EVS Broadcast Equipment : shareholders approve ...

Publication on May 19, 2015
Regulated information - combined general meeting
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA: Euronext Brussels (EVS.BR), Bloomberg (EVS BB), Reuters (EVSB.BR)

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA, the leading provider of live video production systems, today held a Combined General Meeting of Shareholders (ordinary and special).

One hundred fifty-two shareholders representing 5,064,505 shares, or 37.2% of the company shares, attended physically or by proxy the combined general meeting at EVS Head Office.

All Board propositions have been approved and in particular the following points:

• a total gross dividend of EUR 2.00 for fiscal year 2014, which implies the payment of a final gross dividend of EUR 1.00 (EUR 0.75 net after payment of withholding tax of 25%, ex-date May 26, 2015, and payment date May 28, 2015);
• the renewal of the mandate as Director of Acces Direct (represented by Pierre Rion) for one year, Yves Trouveroy for 4 years and the appointment of MucH sprl (represented by Muriel De Lathouwer) for 4 years;
• the variable compensation of Managing Director MucH sprl (represented by Muriel De Lathouwer);
• the change of control clause relating to the contract as Managing Director of MucH sprl (point on the agenda of the special meeting).

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

Corporate Calendar:
Tuesday May 26, 2015: final dividend: ex-date
Wednesday May 27, 2015: final dividend: record date
Thursday May 28, 2015: final dividend: payment date
Thursday August 27, 2015: 2Q15 earnings
Friday November 13, 2015: 3Q15 earnings

For more information, please contact:   Magdalena BARON, 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

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 508 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.

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Source: EVS Broadcast Equipment via Globenewswire

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