Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4565O

Robert Walters PLC

17 May 2018

 

17 May 2018

ROBERT WALTERS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

Result of 2018 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 9 April 2018 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 Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2017.	69,330,932	99.99	900	0.01	0	0	5,672
2.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2017 (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy).	65,344,056	94.23	900	0.01	3,991,499	5.76	1,047
3.     To declare a final dividend of 9.3p per ordinary share.	69,336,604	99.99	900	0.01	0	0	0
4.     To re-elect Carol Hui as a Director.	69,331,692	99.98	900	0.01	4,912	0.01	0
5.     To re-elect Robert Walters as a Director.	69,331,392	99.98	900	0.01	5,212	0.01	0
6.     To re-elect Giles Daubeney as a Director.	69,294,019	99.93	900	0.01	42,585	0.06	0
7.     To re-elect Alan Bannatyne as a Director.	69,140,379	99.93	900	0.01	42,585	0.06	153,639
8.     To re-elect Brian McArthur-Muscroft as a Director.	68,360,036	98.58	900	0.01	976,567	1.41	0
9.     To re-elect Tanith Dodge as a Director.	69,329,436	99.98	900	0.01	7,168	0.01	0
10.    To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor.	69,170,062	99.75	900	0.01	166,341	0.24	200
11.    To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration.	69,330,232	99.98	900	0.01	5,672	0.01	700
12.    To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 Companies Act 2006.	69,332,733	99.98	900	0.01	3,161	0.01	710
13.    To disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006.	69,335,593	99.98	900	0.01	301	0.01	710
14.    To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares.	69,175,734	99.76	900	0.01	160,669	0.23	200
15.    To call general meetings other than annual general meetings of the Company on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	68,907,764	99.37	900	0.01	428,330	0.62	510

At the date of the meeting, there were 75,510,665 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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Enquiries:

Robert Walters plc

Robert Walters, Chief Executive

Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer                                                                        [phone]

Newgate Communications                              

Emma Kane

Charlotte Coulson                                                                                                        [phone]

 

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