Company Announcements

Result of AGM

Source: RNS
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

Candy Davies, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

01753 480200

 

MHP (Financial PR advisor)

Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge

 

rws@mhpgroup.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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