25 Jan 2018 14:24
GAME Digital PLC
25 January 2018
VOTING RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 25 JANUARY 2018
GAME Digital plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting (the "AGM") held at 10.30am at Unity House, Telford Road, Basingstoke, RG21 6YJ on 25 January 2018 were successfully passed, with the exception of Resolution 6 which was withdrawn, following the resignation of Mark Gifford. All resolutions were voted on by means of a poll. Unless otherwise stated, all terms not defined in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the notice of AGM sent to shareholders on 20 December 2017 (the "Notice").
As at the date of this announcement, there are 170,859,106 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") with voting rights in issue and no Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.
The voting results below show the total of all the votes cast on a poll and, separately, the results of the poll in relation to resolutions 4, 7 and 8, showing only the votes cast by Independent Shareholders (as that term is defined in the Listing Rules published by the Financial Conduct Authority).
The poll results will also be posted on the Company's website.
Resolution | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES CAST (EXCLUDING VOTES WITHHELD) | % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | |
1 | Company's annual report and accounts | 147,409,786 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
2 | Directors' remuneration report | 147,385,341 | 99.98 | 24,445 | 0.02 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
3 | Directors' remuneration policy | 145,200,326 | 98.50 | 2,209,460 | 1.50 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
4 | Re-elect John Jackson | 147,405,846 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 147,405,846 | 86.27 | 3,940 |
5 | Re-elect Martyn Gibbs | 147,405,846 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 147,405,846 | 86.27 | 3,940 |
6 | Re-elect Mark Gifford | WITHDRAWN | ||||||
7 | Elect Dimitri Goulandris | 145,224,771 | 98.52 | 2,181,075 | 1.48 | 147,405,846 | 86.27 | 3,940 |
8 | Re-elect Lesley Watkins | 147,405,846 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 147,405,846 | 86.27 | 3,940 |
9 | Elect James Shinehouse | 145,224,771 | 98.52 | 2,181,075 | 1.48 | 147,405,846 | 86.27 | 3,940 |
10 | Re-appoint the Auditor | 147,409,786 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
11 | Auditor's Remuneration | 147,409,786 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
12 | Authority to allot shares | 145,224,771 | 98.52 | 2,185,015 | 1.48 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
13 | Authority to make political donations | 140,963,326 | 95.63 | 6,445,200 | 4.37 | 147,408,526 | 86.27 | 1,260 |
14* | Power to disapply pre-emption rights (standard) | 145,200,326 | 98.50 | 2,209,460 | 1.50 | 147,409,786 | 86.28 | 0 |
15* | Power to disapply pre-emption rights (enhanced) | 145,224,771 | 98.52 | 2,181,075 | 1.48 | 147,409,786 | 86.27 | 0 |
16* | Notice of general meetings | 145,224,771 | 98.52 | 2,181,075 | 1.48 | 147,409,786
| 86.27 | 0 |
* Passed as special resolutions.
Votes of Independent Shareholders (as that term is defined in the Listing Rules published by the Financial Conduct Authority) on the resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive directors | ||||||||
Resolution | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES CAST (EXCLUDING VOTES WITHHELD) | % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD | |
4 | Re-elect John Jackson | 79,807,342 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 79,807,342 | 77.29 | 3,940 |
7 | Elect Dimitri Goulandris | 77,626,267 | 97.27 | 2,181,075 | 2.73 | 79,807,342 | 77.29 | 3,940 |
8 | Re-elect Lesley Watkins | 79,807,342 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 79,807,342 | 77.29 | 3,940 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total.
2. For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the total votes cast amounted to 147,409,786, representing 86.28 per cent of the issued share capital.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
Enquiries:
Ruth CartwrightCompany SecretaryTel: +44 (0)1256 784229