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SchrodersVoting, October – December 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.

Vote Summary ReportReporting Period: 10/01/2015 to 12/31/2015

Synergy Health plc

Meeting Date: 10/02/2015

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SYR

Proposal Number Proposal Text

Vote Instruction

This is a Fourth Call Meeting Originally Held on 11 March 2015

ForApprove Matters Relating to the Combination of Synergy Health plc with New Steris Limited

1

Synergy Health plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: SYR


Vote Instruction

This is a Fourth Call Meeting Originally Held on 11 March 2015

Court Meeting

ForModify the Long Stop Date of the Scheme; Approve Scheme of Arrangement

1

Victoria plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: VCP


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


Hargreaves Services plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HSP


Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

ForApprove Directors' Corporate Governance and Remuneration Reports

2

ForApprove Final Dividend 3

ForRe-elect Iain Cockburn as Director 4

ForRe-elect Kevin Dougan as Director 5

ForElect Nigel Halkes as Director 6

ForReappoint KPMG 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

ForAuthorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 11

Latchways plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LTC


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Cash Acquisition of Latchways plc by MSA UK Holdings Limited

For

Latchways plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: LTC


Latchways plc


Vote Instruction

Court Meeting

ForApprove Scheme of Arrangement 1

Hellermanntyton Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: HTY


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Cash Acquisition of HellermannTyton Group plc by Delphi Automotive plc

For

Hellermanntyton Group plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: HTY


Vote Instruction

Court Meeting


IG Group Holdings plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: IGG


Vote Instruction


For




Vote Instruction

ForApprove Remuneration Report 2


ForRe-elect Andy Green as Director 4

ForRe-elect Peter Hetherington as Director 5

ForRe-elect Christopher Hill as Director 6

ForRe-elect Stephen Hill as Director 7

ForRe-elect Jim Newman as Director 8

ForRe-elect Sam Tymms as Director 9

ForElect June Felix as Director 10

ForElect Malcom Le May as Director 11

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

12

ForAuthorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

13


14


15


ForAuthorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice

17


Vote Instruction

ForAccept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

1



ForRe-elect Andy Green as Director 4

ForRe-elect Peter Hetherington as Director 5

ForRe-elect Christopher Hill as Director 6

ForRe-elect Stephen Hill as Director 7

ForRe-elect Jim Newman as Director 8

ForRe-elect Sam Tymms as Director 9




Vote Instruction

ForElect June Felix as Director 10

ForElect Malcom Le May as Director 11


12


13


14


15



17

Mattioli Woods plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MTW


Vote Instruction


For

ForRe-elect Ian Mattioli as Director 2

ForRe-elect Joanne Lake as Director 3

ForRe-elect John Redpath as Director 4

ForReappoint Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP as Auditors

5


6



8


9


Raven Russia Ltd


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: RUS


Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Pursuant to the Tender Offer

For

Renishaw plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RSW


Vote Instruction


For

AgainstApprove Remuneration Report 2


AgainstRe-elect Sir David McMurtry as Director 4

AgainstRe-elect John Deer as Director 5

AgainstRe-elect Ben Taylor as Director 6

AgainstRe-elect Allen Roberts as Director 7

AgainstRe-elect Geoff McFarland as Director 8

AgainstRe-elect David Grant as Director 9

AgainstRe-elect Carol Chesney as Director 10

AgainstRe-elect John Jeans as Director 11

AgainstElect Kath Durrant as Director 12



14



The Rank Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RNK


Vote Instruction


For



ForElect Chris Bell as Director 4

ForElect Susan Hooper as Director 5

ForRe-elect Henry Birch as Director 6

ForRe-elect Ian Burke as Director 7

ForRe-elect Clive Jennings as Director 8

ForRe-elect Lord Kilmorey as Director 9

ForRe-elect Owen O'Donnell as Director 10

ForRe-elect Tim Scoble as Director 11

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 12


13


ForAuthorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure

15


16

ForElect Chris Bell as Independent Director 17

ForElect Susan Hooper as Independent Director 18

ForRe-elect Lord Kilmorey as Independent Director

19

ForRe-elect Owen O'Donnell as Independent Director

20

ForRe-elect Tim Scoble as Independent Director 21

McBride plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MCB


McBride plc


Vote Instruction


For


ForElect Rik De Vos as Director 3

ForElect Christopher Smith as Director 4

ForRe-elect Iain Napier as Director 5

ForRe-elect Stephen Hannam as Director 6

ForRe-elect Neil Harrington as Director 7

ForRe-elect Sandra Turner as Director 8


9


10


11


12

ForApprove Bonus Issue of B Shares 13


14



16

Photo-Me International plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PHTM


