Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9927Q

Ashmore Group PLC

27 October 2011

 



Ashmore Group plc

27 October 2010

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 earlier today all resolutions were duly passed on a poll. All of the resolutions are accordingly declared as carried.

For information, the proxy votes received were as follows:

	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN*	TOTAL VOTE	% age  Total  of Votes in Favour	% age Total  of votes against
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 2011	568,326,808	1,832,682	0	570,159,490	99.68	0.32
2.  To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2010 of 10.34 pence per Ordinary Share	570,159,490	0	28	570,159,490	100.00	0
3.  To re-elect Michael Benson as a Director	563,153,938	7,004,124	0	570,159,490	98.77	1.23
4.  To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director	570,033,212	126,250	28	570,159,490	99.98	0.02
5.  To re-elect Graeme Dell as a Director	570,033,212	126,250	28	570,159,490	99.98	0.02
6.  To re-elect Nick Land as a Director	552,972,746	15,701,473	1,485,270	570,159,590	97.24	2.76
7.  To re-elect Jonathan Asquith as a Director	554,657,989	15,501,473	28	570,159,490	97.28	2.72
8.  To re-elect Melda Donnelly as a Director	563,201,414	6,956,648	28	570,159,490	98.78	1.22
9.  To approve the Remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2011	506,678,881	27,356,699	36,123,908	570,159,488	94.88	5.12
10.  To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors	558,115,146	12,042,943	0	570,159,489	97.89	2.11
11.  To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors	560,535,123	7,768,350	1,856,017	570,159,490	98.63	1.37
12. To authorise political donations and political expenditure	569,547,999	605,141	6,350	570,159,490	99.89	0.11
13.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	565,567,689	2,452,977	2,138,824	570,159,490	99.57	0.43
14.  To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights **	569,873,577	328	284,185	570,159,490	99.99	0.01
15.  To authorise market purchases of shares**	569,872,227	28	285,835	570,159,490	99.99	0.01
16.  To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code ***	207,760,513	62,401,302	1,423,475	271,585,290	76.90	23.10
17.  To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting**	564,428,771	5,729,369	1,350	570,159,490	99.00	1.00

*              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 16 as an interested party

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) 020 3077 6190

(F) 020 3077 6001

(E) [e-mail]

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