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Robert Walters PLC announced that all 17 resolutions were passed on a poll at its Annual General Meeting held on April 29, 2025. Shareholders approved a final dividend of 17.0p per ordinary share and re-elected all listed directors, with individual resolution approval percentages ranging from 97.81% to 99.99% of votes cast. BDO LLP was re-appointed as auditor, and the company received authorization for share allotments and buybacks.
| Date | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Time | 14:59:41 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 6757G |
ROBERT WALTERS PLC (THE "COMPANY")
Result of 2025 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 27 March 2025 were duly passed on a poll.
For information, the results of the proxy voting are given below:
|
RESOLUTION |
FOR (including discretionary) |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
WITHHELD |
|
|
1. |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
57,032,256 |
99.99 |
200 |
0.01 |
143,834 |
|
2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy). |
57,013,871 |
99.99 |
6,020 |
0.01 |
156,399 |
|
3. |
To declare a final dividend of 17.0p per ordinary Share. |
57,176,090 |
99.99 |
200 |
0.01 |
0 |
|
4. |
To re-elect Leslie Van de Walle as a Director of the Company. |
55,960,175 |
97.89 |
1,206,011 |
2.11 |
10,104 |
|
5. |
To re-elect Toby Fowlston as a Director of the Company. |
57,143,757 |
99.96 |
22,429 |
0.04 |
10,104 |
|
6. |
To re-elect David Bower as a Director of the Company. |
56,428,625 |
98.71 |
737,561 |
1.29 |
10,104 |
|
7. |
To re-elect Tanith Dodge as a Director of the Company. |
56,815,181 |
99.39 |
351,005 |
0.61 |
10,104 |
|
8. |
To re-elect Matt Ashley as a Director of the Company. |
56,815,181 |
99.39 |
351,005 |
0.61 |
10,104 |
|
9. |
To re-elect Michaela Tod as a Director of the Company. |
56,815,037 |
99.39 |
351,149 |
0.61 |
10,104 |
|
10. |
To re-elect Jane Hesmondhalgh as a Director of the Company. |
56,815,037 |
99.39 |
351,149 |
0.61 |
10,104 |
|
11. |
To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor. |
57,025,904 |
99.99 |
6,552 |
0.01 |
143,834 |
|
12. |
To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration. |
57,165,634 |
99.99 |
552 |
0.01 |
10,104 |
|
13. |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 Companies Act 2006. |
57,155,000 |
99.97 |
16,472 |
0.03 |
4,818 |
|
14. |
To disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006. |
55,925,782 |
97.82 |
1,245,690 |
2.18 |
4,818 |
|
15. |
To further disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006 for acquisitions or specified capital investments |
55,921,036 |
97.81 |
1,250,436 |
2.19 |
4,818 |
|
16. |
To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares. |
57,165,128 |
99.99 |
344 |
0.01 |
10,818 |
|
17. |
To call general meetings other than Annual General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
57,141,739 |
99.95 |
29,733 |
0.05 |
4,818 |
At the date of the meeting the Company had 76,431,699 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights and holds 4,074,000 ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights was 72,357,699.
A vote withheld is not a vote at law and has not been counted in the votes for and against.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
|
Robert Walters plc Dami Tanimowo |
+44 20 7379 3333 |