Vote Instruction


For




Photo-Me International plc


Vote Instruction



5

ForRe-elect Serge Crasnianski as Director 6

ForRe-elect Francoise Coutaz-Replan as Director 7

ForRe-elect Jean-Marcel Denis as Director 8

ForRe-elect Yitzhak Apeloig as Director 9


10


11


Ashmore Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ASHM


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Mark Coombs as Director 3

ForRe-elect Tom Shippey as Director 4

ForRe-elect Nick Land as Director 5

ForRe-elect Simon Fraser as Director 6

ForRe-elect Dame Anne Pringle as Director 7

ForElect David Bennett as Director 8

ForElect Peter Gibbs as Director 9




12


13


Ashmore Group plc


Vote Instruction


14


15


ForApprove Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 17


18

ForApprove Ashmore Executive Omnibus Plan 2015

19


Vote Instruction


1


ForRe-elect Mark Coombs as Director 3

ForRe-elect Tom Shippey as Director 4

ForRe-elect Nick Land as Director 5

ForRe-elect Simon Fraser as Director 6

ForRe-elect Dame Anne Pringle as Director 7

ForElect David Bennett as Director 8

ForElect Peter Gibbs as Director 9




12


13


14


15




18


Ashmore Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForApprove Ashmore Executive Omnibus Plan 2015

19

BHP Billiton plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BLT


Vote Instruction


For


ForAuthorise the Risk and Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

3


4


5


ForApprove Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes

7

ForApprove Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes

8

ForApprove Grant of Awards under the Group's Short and Long Term Incentive Plans to Andrew Mackenzie

9

ForAmend BHP Billiton Limited Constitution Re: DLC Dividend Share

10

ForAmend Articles of Association Re: DLC Dividend Share

11

ForAmend DLC Structure Sharing Agreement Re: DLC Dividend Share

12

ForAmend BHP Billiton Limited Constitution Re: Simultaneous General Meetings

13

ForAmend Articles of Association Re: Simultaneous General Meetings

14

ForElect Anita Frew as Director 15

ForRe-elect Malcolm Brinded as Director 16

ForRe-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director 17


BHP Billiton plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Pat Davies as Director 18

ForRe-elect Carolyn Hewson as Director 19

ForRe-elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director 20

ForRe-elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director 21

ForRe-elect Wayne Murdy as Director 22

ForRe-elect John Schubert as Director 23

ForRe-elect Shriti Vadera as Director 24

ForRe-elect Jac Nasser as Director 25


Vote Instruction


1


ForAuthorise the Risk and Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

3


4


5


ForApprove Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes

7

ForApprove Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes

8

ForApprove Grant of Awards under the Group's Short and Long Term Incentive Plans to Andrew Mackenzie

9

ForAmend BHP Billiton Limited Constitution Re: DLC Dividend Share

10

ForAmend Articles of Association Re: DLC Dividend Share

11

ForAmend DLC Structure Sharing Agreement Re: DLC Dividend Share

12

ForAmend BHP Billiton Limited Constitution Re: Simultaneous General Meetings

13

ForAmend Articles of Association Re: Simultaneous General Meetings

14

ForElect Anita Frew as Director 15


BHP Billiton plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Malcolm Brinded as Director 16

ForRe-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director 17

ForRe-elect Pat Davies as Director 18

ForRe-elect Carolyn Hewson as Director 19

ForRe-elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director 20

ForRe-elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director 21

ForRe-elect Wayne Murdy as Director 22

ForRe-elect John Schubert as Director 23

ForRe-elect Shriti Vadera as Director 24

ForRe-elect Jac Nasser as Director 25

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SLS


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect David Woods as Director 4

ForRe-elect Carol Ferguson as Director 5

ForRe-elect Allister Langlands as Director 6

ForRe-elect Donald MacDonald as Director 7

ForRe-elect Lynn Ruddick as Director 8

ForReappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

9


10


11



Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust plc


Vote Instruction

ForAuthorise Directors to Sell or Transfer Out of Treasury Ordinary Shares for Cash

13

ForApprove Tender Offers 14


15

The Alumasc Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ALU


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Andrew Magson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Jon Pither as Director 5

ForRe-elect Philip Gwyn as Director 6

ForRe-elect Richard Saville as Director 7

ForReappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

8


9


10


The Go-Ahead Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GOG




Vote Instruction


For

ForApprove Remuneration Policy 2



ForRe-elect Andrew Allner as Director 5

ForRe-elect Katherine Innes Ker as Director 6

ForRe-elect Nick Horler as Director 7

ForRe-elect Adrian Ewer as Director 8

ForRe-elect David Brown as Director 9

ForRe-elect Keith Down as Director 10

ForAppoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 11


12


13


14

ForApprove Long Term Incentive Plan 15


16



18


Vote Instruction


1




ForRe-elect Andrew Allner as Director 5




Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Katherine Innes Ker as Director 6

