CMC Markets PLC

AGM Information • Jul 25, 2019

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CMC Markets Plc

25 July 2019

CMC MARKETS PLC

LEI: 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07

ISIN: GB00B14SKR37 

RESULTS OF 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

CMC Markets plc (LSE: CMCX, "the Company"), a leading global provider of online retail trading, announces that at the Company's 2019 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 2019 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

25 July 2019

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25 JULY 2019

VOTING RESULTS

Resolution		NUMBER OF VOTES FOR	% FOR	NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST	% AGAINST	TOTAL SHARES VOTED	% OF ISC VOTED	NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD
1	Receive accounts for year ended 31-Mar-19	262,757,840	100.00%	6,277	0.00%	262,764,117	90.89%	58,895
2	Declare dividend of 0.68p per ordinary share	262,821,118	100.00%	1,895	0.00%	262,823,013	90.91%	0
3	To re-elect James Richards as a Director	262,486,919	99.87%	333,192	0.13%	262,820,111	90.91%	2,902
4	To re-elect Peter Cruddas as a Director	262,678,677	99.95%	141,434	0.05%	262,820,111	90.91%	2,902
5	To re-elect David Fineberg as a Director	262,630,482	99.93%	189,629	0.07%	262,820,111	90.91%	2,902
6	To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director	262,617,248	99.92%	203,069	0.08%	262,820,317	90.91%	2,696
7	To re-elect Clare Salmon as a Director	255,679,586	97.28%	7,140,730	2.72%	262,820,316	90.91%	2,696
8	To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director	262,617,915	99.92%	202,196	0.08%	262,820,111	90.91%	2,902
9	Re-appointment of PwC as auditor	262,818,905	100.00%	1,913	0.00%	262,820,818	90.91%	2,195
10	Authority to set Remuneration of auditor	262,798,419	99.99%	21,187	0.01%	262,819,606	90.91%	3,407
11	To approve Directors' Remuneration Report	241,509,072	91.89%	21,305,426	8.11%	262,814,498	90.91%	8,514
12	Authority for Directors to allot shares	262,575,258	99.91%	243,876	0.09%	262,819,134	90.91%	3,879
13	Dis-application of pre-emption rights	262,758,195	99.98%	61,971	0.02%	262,820,166	90.91%	2,667
14	Authority to allot equity securities in certain circumstances for specific transactions	262,770,639	99.98%	48,495	0.02%	262,819,134	90.91%	3,879
15	Authority for the Company to purchase own ordinary shares	256,273,447	97.52%	6,527,922	2.48%	262,801,369	90.91%	21,643
16	Authority to call a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 days notice	262,012,791	99.69%	808,327	0.31%	262,821,118	90.91%	1,895

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 3 and 6 to 8, 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 re-elect James Richards as a Director	88,337,181		99.62%	333,192	0.38%	88,670,373	30.67%	2,902
6	To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director	88,467,510		99.77%	203,069	0.23%	88,670,579	30.67%	2,696
7	To re-elect Clare Salmon as a Director	81,529,848		91.95%	7,140,730	8.05%	88,670,578	30.67%	2,696
8	To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director	88,468,177		99.77%	202,196	0.23%	88,670,373	30.67%	2,902

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 = 289,091,700.

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 0.68 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2019 shall be paid on 6 September 2019 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 2 August 2019 (the record date).

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