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RNS Number : 8855X  CMC Markets Plc  25 July 2024

CMC MARKETS PLC

RESULTS OF 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2024 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 2024
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 2024                         249,777,693      100.00  1,555            0.00       249,779,248         89.27%          1,815,908
 2         To approve the Director's Remuneration Report                                246,628,111      98.03   4,952,918        1.97       251,581,029         89.91%          14,127
 3         To approve the Director's remuneration policy                                246,995,625      98.18   4,584,923        1.82       251,580,548         89.91%          14,608
 4         Approval of CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan                           249,753,100      99.29   1,787,534        0.71       251,540,634         89.90%          54,522
 5         To declare a final dividend of 7.3 pence per ordinary share                  251,591,710      100.00  0                0.00       251,591,710         89.91%          3,446
 6         To elect  Albert Soleiman as a Director                                      251,151,247      99.83   424,111          0.17       251,575,358         89.91%          19,798
 7         To re-elect  Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director                                251,226,493      99.86   346,946          0.14       251,573,439         89.91%          21,717
 8         To re-elect  David Fineberg as a Director                                    251,164,397      99.84   406,194          0.16       251,570,591         89.91%          24,565
 9         To re-elect  Clare Francis as a Director                                     248,056,739      98.60   3,516,094        1.40       251,572,833         89.91%          22,323
 10        To re-elect  Sarah Ing as a Director                                         246,361,051      97.93   5,209,540        2.07       251,570,591         89.91%          24,565
 11        To re-elect Matthew Lewis as a Director                                      251,160,871      99.84   409,568          0.16       251,570,439         89.91%          24,717
 12        To re- elect James Richards as a director                                    240,862,373      95.74   10,708,218       4.26       251,570,591         89.91%          24,565
 13        To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director                                     248,033,349      98.59   3,537,242        1.41       251,570,591         89.91%          24,565
 14        To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company                         251,566,221      99.99   21,179           0.01       251,587,400         89.91%          7,756
 15        To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the  251,573,295      100.00  12,254           0.00       251,585,549         89.91%          9,607
           auditor
 16        To authorise the Company to make political donations                         251,435,372      99.94   148,416          0.06       251,583,788         89.91%          11,368
 17        To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                   251,106,458      99.82   462,275          0.18       251,568,733         89.91%          26,423
 18        General disapplication of pre-emption rights                                 251,503,500      99.99   20,011           0.01       251,523,511         89.89%          71,645
 19        Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights                              249,741,918      99.29   1,781,112        0.71       251,523,030         89.89%          72,126
 20        Authority of Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares             248,129,942      98.63   3,455,224        1.37       251,585,166         89.91%          9,990
 21        General Meetings other than the Annual General Meeting to be called on not   250,728,217      99.66   860,599          0.34       251,588,816         89.91%          6,340
           less than 14 days clear notice.

 

 

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 9,10 and 13 and 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
 9         To re-elect Clare Francis as a Director   68,126,833       95.09  3,516,094        4.91       71,642,927          25.60%          22,323
 10        To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director       66,431,145       92.73  5,209,540        7.27       71,640,685          25.60%          24,565
 13        To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director  68,103,443       95.06  3,537,242        4.94       71,640,685          25.60%          24,565

 

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
23 July 2024 was 279,815,463.

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's
AGM, a dividend of 7.3  pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company
for the financial year ended 31 March 2024 shall be paid on 9 August 2024 to
those shareholders registered at the close of business on 12 July 2024 (the
record date).

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

CMC Markets
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(0) 20 7170 8200

Roy Tooley, Company Secretary

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