/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CCC

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Return of Value to Shareholders By Way of B Share Structure and Share Capital Consolidation

For

ForAutihorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

2

ForAutihorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

3

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of New Ordinary Shares

4

Active Capital Trust plc

Meeting Date: 02/20/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AIT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Joint Liquidators to Dispose the Remaining Investments

Against

AgainstAuthorise Joint Liquidators to Pay Tax Advisors' Fees for the Period to 21 November 2012 to 20 November 2013 of GBP 4,269.50 Plus VAT

2

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Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc

Meeting Date: 02/20/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BRW

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForRe-elect Simon Miller as Director 3

ForRe-elect David Nicol as Director 4

ForRe-elect Stephen Ford as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andrew Westenberger as Director 6

ForRe-elect Angela Knight as Director 7

ForRe-elect Ian Dewar as Director 8

ForRe-elect Paul Wilson as Director 9

ForElect Caroline Taylor as Director 10

ForElect Kath Cates as Director 11

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 12

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

13

ForApprove Final Dividend 14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 17

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

18

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

19

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 20

Melrose Industries plc

Meeting Date: 02/20/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MRO

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Melrose Industries plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Return of Capital to Shareholders

For

Thomas Cook Group plc

Meeting Date: 02/23/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TCG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForRe-elect Dawn Airey as Director 3

ForElect Annet Aris as Director 4

ForRe-elect Emre Berkin as Director 5

ForElect Peter Fankhauser as Director 6

ForRe-elect Michael Healy as Director 7

ForRe-elect Frank Meysman as Director 8

ForRe-elect Carl Symon as Director 9

ForRe-elect Warren Tucker as Director 10

ForRe-elect Martine Verluyten as Director 11

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

12

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

13

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

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Gresham Computing plc

Meeting Date: 02/24/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: GHT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Amend Enterprise Management Incentive Plan 2010, Unapproved Share Option Plan 2010 and Non Employee Share Option Plan 2010

Against

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

2

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

3

ForApprove Cancellation of the Share Premium Account

4

Liberty Global plc

Meeting Date: 02/24/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LBTYK

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Meeting for Class C Shareholders

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 1

ForAmend Articles of Association with Respect to Voting on the Variation of Rights Attached to Classes of Shares

2

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Meeting for Class C Shareholders

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 1

ForAmend Articles of Association with Respect to Voting on the Variation of Rights Attached to Classes of Shares

2

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Liberty Global plc

Meeting Date: 02/24/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LBTYK

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

This is a duplicate meeting created for ballots received via Broadridge North American Ballot Distribution System

General Meeting (Class A and B Shares)

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 1

ForApprove Management and Allocation Policies Relating to the Liberty Global Group and LiLAC Group

2

ForApprove Share Consolidation 3

ForAmend Articles of Association with Respect to Voting on the Variation of Rights Attached to Classes of Shares

4

ForAuthorise Shares for Market Purchase 5

ForApprove the Director Securities Purchase Proposal

6

ForApprove Employee Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

7

Class A Meeting (Class A Shares)

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 8

ForAmend Articles of Association with Respect to Voting on the Variation of Rights Attached to Classes of Shares

9

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

This is a duplicate meeting created for ballots received via Broadridge North American Ballot Distribution System

General Meeting (Class A and B Shares)

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 1

ForApprove Management and Allocation Policies Relating to the Liberty Global Group and LiLAC Group

2

ForApprove Share Consolidation 3

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Liberty Global plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAmend Articles of Association with Respect to Voting on the Variation of Rights Attached to Classes of Shares

4

ForAuthorise Shares for Market Purchase 5

ForApprove the Director Securities Purchase Proposal

6

ForApprove Employee Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

7

Class A Meeting (Class A Shares)

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 8

ForAmend Articles of Association with Respect to Voting on the Variation of Rights Attached to Classes of Shares

9

OMG plc

Meeting Date: 02/24/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: OMG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForReappoint BDO LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Nicholas Bolton as Director 4

ForRe-elect David Deacon as Director 5

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

6

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

7

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 8

Carclo plc

Meeting Date: 02/25/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CAR

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Carclo plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Cancellation of Share Premium Account and Capital Redemption Reserve of the Company

For

Anglo Pacific Group plc

Meeting Date: 02/26/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: APF

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Capital Raising For

ForApprove Acquisition of the Narrabri Royalty 2

ForAmend Articles of Association 3

APC Technology Group plc

Meeting Date: 02/26/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: APC

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForRe-elect Mark Robinson as Director 2

ForElect Richard Hodgson as Director 3

ForElect Andrew Shortis as Director 4

ForReappoint Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

5

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

6

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

7

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Gooch & Housego plc

Meeting Date: 02/26/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GHH

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Gareth Jones as Director 4

ForRe-elect Mark Webster as Director 5

ForElect Alex Warnock as Director 6

ForRe-elect Andrew Boteler as Director 7

ForRe-elect Paul Heal as Director 8

ForRe-elect Peter Bordui as Director 9

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

10

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

11

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 14

Zytronic plc

Meeting Date: 02/26/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ZYT

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect Tudor Davies as Director 3

