CMC Markets Plc Result of AGM (3441M)

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RNS Number : 3441M

CMC Markets Plc

27 July 2017

CMC MARKETS PLC

LEI: 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07

ISIN: GB00B14SKR37

RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

CMC Markets plc (LSE: CMCX, "the Company"), a leading global provider of online retail trading, announces that at the Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today at the Company's offices at 133 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BX, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2017, with the exception of resolution 8 (withdrawn prior to the meeting), were passed by way of a poll.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 www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

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

On behalf of the Board:

Jonathan Bradshaw

Company Secretary

27 July 2017

Enquiries

   CMC Markets plc                                 [phone] 

Jonathan Bradshaw, Company Secretary

Grant Foley, Chief Operating & Financial Officer

Charlie Steel, Global Head of Corporate Development

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 27 JULY 2017

VOTING RESULTS

 
                                 Number        % in       Number         %        Number 
                                of votes      favour      of votes     against       of         Total        % of 
                                in favour                 against                  votes        Shares      Issued 
                                                                                  withheld      Voted        Share 
                                                                                                            Capital 
                                                                                                             Voted 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
  RESOLUTION 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        Annual report 
         and financial 
  1      statements            265,773,773    100.00%        0          0.00%      70,149   265,773,773    92.25% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Final dividend 
         of 5.95p per 
  2      ordinary share        265,843,422    100.00%        0          0.00%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Re-election 
  3      of Simon Waugh        264,456,652    99.48%     1,386,313      0.52%       957     265,842,965    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Re-election 
  4      of Peter Cruddas      265,716,485    99.95%      126,480       0.05%       957     265,842,965    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Re-election 
  5      of Grant Foley        265,728,751    99.96%      114,214       0.04%       957     265,842,965    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Re-election 
  6      of David Fineberg     265,728,751    99.96%      114,214       0.04%       957     265,842,965    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Re-election 
  7      of James Richards*    264,515,657    99.51%     1,308,025      0.49%      20,240   265,823,682    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
  8     Re-election                N/A 
         of Malcolm 
         McCaig (WITHDRAWN)                     N/A         N/A          N/A        N/A         N/A         N/A 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Re-appointment 
  9      of Auditor            265,728,733    99.96%      114,689       0.04%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority to 
         set remuneration 
  10     of Auditor            265,751,704    99.97%       91,718       0.03%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Directors' 
         Remuneration 
  11     Report                242,198,501    91.11%     23,619,462     8.89%      25,959   265,817,963    92.26% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority for 
         Directors to 
  12     allot shares          265,744,645    99.96%       98,777       0.04%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Dis-application 
         of pre-emption 
  13     rights                265,839,201    99.99%       4,221        0.01%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority to 
         allot equity 
         securities 
         in certain 
         circumstances 
         for specific 
  14     transactions          265,840,947    99.99%       2,475        0.01%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority for 
         the Company 
         to purchase 
  15     own shares            265,841,574    99.99%       1,848        0.01%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority to 
         call a general 
         meeting other 
         than an AGM 
         on not less 
         than 14 days 
  16     notice                264,365,448    99.44%     1,477,974      0.56%       500     265,843,422    92.27% 
----  ---------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
 

The Company also announces, in respect of resolution 7, the result of the 'independent shareholders' vote on the election of independent Non-Executive Directors as follows:

 
                            Number       % in       Number        %        Number       Total        % of 
                            of votes     favour       of        against      of         Shares      Issued 
                           in favour                 votes                  votes       Voted        Share 
                                                    against                witheld                  Capital 
                                                                                                     Voted 
---  ------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ------------  --------- 
       Election of 
  7     James Richards*    84,585,751    98.48%    1,308,025     1.52%     20,240     85,893,776   29.81% 
---  ------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ------------  --------- 
 

Notes:

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

2. Total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the AGM = 288,103,959.

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 5.95 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 shall be paid on 25 August 2017 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 4 August 2017 (the record date).

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