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Ashmore Group PLC
18 October 2023
Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")
18 October 2023
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")
The Board of Ashmore Group plc 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, 8 and 9, relating to the election
and 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 results of the poll on each resolution were as follows:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN* TOTAL VOTE
Resolution No. of Votes No. of Votes No. of Votes % age of total votes in
favour
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To receive and adopt the
report and accounts for
the year ended 30 June
1 2023 579,076,136 275 1,778,890 579,076,411 100.00
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2 To declare a final 579,462,596 1,391,681 1,024 580,854,277 99.76
dividend for the year
ended 30 June 2023 of 12.1
pence per Ordinary Share
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To re-elect Mark Coombs as
3 a Director 580,802,028 44,115 9,158 580,846,143 99.99
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To re-elect Tom Shippey as
4 a Director 580,746,708 99,435 9,158 580,846,143 99.98
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5 To re-elect Clive Adamson 575,736,381 3,567,233 1,551,687 579,303,614 99.38
as a Director (all
shareholders)
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5 To re-elect Clive Adamson 353,300,846 3,567,233 1,551,687 356,868,079 99.00
as a Director (independent
shareholders)
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6 To re-elect Helen Beck as 574,647,536 6,198,415 9,350 580,845,951 98.93
a Director (all
shareholders)
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6 To re-elect Helen Beck as 352,212,001 6,198,415 9,350 358,410,416 98.27
a Director (independent
shareholders)
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7 To re-elect Jennifer 564,992,903 15,853,048 9,350 580,845,951 97.27
Bingham as a Director (all
shareholders)
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7 To re-elect Jennifer 342,557,368 15,853,048 9,350 358,410,416 95.58
Bingham as a Director
(independent shareholders)
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8 To re-elect Shirley 578,487,003 2,358,948 9,350 580,845,951 99.59
Garrood as a Director (all
shareholders)
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8 To re-elect Shirley 356,051,468 2,358,948 9,350 358,410,416 99.34
Garrood as a Director
(independent shareholders)
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9 To elect Thuy Dam as a 580,839,495 8,994 6,812 580,848,489 100.00
Director (all
shareholders)
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9 To elect Thuy Dam as a 358,403,960 8,994 6,812 358,412,954 100.00
Director (independent
shareholders)
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To approve the
10 remuneration policy 477,407,150 66,158,484 37,289,667 543,565,634 87.83
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11 To approve the 505,993,326 37,591,318 37,270,657 543,584,644 93.08
remuneration report for
the year ended 30 June
2023
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12 To appoint Ernst & Young 579,276,909 1,571,180 7,212 580,848,089 99.73
LLP as auditors
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13 To authorise the Audit and 580,812,606 16,110 26,585 580,828,716 100.00
Risk Committee to agree
the remuneration of the
auditors
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14 To authorise political 569,930,037 10,915,364 9,900 580,845,401 98.12
donations and political
expenditure
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15 To authorise the Directors 566,729,134 14,101,376 24,791 580,830,510 97.57
to allot shares
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16 To authorise the 573,752,340 7,078,310 24,651 580,830,650 98.78
dis-application of
pre-emption rights up to
35,637,040 shares**
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17 To authorise the 568,203,346 12,627,304 24,651 580,830,650 97.83
dis-application of
pre-emption rights up to a
further 35,637,040
shares**
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18 To authorise market 570,362,942 10,390,594 101,765 580,753,536 98.21
purchases of shares**
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19 To approve the renewal of 344,863,998 11,942,016 1,613,752 356,806,014 96.65
the waiver of the
obligation under Rule 9 of
the Takeover Code***
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20 To reduce the notice 573,026,372 7,806,056 22,873 580,832,428 98.66
period for general
meetings other than an
annual general meeting**
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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 19 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 AGM 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 information, please contact:
Ashmore Group plc
Paul Measday
Investor Relations +44 (0)20 3077 6278
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