General Meeting of the Company

A General Meeting of the Company was held at 8th Floor, 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7QR at 12.00 noon on Monday 8 February 2010.

The purpose of the General Meeting was to seek shareholder approval for the adoption of the Collins Stewart plc 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (“2010 LTIP”).

A copy of the Circular can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:

Circular to Shareholders and Notice of General Meeting

Copies of this document are available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Issued Shares and Voting Rights

As at 20 January 2010 (being the last business day prior to the publication of the Notice of General Meeting) the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 248,112,117 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each.

Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 20 January 2010 were 248,112,117.

Results of General Meeting: