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RNS Number : 3153M  Keywords Studios PLC  20 May 2022

20 May 2022

Keywords Studios plc

("the Company" or "Keywords Studios")

 

2022 Annual General Meeting

("AGM")

 

Results of AGM

 

The AGM of the Company was held today at 11:00 a.m. at the offices of MHP
Communications Limited, 60 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7RT, United
Kingdom.

All 17 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13
were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 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
(http://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)                                                        54,889,591  99.99  34             0.01   46,299

 To receive the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors
 and Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2021
 Resolution 2 (Ordinary)                                                        30,139,046  66.30  15,320,676     33.70  8,992,024

 To receive the Remuneration Report of the Company for the year ended 31
 December 2021
 Resolution 3 (Ordinary)                                                        54,447,514  99.99  10             0.01   4,222

 To declare a final dividend of 1.45 pence per share
 Resolution 4 (Ordinary)                                                        50,527,541  92.84  3,895,026      7.16   29,179

 To elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director
 Resolution 5 (Ordinary)                                                        52,453,724  96.34  1,991,812      3.66   6,210

 To elect Marion Sears as a Director
 Resolution 6 (Ordinary)                                                        52,656,388  96.72  1,787,044      3.28   8,314

 To elect Neil Thompson as a Director
 Resolution 7 (Ordinary)                                                        47,364,770  90.47  4,991,415      9.53   2,095,561

 To re-elect Ross Graham as a Director
 Resolution 8 (Ordinary)                                                        45,392,474  83.38  9,050,649      16.62  8,263

 To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director
 Resolution 9 (Ordinary)                                                        54,437,028  99.99  5,455          0.01   9,263

 To re-elect Georges Fornay as a Director
 Resolution 10 (Ordinary)                                                       54,348,001  99.82  95,549         0.18   8,196

 To re-elect Jon Hauck as a Director
 Resolution 11 (Ordinary)                                                       54,422,498  99.96  21,283         0.04   7,965

 To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor
 Resolution 12 (Ordinary)                                                       54,427,840  99.96  21,544         0.04   2,362

 To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration
 Resolution 13 (Ordinary)                                                       50,946,271  93.57  3,500,746      6.43   4,729

 To authorise the Directors to allot shares generally
 Resolution 14 (Special)                                                        54,339,664  99.98  12,426         0.02   99,656

 Disapplication of pre-emption rights
 Resolution 15 (Special)                                                        54,338,394  99.98  13,426         0.02   99,926

 Further disapplication of pre-emption rights
 Resolution 16 (Special)                                                        54,212,065  99.99  2,086          0.01   237,595

 Authority to buyback shares
 Resolution 17 (Special)                                                        54,438,872  99.99  417            0.01   12,457

 To adopt the new Articles of Assocation

 

As at 20 May 2022, there were 76,539,597 ordinary shares in issue.
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.

 

In respect of the 66.3% vote for resolution 2 the Company, as part of a
programme of regular engagement with major shareholders on remuneration
matters, is aware of the reasons for some shareholders voting against the
resolution which relate to a one-off event that took place earlier this year
which was disclosed in the Company's recent Remuneration Report, but for
reasons of confidentiality we were unable to provide greater detail on. The
Company thanks its shareholders for their continued support for its wider
Remuneration Policy, which has been enhanced in line with market practice. The
Company invites major shareholders to discuss its Remuneration Report and
Remuneration Policy, and all shareholders are invited to submit any comments
or questions by email to investors@keywordsstudios.com.  Further information
on the engagement process and key outcomes will be presented in the Company's
2022 Annual Report and Accounts.

For further information, please contact:

 

 Keywords Studios plc (www.keywordsstudios.com)   +353 190 22 730

 Bertrand Bodson, Chief Executive Officer

 Jon Hauck, Chief Financial Officer

 Numis Securities                                 +44 20 7260 1000

 Stuart Skinner/Kevin Cruickshank/Will Baunton

 MHP Communications (Financial PR)                +44 20 3128 8193

 Katie Hunt/Charles Hirst                         keywords@mhpc.com

About Keywords Studios (www.keywordsstudios.com
(http://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
23 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 23 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).

 

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