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.
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Resolution |
NUMBER OF VOTES |
% FOR |
NUMBER OF VOTES |
% AGAINST |
TOTAL SHARES VOTED |
% OF ISC VOTED |
NUMBER OF VOTES |
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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 |
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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 |
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3 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration policy |
231,857,929 |
94.95 |
12,321,599 |
5.05 |
244,179,528 |
87.26 |
6,476 |
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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 |
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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 |
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7 |
To elect Laurence Booth as a Director |
243,372,622 |
99.69 |
764,519 |
0.31 |
244,137,141 |
87.25 |
48,863 |
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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 |
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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 |
NUMBER OF VOTES |
% AGAINST |
TOTAL SHARES VOTED |
% OF ISC VOTED |
NUMBER OF VOTES |
|
|
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 |
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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).
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Enquiries
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CMC Markets plc |
+44 (0) 20 7170 8200 |
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Roy Tooley, Company Secretary |
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LEI: 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
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