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RNS Number : 0800B  Sportech PLC  30 May 2023

30 May 2023

 

SPORTECH PLC

('Sportech', the 'Company' or the 'Group')

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting of Sportech plc was held today, Tuesday, 30 May
2023 and all resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by poll and were passed
by shareholders. The results of the poll voting are given below:

 

 The results were as follows:

 

 Resolution                                                                      For                    Against               Withheld  Total votes cast
                                                                                 No. of votes  %        No. of votes  %
 1.    Ordinary Resolution - to receive and adopt the Annual Report and          63,914,291    100.00%  0             0.00%   5,240     63,914,291
 Accounts

 2.    Ordinary Resolution - to receive and approve the Directors'               63,889,283    99.95%   30,248        0.05%   0         63,919,531
 Remuneration Report

 3.    Ordinary Resolution - to elect Paul Humphreys as a Director               63,914,291    99.99%   5,240         0.01%   0         63,919,531

 4.    Ordinary Resolution - to re-elect Richard McGuire as a Director           63,889,283    99.95%   30,248        0.05%   0         63,919,531

 5.    Ordinary Resolution - to re-elect Clive Whiley as a Director              63,914,291    99.99%   5,240         0.01%   0         63,919,531

 6.    Ordinary Resolution - to re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors                   63,912,970    99.99%   6,561         0.01%   0         63,919,531

 7.    Ordinary Resolution - to authorise the Directors to determine the         63,914,291    99.997%  2,000         0.003%  3,240     63,916,291
 auditor's fees

 8.    Ordinary Resolution - to authorise the Company to make political          63,879,975    99.94%   39,556        0.06%   0         63,919,531
 donations

 9.  Ordinary Resolution - To authorise the Directors to allot shares            63,889,283    99.95%   30,248        0.05%   0         63,919,531

 10.  Special Resolution - To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption    63,887,296    99.95%   32,235        0.05%   0         63,919,531
 rights (general authority)

 11.  Special Resolution - To disapply pre-emption rights (specific capital      63,887,296    99.95%   32,235        0.05%   0         63,919,531
 investment)

 12.  Special Resolution - To authorise the Directors to make market purchases   63,884,283    99.94%   35,248        0.06%   0         63,919,531
 of the Company's own Ordinary shares.

 13.  Special Resolution - To authorise calling of a general meeting other       63,889,283    99.95%   30,248        0.05%   0         63,919,531
 than annual general meetings on 14 clear days' notice.

 

Statement regarding voting results

 

The Company welcomes shareholder engagement and appreciates continued support,
noting the passing of all proposed Resolutions.

 

 

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 a resolution.

 

As at the time of the meeting, the Company had 100,000,000 ordinary shares of
1 pence each in issue and as such this has been used to calculate the
percentage of votes in favour or against each resolution. Each of these shares
carry one vote.  The Company held no shares in treasury.

 

 

Publication on website

A copy of this announcement and he proxy figures for the resolutions is also
available on the Company's website at www.sportechplc.com
(http://www.sportechplc.com/) .

 

 

Contacts:

 

 Sportech PLC                                   enquiries@sportechplc.com

 Richard McGuire, Non-Executive Chairman

 Clive Whiley, Senior Independent Director

 Peel Hunt  (Nominated Adviser & Broker)        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

 George Sellar

 Andrew Clark

 Lalit Bose

Notes to Editors:

 

About Sportech

 

Sportech operates in the gaming market and has two main businesses. Firstly,
it runs Sports Bars and other betting venues in Connecticut, USA, where it has
an exclusive license to offer pari-mutuel wagering, it also has a distribution
agreement with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to provide retail sports
betting. Secondly, Sportech provides online gaming through two separate lines
of business. Mywinners.com operates under an exclusive license to offer
pari-mutuel betting online in Connecticut, while 123bet.com offers pari-mutuel
betting online across the wider USA.

 

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