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Watches of Switzerland Group PLC

AGM Information Oct 17, 2019

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17 October 2019

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC

Result of AGM

The Board is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions put to the shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting were passed by means of a poll, including the ordinary resolutions (resolutions 1 to 13) and special resolutions (resolutions 14 to 16) as set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 11 September 2019.

The final voting figures are shown below.

Resolution Total Votes
For
cast
Against Withheld
Number Number % Number % Number
1.
Presentation
of the Group's
Annual Report
and Accounts
and the
Company's
Individual
Accounts for
financial year
ended 28 April
2019
211,798,731 211,798,731 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
2.
To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Policy
211,798,731 211,784,331 99.99% 14,400 0.01% 0
3.
To elect
Dennis Millard
as a director
211,798,731 211,241,446 99.74% 557,285 0.26% 0
4.
To elect Brian
Duffy as a
director
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
5.
To elect
Anders
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
Romberg as a
director
6. To elect
Teresa
Colaianni as a
director
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
7. To elect Rosa
Monckton as
a director
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
8. To elect
Robert
Moorhead as
a director
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
9. To elect
Fabrice Nottin
as a director
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
10. To appoint Ernst & Young
LLP as
Auditors
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
the 11. To authorise
the directors
to determine
remuneration
of the Auditors
211,798,731 211,658,541 99.93% 140,190 0.07% 0
12. To give
the
authority to
directors to
allot shares
211,798,731 211,798,731 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
13. To give authority to
the Company
to make
political
donations or
expenditure
210,882,316 210,450,821 99.80% 431,495 0.20% 916,415
14. To disapply
pre-emption
rights
211,798,731 211,798,731 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
15. To disapply
pre-emption
rights in
connection
with an
acquisition or
other capital
investment
211,798,731 211,798,731 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
16. Notice of
general
meetings
211,798,731 211,686,952 99.95% 111,779 0.05% 0

VOTES EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Resolution Total
Votes cast
For Against Withheld
Number Number % Number % Number
3. To elect
Dennis
Millard as a
director
78,079,074 77,521,789 99.29% 557,285 0.71% 0
6. To elect
Teresa
Colaianni as a
director
78,079,074 77,938,884 99.82% 140,190 0.18% 0
7. To elect Rosa
Monckton as
a director
78,079,074 77,938,884 99.82% 140,190 0.18% 0
8. To elect
Robert
Moorhead as
a director
78,079,074 77,938,884 99.82% 140,190 0.18% 0

As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares and total voting rights of the Company was 239,455,554. The total number of shares in issue (excluding the controlling shareholders) is 105,735,897. 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 he is 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 has submitted a copy of the resolutions dealing with the special business put to shareholders at the AGM today to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

For further information, please visit our website [email protected] or contact:

Watches of Switzerland Group

• Paul Eardley (Company Secretary) +44 (0) 20 7317 4600

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