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 |
+353 190 22 730 |
Numis (Financial Adviser) Stuart Skinner/Kevin Cruickshank (Nominated Adviser) James Black/Will Baunton (Corporate Broker) |
+44 20 7260 1000 |
MHP Communications (Financial PR) Katie Hunt/James Midmer/Charles Hirst |
+44 20 3128 8100 keywords@mhpc.com |
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).