ForRe-elect Nick Horler as Director 7

ForRe-elect Adrian Ewer as Director 8

ForRe-elect David Brown as Director 9

ForRe-elect Keith Down as Director 10



12


13


14



16



18

CF Odey Investment Funds- CF Odey Opus Fund


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: N/A


Vote Instruction

1 Amend Instrument of Association For

City of London Investment Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CTY


City of London Investment Trust plc


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Philip Remnant as Director 3

ForRe-elect David Brief as Director 4

ForRe-elect Simon Barratt as Director 5

ForRe-elect Richard Hextall as Director 6

ForRe-elect Martin Morgan as Director 7

ForElect Samantha Wren as Director 8


9


10


11


12


ForAuthorise Market Purchase of the Preferred Stock

14


15

Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DPH


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Michael Redmond as Director 4


Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Ian Page as Director 5

ForRe-elect Anne-Francoise Nesmes as Director 6

ForRe-elect Anthony Griffin as Director 7

ForRe-elect Ishbel Macpherson as Director 8

ForRe-elect Dr Christopher Richards as Director 9

ForRe-elect Julian Heslop as Director 10

ForAppoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

11


12


13


14



16

ForAdopt New Articles of Association 17

Hargreaves Lansdown plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HL.


Vote Instruction


For



3


4

ForRe-elect Mike Evans as Director 5

ForRe-elect Ian Gorham as Director 6

ForRe-elect Chris Barling as Director 7

ForRe-elect Stephen Robertson as Director 8


Hargreaves Lansdown plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Shirley Garrood as Director 9

For Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares

10


11


12


13

Kromek Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: KMK


Vote Instruction


For

ForElect Sir Peter Williams as Director 2

ForRe-elect Arnab Basu as Director 3

ForRe-elect Graeme Speirs as Director 4

ForRe-elect Brian Tanner as Director 5

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 6


7


8


9


Brooks Macdonald Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BRK


Brooks Macdonald Group plc


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Andrew Shepherd as Director 4

ForRe-elect Nicholas Holmes as Director 5

ForRe-elect Simon Wombwell as Director 6

ForReappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

7


8


9


Clinigen Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CLIN


Vote Instruction


For


ForElect Martin Abell as Director 3

ForRe-elect Peter Allen as Director 4

ForRe-elect Peter George as Director 5


6


7


8


Clinigen Group plc


Vote Instruction


9


10

ForApprove Increase in the Annual Limit of Directors' Fees

11

Murray Income Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MUT


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Neil Honebon as Director 4

ForRe-elect David Woods as Director 5

ForRe-elect Jean Park as Director 6

ForRe-elect Donald Cameron as Director 7

ForRe-elect Neil Rogan as Director 8



10


11


12


Melrose Industries plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MRO




Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Introduction of a New Holding Company

For

ForApprove Matters Relating to the Share Capital Reduction

2

ForApprove Matters Relating to the Issuance of B Shares

3

ForApprove Matters Relating to the Return of Capital to Shareholders

4

ForApprove Share Capital Reorganisation 5



Meeting Type: Court Ticker: MRO


Vote Instruction

Court Meeting


Murgitroyd Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MUR


Vote Instruction


For



ForElect Dr Christopher Masters as Director 4

ForElect John Reid as Director 5

ForElect Gordon Stark as Director 6


Murgitroyd Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Mark Kemp-Gee as Director 7

ForRe-elect Graham Murnane as Director 8


9

Redde plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: REDD


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Mark McCafferty as Director 3

ForRe-elect John Davies as Director 4

ForRe-elect Stephen Oakley as Director 5



7


8


9


Amlin plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: AML


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Cash Offer for Amlin plc by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited

For


Amlin plc


Vote Instruction

ForAmend Articles of Association 2

Amlin plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: AML


Vote Instruction

Court Meeting


Jupiter European Opportunities Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JEO


Vote Instruction


For



ForElect Lord Lamont of Lerwick as Director 4

ForRe-elect Hugh Priestley as Director 5

ForRe-elect Philip Best as Director 6

ForRe-elect Alexander Darwall as Director 7

ForRe-elect Andrew Sutch as Director 8

ForRe-elect John Wallinger as Director 9



11

ForApprove Increase in the Maximum Aggregate Fees Payable to Directors

12




Vote Instruction


13

AgainstAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

14



16

Empiric Student Property plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ESP


