Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting

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ASA International Group plc - Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI), one of the world's largest international microfinance institutions, today held its 2026 Annual General Meeting at the offices of Cavendish Capital Markets, 1 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL, United Kingdom, at 11.00am UK time . Each of the resolutions contained in the 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) were put to the 2026 AGM and voted on by way of a poll. All were duly approved. As stated in the Notice of 2026 AGM and under UK Listing Rule 6.2.8, a resolution to elect or re-elect an Independent Director must be passed by both a majority of the independent shareholders (i.e. shareholders of the Company who are entitled to vote on the election of Directors and who are not controlling shareholders) and a majority of all shareholders (including the majority shareholder). In order to determine this, votes cast by the independent shareholders were counted separately in respect of the re-election of Guy Dawson, Hanny Kemna, Sheila M'Mbijjewe and John Khabbaz and the election of Laurence de l'Escaille and are set out below. The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the 2026 AGM was as follows: No. Resolution Votes FOR (a) % Votes AGAINST % Votes WITHHELD (b) 1 Receive 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements 70,049,755 99.52% 340,209 0.48% 4 2 Approve Directors' Remuneration Policy 65,129,532 92.53% 5,260,423 7.47% 13 3 Approve Annual Report on Remuneration 64,146,835 91.13% 6,243,120 8.87% 13 4 Ratify and approve the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024. 70,389,755 100.00% 209 0.00% 4 5 Approve the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2025. 70,389,574 100.00% 112 0.00% 282 6 Elect Mark Schwartz as a Director 70,386,127 99.99% 3,539 0.01% 302 7 Elect Laurence de l'Escaille as a Director All   Independent 70,386,117 99.99% 3,539 0.01% 312 40,833,588 99.99% 3,539 0.01% 312   8 Re-elect Dirk Brouwer as a Director 65,147,391 99.99% 9,709 0.01% 5,232,868     9 Re-elect Guy Dawson as a Director     All   Independent 70,386,147 99.99% 3,539 0.01% 282 40,833,618 99.99% 3,539 0.01% 282   10 Re-elect Rob Keijsers as a Director       70,385,689 99.99% 3,997 0.01% 282   11 Re-elect Hanny Kemna as a Director All     Independent 48,431,172 100.00% 1,997 0.00% 21,956,799   18,878,643 99.99% 1,997 0.01% 21,956,799     12   Re-elect John Khabbaz as a Director   All     Independent 68,087,047 96.73% 2,300,639 3.27% 2,282   38,534,518 94.37% 2,300,639 5.63% 2,282     13   Re-elect Sheila M'Mbijjewe as a Director   All     Independent 70,387,018 100.00% 2,667 0.00% 283   40,834,489 99.99% 2,667 0.01% 283     14   Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor 70,386,764 100.00% 2,922 0.00% 282   15   Authorise Audit & Risk Committee to approve Auditor remuneration 70,387,490 100.00% 2,474 0.00% 4   16   Authorise Directors to allot shares 66,102,760 93.91% 4,287,204 6.09% 4   17   Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (up to 5% of issued share capital) (c) 70,355,055 99.95% 34,909 0.05% 4   18   Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with specific acquisition/ investment (further 5% of issued share capital) (c) 70,364,124 99.96% 25,766 0.04% 78   19 Authority to call General Meetings (except AGMs) by notice of not less than 14 days (c) 67,093,917 95.32% 3,296,047 4.68% 4 NOTES: (a) The "For" proxy vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. (b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proxy votes "For" or "Against" the resolution. (c) Special resolution. The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 1 June 2026, the deadline for casting votes by proxy in advance of the AGM, was 100,000,000 shares. 70.39% of voting capital, including votes withheld, was instructed in respect of the resolutions put to the AGM. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website at www.asa-international.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm/ . In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by the Company's shareholders, other than ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism      Contact Details ASA International Group plc Investor Relations Jonathan Berger [email protected] About ASA International Group plc ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI) is one of the world's largest international microfinance institutions, with a strong commitment to financial inclusion and socioeconomic progress. The company provides small, socially responsible loans to low-income, financially underserved entrepreneurs, predominantly women, across South Asia, South East Asia, West and East Africa. Disclaimer 'ASA International', the 'Company', the 'Group' all refer to ASA International Group plc and its subsidiaries. This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, issue, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, nor any solicitation of any offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, issue, subscribe for, sell, or otherwise dispose of any securities. The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restriction.  

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