Result of AGM
Robert Walters PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were duly passed on a poll, with overwhelming support for each item. Notably, the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 received 99.99% of votes in favour, and the re-election of directors and the re-appointment of BDO LLP as auditor also saw strong approval, with percentages generally above 97%. The company had 76,431,699 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights, and 4,074,000 shares held in Treasury, resulting in a total of 72,357,699 voting rights.
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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 30 March 2026 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 2025. | 53,923,616 | 99.99 | 5,099 | 0.01 | 140,555 |
| 2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy). | 53,016,105 | 98.31 | 912,610 | 1.69 | 140,555 |
| 3. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. | 52,970,654 | 97.98 | 1,092,989 | 2.02 | 5,627 |
| 4. | To re-elect Leslie Van de Walle as a Director of the Company | 52,466,926 | 97.05 | 1,595,467 | 2.95 | 6,877 |
| 5. | To re-elect Toby Fowlston as a Director of the Company. | 54,044,466 | 99.97 | 17,927 | 0.03 | 6,877 |
| 6. | To re-elect Matt Ashley as a Director of the Company. | 52,796,577 | 99.29 | 375,710 | 0.71 | 896,983 |
| 7. | To re-elect Michaela Tod as a Director of the Company. | 52,797,224 | 99.29 | 375,063 | 0.71 | 896,983 |
| 8. | To re-elect Jane Hesmondhalgh as a Director of the Company. | 52,796,670 | 99.29 | 375,617 | 0.71 | 896,983 |
| 9. | To re-elect Andrew Rashbass as a Director of the Company. | 53,154,760 | 99.97 | 17,527 | 0.03 | 896,983 |
| 10. | To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor. | 54,056,385 | 99.99 | 6,008 | 0.01 | 6,877 |
| 11. | To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration. | 54,054,079 | 99.98 | 9,564 | 0.02 | 5,627 |
| 12. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 Companies Act 2006. | 53,158,277 | 99.96 | 20,887 | 0.04 | 890,106 |
| 13. | To disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006 for general purposes. | 53,018,631 | 99.70 | 159,733 | 0.30 | 890,906 |
| 14. | To further disapply section 561 Companies Act 2006 for acquisitions or specified capital investments | 53,019,885 | 99.70 | 158,479 | 0.30 | 890,906 |
| 15. | To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares | 54,050,108 | 99.96 | 19,162 | 0.04 | - |
| 16. | To call general meetings other than Annual General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 53,834,228 | 99.95 | 26,450 | 0.05 | 208,592 |
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.
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