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For immediate release |
23 August 2021 |
Sportech PLC
("Sportech" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
Sportech (AIM:SPO), an international betting technology business, is pleased to announce that at the general meeting held earlier today, the special resolutions put to shareholders (which were contained in the Circular and Notice of General Meeting dated 6 August 2021) were duly passed.
The results of the proxy voting position received in advance of the General Meeting is reported below:
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Resolution |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
Total votes cast |
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No. of votes |
% |
No. of votes |
% |
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To authorise, subject to Court approval, reducing the issued share capital as detailed within the Notice of General Meeting
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124,128,624 |
99.998 |
3,000 |
0.002 |
516,908 |
124,131,624 |
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To authorise, the repurchase and cancellation of shares as detailed within the Notice of the General Meeting. |
124,129,624 |
99.998 |
2,000 |
0.002 |
516,908 |
124,131,624 |
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as in the shareholder circular published on 6 August 2021 available on the Company's website at www.sportechplc.com.
Notes:
A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of the votes validly cast for or against the resolution.
As at the time of the meeting, the Company had 188,751,257 Ordinary Shares. Each of these shares carry one vote. The Company held no shares in treasury.
The full text of the Special Resolutions is contained in the notice of general meeting set out in the Circular, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at www.sportechplc.com.
- Ends -
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Contacts: |
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Sportech PLC Giles Vardey, Chairman Richard McGuire, Chief Executive Officer
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enquiries@sportechplc.com |
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Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser & Broker) George Sellar Andrew Clark Will Bell
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
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Buchanan (Financial Communications) Henry Harrison-Topham Jamie Hooper George Beale |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 sportech@buchanan.uk.com |
Notes to Editors:
About Sportech
Sportech PLC, an international betting technology business, delivers solutions and services for gaming companies and lottery clients in highly regulated markets. Sportech also owns and operates gaming venues and digital betting platforms in Connecticut under exclusive licences.