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RNS Number : 8589A  Keywords Studios PLC  26 May 2023

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
(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       %        Votes against  %       Votes withheld

                                                                                 for
 Resolution 1 (Ordinary)                                                         57,602,088  100.00%  0              0.00%   390,562

 To receive the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors
 and Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2022
 Resolution 2 (Ordinary)                                                         55,199,120  98.85%   642,872        1.15%   2,150,658

 To receive the Remuneration Report of the Company for the year ended 31
 December 2022
 Resolution 3 (Ordinary)                                                         57,639,749  100.00%  0              0.00%   352,901

 To approve a final dividend of 1.60 pence per share
 Resolution 4 (Ordinary)                                                         55,313,087  96.49%   2,012,904      3.51%   666,659

 To elect Don Robert as a Director of the Company, subject to the passing of
 resolution 14
 Resolution 5 (Ordinary)                                                         55,836,014  96.87%   1,803,735      3.13%   352,901

 To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 6 (Ordinary)                                                         55,835,980  96.87%   1,803,769      3.13%   352,901

 To re-elect Georges Fornay as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 7 (Ordinary)                                                         49,676,178  86.18%   7,963,571      13.82%  352,901

 To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 8 (Ordinary)                                                         55,740,341  96.71%   1,896,152      3.29%   356,157

 To re-elect Jon Hauck as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 9 (Ordinary)                                                         54,323,203  94.25%   3,316,546      5.75%   352,901

 To re-elect Marion Sears as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 10 (Ordinary)                                                        52,415,601  90.94%   5,224,148      9.06%   352,901

 To re-elect Neil Thompson as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 11 (Ordinary)                                                        55,165,540  99.28%   401,653        0.72%   2,425,457

 To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor
 Resolution 12 (Ordinary)                                                        57,639,715  99.99%   34             0.01%   352,901

 To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration
 Resolution 13 (Ordinary)                                                        53,197,402  92.29%   4,441,887      7.71%   353,361

 To authorise the Directors to allot shares
 Resolution 14 (Ordinary)                                                        57,614,542  99.96%   24,747         0.04%   353,361

 To increase the Directors fees cap
 Resolution 15 (Special)                                                         47,700,553  82.76%   9,939,196      17.24%  352,901

 To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares for cash
 Resolution 16 (Special)                                                         46,154,986  80.08%   11,481,507     19.92%  356,157

 To disapply pre-emption rights
 Resolution 17 (Special)                                                         57,464,699  99.99%   1,223          0.01%   526,728

 To authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares

 

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:
 Keywords Studios                                                          MHP Group

 Giles Blackham                                                            Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou / Charles Hirst

 Director of Investor Relations                                            +44 20 3128 8794

 +44 7714 134 681                                                          keywords@mhpgroup.com (mailto:keywords@mhpgroup.com)

 gblackham@keywordsstudios.com (mailto:gblackham@keywordsstudios.com)
 Numis Securities

 Stuart Skinner / Will Baunton

 Nominated Adviser & Broker

 +44 20 7260 1000

 

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
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).

 

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