RNS Number : 8855X
CMC Markets Plc
25 July 2024
 

CMC MARKETS PLC

RESULTS OF 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2024 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 2024 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 2024

249,777,693

100.00

1,555

0.00

249,779,248

89.27%

1,815,908

2

To approve the Director's Remuneration Report

246,628,111

98.03

4,952,918

1.97

251,581,029

89.91%

14,127

3

To approve the Director's remuneration policy

246,995,625

98.18

4,584,923

1.82

251,580,548

89.91%

14,608

4

Approval of CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan

249,753,100

99.29

1,787,534

0.71

251,540,634

89.90%

54,522

5

To declare a final dividend of 7.3 pence per ordinary share

251,591,710

100.00

0

0.00

251,591,710

89.91%

3,446

6

To elect  Albert Soleiman as a Director

251,151,247

99.83

424,111

0.17

251,575,358

89.91%

19,798

7

To re-elect  Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director

251,226,493

99.86

346,946

0.14

251,573,439

89.91%

21,717

8

To re-elect  David Fineberg as a Director

251,164,397

99.84

406,194

0.16

251,570,591

89.91%

24,565

9

To re-elect  Clare Francis as a Director

248,056,739

98.60

3,516,094

1.40

251,572,833

89.91%

22,323

10

To re-elect  Sarah Ing as a Director

246,361,051

97.93

5,209,540

2.07

251,570,591

89.91%

24,565

11

To re-elect Matthew Lewis as a Director

251,160,871

99.84

409,568

0.16

251,570,439

89.91%

24,717

12

To re- elect James Richards as a director 

240,862,373

95.74

10,708,218

4.26

251,570,591

89.91%

24,565

13

To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director

248,033,349

98.59

3,537,242

1.41

251,570,591

89.91%

24,565

14

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company

251,566,221

99.99

21,179

0.01

251,587,400

89.91%

7,756

15

To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor

251,573,295

100.00

12,254

0.00

251,585,549

89.91%

9,607

16

To authorise the Company to make political donations

251,435,372

99.94

148,416

0.06

251,583,788

89.91%

11,368

17

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

251,106,458

99.82

462,275

0.18

251,568,733

89.91%

26,423

18

General disapplication of pre-emption rights

251,503,500

99.99

20,011

0.01

251,523,511

89.89%

71,645

19

Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights

249,741,918

99.29

1,781,112

0.71

251,523,030

89.89%

72,126

20

Authority of Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares

248,129,942

98.63

3,455,224

1.37

251,585,166

89.91%

9,990

21

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

250,728,217

99.66

860,599

0.34

251,588,816

89.91%

6,340

 

 

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 9,10 and 13 and 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

9

To re-elect Clare Francis as a Director

68,126,833

95.09

3,516,094

4.91

71,642,927

25.60%

22,323

10

To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director

66,431,145

92.73

5,209,540

7.27

71,640,685

25.60%

24,565

13

To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director

68,103,443

95.06

3,537,242

4.94

71,640,685

25.60%

24,565

 

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 23 July 2024 was 279,815,463.

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 7.3  pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2024 shall be paid on 9 August 2024 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 12 July 2024 (the record date).

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

CMC Markets plc                                   +44 (0) 20 7170 8200

Roy Tooley, Company Secretary

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