Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0152E

Robert Walters PLC

24 May 2012

 



24 MAY 2012

ROBERT WALTERS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

Result of 2012 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 28 March 2012 were duly passed on a show of hands.

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

RESOLUTION	FOR	%	DISCRETION	%	AGAINST	%	WITHHELD
1. To receive and adopt the Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011	57,280,635	99.99	6,500	0.01	0	0	0
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2011.	49,372,113	93.87	6,500	0.01	3,216,393	6.12	4,692,129
3. To declare a final dividend of 3.68p per ordinary share.	56,969,901	99.45	6,500	0.01	310,734	0.54	0
4. To re-elect Philip Aiken as a Director.	57,277,185	99.98	6,500	0.01	3,450	0.01	0
5. To re-elect Alan Bannatyne as a Director.	57,150,021	99.98	6,500	0.01	400	0.01	130,214
6. To re-elect Giles Daubeney as a Director.	57,280,235	99.98	6,500	0.01	400	0.01	0
7. To re-elect Martin Griffiths as a Director.	57,280,235	99.98	6,500	0.01	400	0.01	0
8. To re-elect Carol Hui as a Director.	57,280,235	99.98	6,500	0.01	400	0.01	0
9. To re-elect Andrew Kemp as a Director.	55,977,896	97.71	1,305,789	2.28	3,450	0.01	0
10. To re-elect Robert Walters as a Director.	55,584,687	97.03	1,305,789	2.28	396,659	0.69	0
11. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors and authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration.	55,980,399	97.71	1,305,789	2.28	400	0.01	547
12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 Companies Act 2006.	53,960,424	96.12	1,305,789	2.33	869,754	1.55	1,151,168
13. To disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006.	55,979,613	97.71	1,305,789	2.28	1,733	0.01	0
14. To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares.	55,917,941	97.71	1,305,789	2.28	910	0.01	62,495
15. To call general meetings other than annual general meetings of the Company on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	54,883,093	95.80	1,305,789	2.28	1,098,253	1.92	0

At the date of the meeting, there were 85,568,121 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 be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

Pelham Bell Pottinger

Archie Berens:                [phone] / [phone]

 

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