Games Workshop Group PLC 2023 AGM voting results (1067N)

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RNS Number : 1067N

Games Workshop Group PLC

20 September 2023

Games Workshop Group PLC

(the "Company")

2023 AGM voting results

For immediate release 20 September 2023

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

 
                                                                                              % of ISC 
                                                                                                 voted 
                                                              Votes                Votes    (exc votes         Votes 
                                          Votes       %     against       %        total     withheld)     withheld* 
                                            for 
 Ordinary 
  business 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To receive 
 Resolution     the 2023 
  1             annual report        24,566,333   100.0   22          0.00    24,566,355   74.64         386,203 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
 Resolution     Kevin Rountree 
  2             as a director        24,809,021   99.43   142,509     0.57    24,951,530   75.81         1,026 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
 Resolution     Rachel Tongue 
  3             as a director        24,582,121   99.81   46,347      0.19    24,628,468   74.81         324,088 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
 Resolution     John Brewis 
  4             as a director        23,963,305   96.04   987,811     3.96    24,951,116   75.81         1,440 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
 Resolution     Kate Marsh 
  5             as a director        24,715,676   95.05   1,235,470   4.95    24,951,146   75.81         1,410 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
 Resolution     Randal Casson 
  6             as a director        23,917,497   95.91   1,020,417   4.09    24,937,914   75.77         14,642 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To elect 
 Resolution     Mark Lam 
  7             as a director        24,808,332   99.48   129,568     0.52    24,937,900   75.77         14,656 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To re-appoint 
 Resolution     KPMG LLP 
  8             as auditors          24,603,861   98.67   332,214     1.33    24,936,075   75.76         16,483 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To authorise 
                the directors 
                to fix the 
 Resolution     auditors 
  9             remuneration         24,943,551   99.97   7,032       0.03    24,950,583   75.80         1,975 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
               To approve 
                the remuneration 
                report (excluding 
                the directors' 
 Resolution     remuneration 
  10            policy)              22,231,249   89.35   2,649,572   10.65   24,880,821   75.59         71,737 
              --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Special 
  business 
               To authorise 
                the directors 
                to allot 
 Resolution     relevant 
  11            securities          24,302,460   97.40   648,795     2.60    24,951,255   75.81   1,303 
              -------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
               To disapply 
 Resolution     pre-emption 
  12            rights              24,159,733   96.83   790,403     3.17    24,950,136   75.80   2,422 
              -------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
               To further 
                disapply 
 Resolution     pre-emption 
  13            rights              20,969,156   84.05   3,908,557   15.95   24,949,713   75.80   2,845 
              -------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
               To authorise 
                the directors 
                to make market 
                purchases 
 Resolution     of the Company's 
  14            own shares          24,590,301   98.70   323,955     1.30    24,914,256   75.69   38,282 
              -------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Resolution    To ratify 
  15            interim dividend    21,905,098   99.99   1,103       0.01    21,906,201   66.56   3,046,357 
              -------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 

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 19 September 2023 there were 32,914,178 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:

 
 Games Workshop Group PLC 
 Kevin Rountree, CEO 
 Rachel Tongue, CFO 
 
 Investor relations website     http://investor.games-workshop.com 
 General website                            www.games-workshop.com 
 
 
 
 

The 2023 annual report and all other recent announcements may be viewed at the investor relations website at the address above.

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