For immediate release

10 February 2021
RWS Holdings plc
Result of AGM

RWS Holdings plc ("RWS", "the Group"), the world's leading language services and technology group,
confirms that all of the resolutions put to the shareholders at the AGM held today were passed.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the meeting for each resolution is set out below and will
also be made available on the Company's website – www.rws.com:

In Favour
AgainstResolution #Votes%Votes
1
293,654,516
99.99
983
2
181,258,167
62.81
107,320,836
3
293,832,345
100.0004210,359,258
87.47
30,145,419
5292,844,488
99.67
980,2826
291,136,258
99.57
1,244,071
7
285,578,774
97.19
8,245,9968
293,493,340
99.89
331,4309293,368,449
99.84
456,00610
285,841,632
97.28
7,982,823
11284,304,032
96.77
9,500,662
12
266,870,219
90.83
26,932,475
13
292,764,132
99.64
1,065,445
14
284,547,598
96.84
9,279,979
15
284,034,830
96.67
9,794,920
16
292,924,660
99.72
812,22317
266,839,596
91.29
25,451,379
Note: the percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes

%
0.01
37.19
0.00
12.53
0.33
0.43
2.81
0.11
0.16
2.72
3.23
9.17
0.36
3.16
3.33
0.28
8.71

WithheldVotes
176,851
5,253,347
5
53,327,673
7,580
1,452,021
7,580
7,580
7,895
7,895
27,65629,656
2,773
4,773
2,600
95,467
1,541,375

Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for"total.
2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of theproportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
3. Discretionary proxy votes lodged in favour of a third party have not been included in the "for","against" or "total" figures.
4. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 388,890,206 ordinary shares.

Resolution 2: (Remuneration Report)

The Board notes that, while Resolution 2 to receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
was passed, a significant minority of shareholders who voted 37.19% chose to vote against thisresolution. The views of all shareholders are important to RWS and, following the AGM, the Groupwill consult further with those shareholders who voted against this resolution to better understandtheir specific concerns as it prepares to put its Remuneration Report to shareholders at the 2022
AGM.

For further information, please contact:

RWS Holdings plc
Andrew Brode, Chairman
Richard Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
Des Glass, Chief Financial Officer

01753 480796

MHP (Financial PR advisor)
Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge

rws@mhpc.com
0203 128 8100

Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)
Stuart Skinner / Kevin Cruickshank / Will Baunton

0207 260 1000

Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff

0203 207 7800

About RWS:

RWS is the world’s leading language services and technology group. Over more than 60 years, thecompany has built a reputation for quality, reliability and flexibility with its global team oftranslators, searchers and technical experts.
RWS’s specialist divisions combine the latest technology, proven processes and highly skilled staff
to deliver complex services at each stage of the product lifecycle to meet the diverse needs of a
global client base spanning Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across a range ofsectors including technology, pharmaceutical, medical, chemical, automotive, andtelecommunications.
With headquarters in the UK, RWS is publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated
market (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com