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Ashmore Group PLC
28 October 2010
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Ashmore Group plc
28 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 | WITHHELD* | 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 2010 | 605,078,250 | Β Β Β 534,705 | Β Β Β 0 | Β Β Β 605,612,955 | Β Β Β 99.91 | Β Β Β 0.09 |
2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2010 of 9.34 pence per Ordinary Share | 605,612,955 | Β Β 0 | Β Β 0 | Β Β 605,612,955 | Β Β 100.00 | Β Β 0 |
3. To re-elect Michael Benson as a Director | 591,303,741 | Β 14,309,214 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 97.64 | Β 2.36 |
4. To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director | 603,861,240 | Β 1,751,715 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 99.71 | Β 0.29 |
5. To re-elect Graeme Dell as a Director | 603,861,240 | Β 1,751,715 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 99.71 | Β 0.29 |
6. To re-elect Nick Land as a Director | 589,196,120 | Β 16,416,835 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 97.29 | Β 2.71 |
7. To re-elect Jonathan Asquith as a Director | 589,196,120 | Β 16,416,835 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 97.29 | Β 2.71 |
8. To re-elect Melda Donnelly as a Director | 601,428,400 | Β 4,184,555 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 99.31 | Β 0.69 |
9. To approve the Remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2010 | 536,135,918 | Β Β Β 20,942,451 | Β Β Β 48,534,586 | Β Β Β 557,078,369 | Β Β Β 96.24 | Β Β Β 3.76 |
10. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors | 595,956,441 | Β Β 9,233,110 | Β Β 423,404 | Β Β 605,189,551 | Β Β 98.47 | Β Β 1.53 |
11. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors | 601,528,978 | Β Β 4,081,977 | Β Β 2,000 | Β Β 605,610,955 | Β Β 99.33 | Β Β 0.67 |
12. To authorise political donations and political expenditure | 603,544,384 | Β Β 1,616,653 | Β Β 451,918 | Β Β 605,161,037 | Β Β 99.73 | Β Β 0.27 |
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 604,349,667 | Β 1,000,266 | Β 263,022 | Β 605,349,933 | Β 99.83 | Β 0.17 |
14. To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights ** | 605,602,455 | Β 10,500 | Β 0 | Β 605,612,955 | Β 100.00 | Β 0 |
15. To authorise market purchases of shares** | 603,397,465 | Β 2,212,490 | Β 3,000 | Β 605,609,955 | Β 99.63 | Β 0.37 |
16. To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code *** | 236,805,795 | Β Β 65,787,243 | Β Β 303,019,917 | Β Β 302,593,038 | Β Β 78.26 | Β Β 21.74 |
17. To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting** | 600,699,300 | Β Β 4,464,737 | Β Β 448,918 | Β Β 605,164,037 | Β Β 99.26 | Β Β 0.74 |
18. To adopt the new Articles of Association** | 605,166,037 | Β 0 | Β 446,918 | Β 605,166,037 | Β 100.00 | Β 0 |
19. To approve amendments to the Executive Omnibus Incentive Plan | 582,917,674 | Β Β 22,427,259 | Β Β 268,022 | Β Β 605,344,933 | Β Β 96.30 | Β Β 0.7 |
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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 abstained 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 6100
(E) michael.perman@ashmoregroup.com
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