Results of AGM

RNS Number : 0918O

Keywords Studios PLC

27 May 2020

 

Keywords Studios Plc

2020 Annual General Meeting

Results of AGM

The Annual General Meeting of Keywords Studios Plc 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 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 and 14 were passed as special resolutions. For full details of each resolution, please refer to the Notice of AGM, published on the Company's website at: www.keywordsstudios.com.

A video link of a presentation by Andrew Day, CEO of the Company, is now available for shareholders to view 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 2019	53,300,278	100	0	0	104,512
Resolution 2 (Ordinary) To receive the Remuneration Report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019	51,052,469	95.6	2,352,321	4.4	0
Resolution 3 (Ordinary) To re-elect Andrew Day as a Director of the Company	48,793,425	91.37	4,611,365	8.63	0
Resolution 4 (Ordinary) To re-elect Georges Fornay as a Director of the Company	49,666,518	93	3,738,272	7	0
Resolution 5 (Ordinary) To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director of the Company	50,953,633	95.41	2,451,157	4.59	0
Resolution 6 (Ordinary) To re-elect Ross Graham as a Director of the Company	49,191,214	92.3	4,102,031	7.7	111,545
Resolution 7 (Ordinary) To re-elect Giorgio Guastalla as a Director of the Company	49,411,643	92.52	3,993,147	7.48	0
Resolution 8 (Ordinary) To re-elect David Reeves as a Director of the Company	49,248,304	92.22	4,156,486	7.78	0
Resolution 9 (Ordinary) To elect Jon Hauck as a Director of the Company	49,574,456	92.83	3,830,334	7.17	0
Resolution 10 (Ordinary) To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor	53,404,467	99.99	2	0.01	321
Resolution 11 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration	53,383,587	99.96	20,882	0.04	321
Resolution 12 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to allot shares generally	48,460,543	90.74	4,943,926	9.26	321
Resolution 13 (Special) Disapplication of pre-emption rights on a limited basis	51,476,214	96.39	1,928,255	3.61	321
Resolution 14 (Special) To adopt new Articles of Association	53,403,662	99.99	1,128	0.01	0

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) Andrew Day, Chief Executive Officer Jon Hauck, Chief Financial Officer Joseph Quinn, Investor Relations	[phone]
Numis (Financial Adviser) Stuart Skinner/Kevin Cruickshank (Nominated Adviser) James Black/Will Baunton (Corporate Broker)	[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 59 facilities in 21 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 4, Mortal Combat X, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Borderlands 3, League of Legends, Fortnite, Clash Royale and Rainbow Six Siege. Keywords Studios is listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (KWS.L).

 

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