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CMC Markets Plc

28 July 2022

CMC MARKETS PLC

RESULTS OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

CMC Markets plc ("the Company"), announces that at the Company's 2022 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 2022 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A summary of the poll results in respect of each resolution is set out below.

 
                        NUMBER OF     % FOR     NUMBER OF     % AGAINST   TOTAL SHARES     % OF ISC        NUMBER OF 
                          VOTES                   VOTES                      VOTED           VOTED           VOTES 
  Resolution               FOR                   AGAINST                                                   WITHHELD 
      To receive 
      accounts for 
      the year ended 
 1    31 March 2022    256,341,770    100.00      6,840         0.00      256,348,610       90.12%          130,800 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To declare a 
      final dividend 
      of 8.88 pence 
      per ordinary 
 2    share            256,464,653    100.00      5,285         0.00      256,469,938       90.16%           9,472 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To elect 
      Susanne 
      Chishti as a 
 3    Director         256,402,254    99.97       70,100        0.03      256,472,354       90.16%           7,056 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      James Richards 
 4    as a Director    240,230,162    93.67     16,241,652      6.33      256,471,814       90.16%           7,596 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      Peter Cruddas 
 5    as a Director    256,349,924    99.96      109,281        0.04      256,459,205       90.16%          20,205 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      David Fineberg 
 6    as a Director    256,265,813    99.92      192,591        0.08      256,458,404       90.16%          21,006 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      Sarah Ing as a 
 7    Director         249,328,498    97.22     7,129,905       2.78      256,458,403       90.16%          21,007 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      Paul Wainscott 
 8    as a Director    249,825,092    97.41     6,632,173       2.59      256,457,265       90.16%          22,145 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      Euan Marshall 
 9    as a Director    256,226,031    99.91      232,373        0.09      256,458,404       90.16%          21,006 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect 
      Matthew Lewis 
 10   as a Director    256,236,092    99.91      221,174        0.09      256,457,266       90.16%          22,144 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To appoint 
      Deloitte LLP 
 11   as auditor       256,443,636    99.99       17,532        0.01      256,461,168       90.16%          18,242 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      Authority to 
      determine the 
      remuneration 
 12   of the auditor   256,449,861    99.99       13,245        0.01      256,463,106       90.16%          16,304 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      To approve the 
      Director's 
      Remuneration 
 13   Report           249,427,646    97.25     7,043,454       2.75      256,471,100       90.16%           8,310 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      Authority for 
      Directors to 
 14   allot shares     256,088,858    99.85      388,344        0.15      256,477,202       90.16%           2,208 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      General 
      disapplication 
      of pre-emption 
 15   rights           256,416,119    99.98       61,083        0.02      256,477,202       90.16%           2,208 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      Additional 
      disapplication 
      of pre-emption 
 16   rights           256,248,220    99.91      228,982        0.09      256,477,202       90.16%           2,208 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      Authority of 
      Company to 
      make market 
      purchases of 
      ordinary 
 17   shares           250,299,672    97.60     6,163,259       2.40      256,462,931       90.16%          16,479 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
      General 
      Meetings other 
      than the 
      Annual General 
      Meeting to be 
      called on not 
      less than 14 
      days 
 18   clear notice.    255,812,578    99.74      665,077        0.26      256,477,655       90.16%           1,755 
     ---------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ----------  -------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

The Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 3, 7 and 8, the result of the 'independent shareholders' vote on the election of independent Non-Executive Directors as follows:

 
                       NUMBER OF     % FOR     NUMBER OF     % AGAINST   TOTAL SHARES      % OF ISC        NUMBER OF 
                         VOTES                   VOTES                       VOTED           VOTED           VOTES 
  Resolution              FOR                   AGAINST                                                    WITHHELD 
     To elect 
     Susanne 
     Chishti as a 
 3   Director         82,252,516     99.91      70,100         0.09       82,322,616        28.94%           7,056 
    --------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
     To re-elect 
     Sarah Ing as 
 7   a Director       75,178,760     91.34     7,129,905       8.66       82,308,665        28.94%          21,007 
    --------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
     To re-elect 
     Paul 
     Wainscott as 
 8   a Director       75,675,354     91.94     6,632,173       8.06       82,307,527        28.93%          22,145 
    --------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

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 26 July 2022 was 284,459,590.

3. Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at today's AGM, a dividend of 8.88 pence per Ordinary Share of 25 pence in the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2022 shall be paid on 11 August 2022 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 15 July 2022 (the record date).

Board Committee Changes

Further to the announcement on 28 April 2022 regarding the retirement of Clare Salmon, Chair of the Group Risk Committee, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, the Company announces that James Richards will act as interim Chair of the Group Risk Committee until a successor is found. The process to appoint a successor to Clare Salmon is underway and a further announcement will be made in due course. This notification is made in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11R.

Enquiries

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Patrick Davis, Company Secretary

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