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RNS Number : 4654H  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
(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   NUMBER OF VOTES  % AGAINST  TOTAL SHARES VOTED  % OF ISC VOTED  NUMBER OF VOTES

FOR
AGAINST
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  254,703,304      99.68   814,357          0.32       255,517,661         91.32%          8,746
           less than 14 days clear notice.

 

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  NUMBER OF VOTES  % AGAINST  TOTAL SHARES VOTED  % OF ISC VOTED  NUMBER OF VOTES

FOR
AGAINST
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

CMC Markets
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Roy Tooley, Company Secretary

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