REG - Robert Walters PLC - Result of AGM

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RNS Number : 7541X  Robert Walters PLC  27 April 2023

27 April 2023

ROBERT WALTERS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

 

Result of 2023 Annual General Meeting

 

The Board announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company was held
this morning. All resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 31
March 2023 were duly passed on a poll.

 

For information, the results of the proxy voting are given below:

 

 RESOLUTION                                                                              FOR         %       AGAINST    %     WITHELD
 1.      To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.  58,133,235  100.00  0          0.00  145,322
 2.      To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December    57,680,990  99.66   195,483    0.34  402,084
         2022 (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy).
 3.      To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.                                  58,082,804  99.66   195,483    0.34  270
 4.      To declare a final dividend of 17.0p per ordinary share.                        58,278,287  100.00  0          0.00  270
 5.      To re-elect Leslie Van de Walle as a Director of the Company.                   57,692,993  99.00   585,293    1.00  271
 6.      To re-elect Alan Bannatyne as a Director of the Company.                        57,124,665  98.02   1,153,621  1.98  271
 7.      To re-elect Tanith Dodge as a Director of the Company.                          57,899,265  99.35   379,022    0.65  270
 8.      To re-elect Steven Cooper as a Director of the Company.                         57,497,451  99.35   379,022    0.65  402,084
 9.      To re-elect Matt Ashley as a Director of the Company.                           57,899,265  99.35   379,022    0.65  270
 10.     To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor.                                               58,277,658  100.00  629        0.00  270
 11.     To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration.                   58,277,741  100.00  546        0.00  270
 12.     To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 Companies    58,263,904  99.98   14,383     0.02  270
         Act 2006.
 13.     To approve the rules of the Robert Walters plc Performance Share Plan 2023.     58,135,516  99.76   141,521    0.24  1,520
 14.     To disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006.                                     58,276,487  100.00  1,800      0.00  270
 15.     To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares.                   58,137,143  99.76   139,730    0.24  1,684
 16.     To call a general meeting of the Company other than an AGM on not less than 14  58,270,619  99.99   7,668      0.01  270
         clear days' notice.

 

At the date of the meeting, there were 78,928,095 ordinary shares in issue.

 

A vote withheld is not a vote at law and has not been counted in the votes for
and against.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other
than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the
UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be
available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

Enquiries:

                                           +44 20 7379 3333

 Robert Walters plc

 Toby Fowlston, Chief Executive

 Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer

 Williams Nicholson                        +44 7767 345 563

 Steffan Williams

 

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