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Games Workshop Group PLC held its Annual General Meeting on 21 September 2022, where shareholders passed all 13 resolutions. These included the re-election of six directors, the election of Randal Casson as a new director, and the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors. All resolutions passed with "for" votes ranging from 89.10% to 100.0%, based on 32,840,447 shares in issue as of 20 September 2022.
| Date | 21 Sept 2022 |
| Time | 13:48:45 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 1848A |
Games Workshop Group PLC
(the "Company")
2022 AGM voting results
For immediate release 21 September 2022
At the AGM held today at 10am, all of the resolutions, as set out in the notice of meeting, were duly passed by the shareholders. Details of the proxy votes received in respect of each resolution are detailed below and will be posted on the Company's investor relations website at investor.games-workshop.com
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Votes against |
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Votes total |
% of ISC voted (exc votes withheld) |
Votes withheld* |
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Ordinary business |
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Resolution 1 |
To receive the 2022 annual report |
24,862,819 |
100.0 |
661 |
0.00 |
24,863,480 |
75.71 |
323,580 |
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Resolution 2 |
To re-elect Kevin Rountree as a director |
24,974,004 |
99.18 |
206,671 |
0.82 |
25,180,675 |
76.68 |
6,385 |
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Resolution 3 |
To re-elect Rachel Tongue as a director |
24,964,008 |
99.14 |
216,474 |
0.86 |
25,180,482 |
76.68 |
6,578 |
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Resolution 4 |
To re-elect Elaine O'Donnell as a director |
23,527,784 |
95.38 |
1,138,874 |
4.62 |
24,666,658 |
75.11 |
520,402 |
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Resolution 5
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To re-elect John Brewis as a director |
24,030,598 |
95.43 |
1,149,824 |
4.57 |
25,180,422 |
76.68 |
6,638 |
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Resolution 6 |
To re-elect Kate Marsh as a director |
24,670,027 |
97.97 |
510,365 |
2.03 |
25,180,392 |
76.67 |
6,668 |
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Resolution 7 |
To elect Randal Casson as a director |
24,972,944 |
99.18 |
207,498 |
0.82 |
25,180,442 |
76.68 |
6,618 |
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Resolution 8 |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors |
24,878,442 |
98.79 |
304,906 |
1.21 |
25,183,348 |
76.68 |
3,712 |
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Resolution 9 |
To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration |
25,179,606 |
99.98 |
4,534 |
0.02 |
25,184,140 |
76.69 |
2,920 |
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Resolution 10 |
To approve the remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy) |
22,415,102 |
89.10 |
2,743,299 |
10.90 |
25,158,401 |
76.61 |
28,659 |
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Special business |
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Resolution 11 |
To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities |
24,853,338 |
98.68 |
331,322 |
1.32 |
25,184,660 |
76.69 |
2,400 |
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Resolution 12 |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
24,908,426 |
98.90 |
276,453 |
1.10 |
25,184,879 |
76.69 |
2,181 |
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Resolution 13 |
To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares |
24,873,052 |
98.80 |
303,326 |
1.20 |
25,176,378 |
76.66 |
10,682 |
i)* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against resolutions.
ii) Any votes that give discretion to the Chair have been included in the "For" total.
iii) At close of business of 20 September 2022 there were 32,840,447 shares in issue.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business of the meeting will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For further information, please contact:
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Games Workshop Group PLC |
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Kevin Rountree, CEO |
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Rachel Tongue, Group Finance Director |
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Investor relations website |
http://investor.games-workshop.com |
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General website |
www.games-workshop.com |
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The 2022 annual report and all other recent announcements may be viewed at the investor relations website at the address above.