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Ashmore Group PLC
22 October 2015
Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")
22 October 2015
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, 8 and 9,
relating to the 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
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Resolution Number No. of Votes No. of No. of Votes % age
Votes of total
Votes
in Favour
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1. To receive and
adopt the Report
and Accounts for
the year ended
30 June 2015 542,747,699 801 75,599 542,748,500 100.00%
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2. To declare a
final dividend
for the year ended
30 June 2015 of
12.1 pence per
Ordinary Share 542,763,583 0 60,516 542,763,583 100.00%
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3. To re-elect
Mark Coombs as
a Director 542,743,834 18,223 62,042 542,762,057 100.00%
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4. To re-elect
Tom Shippey as
a Director 542,743,834 18,223 62,042 542,762,057 100.00%
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5. To re-elect
Nick Land as a
Director (all shareholders) 542,653,520 108,537 62,042 542,762,057 99.98%
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5.To re-elect Nick
Land as a Director
(independent shareholders) 255,770,629 108,537 62,042 255,879,166 99.96%
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6. To re-elect
Simon Fraser as
a Director (all
shareholders) 542,481,511 280,546 62,042 542,762,057 99.95%
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6. To re-elect
Simon Fraser as
a Director (independent
shareholders) 255,598,620 280,546 62,042 255,879,166 99.89%
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7. To re-elect
Dame Anne Pringle
as a Director (all
shareholders) 542,726,183 33,874 64,042 542,760,057 99.99%
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7. To re-elect
Dame Anne Pringle
as a Director (independent
shareholders) 255,843,292 33,874 64,042 255,877,166 99.99%
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8. To elect David
Bennett as a Director
(all shareholders) 542,740,079 21,978 62,042 542,762,057 100.00%
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8. To elect David
Bennett as a Director
(independent shareholders) 255,857,188 21,978 62,042 255,879,166 99.99%
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9. To elect Peter
Gibbs as a Director
(all shareholders) 542,735,783 26,274 62,042 542,762,057 100.00%
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9. To elect Peter
Gibbs as a Director
(independent shareholders) 255,852,892 26,274 62,042 255,879,166 99.99%
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10. To approve
the Remuneration
Report for the
year ended 30 June
2015 483,099,146 55,485,785 4,239,168 538,584,931 89.70%
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11. To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as auditors 539,833,388 2,928,220 62,491 542,761,608 99.46%
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12. To authorise
the Directors to
agree the remuneration
of the auditors 542,734,649 28,511 60,939 542,763,160 99.99%
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13. To authorise
political donations
and political expenditure 541,979,616 766,646 77,837 542,746,262 99.86%
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14. To authorise
the Directors to
allot shares 542,693,954 65,958 64,187 542,759,912 99.99%
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15. To authorise
the dis-application
of pre-emption
rights ** 540,477,520 2,276,495 70,084 542,754,015 99.58%
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16. To authorise
market purchases
of shares** 542,754,657 3,323 66,119 542,757,980 100.00%
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17. To approve
the renewal of
the waiver of the
obligation under
Rule 9 of the Takeover
Code *** 182,997,870 67,925,570 291,900,659 250,923,440 72.93%
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18. To reduce the
notice period for
general meetings
other than an Annual
General Meeting** 536,509,336 3,431,198 2,883,565 539,940,534 99.36%
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19. To approve
the adoption of
the Ashmore Executive
Omnibus Plan 2015 463,504,577 59,451,444 19,868,078 522,956,021 88.63%
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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 17 as an interested party
With effect from the conclusion of the annual general
meeting:
1. Michael Benson has retired from the Board and Peter Gibbs has been appointed Chairman
2. Simon Fraser has been appointed as the Senior Independent Director
3. The following are the memberships of the Ashmore Board Committees
Audit and Risk Remuneration Nominations
David Bennett (Chairman) Simon Fraser (Chairman) Peter Gibbs (Chairman)
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Simon Fraser Peter Gibbs Simon Fraser
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Dame Anne Pringle Dame Anne Pringle David Bennett
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David Bennett
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In keeping with best practice, Ashmore regularly engages with
its major shareholders on a range of matters. Prior to the AGM the
Company consulted with a number of shareholders and proxy advisor
bodies to discuss the business being proposed at the Company's AGM,
and to understand the reasons for shareholders voting against any
particular resolution, such as Resolution 17. The Board is kept
informed of, and assesses any shareholder feedback relating to such
matters.
The above summary of proxy votes will shortly be available on
the Company's website, www.ashmoregroup.com.
For further details, please contact:
Michael Perman
Company Secretary
Ashmore Group plc
61, Aldwych
London WC2B 4AE
(T) +44 (0)20 3077 6190
(F) +44 (0)20 3077 6001
(E) michael.perman@ashmoregroup.com
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