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RNS Number : 7549Q  RWS Holdings PLC  22 February 2023

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                                       22
February 2023

RWS Holdings plc

Result of AGM

 

RWS Holdings plc ("the Company"), a unique world-leading provider of
technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services,
confirms that the Resolutions (as set out in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting dated 26 January 2023) were duly passed at the AGM held today on a
poll, in which every member in person or proxy had one vote for each ordinary
share held.

The poll results on the Resolutions, on which Link Group (the Company's
registrar) acted as scrutineer, are as follows and the poll results will also
be made available on the Company's website - www.rws.com (http://www.rws.com)
:

 

Poll voting figures

  Resolution                                                                              For                               Against                           Withheld
                                                                                          Number of votes  % of votes cast  Number of votes  % of votes cast  Number of votes
 1.       Receive the Annual Report and Accounts                                          318,931,431      100.00%          1,142            0.00%            197,843
 2.       Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                      309,223,354      96.91%           9,859,024        3.09%            48,038
 3.       Approve the Dividend                                                            319,100,414      100.00%          2                0.00%            30,000
 4.       Re-elect Andrew Brode                                                           286,136,689      97.03%           8,745,997        2.97%            24,247,479
 5.       Re-elect Lara Boro                                                              318,364,103      99.77%           718,133          0.23%            47,930
 6.       Re-elect Frances Earl                                                           318,363,003      99.77%           726,133          0.23%            41,030
 7.       Re-elect David Clayton                                                          318,371,147      99.77%           719,089          0.23%            39,930
 8.       Re-elect Gordon Stuart                                                          318,371,147      99.77%           723,089          0.23%            35,930
 9.       Re-elect Ian El-Mokadem                                                         318,281,527      99.75%           811,324          0.25%            37,315
 10.      Elect Candida Davies                                                            318,536,370      99.83%           553,866          0.17%            39,930
 11.      Elect Julie Southern                                                            318,551,602      99.89%           366,626          0.11%            39,930
 12.      Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors                                           318,684,897      99.93%           238,132          0.07%            35,129
 13.      Authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration                 318,180,387      99.77%           747,162          0.23%            30,609

 14.      Authorise the Directors to allot shares                                         307,265,246      96.34%           11,661,964       3.66%            30,948

 15.      Authorise the Directors to issue shares for cash without pre-emptive rights     316,439,278      99.22%           2,487,927        0.78%            30,953

 16.      Authorise the Directors to issue shares for cash without pre-emptive rights in  310,131,197      97.24%           8,791,615        2.76%            35,346
          connection with an acquisition or other capital investment

 17.      Authorise the Company to make on-market purchases of its own shares             300,842,658      99.91%           257,792          0.09%            17,857,708

 

Notes:

1.  The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion
of the total votes cast, which does not include votes withheld since for legal
purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.

2.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the
meeting have been included in the "For" total.

3.  At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is
389,480,519 ordinary shares.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 RWS Holdings plc

 Andrew Brode, Chairman

 Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer

 Candy Davies, Chief Financial Officer                  01753 480200

 MHP (Financial PR advisor)                             rws@mhpgroup.com

 Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge                           020 3128 8100

 Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)

 Stuart Skinner / Kevin Cruickshank / Will Baunton      020 7260 1000

 Berenberg (Joint Broker)

 Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff   020 3207 7800

 

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