28 Jun 2013 16:26
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ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD.
28 June 2013
RESULTS OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
On 23 May 2013, Entertainment One Ltd. (the "Company") announced that it is proposing to transfer the listing category of all of its common shares from a Standard Listing to a Premium Listing in accordance with Listing Rule 5.4A (the "Transfer"). Transfer is conditional upon the passing of certain resolutions to be proposed to shareholders of the Company at the annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Company that was held earlier today (the "Special Meeting") and the approval of the UK Listing Authority. The Company expects to complete the Transfer on 1 July 2013.
The Company is now pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at the Special Meeting were passed by shareholders of the Company. Proxies were validly received in respect of 193,858,523 common shares, representing approximately 70.8% of the outstanding common shares and 204,891,366 preferred variable voting shares, representing 100% of the outstanding preferred variable voting shares.
The results of the proxy voting on each resolution were as follows:
Resolution | For | % | Discretion | % | Against | % | Withheld |
1 | 398,602,929 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 146,700 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 390,691,835 | 98 | 1,260 | 0 | 7,678,794 | 2 | 379,000 |
3 | 382,729,128 | 96 | 1,260 | 0 | 16,019,501 | 4 | 1,000 |
4 | 398,601,929 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 146,700 | 0 | 1,000 |
5 | 398,600,732 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 147,897 | 0 | 1,000 |
6 | 398,601,929 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 146,700 | 0 | 1,000 |
7 | 382,729,128 | 96 | 1,260 | 0 | 16,019,501 | 4 | 1,000 |
8 | 398,601,929 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 146,700 | 0 | 1,000 |
9 | 398,600,732 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 147,897 | 0 | 1,000 |
10 | 398,601,929 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 146,700 | 0 | 1,000 |
11 | 382,729,128 | 96 | 1,260 | 0 | 16,019,501 | 4 | 1,000 |
12 | 376,021,213 | 96 | 1,260 | 0 | 16,017,749 | 4 | 6,710,667 |
13 | 373,013,128 | 95 | 1,260 | 0 | 19,025,834 | 5 | 6,710,667 |
14 | 357,991,657 | 91 | 1,260 | 0 | 37,295,221 | 9 | 3,462,751 |
15 | 393,690,511 | 99 | 1,260 | 0 | 5,059,118 | 1 | 0 |
16 | 391,955,511 | 98 | 1,260 | 0 | 6,794,118 | 2 | 0 |
17 | 397,014,629 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 1,735,000 | 0 | 0 |
18 | 398,749,629 | 100 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | 337,272,815 | 90 | 2,760 | 0 | 38,130,369 | 10 | 23,343,945 |
A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
Resolutions 1 to 15 were ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 were special resolutions.
A copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries
RedleafPolhill
Emma Kane/Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
+44 (0) 20 7566 6720
eOne@redleafpr.com
Entertainment One Ltd.
Giles Willits
Via RedleafPolhill
Notes to Editors:
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specialises in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The Company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea.
The Company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,800 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.