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RNS Number : 4747S  CMC Markets Plc  24 July 2025

CMC MARKETS PLC

RESULTS OF 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2025 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 2025
were passed by way of a poll.

In accordance with Listing Rule UKLR 6.4.2R, 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 2025                         241,836,336      99.99   11,301          0.01       241,847,637         86.43           2,338,367
 2         To approve the Director's Remuneration Report                                220,020,819      90.84   22,191,372      9.16       242,212,191         86.56           1,973,813
 3         To approve the Directors' remuneration policy                                231,857,929      94.95   12,321,599      5.05       244,179,528         87.26           6,476
 4         Approval of CMC Markets plc UK Share Incentive Plan                          244,112,305      99.97   69,336          0.03       244,181,641         87.27           4,363
 5         Approval of CMC Markets plc International Share Incentive Plan               244,108,869      99.97   70,709          0.03       244,179,578         87.26           6,426
 6         To declare a final dividend of 8.3 pence per ordinary share                  244,177,314      99.99   8,690           0.01       244,186,004         87.27           0
 7         To elect Laurence Booth as a Director                                        243,372,622      99.69   764,519         0.31       244,137,141         87.25           48,863
 8         To re-elect    Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director                              241,482,106      99.70   720,412         0.30       242,202,518         86.56           1,983,486
 9         To re-elect Clare Francis as a Director                                      240,662,444      98.59   3,452,485       1.41       244,114,929         87.24           71,075
 10        To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director                                          238,645,869      97.76   5,469,060       2.24       244,114,929         87.24           71,075
 11        To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director                                     236,140,435      97.52   6,004,245       2.48       242,144,680         86.54           2,041,324
 12        To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company                         244,151,707      99.99   33,434          0.01       244,185,141         87.27           863
 13        To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the  244,172,590      99.99   12,551          0.01       244,185,141         87.27           863
           auditor
 14        To authorise the Company to make political donations                         243,951,382      99.91   230,735         0.09       244,182,117         87.27           3,887
 15        To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                   243,298,898      99.64   887,092         0.36       244,185,990         87.27           14
 16        General disapplication of pre-emption rights                                 243,979,617      99.92   205,876         0.08       244,185,493         87.27           511
 17        Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights                              243,976,187      99.91   209,306         0.09       244,185,493         87.27           511
 18        Authority of Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares             242,295,275      99.29   1,739,779       0.71       244,035,054         87.21           150,950
 19        General Meetings other than the Annual General Meeting to be called on not   243,326,423      99.65   858,428         0.35       244,184,851         87.27           1,153
           less than 14 days clear notice.

 

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 9, 10 and 11 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   63,622,622       94.85  3,452,485        5.15       67,075,107          23.97           71,075
 10        To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director       61,606,047       91.85  5,469,060        8.15       67,075,107          23.97           71,075
 11        To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director  59,100,613       90.78  6,004,245        9.22       65,104,858          23.27           2,041,324

 

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
22 July 2025 was 279,815,463.

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's
AGM, a dividend of 8.3 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for
the financial year ended 31 March 2025 shall be paid on 15 August 2025 to
those shareholders registered at the close of business on 11 July 2025 (the
record date).

 

 

 

 

 Enquiries

 CMC Markets plc                +44 (0) 20 7170 8200
 Roy Tooley, Company Secretary
 LEI: 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07

 

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