Vote Instruction


For



ForAppoint BDO LLP as Auditors 4


5

ForElect Paul Hadaway as Director 6

ForElect Timothy Attlee as Director 7

ForElect Michael Enright as Director 8

ForElect Baroness Dean as Director 9

ForElect Jim Prower as Director 10

ForElect Alexandra Mackesy as Director 11

ForElect Stephen Alston as Director 12


13


14


ForApprove Company Share Option Plan 16


17


Koovs plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: KOOV


Vote Instruction

1 Re-elect Lord Waheed Alii as Director For

ForRe-elect Roy Naismith as Director 2

ForRe-elect Robert Bready as Director 3

ForRe-elect Anant Nahata as Director 4

ForRe-elect Baroness Gail Rebuck as Director 5

ForRe-elect Emily Sheffield as Director 6

ForRe-elect Mary Turner as Director 7



9


10


11

Ricardo plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RCDO


Vote Instruction


For



3


4

ForElect Laurie Bowen as Director 5

ForRe-elect Ian Gibson as Director 6


Ricardo plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Ian Lee as Director 7

ForRe-elect Terry Morgan as Director 8

ForRe-elect Dave Shemmans as Director 9

ForRe-elect Peter Gilchrist as Director 10

ForRe-elect Mark Garrett as Director 11



13


14



16

Sky plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SKY


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Nick Ferguson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Jeremy Darroch as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andrew Griffith as Director 6

ForRe-elect Tracy Clarke as Director 7

ForRe-elect Martin Gilbert as Director 8

ForRe-elect Adine Grate as Director 9

ForRe-elect Dave Lewis as Director 10

ForRe-elect Matthieu Pigasse as Director 11

ForRe-elect Andy Sukawaty as Director 12


Sky plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Chase Carey as Director 13

ForRe-elect James Murdoch as Director 14

ForReappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

15


16


17


18


19


Vote Instruction


1



ForRe-elect Nick Ferguson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Jeremy Darroch as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andrew Griffith as Director 6

ForRe-elect Tracy Clarke as Director 7


ForRe-elect Adine Grate as Director 9

ForRe-elect Dave Lewis as Director 10

ForRe-elect Matthieu Pigasse as Director 11

ForRe-elect Andy Sukawaty as Director 12

ForRe-elect Chase Carey as Director 13

ForRe-elect James Murdoch as Director 14


15


16


17


Sky plc


Vote Instruction


18


19

Abcam plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ABC


Vote Instruction


For





5

ForElect Mara Aspinall as Director 6

ForElect Sue Harris as Director 7

ForRe-elect Murray Hennessy as Director 8

ForRe-elect Jonathan Milner as Director 9

ForRe-elect Alan Hirzel as Director 10

ForRe-elect Jeff Iliffe as Director 11

ForRe-elect Jim Warwick as Director 12

ForRe-elect Anthony Martin as Director 13

ForRe-elect Louise Patten as Director 14

ForRe-elect Michael Ross as Director 15

AgainstApprove 2015 Share Option Plan 16


17


18



Abcam plc


Vote Instruction


1





5

ForElect Mara Aspinall as Director 6

ForElect Sue Harris as Director 7

ForRe-elect Murray Hennessy as Director 8

ForRe-elect Jonathan Milner as Director 9

ForRe-elect Alan Hirzel as Director 10

ForRe-elect Jeff Iliffe as Director 11

ForRe-elect Jim Warwick as Director 12

ForRe-elect Anthony Martin as Director 13

ForRe-elect Louise Patten as Director 14

ForRe-elect Michael Ross as Director 15

AgainstApprove 2015 Share Option Plan 16


17


18


Development Securities plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: DSC


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Change of Company Name to U and I Group plc

For


Wilmington plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: WIL


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Mark Asplin as Director 4

ForRe-elect Pedro Ros as Director 5

ForRe-elect Anthony Foye as Director 6

ForRe-elect Charles Brady as Director 7

ForRe-elect Derek Carter as Director 8

ForRe-elect Nathalie Schwarz as Director 9

ForElect Paul Dollman as Director 10


11


12


13


14



16

ForApprove Increase in the Aggregate of Fees Payable to Non-executive Directors

17

Revolution Bars Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RBG


Revolution Bars Group plc


Vote Instruction


For




ForElect Keith Edelman as Director 5

ForElect Michael Shallow as Director 6

ForElect Mark McQuater as Director 7

ForElect Sean Curran as Director 8

ForAppoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 9


10


11


12


13



15

DX (Group) plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DX.


