Result of AGM
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on September 3, 2026, were passed by poll. Key resolutions included the approval of the Annual Report and Accounts for the period ending May 3, 2026, with 99.01% of votes in favour, and the Directors' Remuneration Report, which received 97.48% approval. The re-election of directors and the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors also saw strong support, with 100% of votes cast in favour of the auditors. However, resolutions concerning the authority to disapply pre-emption rights for general purposes and acquisitions received lower approval rates of 89.81% and 87.76% respectively.
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The Board is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of AGM dated 21 July 2026 were voted on by way of a poll and were passed.
The final voting figures are shown below.
| Resolution | Total Votes cast | For | Against | Withheld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | % | Number | % | Number | |
| 1 To receive the Group's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial period ended 3 May 2026 | 171,300,591 | 169,601,940 | 99.01% | 1,698,651 | 0.99% | 942,235 |
| 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 170,508,746 | 166,207,355 | 97.48% | 4,301,391 | 2.52% | 9,075 |
| 3. To elect Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson as a director of the Company | 170,511,961 | 170,223,333 | 99.83% | 288,583 | 0.17% | 5,905 |
| 4 To re-elect Ian Carter as a director of the Company | 170,511,954 | 167,346,971 | 98.14% | 3,164,983 | 1.86% | 5,917 |
| 5 To re-elect Brian Duffy as a director of the Company | 170,511,961 | 170,390,143 | 99.93% | 121,818 | 0.07% | 5,860 |
| 6 To re-elect Anders Romberg as a director of the Company | 170,511,904 | 170,394,834 | 99.93% | 117,070 | 0.07% | 5,867 |
| 7 To re-elect Tea Colaianni as a director of the Company | 170,510,709 | 168,060,862 | 98.56% | 2,449,847 | 1.44% | 7,112 |
| 8 To re-elect Rosa Monckton as a director of the Company | 170,511,333 | 167,166,901 | 98.04% | 3,344,432 | 1.96% | 6,488 |
| 9 To re-elect Chabi Nouri as a director of the Company | 170,510,069 | 170,390,365 | 99.93% | 119,704 | 0.07% | 7,752 |
| 10 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors of the Company | 172,237,494 | 172,230,172 | 100.00% | 7,322 | 0.00% | 5,332 |
| 11 To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors | 172,238,863 | 172,236,871 | 100.00% | 1,992 | 0.00% | 3,963 |
| 12 To authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure | 170,506,767 | 166,810,422 | 97.83% | 3,696,345 | 2.17% | 11,054 |
| 13 To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company | 170,503,886 | 166,425,472 | 97.61% | 4,078,414 | 2.39% | 13,935 |
| 14 To grant the Directors the authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 170,513,699 | 153,142,689 | 89.81% | 17,371,010 | 10.19% | 4,122 |
| 15 To grant the Directors the authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with acquisitions or other capital investments | 170,513,729 | 149,651,263 | 87.76% | 20,862,466 | 12.24% | 4,092 |
| 16 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares | 171,990,829 | 170,042,382 | 98.87% | 1,948,447 | 1.13% | 251,997 |
| 17 To call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 170,513,796 | 166,406,873 | 97.59% | 4,106,923 | 2.41% | 4,025 |
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares and total voting rights of the Company was 233,301,622. The Company's Articles of Association set out that every member who is present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every share of which they are the holder on a poll. The scrutineer of the poll was Equiniti Limited.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC will submit a copy of the resolutions dealing with the AGM special business approved today, to the National Storage Mechanism and these will shortly be available for inspection at
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