Robert Walters PLC Result of AGM (7541X)

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

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 .

Enquiries:

 
 
   Robert Walters plc 
   Toby Fowlston, Chief Executive 
   Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial 
   Officer                            [phone] 
 Williams Nicholson 
  Steffan Williams                    [phone] 
 

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