Vote Instruction


For




4


DX (Group) plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Ian Pain Director 5


6


7


Redrow plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RDW


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Steve Morgan as Director 3

ForRe-elect John Tutte as Director 4

ForRe-elect Barbara Richmond as Director 5

ForRe-elect Debbie Hewitt as Director 6

ForRe-elect Nick Hewson as Director 7

ForRe-elect Liz Peace as Director 8

ForElect Sir Michael Lyons as Director 9


10



12


13


14


Barratt Developments plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BDEV


Vote Instruction


For



ForApprove Special Cash Payment 4

ForRe-elect John Allan as Director 5

ForRe-elect David Thomas as Director 6

ForRe-elect Steven Boyes as Director 7

ForRe-elect Mark Rolfe as Director 8

ForRe-elect Richard Akers as Director 9

ForRe-elect Tessa Bamford as Director 10

ForRe-elect Nina Bibby as Director 11



13

ForApprove EU Political Donations and Expenditure

14

ForApprove Deferred Bonus Plan 15


16


17



19


Vote Instruction


1



Barratt Developments plc


Vote Instruction


ForApprove Special Cash Payment 4

ForRe-elect John Allan as Director 5

ForRe-elect David Thomas as Director 6

ForRe-elect Steven Boyes as Director 7

ForRe-elect Mark Rolfe as Director 8

ForRe-elect Richard Akers as Director 9


ForRe-elect Nina Bibby as Director 11



13

ForApprove EU Political Donations and Expenditure

14

ForApprove Deferred Bonus Plan 15


16


17



19

Strategic Equity Capital plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SEC


Vote Instruction


For




ForRe-elect Richard Hills as Director 5


Strategic Equity Capital plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Josephine Dixon as Director 6

ForRe-elect Sir Clive Thompson as Director 7

ForElect Richard Locke as Director 8



10

ForApprove Continuation of Company as Investment Trust

11


12


13


J D Wetherspoon plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JDW


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Tim Martin as Director 4

ForRe-elect John Hutson as Director 5

ForRe-elect Su Cacioppo as Director 6

ForRe-elect Debra van Gene as Director 7

ForRe-elect Elizabeth McMeikan as Director 8

ForRe-elect Sir Richard Beckett as Director 9

ForRe-elect Mark Reckitt as Director 10

ForElect Ben Whitley as Director 11


12

ForApprove Deferred Bonus Scheme 13


J D Wetherspoon plc


Vote Instruction


14



16



18

Kier Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: KIE


Vote Instruction


For



ForElect Justin Atkinson as Director 4

ForElect Nigel Brook as Director 5

ForElect Bev Dew as Director 6

ForElect Nigel Turner as Director 7

ForElect Claudio Veritiero as Director 8

ForRe-elect Kirsty Bashforth as Director 9

ForRe-elect Richard Bailey as Director 10

ForRe-elect Amanda Mellor as Director 11

ForRe-elect Haydn Mursell as Director 12

ForRe-elect Phil White as Director 13

ForRe-elect Nick Winser as Director 14


15


16


Kier Group plc


Vote Instruction


17


18

ForApprove Sharesave Scheme 2016 19


20

Galliford Try plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GFRD


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Greg Fitzgerald as Director 4

ForRe-elect Ken Gillespie as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andrew Jenner as Director 6

ForRe-elect Ishbel Macpherson as Director 7

ForRe-elect Terry Miller as Director 8

ForRe-elect Graham Prothero as Director 9

ForElect Gavin Slark as Director 10

ForElect Peter Truscott as Director 11

ForElect Peter Ventress as Director 12


13


14


15


16

ForApprove Savings Related Share Option Plan 17


Galliford Try plc


Vote Instruction


18



20

Telford Homes plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TEF


Vote Instruction


For


2


3


4

Trinity Mirror plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TNI


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Ordinary Shares in the Capital of Local World Holdings Limited Not Already Owned by the Company

For

Impellam Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: IPEL


Impellam Group plc


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Interim Dividend For


Scapa Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SCPA


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Approval of the Value Creation Plan

For

Craneware plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CRW


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect George Elliott as Director 3

ForRe-elect Ron Verni as Director 4

ForRe-elect Neil Heywood as Director 5

ForRe-elect Keith Neilson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Craig Preston as Director 7

ForRe-elect Colleen Blye as Director 8

ForRe-elect Russ Rudish as Director 9



Craneware plc


Vote Instruction


11


12


13


14


Eagle Eye Solutions Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: EYE


Vote Instruction


For

ForRe-elect Phill Blundell as Director 2

ForRe-elect Bill Currie as Director 3

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

4


5

ForAmend the Company's Share Option Schemes 6


7

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JMG


Vote Instruction


For


JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc


Vote Instruction




ForRe-elect Sarah Arkle as Director 5

ForRe-elect Anatole Kaletsky as Director 6

ForRe-elect Nigel Kenny as Director 7

ForElect Richard Laing as Director 8

ForRe-elect Percy Mistry as Director 9

ForElect Andrew Page as Director 10

ForRe-elect Alan Saunders as Director 11


12


13


14


ForApprove Increase in the Maximum Aggregate Fees Payable to Directors

16

Smiths Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SMIN


Vote Instruction


For




ForRe-elect Bruno Angelici as Director 5

ForRe-elect Sir George Buckley as Director 6

ForRe-elect Tanya Fratto as Director 7


Smiths Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Anne Quinn as Director 8

