Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9143Z

Keywords Studios PLC

26 May 2021

 

26 May 2021

Keywords Studios plc
("the Company" or "Keywords Studios")

2021 Annual General Meeting

("AGM")

Results of AGM

The AGM of the Company was held today at 11:00 a.m. at Keywords Studios, 39 Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9LT, United Kingdom.

All 14 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 14 was passed as a special resolution. For full details of each resolution, please refer to the Notice of AGM, published on the Company's website at: www.keywordsstudios.com.

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed and the number of votes withheld was as follows:

Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Votes withheld
Resolution 1 (Ordinary) To receive the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors and Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2020	56,705,818	99.98	85	0.01	49,970
Resolution 2 (Ordinary) To receive the Remuneration Report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020.	55,473,009	98.12	1,054,342	1.87	228,522
Resolution 3 (Ordinary) To re-elect Andrew Day as a Director	53,668,154	94.55	3,085,245	5.44	2,474
Resolution 4 (Ordinary) To re-elect Georges Fornay as a Director.	55,071,069	97.03	1,682,330	2.96	2,474
Resolution 5 (Ordinary) To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director.	50,766,255	89.44	5,987,143	10.55	2,474
Resolution 6 (Ordinary) To re-elect Ross Graham as a Director.	54,430,756	96.37	2,047,057	3.62	278,060
Resolution 7 (Ordinary) To re-elect Giorgio Guastalla as a Director.	53,968,696	95.08	2,784,703	4.91	2,474
Resolution 8 (Ordinary) To re-elect David Reeves as a Director.	54,279,197	95.63	2,474,202	4.36	2,474
Resolution 9 (Ordinary) To re-elect Jon Hauck as a Director.	53,889,289	94.94	2,864,110	5.05	2,474
Resolution 10 (Ordinary) To elect Sonia Sedler as a Director.	53,972,722	95.09	2,780,677	4.9	2,474
Resolution 11 (Ordinary) To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor	56,752,792	99.98	85	0.01	2,996
Resolution 12 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration.	56,753,223	99.98	176	0.01	2,474
Resolution 13 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to allot shares generally.	53,128,748	93.6	3,623,919	6.39	3,206
Resolution 14 (Special) Disapplication of pre-emption rights on a limited basis.	49,424,792	87.08	7,328,281	12.91	2,800

As at 26 May 2021, there were 75,300,993 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

For further information, please contact:

Keywords Studios (www.keywordsstudios.com)    Jon Hauck, Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer    Sonia Sedler, Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer    Joseph Quinn, Investor Relations	[phone]
Numis Securities    Stuart Skinner/Kevin Cruickshank/Will Baunton	[phone]
MHP Communications (Financial PR)    Katie Hunt/James Midmer/Charles Hirst	[phone] [e-mail]

About Keywords Studios ( www.keywordsstudios.com )

Keywords Studios is an international technical services provider to the global video games industry.  Established in 1998, and now with over 65 facilities in 22 countries strategically located in Asia, the Americas and Europe, it provides integrated art creation, marketing services, software engineering, testing, localization, audio and customer care services across more than 50 languages and 16 games platforms to a blue-chip client base of over 950 clients across the globe.

Keywords Studios has a strong market position, providing services to 23 of the top 25 most prominent games companies, including Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Konami, Microsoft, Riot Games, Square Enix, Supercell, TakeTwo, Epic Games and Ubisoft. Recent titles worked on include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Anthem, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Valorant, League of Legends, Fortnite, Clash Royale and Doom Eternal. Keywords Studios is listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (KWS.L). 

 

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