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Zytronic plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

4

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

5

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

6

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 7

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect Tudor Davies as Director 3

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

4

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

5

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

6

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 7

Dunelm Group plc

Meeting Date: 03/02/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: DNLM

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Return of Capital to Shareholders

For

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForApprove Matters Relating to the Return of Capital to Shareholders

1

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First Derivatives plc

Meeting Date: 03/03/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FDP

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising

For

SSP Group PLC

Meeting Date: 03/03/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SSPG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForElect Vagn Sorensen as Director 4

ForElect John Barton as Director 5

ForElect Kate Swann as Director 6

ForElect Jonathan Davies as Director 7

ForElect Ian Dyson as Director 8

ForElect Denis Hennequin as Director 9

ForElect Per Franzen as Director 10

ForAppoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

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SSP Group PLC

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Off-Market Purchase of Deferred Shares

17

Approve Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 18

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

19

The Sage Group plc

Meeting Date: 03/03/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SGE

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect Donald Brydon as Director 3

ForRe-elect Neil Berkett as Director 4

ForRe-elect Drummond Hall as Director 5

ForRe-elect Steve Hare as Director 6

ForRe-elect Jonathan Howell as Director 7

ForElect Stephen Kelly as Director 8

ForElect Inna Kuznetsova as Director 9

ForRe-elect Ruth Markland as Director 10

ForAppoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForApprove Remuneration Report 13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

ForApprove Performance Share Plan 18

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The Sage Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect Donald Brydon as Director 3

ForRe-elect Neil Berkett as Director 4

ForRe-elect Drummond Hall as Director 5

ForRe-elect Steve Hare as Director 6

ForRe-elect Jonathan Howell as Director 7

ForElect Stephen Kelly as Director 8

ForElect Inna Kuznetsova as Director 9

ForRe-elect Ruth Markland as Director 10

ForAppoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForApprove Remuneration Report 13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

15

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 16

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17

ForApprove Performance Share Plan 18

The Local Shopping REIT plc

Meeting Date: 03/04/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: LSR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

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The Local Shopping REIT plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Stephen East as Director 3

ForRe-elect Steven Faber as Director 4

ForRe-elect Nicholas Vetch as Director 5

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

6

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

7

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

8

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 9

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

10

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

Meeting Date: 03/06/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MRW

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Confirm the Payment of the Dividends; Authorise Off-Market Purchase; and Authorise the Directors to Enter into a Deed of Release

For

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc

Meeting Date: 03/17/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BRCI

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Dividend Policy 3

ForElect Dr Carol Bell as Director 4

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BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Michael Merton as Director 5

ForRe-elect Jonathan Ruck Keene as Director 6

ForRe-elect Ed Warner as Director 7

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 8

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

9

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

10

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

11

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 12

ForApprove Tender Offer 13

ForApprove Tender Offer 14

Domino Printing Sciences plc

Meeting Date: 03/18/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DNO

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Peter Byrom as Director 5

ForRe-elect Sir Mark Wrightson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Sir David Brown as Director 7

ForRe-elect Christopher Brinsmead as Director 8

ForRe-elect Nigel Bond as Director 9

ForRe-elect Andrew Herbert as Director 10

ForElect Sucheta Govil as Director 11

ForElect Rachel Hurst as Director 12

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Domino Printing Sciences plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 13

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

14

ForApprove Deferred Bonus Plan 15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

17

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 18

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

19

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2

ForApprove Remuneration Report 3

ForApprove Final Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Peter Byrom as Director 5

ForRe-elect Sir Mark Wrightson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Sir David Brown as Director 7

ForRe-elect Christopher Brinsmead as Director 8

ForRe-elect Nigel Bond as Director 9

ForRe-elect Andrew Herbert as Director 10

ForElect Sucheta Govil as Director 11

ForElect Rachel Hurst as Director 12

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 13

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

14

ForApprove Deferred Bonus Plan 15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

16

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

17

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 18

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Domino Printing Sciences plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

19

Microgen plc

Meeting Date: 03/18/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MCGN

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Return of Value to Shareholders

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

2

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

3

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of New Ordinary Shares

4

Schroder Absolute Return Fund - Schroder UK Absolute Target Fund

Meeting Date: 03/18/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: N/A

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Changes to the Fund's Investment Objective and Policy, Fund's Name, Performance Fee Methodology and Hedged Share Classes

For

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForApprove Changes to the Fund's Investment Objective and Policy, Fund's Name, Performance Fee Methodology and Hedged Share Classes

1

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The 600 Group plc

Meeting Date: 03/18/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SIXH

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issuance of New Warrants with Pre-emptive Rights

For

ForAuthorise Issuance of New Warrants without Pre-emptive Rights

2

Chemring Group plc

Meeting Date: 03/19/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CHG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForElect Michael Flowers as Director 4

ForRe-elect Peter Hickson as Director 5

ForRe-elect Steve Bowers as Director 6

ForRe-elect Sarah Ellard as Director 7

ForRe-elect Andy Hamment as Director 8

ForRe-elect Ian Much as Director 9

ForRe-elect Nigel Young as Director 10

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 11

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 15

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Chemring Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

16

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

Meeting Date: 03/19/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CRST

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect William Rucker as Director 3

ForRe-elect Stephen Stone as Director 4

ForRe-elect Patrick Bergin as Director 5

ForRe-elect Jim Pettigrew as Director 6

ForRe-elect Pam Alexander as Director 7

ForAppoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

8

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

9

ForApprove Remuneration Report 10

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

11

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

12

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 13

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

14

Persimmon plc

Meeting Date: 03/19/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PSN

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Persimmon plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Return of Cash to Shareholders

For

Safestore Holdings plc

Meeting Date: 03/19/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SAFE

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForAppoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 3

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

4

ForApprove Final Dividend 5

ForRe-elect Alan Lewis as Director 6

ForRe-elect Keith Edelman as Director 7

ForRe-elect Frederic Vecchioli as Director 8

ForRe-elect Andy Jones as Director 9

ForRe-elect Ian Krieger as Director 10

ForElect Joanne Kenrick as Director 11

ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 15

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

16

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President Energy plc

Meeting Date: 03/20/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PPC

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Capital Raising

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising

2

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

3

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

4

Blackstar Group SE

Meeting Date: 03/23/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: BLCK

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Times Media Group Limited and a 22.9 Percent Interest in Kagiso Tiso Holdings Proprietary Limited

For

ForApprove Increase in Authorised Share Capital 2

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity in Connection with the Acquisition

3

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

4

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 5

ForAmend the Restated Management Incentive Scheme

6

ForApprove Change of Company Name to Tiso Blackstar Group SE

7

ForApprove Migration of the Company's Primary Listing from the AIM Market to the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange and Secondary Listing from the AltX to the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

8

ForElect Nkululeko Sowazi as Director 9

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Blackstar Group SE

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForElect David Adomakoh as Director 10

Low & Bonar plc

Meeting Date: 03/24/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: LWB

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect Martin Flower as Director 3

ForRe-elect Steve Hannam as Director 4

ForElect Brett Simpson as Director 5

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 6

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

7

ForApprove Remuneration Report 8

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

9

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

10

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

11

Wynnstay Group plc

Meeting Date: 03/24/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: WYN

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

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Wynnstay Group plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect James McCarthy as Director 3

ForRe-elect Bryan Roberts as Director 4

ForElect Howell Richards as Director 5

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

6

ForApprove Scrip Dividend Program 7

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

8

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

9

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 10

Hiscox Ltd

Meeting Date: 03/25/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: HSX

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Return of Capital to Shareholders

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

2

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

3

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of New Ordinary Shares

4

RM plc

Meeting Date: 03/25/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RM.

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

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RM plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForApprove Final Dividend 2

ForRe-elect John Poulter as Director 3

ForRe-elect Lord Andrew Adonis as Director 4

ForRe-elect David Brooks as Director 5

ForRe-elect Iain McIntosh as Director 6

ForRe-elect Patrick Martell as Director 7

ForRe-elect Deena Mattar as Director 8

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 9

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

10

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 11

ForApprove Remuneration Report 12

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

13

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

14

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 15

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

16

Aviva plc

Meeting Date: 03/26/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: AV.

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Friends Life Group Limited

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Shares Pursuant to the Acquisition

2

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForApprove Acquisition of Friends Life Group Limited

1

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Aviva plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Issue of Shares Pursuant to the Acquisition

2

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc

Meeting Date: 03/26/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: THRG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Lord Crispin Latymer as Director 4

ForRe-elect Eric Stobart as Director 5

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 6

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

7

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

8

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

9

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 10

Friends Life Group Limited

Meeting Date: 03/26/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FLG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Acquisition of Friends Life Group Limited by Aviva plc

For

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Friends Life Group Limited

Meeting Date: 03/26/2015

Meeting Type: Court Ticker: FLG

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

Court Meeting

ForApprove Scheme of Arrangement 1

St. Modwen Properties plc

Meeting Date: 03/27/2015

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SMP

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

AgainstApprove Remuneration Report 2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForElect Ian Bull as Director 4

ForRe-elect Steve Burke as Director 5

ForRe-elect Kay Chaldecott as Director 6

ForRe-elect Simon Clarke as Director 7

ForRe-elect Michael Dunn as Director 8

ForRe-elect Lesley James as Director 9

ForRe-elect Richard Mully as Director 10

ForRe-elect Bill Oliver as Director 11

ForRe-elect Bill Shannon as Director 12

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 13

ForAuthorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

14

ForApprove Acquisition by the Company of 12.5 Percent of the Issued Share Capital of Branston Properties Ltd

15

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

16

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St. Modwen Properties plc

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

17

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 18

ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

19

Serco Group plc

Meeting Date: 03/30/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SRP

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Rights Issue

For