ForRe-elect Bill Seeger as Director 9

ForRe-elect Sir Kevin Tebbit as Director 10

ForElect Chris O'Shea as Director 11

ForElect Andrew Reynolds Smith as Director 12


13


14


15


16



18


19

ForApprove Sharesave Scheme 20



Vote Instruction


1




ForRe-elect Bruno Angelici as Director 5

ForRe-elect Sir George Buckley as Director 6

ForRe-elect Tanya Fratto as Director 7

ForRe-elect Anne Quinn as Director 8

ForRe-elect Bill Seeger as Director 9

ForRe-elect Sir Kevin Tebbit as Director 10

ForElect Chris O'Shea as Director 11


Smiths Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForElect Andrew Reynolds Smith as Director 12


13


14


15


16



18


19

ForApprove Sharesave Scheme 20


Jupiter US Smaller Companies plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JUS


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Gordon Grender as Director 3

ForRe-elect Norman Bachop as Director 4

ForRe-elect Peter Barton as Director 5

ForRe-elect Clive Parritt as Director 6

ForElect Lisa Booth as Director 7


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10


Jupiter US Smaller Companies plc


Vote Instruction


11



13


Close Brothers Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CBG


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Strone Macpherson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Preben Prebensen as Director 5

ForRe-elect Stephen Hodges as Director 6

ForRe-elect Jonathan Howell as Director 7

ForRe-elect Elizabeth Lee as Director 8

ForRe-elect Oliver Corbett as Director 9

ForRe-elect Geoffrey Howe as Director 10

ForRe-elect Lesley Jones as Director 11

ForRe-elect Bridget Macaskill as Director 12



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16



Close Brothers Group plc


Vote Instruction


18

Genus plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GNS


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Bob Lawson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Karim Bitar as Director 5

ForRe-elect Stephen Wilson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Nigel Turner as Director 7

ForRe-elect Mike Buzzacott as Director 8

ForRe-elect Duncan Maskell as Director 9

ForRe-elect Lykele van der Broek as Director 10


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12


13



15

JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JEMI


JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust plc


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Andrew Hutton as Director 4

ForRe-elect Sarah Fromson as Director 5

ForRe-elect Richard Robinson as Director 6

ForElect Caroline Gulliver as Director 7


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9


10



12

Lonmin plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LMI


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Capital Reorganisation For


ForAuthorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with the Bapo BEE Placing

3

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity in Connection with the Proposed Rights Issue

4

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with the Proposed Rights Issue and the Bapo BEE Placing

5


Earthport plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: EPO


Vote Instruction


For

ForRe-elect Terry Williams as Director 2

ForRe-elect Mohit Davar as Director 3

ForRe-elect Chris Cowlard as Director 4

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

5


6


7

Just Retirement Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JRG


Vote Instruction


For




ForRe-elect Tom Cross Brown as Director 5

ForRe-elect Keith Nicholson as Director 6

ForRe-elect Kate Avery as Director 7

ForRe-elect Michael Deakin as Director 8

ForElect Steve Melcher as Director 9

ForRe-elect James Fraser as Director 10

ForRe-elect Rodney Cook as Director 11


Just Retirement Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Simon Thomas as Director 12

ForRe-elect Shayne Deighton as Director 13



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20

The Cayenne Trust plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TCT


Vote Instruction

First General Meeting

ForApprove Matters Relating to the Scheme of Reconstruction

1

Dunelm Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DNLM


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Will Adderley as Director 3


Dunelm Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect David Stead as Director 4

ForElect John Browett as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andy Harrison as Director 6

ForRe-elect Andy Harrison as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

7

ForRe-elect Marion Sears as Director 8

ForRe-elect Marion Sears as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

9

ForRe-elect Simon Emeny as Director 10

ForRe-elect Simon Emeny as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

11

ForRe-elect Liz Doherty as Director 12

ForRe-elect Liz Doherty as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

13

ForElect William Reeve as Director 14

ForElect William Reeve as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

15

ForElect Peter Ruis as Director 16

ForElect Peter Ruis as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

17




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23


AgainstApprove Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 25

ForAmend 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan 26

ForApprove Share Award Agreement Between the Company and Keith Down

27



29


Dunelm Group plc


Vote Instruction


1


ForRe-elect Will Adderley as Director 3

ForRe-elect David Stead as Director 4

ForElect John Browett as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andy Harrison as Director 6

ForRe-elect Andy Harrison as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

