Last checked at 26 May 2023 14:55
26 May 2023
Keywords Studios plc("the Company" or "Keywords Studios")
2023 Annual General Meeting
("AGM")
Results of AGM
The AGM of the Company was held today at 9.30 a.m. at the offices of DLA Piper UK LLP at 160 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HT United Kingdom.
All 17 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17 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.
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 2022 | 57,602,088 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 390,562 |
Resolution 2 (Ordinary) To receive the Remuneration Report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022 | 55,199,120 | 98.85% | 642,872 | 1.15% | 2,150,658 |
Resolution 3 (Ordinary) To approve a final dividend of 1.60 pence per share | 57,639,749 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 352,901 |
Resolution 4 (Ordinary) To elect Don Robert as a Director of the Company, subject to the passing of resolution 14 | 55,313,087 | 96.49% | 2,012,904 | 3.51% | 666,659 |
Resolution 5 (Ordinary) To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director of the Company | 55,836,014 | 96.87% | 1,803,735 | 3.13% | 352,901 |
Resolution 6 (Ordinary) To re-elect Georges Fornay as a Director of the Company | 55,835,980 | 96.87% | 1,803,769 | 3.13% | 352,901 |
Resolution 7 (Ordinary) To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director of the Company | 49,676,178 | 86.18% | 7,963,571 | 13.82% | 352,901 |
Resolution 8 (Ordinary) To re-elect Jon Hauck as a Director of the Company | 55,740,341 | 96.71% | 1,896,152 | 3.29% | 356,157 |
Resolution 9 (Ordinary) To re-elect Marion Sears as a Director of the Company | 54,323,203 | 94.25% | 3,316,546 | 5.75% | 352,901 |
Resolution 10 (Ordinary) To re-elect Neil Thompson as a Director of the Company | 52,415,601 | 90.94% | 5,224,148 | 9.06% | 352,901 |
Resolution 11 (Ordinary) To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor | 55,165,540 | 99.28% | 401,653 | 0.72% | 2,425,457 |
Resolution 12 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration | 57,639,715 | 99.99% | 34 | 0.01% | 352,901 |
Resolution 13 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 53,197,402 | 92.29% | 4,441,887 | 7.71% | 353,361 |
Resolution 14 (Ordinary) To increase the Directors fees cap | 57,614,542 | 99.96% | 24,747 | 0.04% | 353,361 |
Resolution 15 (Special) To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares for cash | 47,700,553 | 82.76% | 9,939,196 | 17.24% | 352,901 |
Resolution 16 (Special) To disapply pre-emption rights | 46,154,986 | 80.08% | 11,481,507 | 19.92% | 356,157 |
Resolution 17 (Special) To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares | 57,464,699 | 99.99% | 1,223 | 0.01% | 526,728 |
As at 26 May 2023, there were 78,839,413 ordinary shares in issue. There are 132,292 ordinary Shares in the Company's Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT"), and the EBT has waived its right to exercise its voting rights and to receive dividends in respect of these Ordinary Shares. Therefore, the number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 78,707,121. 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:
Investor Contacts: | Media Contacts: |
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Keywords Studios Giles Blackham Director of Investor Relations +44 7714 134 681 gblackham@keywordsstudios.com | MHP Group Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou / Charles Hirst +44 20 3128 8794 keywords@mhpgroup.com
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Numis Securities Stuart Skinner / Will Baunton Nominated Adviser & Broker +44 20 7260 1000 |
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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 70 facilities in 26 countries strategically located in Asia, Australia, the Americas and Europe, it provides integrated art creation, marketing services, game development, testing, localization, audio and player support 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 24 of the top 25 most prominent games companies. Across the games and entertainment industry, clients include Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Konami, Microsoft, Netflix, Riot Games, Square Enix, Supercell, TakeTwo, Tencent and Ubisoft. Recent titles worked on include Anthem, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Valorant, League of Legends, Fortnite, Clash Royale and Doom Eternal. Keywords Studios is listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (KWS.L).