Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2840P

Ashmore Group PLC

15 October 2021

 

Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")

15 October 2021

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the "Board") is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held earlier today all resolutions were duly passed on a poll. All of the resolutions are accordingly declared as carried. Resolutions 5, 6, 7 and 8, relating to the re-election of Independent Non-Executive Directors, are carried by a majority of votes cast by both Independent Shareholders as well as by a majority of votes cast by all shareholders.

The results of the poll on each resolution were as follows:  

		FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN*	TOTAL VOTE	% age of total votes in favour
	Resolution Number	No. of Votes	No. of Votes	No. of Votes
1	To receive and adopt the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2021	613,189,969	773,132	1,527,091	613,963,101	99.87
2	To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2021 of 12.1 pence per Ordinary Share	614,489,092	999,132	1,968	615,488,224	99.84
3	To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director	612,940,079	2,545,695	4,418	615,485,774	99.59
4	To re-elect Tom Shippey as a Director	612,946,373	2,540,401	3,418	615,486,774	99.59
5	To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (all shareholders)	597,771,811	17,716,413	1,968	615,488,224	97.12
5	To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director  (independent shareholders)	376,402,922	17,716,413	1,968	394,119,335	95.50
6	To re-elect David Bennett as a Director (all shareholders)	589,956,127	21,214,164	4,319,901	611,170,291	96.53
6	To re-elect David Bennett as a Director (independent shareholders)	368,587,238	21,214,164	4,319,901	389,801,402	94.56
7	To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (all shareholders)	588,906,997	26,581,227	1,968	615,488,224	95.68
7	To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (independent shareholders)	367,538,108	26,581,227	1,968	394,119,335	93.26
8	To elect Helen Beck as a Director (all shareholders)	615,439,291	48,356	2,545	615,487,647	99.99
8	To elect Helen Beck as a Director (independent shareholders)	394,070,402	48,356	2,545	394,118,758	99.99
9	To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2021	464,123,556	114,108,503	37,258,133	578,232,059	80.27
10	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	525,079,487	90,403,598	7,107	615,483,085	85.31
11	To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors	611,139,717	4,345,498	4,977	615,485,215	99.29
12	To authorise political donations and political expenditure	602,525,151	12,952,573	12,468	615,477,724	97.90
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	612,044,872	3,443,352	1,968	615,488,224	99.44
14	To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights  up to 35,637,040 shares**	615,411,305	70,919	7,968	615,482,224	99.99
15	To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights  up to a further  35,637,040 shares**	603,829,709	11,652,515	7,968	615,482,224	98.11
16	To authorise market purchases of shares**	613,266,834	2,144,993	78,365	615,411,827	99.65
17	To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code ***	366,106,679	14,724,433	13,290,191	380,831,112	96.13
18	To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting**	607,045,213	8,442,747	2,232	615,487,960	98.63

*   A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

**  Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

***  Mark Coombs has not voted on Resolution 17 as an interested party

Ashmore Group PLC's Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is 549300U3L59WB4YI2X12

In accordance with LR 9.6.2R, copies of resolutions concerning special business passed at the Annual General Meeting today, have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's national storage mechanism. This document will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

For further details, please contact:

Alexandra Autrey

Group Company Secretary

Ashmore Group plc

61 Aldwych

London WC2B 4AE

(T) [phone]

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