7

ForRe-elect Marion Sears as Director 8

ForRe-elect Marion Sears as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

9

ForRe-elect Simon Emeny as Director 10

ForRe-elect Simon Emeny as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

11

ForRe-elect Liz Doherty as Director 12

ForRe-elect Liz Doherty as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

13

ForElect William Reeve as Director 14

ForElect William Reeve as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

15

ForElect Peter Ruis as Director 16

ForElect Peter Ruis as Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

17




20


21


22


23


AgainstApprove Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 25


Dunelm Group plc


Vote Instruction

ForAmend 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan 26

ForApprove Share Award Agreement Between the Company and Keith Down

27



29

Ladbrokes plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LAD


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Merger of Certain Businesses of Gala Coral Group Limited with the Company

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Shares in Connection with the Merger and the Playtech Issue

2



President Energy plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PPC


Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity with and without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Loan Restructuring

For


2


3


Regenersis plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RGS


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Jog Dhody as Director 4

ForElect Frank Blin as Director 5

ForElect Pat Clawson as Director 6

ForElect Ian Powell as Director 7

ForElect Tom Skelton as Director 8



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11


12


City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CYN


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Geoffrey Burns as Director 4

ForRe-elect Adrian Collins as Director 5


City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Richard Prickett as Director 6

ForRe-elect Alun Evans as Director 7

ForElect Helen Green as Director 8

ForReappoint KPMG Audit LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

9


10


11


12



14

James Halstead plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JHD


Vote Instruction


For


AbstainRe-elect Geoffrey Halstead as Director 3

ForRe-elect Mark Halstead as Director 4

ForReappoint BDO LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

5

ForApprove Scrip Dividend Program 6


7


8



James Halstead plc


Vote Instruction


1


AbstainRe-elect Geoffrey Halstead as Director 3

ForRe-elect Mark Halstead as Director 4

ForReappoint BDO LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

5

ForApprove Scrip Dividend Program 6


7


8


Pan African Resources plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PAF


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Hester Hickey as Member of the Audit Committee

3

AgainstRe-elect Keith Spencer as Member of the Audit Committee

4

ForRe-elect Thabo Mosololi as Member of the Audit Committee

5


ForRe-elect Keith Spencer as Director 7

ForRe-elect Cobus Loots as Director 8

ForElect Deon Louw as Director 9


Pan African Resources plc


Vote Instruction


10


11


Bango plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: BGO


Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Placing

For

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

2

The Cayenne Trust plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TCT


Vote Instruction

Second General Meeting

ForApprove Voluntary Winding Up; Appoint and Remunerate John Milsom and Alan Graham as Liquidators; and Authorise Liquidators to Carry Out the Winding Up

1

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AAS


Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc


Vote Instruction


For



ForApprove Special Dividend 4

ForRe-elect Nigel Cayzer as Director 5


ForRe-elect Haruko Fukuda as Director 7


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9


10



12

UTV Media plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: UTV


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Disposal of UTV Television For

Wolseley plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: WOS


Wolseley plc


Vote Instruction


For





ForRe-elect John Daly as Director 6

ForRe-elect Gareth Davis as Director 7

ForRe-elect Pilar Lopez as Director 8

ForRe-elect John Martin as Director 9

ForRe-elect Ian Meakins as Director 10

ForRe-elect Alan Murray as Director 11

ForRe-elect Frank Roach as Director 12

ForRe-elect Darren Shapland as Director 13

ForRe-elect Jacqueline Simmonds as Director 14



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17


18


19





Meeting Type: Special Ticker: JEO




Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

For

Associated British Foods plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ABF


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Emma Adamo as Director 4

ForRe-elect John Bason as Director 5

ForRe-elect Ruth Cairnie as Director 6

ForRe-elect Timothy Clarke as Director 7

ForRe-elect Javier Ferran as Director 8

ForElect Wolfhart Hauser as Director 9

ForRe-elect Charles Sinclair as Director 10

ForRe-elect Peter Smith as Director 11

ForRe-elect George Weston as Director 12

ForAppoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 13


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17


Associated British Foods plc


Vote Instruction


1



ForRe-elect Emma Adamo as Director 4

ForRe-elect John Bason as Director 5

ForRe-elect Ruth Cairnie as Director 6

ForRe-elect Timothy Clarke as Director 7

ForRe-elect Javier Ferran as Director 8

ForElect Wolfhart Hauser as Director 9

ForRe-elect Charles Sinclair as Director 10

ForRe-elect Peter Smith as Director 11

ForRe-elect George Weston as Director 12

ForAppoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 13


14


15


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17

The Character Group plc


Meeting Type: Written Consent Ticker: CCT


Vote Instruction

Written Consent

ForAuthorise the Company to Send or Supply Documents or Information to Shareholders via Company's Website

1


Eclectic Bar Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BAR


Vote Instruction


For


ForElect Luke Johnson as Director 3

ForElect Paul Viner as Director 4



6


7


8

Schroder Emerging Markets Fund


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: N/A


Vote Instruction

1 Amend the Trust Deed; Increase or Introduce the Minimum Levels of Fees Payable to the Administrator and Trustee; Change the Investment Adviser of the Fund

For


Vote Instruction

ForAmend the Trust Deed; Increase or Introduce the Minimum Levels of Fees Payable to the Administrator and Trustee; Change the Investment Adviser of the Fund

1


International Biotechnology Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: IBT


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Alan Clifton as Director 3

ForRe-elect Dr Veronique Bouchet as Director 4

ForElect Caroline Gulliver as Director 5


6


7


8


9


10



12

Bellway plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BWY


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect John Watson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Ted Ayres as Director 5


Bellway plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Keith Adey as Director 6

ForRe-elect Mike Toms as Director 7

ForRe-elect John Cuthbert as Director 8

ForRe-elect Paul Hampden Smith as Director 9

ForRe-elect Denise Jagger as Director 10



12


13


14


ForAuthorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice

16

MJ Gleeson plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GLE


Vote Instruction


For


ForElect Stefan Allanson as Director 3

ForRe-elect Dermot Gleeson as Director 4

ForRe-elect Jolyon Harrison as Director 5

ForRe-elect Ross Ancell as Director 6

ForRe-elect Christopher Mills as Director 7

ForRe-elect Colin Dearlove as Director 8


9



MJ Gleeson plc


Vote Instruction


11


12



14

River and Mercantile Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RIV


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Paul Bradshaw as Director 4

ForRe-elect James Barham as Director 5

ForRe-elect Jack Berry as Director 6

ForRe-elect Angela Crawford-Ingle as Director 7

ForRe-elect Mike Faulkner as Director 8

ForRe-elect Kevin Hayes as Director 9

ForRe-elect Robin Minter-Kemp as Director 10

ForRe-elect Jonathan Punter as Director 11

ForRe-elect Peter Warry as Director 12

ForReappoint BDO LLP as Auditors 13


14


15


16

ForApprove Save As You Earn Option Scheme 17


River and Mercantile Group plc


Vote Instruction


18


19

LMS Capital plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LMS


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Tender Offer For


bwin.party digital entertainment plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: BPTY


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Offer for bwin.party digital entertainment plc by GVC Holdings plc

For

bwin.party digital entertainment plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: BPTY


Vote Instruction

Court Meeting



Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: EFM


Vote Instruction


For



ForRe-elect Allan McKenzie as Director 4

ForRe-elect Kathryn Langridge as Director 5

ForRe-elect Peter Maynard as Director 6

ForRe-elect Iain McLaren as Director 7



9


10


11


12


ForAuthorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice

14

Fidelity Special Values plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FSV


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect Lynn Ruddick as Director 3


Fidelity Special Values plc


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Andy Irvine as Director 4

ForRe-elect Sharon Brown as Director 5

ForElect Dean Buckley as Director 6

ForElect Nigel Foster as Director 7

ForRe-elect Nicky McCabe as Director 8




11


12


13


The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SST


Vote Instruction


For


ForRe-elect James Ferguson as Director 3

ForRe-elect Alexandra Mackesy as Director 4

ForRe-elect Dr Janet Morgan as Director 5


6



8


9



The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc


Vote Instruction


11

Johnson Matthey plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: JMAT


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Special Dividend; Approve Share Consolidation

For


NCC Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: NCC


Vote Instruction


For


2

British Empire Trust PLC


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BTEM


Vote Instruction


For



British Empire Trust PLC


Vote Instruction

ForRe-elect Strone Macpherson as Director 3

ForRe-elect Steven Bates as Director 4

ForRe-elect Andrew Robson as Director 5

ForRe-elect Susan Noble as Director 6

ForRe-elect Nigel Rich as Director 7



9



11


12


Management Consulting Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MMC


Vote Instruction

1 Approve Disposal of the Target Business For

ForAmend the Restricted Share Plans 2

AgainstApprove Grant of Bonus to Nicholas Stagg and Christopher Povey

3

JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JFJ


Vote Instruction


For


JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc


Vote Instruction




ForRe-elect Alan Barber as Director 5

ForRe-elect Andrew Fleming as Director 6

ForRe-elect Keith Percy as Director 7

ForRe-elect Sir Stephen Gomersall as Director 8

ForElect Christopher Samuel as Director 9


10


11


12


Findel plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FDL


Vote Instruction

Shareholder Proposal

AgainstElect Benjamin Gardener, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board

1

CentralNic Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CNIC


Vote Instruction


For


CentralNic Group plc


Vote Instruction


2

Digital Barriers plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: DGB


Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity in Connection with the Acquisition

For

ForAuthorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with the Acquisition

2

Partnership Assurance Group plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: PA.


Vote Instruction

This is a Second Call Meeting Originally Held on 26 November 2015

Court Meeting
