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Ashmore Group plc
27 October 2010
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
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The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held earlier today all resolutions were duly passed on a poll. All of the resolutions are accordingly declared as carried.
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For information, the proxy votes received were as follows:
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FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN* | TOTAL VOTE | % age Total of Votes in Favour | % age Total of votes against | |
Resolution Number | No. of Votes Β | No. of Votes Β | No. of Votes Β | |||
1. To receive and adopt the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2011 | 568,326,808 | Β Β Β 1,832,682 | Β Β Β 0 | Β Β Β 570,159,490 | Β Β Β 99.68 | Β Β Β 0.32 |
2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2010 of 10.34 pence per Ordinary Share | 570,159,490 | Β Β 0 | Β Β 28 | Β Β 570,159,490 | Β Β 100.00 | Β Β 0 |
3. To re-elect Michael Benson as a Director | 563,153,938 | Β 7,004,124 | Β 0 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 98.77 | Β 1.23 |
4. To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director | 570,033,212 | Β 126,250 | Β 28 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 99.98 | Β 0.02 |
5. To re-elect Graeme Dell as a Director | 570,033,212 | Β 126,250 | Β 28 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 99.98 | Β 0.02 |
6. To re-elect Nick Land as a Director | 552,972,746 | Β 15,701,473 | Β 1,485,270 | Β 570,159,590 | Β 97.24 | Β 2.76 |
7. To re-elect Jonathan Asquith as a Director | 554,657,989 | Β 15,501,473 | Β 28 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 97.28 | Β 2.72 |
8. To re-elect Melda Donnelly as a Director | 563,201,414 | Β 6,956,648 | Β 28 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 98.78 | Β 1.22 |
9. To approve the Remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2011 | 506,678,881 | Β Β Β 27,356,699 | Β Β Β 36,123,908 | Β Β Β 570,159,488 | Β Β Β 94.88 | Β Β Β 5.12 |
10. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors | 558,115,146 | Β Β 12,042,943 | Β Β 0 | Β Β 570,159,489 | Β Β 97.89 | Β Β 2.11 |
11. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors | 560,535,123 | Β Β Β 7,768,350 | Β Β Β 1,856,017 | Β Β Β 570,159,490 | Β Β Β 98.63 | Β Β Β 1.37 |
12. To authorise political donations and political expenditure | 569,547,999 | Β 605,141 | Β 6,350 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 99.89 | Β 0.11 |
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 565,567,689 | Β 2,452,977 | Β 2,138,824 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 99.57 | Β 0.43 |
14. To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights ** | 569,873,577 | Β 328 | Β 284,185 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 99.99 | Β 0.01 |
15. To authorise market purchases of shares** | 569,872,227 | Β 28 | Β 285,835 | Β 570,159,490 | Β 99.99 | Β 0.01 |
16. To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code *** | 207,760,513 | Β Β 62,401,302 | Β Β 1,423,475 | Β Β 271,585,290 | Β Β 76.90 | Β Β 23.10 |
17. To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting** | 564,428,771 | Β Β Β 5,729,369 | Β Β Β 1,350 | Β Β Β 570,159,490 | Β Β Β 99.00 | Β Β Β 1.00 |
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* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
** Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
*** Mark Coombs has not voted on Resolution 16 as an interested party
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The above summary of proxy votes will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.ashmoregroup.com.
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For further details, please contact :
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Michael Perman
Company Secretary
Ashmore Group plc
61, Aldwych
London WC2B 4AE
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(T) 020 3077 6190
(F) 020 3077 6001
(E) michael.perman@ashmoregroup.com
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