Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0607H

Ashmore Group PLC

30 October 2008

 



Ashmore Group PLC 

30 October 2008 

Ashmore Group plc

30 October 2008

Results of Annual General Meeting ('AGM')

The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the 'Company'), is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held this morning, resolutions 1 to 11 and resolution 13 were duly passed on a show of hands and resolution 12 proposed in the Notice of Meeting was passed on a poll. All of the resolutions are accordingly declared as carried.

For information, the proxy votes received were as follows:

Resolution		Total votes for	%	Total votes against	%	Total votes cast (including abstentions)	Votes withheld *
Ordinary business
1	Adoption of report and accounts
		600,785,860	99.99	22,000	0.01	603,147,865	2,340,005
2	Declaration of dividend
		603,147,865	100.00	0	0.00	603,147,865	0
3	Re-election of Nick Land
		602,314,153	99.86	833,712	0.14	603,147,865	0
4	Re-election of Graeme Dell
		602,518,983	99.90	628,882	0.10	603,147,865	0
5	Re-election of Jonathan Asquith
		602,562,237	99.90	585,628	0.10	603,147,865	0
6	Approval of remuneration report
		534,731,090	89.46	63,024,820	10.54	599,907,410	2,151,500
7	Re-appointment and remuneration of auditors
		551,021,358	92.52	44,571,575	7.48	599,907,409	4,314,476
Special business
8	Authorisation of political donations and political expenditure
		597,792,750	99.68	1,907,685	0.32	599,907,865	207,430
9	Authority to allot shares
		603,147,865	100.00	0	0.00	603,147,865	0
10	Dis-application of pre-emption rights **
		603,147,865	100.00	0	0.00	603,147,865	0
11	Authority to make market purchases of shares **
		603,104,611	99.99	43,254	0.01	603,147,865	0
12	Approval of renewal of waiver to the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code (decided by poll)
		234,334,900	79.42	60,726,778	20.58	297,653,857	2,592,179
13	Approval of new Articles of Association **
		600,637,801	99.80	1,191,360	0.20	603,147,915	1,318,754

Notes: 

*     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

A summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.ashmoregroup.com.

For further details, contact the following:

Michael Perman

Company Secretary

Ashmore Group plc

61, Aldwych

London WC2B 4AE

(T) 020 3077 6190

(F) 020 3077 6100

(E) [e-mail]

 

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