REG - Ashmore Group Plc - Result of AGM

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15/10/2021 15:45

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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) +44 (0)20 3077 6142
 
 
 
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