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On 18 March 2026, World Chess PLC announced that both its ordinary resolution for general authority to allot shares and its special resolution for disapplication of pre-emption rights were passed at its General Meeting. For both resolutions, 399,498,807 votes (100%) were cast FOR, 2,200 (0%) AGAINST, and 200 WITHHELD. The company had 887,938,480 Ordinary Shares in issue, representing the total voting rights at the record date.
| Date | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 15:31:19 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 1945X |
18 March 2026
WORLD CHESS PLC
Results of General Meeting
World Chess PLC (LSE: CHSS) (the "Company"), a leading chess organisation committed to expanding the global appeal of chess, announces that at its General Meeting held earlier today, both resolutions were passed on a poll. The votes cast and votes withheld in relation to each resolution were as follows:
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No |
Resolution1,2 |
Votes FOR |
% votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
% votes AGAINST |
Votes WITHHELD3 |
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Ordinary resolution |
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1 |
General authority of directors to allot shares |
399,498,807 |
100% |
2,200 |
0% |
200 |
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Special resolution |
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2 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
399,498,807 |
100% |
2,200 |
0% |
200 |
1. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the General Meeting sent to shareholders on the Company's website at https://www.company.worldchess.com/investors.
2. As at the record date for eligibility to vote at the Company's General Meeting, the Company had 887,938,480 Ordinary Shares in issue. Accordingly, the Company's total number of voting rights was 887,938,480.
3. Votes 'Withheld' are not a vote in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the votes % 'For' and % votes 'Against' the resolutions.
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World Chess Plc Ilya Merenzon, CEO
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merenzon@worldchess.com |
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AlbR Capital Limited Financial Adviser: David Coffman / Dan Harris |
+44 (0) 20 7469 0930 |
Notes to Editors
World Chess (LSE: CHSS) is a London-based chess gaming and entertainment company and Fédération Internationale des Échecs ("FIDE") official commercial partner. World Chess organised the FIDE Championship Matches in the USA and the UK and revolutionised the sport by signing the biggest media partnerships in chess history. World Chess develops Armageddon, the chess league for prime-time television, and operates worldchess.com, the official FIDE-rated gaming platform.
More at worldchess.com.