EVS Broadcast Equipment : shareholders approve ...

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA, the leading provider of live video production systems, today held its Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.

One hundred eighteen shareholders representing 4,144,179 shares, or 30.4% of the company shares, attended physically or by proxy the shareholders meeting at EVS Head Office. All Board propositions have been approved and in particular the following points:

• 100% of the represented shares approved a total gross dividend of EUR 2.64 for fiscal year 2012, which implies the payment of a final gross dividend of EUR 1.48 (EUR 1.11 net after payment of withholding tax of 25%, ex-date May 28, 2013, and payment date May 31, 2013);
• 90.7% of the represented shares approved the renewal of the mandate of BDO Réviseurs d'entreprises SCC, represented by Christophe Colson, Partner, for a 3-year mandate.

All documents relating to the Ordinary General Meeting, including a summary of the votes, can be found on the company website www.evs.com.

Corporate Calendar:
Tuesday May 28, 2013                        Final dividend: ex-date
Thursday May 30, 2013                       Final dividend: record date
Friday May 31, 2013                           Final dividend: payment date
Thursday August 29, 2013                  2Q13 earnings
Thursday November 14, 2013              3Q13 earnings

For more information, please contact: Joop JANSSEN, Managing Director & CEO Jacques GALLOY, Director & CFO Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Vice President  Investor Relations & Corporate Communication EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 16 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium Tel: [phone].  E-mail: [e-mail]; www.evs.com

About EVS EVS provides its customers with reliable and innovative technology to enable the production of live, enriched video programming, allowing them to work more efficiently and boost their revenue streams. Its industry-leading broadcast and media production systems are used by broadcasters, production companies, post-production facilities, film studios, content owners and archive libraries around the globe. It spans four key markets - Sports, Entertainment, News and Media. Founded in 1994, its innovative Live Slow Motion system revolutionised live broadcasting. Its reliable and integrated tapeless solutions, based around its market-leading XT server range, are now widely used to deliver live productions worldwide. Today, it continues to develop practical innovations, such as its C-Cast second-screen delivery platform, to help customers maximise the value of their media content. The company is headquartered in Belgium and has offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Approximately 465 EVS professionals from 20 offices are selling its branded products in over 100 countries, and provide customer support globally. EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, please visit www.evs.com. dcinex, of which EVS owns 41.3%, is the European leader for Digital Cinema technology and services in Europe with more than 5,500 committed digital screens in Europe, out of which 3,700 have already been deployed. www.dcinex.com.

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