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Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")
14 October 2022
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the "Board") 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. Resolutions 5, 6, 7 and 8, relating to the re-election of Independent Non-Executive Directors, are carried by a majority of votes cast by both Independent Shareholders as well as by a majority of votes cast by all shareholders.
The Company welcomes the approval by shareholders of its Remuneration Report in resolution 9. However it notes the 21.98% vote against it. The Company has an ongoing programme of engagement with its shareholders and proxy advisers and consequently it is aware of the views held by certain governance teams. This engagement will continue and the Company will provide an update within the next six months, as required by the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018.
The results of the poll on each resolution were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN* | TOTAL VOTE |
% age of total votes in favour | ||
| Resolution Number | No. of Votes
| No. of Votes
| No. of Votes
|
| |
1
| To receive and adopt the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2022 | 591,870,242 | 818,275 | 1,437,438 | 592,688,517 | 99.86 |
2 | To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2022 of 12.1 pence per Ordinary Share | 594,121,795 | 280 | 3,880 | 594,122,075 | 100.00 |
3 | To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director | 589,837,002 | 4,279,260 | 9,693 | 594,116,262 | 99.28 |
4 | To re-elect Tom Shippey as a Director | 589,689,895 | 4,426,367 | 9,693 | 594,116,262 | 99.25 |
5 | To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (all shareholders) | 554,974,977 | 36,759,902 | 2,391,076 | 591,734,879 | 93.79 |
5 | To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (independent shareholders) | 332,911,362 | 36,759,902 | 2,391,076 | 369,671,264 | 90.06 |
6 | To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director (all shareholders) | 537,747,843 | 56,368,418 | 9,694 | 594,116,261 | 90.51 |
6 | To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director (independent shareholders) | 315,684,228 | 56,368,418 | 9,694 | 372,052,646 | 84.85 |
7 | To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (all shareholders) | 562,538,281 | 31,577,981 | 9,693 | 594,116,262 | 94.68 |
7 | To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (independent shareholders) | 340,474,666 | 31,577,981 | 9,693 | 372,052,647 | 91.51 |
8 | To elect Shirley Garrood as a Director (all shareholders) | 593,970,078 | 146,184 | 9,693 | 594,116,262 | 99.98 |
8 | To elect Shirley Garrood as a Director (independent shareholders) | 371,906,463 | 146,184 | 9,693 | 372,052,647 | 99.96 |
9 | To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 | 433,517,825 | 122,140,125 | 38,468,005 | 555,657,950 | 78.02 |
10 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 515,433,165 | 78,688,909 | 3,881 | 594,122,074 | 86.76 |
11 | To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors | 593,939,149 | 179,349 | 7,457 | 594,118,498 | 99.97 |
12 | To authorise political donations and political expenditure | 586,709,880 | 922,456 | 6,493,619 | 587,632,336 | 99.84 |
13 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 591,975,037 | 2,143,461 | 7,457 | 594,118,498 | 99.64 |
14 | To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights up to 35,637,040 shares** | 594,079,265 | 40,410 | 6,280 | 594,119,675 | 99.99 |
15 | To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights up to a further 35,637,040 shares** | 577,443,567 | 16,676,108 | 6,280 | 594,119,675 | 97.19 |
16 | To authorise market purchases of shares** | 583,438,652 | 10,616,931 | 70,372 | 594,055,583 | 98.21 |
17 | To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code *** | 337,066,726 | 17,526,341 | 17,469,274 | 354,593,067 | 95.06 |
18 | To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting** | 582,071,421 | 12,045,137 | 9,397 | 594,116,558 | 97.97 |
* 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 17 as an interested party
Ashmore Group PLC's Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is 549300U3L59WB4YI2X12
In accordance with LR 9.6.2R, copies of resolutions concerning special business passed at the Annual General Meeting today, have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's national storage mechanism. This document will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further details, please contact:
Alexandra Autrey
Group Company Secretary
Ashmore Group plc
61 Aldwych
London WC2B 4AE
(T) +44 (0)20 3077 6142
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