Result of AGM

CMC Markets Plc

27 July 2023

 

CMC MARKETS PLC

RESULTS OF 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today at 133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 were passed by way of a poll.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A summary of the poll results in respect of each resolution is set out below.

Resolution		NUMBER OF VOTES FOR	% FOR	NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST	% AGAINST	TOTAL SHARES VOTED	% OF ISC VOTED	NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023	255,425,694	99.99	12,846	0.01	255,438,540	91.29%	87,867
2	To declare a final dividend of 3.90 pence per ordinary share	255,512,166	100.00	8,291	0.00	255,520,457	91.32%	5,950
3	To elect Clare Francis as a Director	255,455,242	99.98	55,610	0.02	255,510,852	91.31%	15,555
4	To re-elect Susanne Chishti as a Director	254,688,284	99.68	825,088	0.32	255,513,372	91.31%	13,035
5	To re-elect James Richards as a Director	242,447,744	94.96	12,855,433	5.04	255,303,177	91.24%	223,230
6	To re-elect Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director	255,364,045	99.94	147,089	0.06	255,511,134	91.31%	15,273
7	To re-elect David Fineberg as a Director	255,378,453	99.95	130,631	0.05	255,509,084	91.31%	17,323
8	To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director	250,056,196	97.86	5,457,176	2.14	255,513,372	91.31%	13,035
9	To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director	254,688,426	99.68	822,801	0.32	255,511,227	91.31%	15,180
10	To re-elect Euan Marshall as a Director	255,251,186	99.90	258,836	0.10	255,510,022	91.31%	16,385
11	To re-elect Matthew Lewis as a Director	255,282,405	99.91	226,679	0.09	255,509,084	91.31%	17,323
12	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	255,497,338	99.99	19,745	0.01	255,517,083	91.32%	9,324
13	Authority to determine the remuneration of the auditor	255,496,257	99.99	20,144	0.01	255,516,401	91.32%	10,006
14	To approve the Director's Remuneration Report	239,033,843	93.55	16,474,742	6.45	255,508,585	91.31%	17,822
15	Authority for Directors to allot shares	255,059,108	99.82	455,377	0.18	255,514,485	91.32%	11,922
16	General disapplication of pre-emption rights	255,385,313	99.95	119,654	0.05	255,504,967	91.31%	21,440
17	Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	255,177,222	99.87	324,927	0.13	255,502,149	91.31%	24,258
18	Authority of Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares	250,073,581	97.88	5,428,262	2.12	255,501,843	91.31%	24,564
19	General Meetings other than the Annual General Meeting to be called on not less than 14 days clear notice.	254,703,304	99.68	814,357	0.32	255,517,661	91.32%	8,746

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 3, 4, 8 and 9 the result of the 'independent shareholders' vote on the election of independent Non-Executive Directors as follows:

Resolution		NUMBER OF VOTES FOR	% FOR	NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST	% AGAINST	TOTAL SHARES VOTED	% OF ISC VOTED	NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD
3	To elect Clare Francis as a Director	75,525,336	99.93	55,610	0.07	75,580,946	27.01%	15,555
4	To re-elect Susanne Chishti as a Director	74,758,378	98.91	825,088	1.09	75,583,466	27.01%	13,035
8	To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director	70,126,290	92.78	5,457,176	7.22	75,583,466	27.01%	13,035
9	To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director	74,758,520	98.91	822,801	1.09	75,581,321	27.01%	15,180

Notes: 

1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld.

2. The total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the close of business on 25 July 2023 was 279,815,463

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 3.90 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 shall be paid on 11 August 2023 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 14 July 2023 (the record date).

Enquiries

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Roy Tooley, Company Secretary

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