CMC MARKETS PLC
RESULTS OF 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2026 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 2026 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 2026 240,144,644 99.14% 2,073,846 0.86% 242,218,490 86.56% 428,438 | 2 To approve the Director's Remuneration Report 219,938,629 90.79% 22,318,151 9.21% 242,256,780 86.58% 390,148 | 3 Approval of CMC Markets plc Company Share Option Plan and the non-tax advantaged share option Sub-plan 239,804,733 98.83% 2,840,499 1.17% 242,645,232 86.72% 1,696 | 4 Approval of removal of the existing dilution limit from the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan ("MEP") and the Combined Incentive Plan ("CIP") 240,252,341 99.04% 2,339,365 0.96% 242,591,706 86.70% 55,222 | 5 Approval of an increase in the CMC Markets plc Employee Share Trust Limit 240,347,016 99.06% 2,289,068 0.94% 242,636,084 86.71% 10,844 | 6 Approval of the granting of a loan to a Director 216,962,893 89.47% 25,543,966 10.53% 242,506,859 86.67% 140,069 | 7 To declare a final dividend of 8.3 pence per ordinary share 242,645,841 99.99% 416 0.01% 242,646,257 86.72% 671 | 8 To elect Emma Earp as a Director 242,364,589 99.89% 277,843 0.11% 242,642,432 86.72% 4,496 | 9 To elect Stuart Manning as a Director 242,371,033 99.89% 271,398 0.11% 242,642,431 86.72% 4,497 | 10 To re-elect Laurence Booth as a Director 242,528,019 99.95% 116,239 0.05% 242,644,258 86.72% 2,670 | 11 To re-elect Lord Peter Cruddas as a Director 242,529,413 99.95% 116,369 0.05% 242,645,782 86.72% 1,146 | 12 To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director 222,411,027 91.66% 20,233,202 8.34% 242,644,229 86.72% 2,699 | 13 To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director 229,677,890 94.66% 12,966,339 5.34% 242,644,229 86.72% 2,699 | 14 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company 242,615,615 99.99% 30,440 0.01% 242,646,055 86.72% 873 | 15 To authorise Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor 242,438,501 99.91% 206,542 0.09% 242,645,043 86.72% 1,885 | 16 To authorise the Company to make political donations 242,503,569 99.94% 142,274 0.06% 242,645,843 86.72% 1,085 | 17 To authorise Directors to allot shares 241,632,946 99.60% 972,546 0.40% 242,605,492 86.70% 41,436 | 18 General disapplication of pre-emption rights 242,495,679 99.96% 109,129 0.04% 242,604,808 86.70% 42,120 | 19 Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights 242,495,768 99.96% 108,719 0.04% 242,604,487 86.70% 42,441 | 20 Authority of Company to make market purchase of shares 238,674,361 98.44% 3,776,737 1.56% 242,451,098 86.65% 195,830 | 21 General Meetings other that the Annual General Meeting to be called on not less than 14 days clear notice 241,580,205 99.56% 1,065,782 0.44% 242,645,987 86.72% 941 |
The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 8, 9, 12 and 13 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 | 8 To elect Emma Earp as a Director 62,434,683 99.56% 277,843 0.44% 62,712,526 22.41% 4,496 | 9 To elect Stuart Manning as a Director 62,441,127 99.57% 271,398 0.43% 62,712,525 22.41% 4,497 | 12 To re-elect Sarah Ing as a Director 42,481,121 67.74% 20,233,202 32.26% 62,714,323 22.41% 2,699 | 13 To re-elect Paul Wainscott as a Director 49,747,984 79.32% 12,966,339 20.68% 62,714,323 22.41% 2,699 |
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 2026 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 2026 shall be paid on 14 August 2026 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 10 July 2026 (the record date).
4. The Group's next scheduled update is the Half-Year 2027 results which will now be released on 26 November 2026.
Enquiries
CMC Markets plc
Roy Tooley, Company Secretary
Email: [email protected]
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