Result of AGM

CMC Markets Plc
27 July 2023
 

CMC MARKETS PLC

RESULTS OF 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today at 133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 were passed by way of a poll.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A summary of the poll results in respect of each resolution is set out below.

 

 Resolution 

NUMBER OF VOTES
FOR

% FOR

NUMBER OF VOTES
AGAINST

% AGAINST

TOTAL SHARES VOTED

% OF ISC VOTED

NUMBER OF VOTES
WITHHELD

1

To receive accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023

255,425,694

99.99

12,846

0.01

255,438,540

91.29%

87,867

2

To declare a final dividend of 3.90 pence per ordinary share

255,512,166

100.00

8,291

0.00

255,520,457

91.32%

5,950

3

To elect Clare Francis as a Director

255,455,242

99.98

55,610

0.02

255,510,852

91.31%

15,555

4

To re-elect Susanne Chishti as a Director

254,688,284

99.68

825,088

0.32

255,513,372

91.31%

13,035

5

To re-elect James Richards as a Director

242,447,744

94.96

12,855,433

5.04

255,303,177

91.24%

223,230

6

To re-elect Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director

255,364,045

99.94

147,089

0.06

255,511,134

91.31%

15,273

7

To re-elect David Fineberg as a Director

255,378,453

99.95

130,631

0.05

255,509,084

91.31%

17,323

8

To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director

250,056,196

97.86

5,457,176

2.14

255,513,372

91.31%

13,035

9

To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director

254,688,426

99.68

822,801

0.32

255,511,227

91.31%

15,180

10

To re-elect Euan Marshall as a Director

255,251,186

99.90

258,836

0.10

255,510,022

91.31%

16,385

11

To re-elect Matthew Lewis as a Director

255,282,405

99.91

226,679

0.09

255,509,084

91.31%

17,323

12

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

255,497,338

99.99

19,745

0.01

255,517,083

91.32%

9,324

13

Authority to determine the remuneration of the auditor

255,496,257

99.99

20,144

0.01

255,516,401

91.32%

10,006

14

To approve the Director's Remuneration Report

239,033,843

93.55

16,474,742

6.45

255,508,585

91.31%

17,822

15

Authority for Directors to allot shares

255,059,108

99.82

455,377

0.18

255,514,485

91.32%

11,922

16

General disapplication of pre-emption rights

255,385,313

99.95

119,654

0.05

255,504,967

91.31%

21,440

17

Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights

255,177,222

99.87

324,927

0.13

255,502,149

91.31%

24,258

18

Authority of Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares

250,073,581

97.88

5,428,262

2.12

255,501,843

91.31%

24,564

19

General Meetings other than the Annual General Meeting to be called on not less than 14 days clear notice.

254,703,304

99.68

814,357

0.32

255,517,661

91.32%

8,746

 

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 3, 4, 8 and 9 the result of the 'independent shareholders' vote on the election of independent Non-Executive Directors as follows:

 

 Resolution 

NUMBER OF VOTES
FOR

% FOR

NUMBER OF VOTES
AGAINST

% AGAINST

TOTAL SHARES VOTED

% OF ISC VOTED

NUMBER OF VOTES
WITHHELD

3

To elect Clare Francis as a Director

75,525,336

99.93

55,610

0.07

75,580,946

27.01%

15,555

4

To re-elect Susanne Chishti as a Director

74,758,378

98.91

825,088

1.09

75,583,466

27.01%

13,035

8

To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director

70,126,290

92.78

5,457,176

7.22

75,583,466

27.01%

13,035

9

To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director

74,758,520

98.91

822,801

1.09

75,581,321

27.01%

15,180

 

Notes: 

1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld.

2. The total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the close of business on 25 July 2023 was 279,815,463

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 3.90 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 shall be paid on 11 August 2023 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 14 July 2023 (the record date).

 

 

 

 

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Roy Tooley, Company Secretary

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