Results of 2020 Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 7905M

Robert Walters PLC

13 May 2020

 

13 May 2020

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

(the 'Company' or the 'Group')

RESULTS OF 2020 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 7 April 2020 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 the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019.	61,845,737	99.99	0	0	6,952	0.01	154,196
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2019 (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy).	29,993,163	52.52	0	0	27,112,884	47.48	4,900,839
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.	60,100,257	96.93	0	0	1,903,372	3.07	3,256
4. To re-elect Carol Hui as a Director.	62,001,891	99.99	0	0	3,751	0.01	1,244
5. To re-elect Robert Walters as a Director.	61,849,753	99.97	0	0	16,159	0.03	140,974
6. To re-elect Alan Bannatyne as a Director.	61,976,043	99.95	0	0	29,599	0.05	1,244
7.  To re-elect Brian McArthur-Muscroft as a Director.	55,145,562	88.94	0	0	6,860,080	11.06	1,244
8.  To re-elect Tanith Dodge as a Director.	54,629,965	88.1	0	0	7,375,677	11.9	1,244
9.  To re-elect Steven Cooper as a Director.	55,142,512	88.93	0	0	6,863,130	11.07	1,244
10. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor.	62,005,642	100	0	0	0	0	1,244
11. To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration.	62,005,642	100	0	0	0	0	1,244
12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 Companies Act 2006.	61,906,926	99.84	0	0	97,295	0.16	2,665
13. To disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006.	62,003,221	100	0	0	0	0	3,665
14. To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares.	61,856,864	99.76	0	0	146,682	0.24	3,339
15. To call general meetings other than annual general meetings of the Company on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	61,678,718	99.47	0	0	326,924	0.53	1,244

Tanith Dodge, Chairman of the Robert Walters Group Remuneration Committee, commented:

"The Group delivered record profits in 2019. We note the vote in respect of last year's remuneration report and the desire from a number of shareholders for the Group to refine disclosure levels moving forward.

The Group has been engaged in ongoing efforts to ensure there is an improved level of visibility year on year and we will strive to improve disclosure albeit also balanced against legitimate commercial concerns.

The Board will continue discussions with shareholders to ensure that views are fully understood and the Group will publish an update within six months of the Annual General Meeting.

As already announced, on 9 April, Executive Directors have taken a voluntary pay cut of 20% effective 1 April."

At the date of the meeting, there were 80,140,680 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 .

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Further information

Robert Walters Group Robert Walters, Chief Executive Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Portland Communications Steffan Williams Simon Hamer	[phone]

About Robert Walters Group

The Robert Walters Group is a market-leading international specialist professional recruitment group with over 3,900 staff spanning 31 countries. We specialise in the placement of the highest calibre professionals across the disciplines of accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, HR, IT, legal, sales, marketing, secretarial and support and supply chain and procurement. Our client base ranges from the world's leading blue-chip corporates and financial services organisations through to SMEs and start-ups. The Group's outsourcing division, Resource Solutions is a market leader in recruitment process outsourcing and managed services.

www.robertwaltersgroup.com

 

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