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Ashmore Group PLC
20 October 2017
Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")
20 October 2017
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 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
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Resolution Number 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
1 year ended 30 June 2017 606,046,807 1,631,707 45,102 607,678,514 99.73%
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To declare a final 607,723,616 0 0 607,723,616 100.00%
2 dividend for the year
ended 30 June 2017 of 12.1
pence per Ordinary Share
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To re-elect Mark Coombs as
3 a Director 607,152,845 570,271 500 607,723,116 99.91%
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To re-elect Tom Shippey as
4 a Director 606,813,548 909,568 500 607,723,116 99.85%
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To re-elect Peter Gibbs as 582,837,874 23,276,909 1,608,833 606,114,783 96.16%
5 a Director (all
shareholders)
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To re-elect Peter Gibbs as 301,462,952 23,276,909 1,608,833 324,739,861 92.83%
5 a Director (independent
shareholders)
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To re-elect Simon Fraser 567,632,142 40,090,155 1,319 607,722,297 93.40%
6 as a Director (all
shareholders)
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To re-elect Simon Fraser 286,257,220 40,090,155 1,319 326,347,375 87.72%
6 as a Director (independent
shareholders)
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To re-elect Dame Anne 586,362,140 21,360,657 819 607,722,797 96.49%
7 Pringle as a Director (all
shareholders)
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To re-elect Dame Anne 304,987,218 21,360,657 819 326,347,875 93.45%
7 Pringle as a Director
(independent shareholders)
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To re-elect David Bennett 586,255,268 21,467,529 819 607,722,797 96.47%
8 as a Director (all
shareholders)
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To re-elect David Bennett 304,880,346 21,467,529 819 326,347,875 93.42%
8 as a Director (independent
shareholders)
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To re- elect Clive Adamson 607,144,026 578,771 819 607,722,797 99.90%
9 as a Director (all
shareholders)
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To re-elect Clive Adamson 325,769,104 578,771 819 326,347,875 99.82%
9 as a Director (independent
shareholders)
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To approve the Remuneration
10 policy 515,865,054 90,707,202 1,151,359 606,572,256 85.05%
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To approve the Remuneration 518,697,947 86,426,020 2,509,648 605,123,967 85.72%
11 Report for the year ended
30 June 2017
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To re-appoint KPMG LLP as
12 auditors 599,702,226 8,018,979 2,411 607,721,205 98.68%
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To authorise the Directors 607,049,714 673,402 500 607,723,116 99.89%
13 to agree the remuneration
of the auditors
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To authorise political 590,942,206 9,978,410 6,803,000 600,920,616 98.34%
14 donations and political
expenditure
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To authorise the Directors 601,105,905 6,615,811 1,900 607,721,716 98.91%
15 to allot shares
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To authorise the 607,683,668 32,448 7,500 607,716,116 99.99%
16 dis-application of
pre-emption rights up to
35,368,623 shares**
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To authorise the 600,188,983 7,527,133 7,500 607,716,116 98.76%
17 dis-application of
pre-emption rights up to a
further 35,368,623 shares**
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To authorise market 606,217,930 1,505,186 500 607,723,116 99.75%
18 purchases of shares**
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To approve the renewal of 225,110,634 98,721,270 2,516,790 323,831,904 69.51%
the waiver of the
19 obligation under Rule 9 of
the Takeover Code ***
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To reduce the notice period 598,806,425 8,915,791 1,400 607,722,216 98.53%
20 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
As part of Ashmore's investor relations activities the Company
regularly engages with its major shareholders on a range of
matters. During the year, executive management from the Company,
the Board Chairman and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
consulted with a number of its shareholders and proxy advisor
bodies to discuss the business being proposed at the Company's AGM
to gain a better understanding of reasons for shareholders voting
against any particular resolution, (such as Resolution 19) .
Ashmore remains committed to engaging with shareholders on issues
of concern to ensure that its policies and practice are
transparent, clear and understood in the context of Ashmore's
business model and performance, in particular its proposals
regarding remuneration policy and the Rule 9 waiver. The Board is
kept fully 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.
Ashmore Group PLC's Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is
549300U3L59WB4YI2X12
For further details, please contact:
Michael Perman
Group Company Secretary
Ashmore Group plc
61, Aldwych
London WC2B 4AE
(T) +44 (0)20 3077 6000
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