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Result of AGM
Result of AGM.
About this update from Cmc Markets Plc
CMC MARKETS PLC RESULTS OF 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2025 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 2025 were passed by way of a poll. In accordance with Listing Rule UKLR 6.4.2R, 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 2025 241,836,336 99.99 11,301 0.01 241,847,637 86.43 2,338,367 2 To approve the Director's Remuneration Report 220,020,819 90.84 22,191,372 9.16 242,212,191 86.56 1,973,813 3 To approve the Directors' remuneration policy 231,857,929 94.95 12,321,599 5.05 244,179,528 87.26 6,476 4 Approval of CMC Markets plc UK Share Incentive Plan 244,112,305 99.97 69,336 0.03 244,181,641 87.27 4,363 5 Approval of CMC Markets plc International Share Incentive Plan 244,108,869 99.97 70,709 0.03 244,179,578 87.26 6,426 6 To declare a final dividend of 8.3 pence per ordinary share 244,177,314 99.99 8,690 0.01 244,186,004 87.27 0 7 To elect Laurence Booth as a Director 243,372,622 99.69 764,519 0.31 244,137,141 87.25 48,863 8 To re-elect Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director 241,482,106 99.70 720,412 0.30 242,202,518 86.56 1,983,486 9 To re-elect Clare Francis as a Director 240,662,444 98.59 3,452,485 1.41 244,114,929 87.24 71,075 10 To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director 238,645,869 97.76 5,469,060 2.24 244,114,929 87.24 71,075 11 To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director 236,140,435 97.52 6,004,245 2.48 242,144,680 86.54 2,041,324 12 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company 244,151,707 99.99 33,434 0.01 244,185,141 87.27 863 13 To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor 244,172,590 99.99 12,551 0.01 244,185,141 87.27 863 14 To authorise the Company to make political donations 243,951,382 99.91 230,735 0.09 244,182,117 87.27 3,887 15 To authorise the Directors to allot shares 243,298,898 99.64 887,092 0.36 244,185,990 87.27 14 16 General disapplication of pre-emption rights 243,979,617 99.92 205,876 0.08 244,185,493 87.27 511 17 Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights 243,976,187 99.91 209,306 0.09 244,185,493 87.27 511 18 Authority of Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares 242,295,275 99.29 1,739,779 0.71 244,035,054 87.21 150,950 19 General Meetings other than the Annual General Meeting to be called on not less than 14 days clear notice. 243,326,423 99.65 858,428 0.35 244,184,851 87.27 1,153 The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 9, 10 and 11 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 63,622,622 94.85 3,452,485 5.15 67,075,107 23.97 71,075 10 To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director 61,606,047 91.85 5,469,060 8.15 67,075,107 23.97 71,075 11 To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director 59,100,613 90.78 6,004,245 9.22 65,104,858 23.27 2,041,324 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 22 July 2025 was 279,815,463. 3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 8.3 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2025 shall be paid on 15 August 2025 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 11 July 2025 (the record date). Enquiries CMC Markets plc +44 (0) 20 7170 8200 Roy Tooley, Company Secretary LEI: 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07