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For immediate release 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:
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 connection with an acquisition or other capital investment | 310,131,197
| 97.24%
| 8,791,615
| 2.76%
| 35,346
|
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) Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge |
rws@mhpgroup.com 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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