RWS HOLDINGS PLC

Share Issue/Capital Change • Feb 16, 2021

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RWS Holdings PLC

16 February 2021

For immediate release                                                                                            16 February 2021

RWS Holdings plc

Increase in Share Capital

RWS Holdings plc ("RWS", "the Group"), the world's leading language services and technology group, announces that a total of 152,635 options to subscribe for ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("shares") pursuant to the Company's share option plan, adopted on 3 April 2013, have been exercised by a Senior Manager of the Company on 15 February 2021.

Following this exercise, there are no vested options outstanding under the Company's 2013 unapproved option scheme and no vested options under the 2013 approved option scheme.

RWS has issued new shares to satisfy these options, bringing the total number of shares in issue to 389,042,841, an increase of 0.04%. The new shares rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Application has been made for the admission to trading on AIM of these 152,635 shares, which is expected to occur on 22 February 2021.

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 the last 60 years, the company has built a reputation for quality, reliability and flexibility with its global team of translators, 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 of sectors including technology, pharmaceutical, medical, chemical, automotive, and telecommunications.

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

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