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RNS Number : 5659Q  Ashmore Group PLC  18 October 2023

Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")

18 October 2023

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")

 

The Board of Ashmore Group plc 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, 8
and 9, relating to the election and 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                                                                     No. of Votes  No. of Votes  No. of Votes

 1    To receive and adopt the report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023   579,076,136   275           1,778,890     579,076,411  100.00

 2    To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2023 of 12.1 pence per  579,462,596   1,391,681     1,024         580,854,277  99.76
      Ordinary Share
 3    To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director                                          580,802,028   44,115        9,158         580,846,143  99.99
 4    To re-elect Tom Shippey as a Director                                          580,746,708   99,435        9,158         580,846,143  99.98
 5    To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (all shareholders)                     575,736,381   3,567,233     1,551,687     579,303,614  99.38
 5    To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (independent shareholders)             353,300,846   3,567,233     1,551,687     356,868,079  99.00
 6    To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director (all shareholders)                        574,647,536   6,198,415     9,350         580,845,951  98.93
 6    To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director (independent shareholders)                352,212,001   6,198,415     9,350         358,410,416  98.27
 7    To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (all shareholders)                  564,992,903   15,853,048    9,350         580,845,951  97.27
 7    To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (independent shareholders)          342,557,368   15,853,048    9,350         358,410,416  95.58
 8    To re-elect Shirley Garrood as a Director (all shareholders)                   578,487,003   2,358,948     9,350         580,845,951  99.59
 8    To re-elect Shirley Garrood as a Director (independent shareholders)           356,051,468   2,358,948     9,350         358,410,416  99.34
 9    To elect Thuy Dam as a Director (all shareholders)                             580,839,495   8,994         6,812         580,848,489  100.00
 9    To elect Thuy Dam as a Director (independent shareholders)                     358,403,960   8,994         6,812         358,412,954  100.00
 10   To approve the remuneration policy                                             477,407,150   66,158,484    37,289,667    543,565,634  87.83
 11   To approve the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2023             505,993,326   37,591,318    37,270,657    543,584,644  93.08
 12   To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors                                       579,276,909   1,571,180     7,212         580,848,089  99.73
 13   To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of the     580,812,606   16,110        26,585        580,828,716  100.00
      auditors
 14   To authorise political donations and political expenditure                     569,930,037   10,915,364    9,900         580,845,401  98.12
 15   To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                     566,729,134   14,101,376    24,791        580,830,510  97.57
 16   To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights up to 35,637,040        573,752,340   7,078,310     24,651        580,830,650  98.78
      shares**
 17   To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights up to a further         568,203,346   12,627,304    24,651        580,830,650  97.83
      35,637,040 shares**
 18   To authorise market purchases of shares**                                      570,362,942   10,390,594    101,765       580,753,536  98.21
 19   To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the     344,863,998   11,942,016    1,613,752     356,806,014  96.65
      Takeover Code***
 20   To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an annual general  573,026,372   7,806,056     22,873        580,832,428  98.66
      meeting**

 

* 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 19 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 AGM 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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Ashmore Group plc

Paul Measday

Investor Relations     +44 (0)20 3077 6278

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