Ashmore Group PLC

AGM Information • Oct 18, 2023

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Ashmore Group PLC

18 October 2023

Ashmore Group plc (the "Company")

18 October 2023

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")

The Board of Ashmore Group plc 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 election and 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	% age of total votes in favour
	Resolution	No. of Votes	No. of Votes	No. of Votes
1	To receive and adopt the report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023	579,076,136	275	1,778,890	579,076,411	100.00
2	To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2023 of 12.1 pence per Ordinary Share	579,462,596	1,391,681	1,024	580,854,277	99.76
3	To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director	580,802,028	44,115	9,158	580,846,143	99.99
4	To re-elect Tom Shippey as a Director	580,746,708	99,435	9,158	580,846,143	99.98
5	To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (all shareholders)	575,736,381	3,567,233	1,551,687	579,303,614	99.38
5	To re-elect Clive Adamson as a Director (independent shareholders)	353,300,846	3,567,233	1,551,687	356,868,079	99.00
6	To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director (all shareholders)	574,647,536	6,198,415	9,350	580,845,951	98.93
6	To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director (independent shareholders)	352,212,001	6,198,415	9,350	358,410,416	98.27
7	To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (all shareholders)	564,992,903	15,853,048	9,350	580,845,951	97.27
7	To re-elect Jennifer Bingham as a Director (independent shareholders)	342,557,368	15,853,048	9,350	358,410,416	95.58
8	To re-elect Shirley Garrood as a Director (all shareholders)	578,487,003	2,358,948	9,350	580,845,951	99.59
8	To re-elect Shirley Garrood as a Director (independent shareholders)	356,051,468	2,358,948	9,350	358,410,416	99.34
9	To elect Thuy Dam as a Director (all shareholders)	580,839,495	8,994	6,812	580,848,489	100.00
9	To elect Thuy Dam as a Director (independent shareholders)	358,403,960	8,994	6,812	358,412,954	100.00
10	To approve the remuneration policy	477,407,150	66,158,484	37,289,667	543,565,634	87.83
11	To approve the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2023	505,993,326	37,591,318	37,270,657	543,584,644	93.08
12	To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	579,276,909	1,571,180	7,212	580,848,089	99.73
13	To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors	580,812,606	16,110	26,585	580,828,716	100.00
14	To authorise political donations and political expenditure	569,930,037	10,915,364	9,900	580,845,401	98.12
15	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	566,729,134	14,101,376	24,791	580,830,510	97.57
16	To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights up to 35,637,040 shares**	573,752,340	7,078,310	24,651	580,830,650	98.78
17	To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights up to a further 35,637,040 shares**	568,203,346	12,627,304	24,651	580,830,650	97.83
18	To authorise market purchases of shares**	570,362,942	10,390,594	101,765	580,753,536	98.21
19	To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code***	344,863,998	11,942,016	1,613,752	356,806,014	96.65
20	To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an annual general meeting**	573,026,372	7,806,056	22,873	580,832,428	98.66

* 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.

Ashmore Group plc's Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is 549300U3L59WB4YI2X12.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2R, copies of resolutions concerning special business passed at the AGM today have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's national storage mechanism. This document will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

For further information, please contact:

Ashmore Group plc

Paul Measday

Investor Relations     +44 (0)20 3077 6278

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