EVS Broadcast Equipment publishes amended invit...

Publication on April 26, 2016, 5.45pm CET
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EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.: Euronext Brussels (EVS.BR), Bloomberg (EVS BB), Reuters (EVSB.BR)

EVS Broadcast Equipment, the leading provider of live video production systems, published today an amended agenda for its Ordinary General Meeting, to be held on May 17, 2016, at its headquarters in Liège.

The company received on April 25, 2016 a letter from Michel Counson, CTO Hardware of EVS, owner of 879,906 shares (or 6.5% of EVS shares), asking to add a point to the agenda of the meeting, as permitted by the Belgian law of December 20, 2010. Accordingly, EVS publishes today an amended agenda and the amended proxy forms to be used.

The new point on the agenda is the point #13, formulated as follows:

13: Renewal of the mandate of a Director
In case the General Meeting does not approve the point #7 of the agenda
Proposed decision:
The meeting renews the mandate of Michel Counson as Director, for a period of 4 years ending at the Ordinary General Meeting of 2020. The mandate is remunerated according to the rules applied to all the members of the Board of Directors. Michel Counson will keep his mandate of Managing Director during this period.

All documents relating to the combined Ordinary General Meeting of May 17, 2016 are available on the website of EVS Broadcast Equipment at www.evs.com, including the 2015 annual report.

For more information, please contact:   Yvan ABSIL, Senior Vice President, CFO Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate Communication EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 13 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium Tel: [phone].  E-mail: [e-mail]; www.evs.com

Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition, and results of operations of EVS and its affiliates. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of EVS' management are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties relate to changes in technology and market requirements, the company's concentration on one industry, decline in demand for the company's products and those of its affiliates, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, and loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition which could cause the actual results or performance of the company to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. EVS undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.   About EVS EVS is globally recognized as the technology leader for live video production. The company introduced Live Slow Motion replay in 1994, and has continued to build on its reputation for quality and reliability with solutions that enhance live sports, entertainment and news content. Innovations - such as the C-Cast multimedia platform and DYVI IT-based switcher - are raising the bar for live production enrichment, management and distribution. Broadcasters, rights owners, producers and venues alike use EVS to maximize the value of their productions and increase revenue streams. The company is headquartered in Belgium with around 500 employees in offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America, and provides sales and technical support to more than 100 countries. EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, please visit www.evs.com.

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Source: EVS Broadcast Equipment via Globenewswire

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