REG-Ashmore Group Plc <ASHM.L> Result of AGM

. RNS Number : 0607H Ashmore Group PLC 30 October 2008 Ashmore Group PLC 30 October 2008 Ashmore Group plc 30 October 2008 Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held this morning, resolutions 1 to 11 and resolution 13 were duly passed on a show of hands and resolution 12 proposed in the Notice of Meeting was passed on a poll. All of the resolutions are accordingly declared as carried. For information, the proxy votes received were as follows: Resolution Total votes for % Total votes against % Total votes cast (including abstentions) Votes withheld * Ordinary business 1 Adoption of report and accounts 600,785,860 99.99 22,000 0.01 603,147,865 2,340,005 2 Declaration of dividend 603,147,865 100.00 0 0.00 603,147,865 0 3 Re-election of Nick Land 602,314,153 99.86 833,712 0.14 603,147,865 0 4 Re-election of Graeme Dell 602,518,983 99.90 628,882 0.10 603,147,865 0 5 Re-election of Jonathan Asquith 602,562,237 99.90 585,628 0.10 603,147,865 0 6 Approval of remuneration report 534,731,090 89.46 63,024,820 10.54 599,907,410 2,151,500 7 Re-appointment and remuneration of auditors 551,021,358 92.52 44,571,575 7.48 599,907,409 4,314,476 Special business 8 Authorisation of political donations and political expenditure 597,792,750 99.68 1,907,685 0.32 599,907,865 207,430 9 Authority to allot shares 603,147,865 100.00 0 0.00 603,147,865 0 10 Dis-application of pre-emption rights ** 603,147,865 100.00 0 0.00 603,147,865 0 11 Authority to make market purchases of shares ** 603,104,611 99.99 43,254 0.01 603,147,865 0 12 Approval of renewal of waiver to the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code (decided by poll) 234,334,900 79.42 60,726,778 20.58 297,653,857 2,592,179 13 Approval of new Articles of Association ** 600,637,801 99.80 1,191,360 0.20 603,147,915 1,318,754 Notes: * A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution. ** Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority A summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.ashmoregroup.com. For further details, contact the following: Michael Perman Company Secretary Ashmore Group plc 61, Aldwych London WC2B 4AE (T) 020 3077 6190 (F) 020 3077 6100 (E) michael.perman@ashmoregroup.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END RAGMMBITMMMJBPP