REG - CMC Markets Plc - Result of AGM

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25/07/2019 15:20

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CMC Markets Plc
25 July 2019
 


CMC MARKETS PLC
LEI: 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07
ISIN: GB00B14SKR37 
 
 
RESULTS OF 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
CMC Markets plc (LSE: CMCX, "the Company"), a leading global provider of online retail trading, announces that at the Company's 2019 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today at the Company's offices at 133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 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 www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
A summary of the poll results in respect of each resolution is set out below.
 
 
 
On behalf of the Board:
Jonathan Bradshaw

Company Secretary

25 July 2019



 
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25 JULY 2019
VOTING RESULTS
 



 Resolution 


NUMBER OF VOTES

FOR


% FOR


NUMBER OF VOTES

AGAINST


% AGAINST


TOTAL SHARES VOTED


% OF ISC VOTED


NUMBER OF VOTES

WITHHELD




1


Receive accounts for year ended 31-Mar-19


262,757,840


100.00%


6,277


0.00%


262,764,117


90.89%


58,895




2


Declare dividend of 0.68p per ordinary share


262,821,118


100.00%


1,895


0.00%


262,823,013


90.91%


0




3


To re-elect James Richards as a Director


262,486,919


99.87%


333,192


0.13%


262,820,111


90.91%


2,902




4


To re-elect Peter Cruddas as a Director


262,678,677


99.95%


141,434


0.05%


262,820,111


90.91%


2,902




5


To re-elect David Fineberg as a Director


262,630,482


99.93%


189,629


0.07%


262,820,111


90.91%


2,902




6


To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director


262,617,248


99.92%


203,069


0.08%


262,820,317


90.91%


2,696




7


To re-elect Clare Salmon as a Director


255,679,586


97.28%


7,140,730


2.72%


262,820,316


90.91%


2,696




8


To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director


262,617,915


99.92%


202,196


0.08%


262,820,111


90.91%


2,902




9


Re-appointment of PwC as auditor


262,818,905


100.00%


1,913


0.00%


262,820,818


90.91%


2,195




10


Authority to set Remuneration of auditor


262,798,419


99.99%


21,187


0.01%


262,819,606


90.91%


3,407




11


To approve Directors' Remuneration Report


241,509,072


91.89%


21,305,426


8.11%


262,814,498


90.91%


8,514




12


Authority for Directors to allot shares


262,575,258


99.91%


243,876


0.09%


262,819,134


90.91%


3,879




13


Dis-application of pre-emption rights


262,758,195


99.98%


61,971


0.02%


262,820,166


90.91%


2,667




14


Authority to allot equity securities in certain circumstances for specific transactions


262,770,639


99.98%


48,495


0.02%


262,819,134


90.91%


3,879




15


Authority for the Company to purchase own ordinary shares


256,273,447


97.52%


6,527,922


2.48%


262,801,369


90.91%


21,643




16


Authority to call a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 days notice


262,012,791


99.69%


808,327


0.31%


262,821,118


90.91%


1,895







 
 
The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 3 and 6 to 8, 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 re-elect James Richards as a Director


88,337,181


99.62%


333,192


0.38%


88,670,373


30.67%


2,902




6


To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director


88,467,510


99.77%


203,069


0.23%


88,670,579


30.67%


2,696




7


To re-elect Clare Salmon as a Director


81,529,848


91.95%


7,140,730


8.05%


88,670,578


30.67%


2,696




8


To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director


88,468,177


99.77%


202,196


0.23%


88,670,373


30.67%


2,902















 
 
 
 
Notes: 
1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld.
2. Total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the AGM = 289,091,700.
3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 0.68 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2019 shall be paid on 6 September 2019 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 2 August 2019 (the record date).
 




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