RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

IWG PLC

09 May 2023

 

IWG PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

IWG plc held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders today at 11am (CET).

All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed by the requisite majorities and were decided by means of a poll vote. The full results of voting on each resolution are set out below. 

The total number of shares in issue and eligible to be voted (excluding treasury shares) as at close of business 4 May 2023, being the date on which shareholders needed to be on the register of members to be entitled to vote at the AGM, was 1,006,683,798 Ordinary shares.

Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) proposed as ordinary resolutions

Resolution Number	For*	%	Against*	%	Withheld*	Total Votes*	% of issued share capital voted*
1	801,252,385	99.91%	750,499	0.09%	22,322,796	802,002,884	79.67%
2	719,060,452	87.23%	105,260,913	12.77%	4,315	824,321,365	81.89%
3	639,920,416	77.68%	183,827,277	22.32%	568,987	823,747,693	81.83%
4	801,363,186	97.21%	22,959,864	2.79%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
5	823,233,151	99.87%	1,089,899	0.13%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
6	821,118,607	99.61%	3,204,443	0.39%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
7	783,707,616	95.07%	40,615,334	4.93%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
8	677,494,020	82.19%	146,828,790	17.81%	2,870	824,322,810	81.88%
9	817,390,511	99.16%	6,932,539	0.84%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
10	824,087,422	99.97%	235,628	0.03%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
11	764,650,826	92.77%	59,579,863	7.23%	95,890	824,230,689	81.88%
12	818,203,161	99.26%	6,119,889	0.74%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
13	741,141,436	89.91%	83,181,613	10.09%	2,631	824,323,049	81.89%
14	809,015,693	98.14%	15,307,357	1.86%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%
15	802,393,004	97.35%	21,872,534	2.65%	60,142	824,265,538	81.88%

* These figures include proxy votes.  Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy with discretion as to voting on the resolutions, those votes have been cast in favour of the relevant resolutions.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law, withheld votes therefore do not form part of the total votes cast.

Resolutions 16 to 19 (inclusive) proposed as special resolutions

Resolution Number	For*	%	Against*	%	Withheld*	Total Votes*	% of issued share capital voted*
16	802,391,585	97.35%	21,873,953	2.65%	60,142	824,265,538	81.88%
17	809,677,346	98.22%	14,645,020	1.78%	3,314	824,322,366	81.88%
18	787,617,273	95.55%	36,704,853	4.45%	3,554	824,322,126	81.88%
19	814,516,607	98.81%	9,806,443	1.19%	2,630	824,323,050	81.89%

* These figures include proxy votes.  Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy with discretion as to voting on the resolutions, those votes have been cast in favour of the relevant resolutions.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law, withheld votes therefore do not form part of the total votes cast.

Resolution 3

The Board notes the results of resolution 3 to approve the Annual Report on Remuneration, which was supported by a clear majority of the Company's shareholders, but with a significant minority vote against. The Remuneration Committee is committed to continuing its engagement with shareholders to understand the views of shareholders who voted against this resolution. An update of this engagement will be published within six months, as well as a final summary in the Company's Annual Report for 2023.

National Storage Mechanism

A copy of the resolutions approved at the Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

For further information, please contact: Tim Regan, Company Secretary

IWG plc Telephone: + 41 (0) 41 723 2353

Date of announcement: 9 May 2023

 

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