Ashmore Regulatory News (ASHM)

31 Oct 2007 16:52

Ashmore Group PLC31 October 2007 Ashmore Group plc 31 October 2007 Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that atthe AGM of the Company held this morning, all of the resolutions proposed in theNotice of Meeting were duly passed on a show of hands, with the exception ofResolution 14, which was passed on a poll. For information, the proxy votes received were as follows: Resolution Total votes for % Total votes % Total votes Votes withheld * against castOrdinary business1 Adoption of report and accounts 610,489,977 99.995 29,000 0.005 610,518,977 1,385,0302 Declaration of dividend 611,814,160 99.999 7,000 0.001 611,821,160 82,8473 Re-election of Michael Benson 609,633,832 99.629 2,270,175 0.371 611,904,007 04 Re-election of Nick Land 609,633,832 99.629 2,270,175 0.371 611,904,007 05 Re-election of Jim Pettigrew This resolution was withdrawn due to the resignation of Jim Pettigrew with effect from 31 October 2007.6 Re-election of Mark Coombs 611,876,007 99.995 28,000 0.005 611,904,007 07 Re-election of Jon Moulton 609,790,245 99.655 2,113,762 0.345 611,904,007 08 Approval of remuneration report 603,472,648 99.723 1,675,774 0.277 605,148,422 6,755,5859 Re-appointment and remuneration of auditors 611,876,631 99.995 28,000 0.005 611,904,631 0Special business10 Authorisation of political donations and political expenditure 607,119,428 99.215 4,805,110 0.785 611,924,538 84,09711 Authority to allot shares 611,897,007 99.999 7,000 0.001 611,904,007 012 Dis-application of pre-emption rights ** 611,897,007 99.999 7,000 0.001 611,904,007 013 Authority to make market purchases ** 611,897,007 99.999 7,000 0.001 611,904,007 014 Approval of renewal of waiver to the obligation of Rule 9 of the Takeover Code (decided by poll) 257,457,938 84.379 47,663,044 15.621 305,120,982 306,783,025***15 Approval of amendments to Ashmore Executive Omnibus Plan 595,443,131 98.696 7,865,936 1.304 603,309,067 8,594,940 Notes: * A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in thecalculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution. ** Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority *** Includes votes of Mark Coombs, who was precluded from voting in respectof this resolution. A summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company'swebsite, www.ashmoregroup.com. For further details, contact the following: Mark Grimwood Company Secretary Ashmore Group plc 20 Bedfordbury London WC2N 4BL (T) 020 7557 4123(F) 020 7557 4141(E) mark.grimwood@ashmoregroup.com END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange