Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7549Q

RWS Holdings PLC

22 February 2023

 

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 C andy Davies , Chief Financial Officer	01753 480200
MHP (Financial PR advisor) Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge	rws@mhpg roup .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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