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RNS Number : 2690G

Robert Walters PLC

25 May 2017

25 MAY 2017

ROBERT WALTERS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

Result of 2017 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 19 April 2017 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 
  Accounts of the Company for 
  the year ended 31 December 
  2016.                                     59,766,942   99.99          900   0.01           0      0      6,191 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Report for the 
  year ended 31 December 2016 
  (other than the part containing 
  the Directors' Remuneration 
  Policy).                                  56,526,925   94.81        1,900   0.01   3,087,342   5.18    157,866 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 3. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Policy.                      57,214,725   95.71        1,900   0.01   2,556,389   4.28      1,019 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 4. To declare a final dividend 
  of 6.2p per ordinary share.               59,773,133   99.99          900   0.01           0      0          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 5. To re-elect Leslie Van de 
  Walle as a Director.                      59,761,328   99.97          900   0.01      11,805   0.02          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 6. To re-elect Giles Daubeney 
  as a Director.                            59,772,733   99.98          900   0.01         400   0.01          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 7. To re-elect Robert Walters 
  as a Director.                            59,772,068   99.98          900   0.01       1,065   0.01          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 8. To re-elect Alan Bannatyne 
  as a Director.                            59,594,423   99.98          900   0.01         548   0.01    178,162 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 9. To re-elect Carol Hui as 
  a Director.                               59,772,733   99.98          900   0.01         400   0.01          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 10. To re-elect Tanith Dodge 
  as a Director.                            59,757,131   99.96       16,502   0.03         400   0.01          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 11. To re-elect Brian McArthur-Muscroft 
  as a Director.                            59,069,331   98.82       16,502   0.03     688,200   1.15          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 12. To re-appoint Deloitte 
  LLP as Auditor.                           59,587,718   99.69       16,502   0.03     169,813   0.28          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 13. To authorise the Directors 
  to fix the Auditor's remuneration.        59,751,459   99.96       16,502   0.03       6,072   0.01          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 14. To authorise the Directors 
  to allot shares pursuant to 
  section 551 Companies Act 2006.           59,750,218   99.96       16,502   0.03       6,794   0.01        519 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 15. To disapply section 561 
  Companies Act 2006.                       59,756,612   99.96       16,502   0.03         400   0.01        519 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 16. To authorise the Company 
  to make purchases of its own 
  shares.                                   59,593,271    99.7       16,502   0.03     163,741   0.27        519 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  --------- 
 17. To call general meetings 
  other than annual general meetings 
  of the Company on not less 
  than 14 clear days' notice.               58,714,593   98.23       16,502   0.03   1,042,938   1.74          0 
                                           -----------  ------  -----------  -----  ----------  -----  ---------

At the date of the meeting, there were 78,573,819 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 +44 (0) 20 7379 3333

Newgate Communications

Steffan Williams

Charlotte Coulson +44 (0) 20 7680 6550

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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