GAME Digital PLC Result of AGM (9611C)

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RNS Number : 9611C

GAME Digital PLC

25 January 2018

GAME Digital PLC

25 January 2018

VOTING RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 25 JANUARY 2018

GAME Digital plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting (the "AGM") held at 10.30am at Unity House, Telford Road, Basingstoke, RG21 6YJ on 25 January 2018 were successfully passed, with the exception of Resolution 6 which was withdrawn, following the resignation of Mark Gifford. All resolutions were voted on by means of a poll. Unless otherwise stated, all terms not defined in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the notice of AGM sent to shareholders on 20 December 2017 (the "Notice").

As at the date of this announcement, there are 170,859,106 ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") with voting rights in issue and no Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

The voting results below show the total of all the votes cast on a poll and, separately, the results of the poll in relation to resolutions 4, 7 and 8, showing only the votes cast by Independent Shareholders (as that term is defined in the Listing Rules published by the Financial Conduct Authority).

The poll results will also be posted on the Company's website.

 
     Resolution          VOTES        %       VOTES      %     TOTAL             % OF      VOTES 
                          FOR                  AGAINST          VOTES             ISSUED    WITHHELD 
                                                                CAST (EXCLUDING   SHARE 
                                                                VOTES             CAPITAL 
                                                                WITHHELD)         VOTED 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Company's 
      annual report 
1     and accounts       147,409,786   100        0       0      147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Directors' 
      remuneration 
2     report             147,385,341  99.98    24,445    0.02    147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Directors' 
      remuneration 
3     policy             145,200,326  98.50   2,209,460  1.50    147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Re-elect John 
4     Jackson            147,405,846  100.00      0       0      147,405,846      86.27      3,940 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Re-elect Martyn 
5     Gibbs              147,405,846  100.00      0       0      147,405,846      86.27      3,940 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
6    Re-elect Mark                                        WITHDRAWN 
      Gifford 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Elect Dimitri 
7     Goulandris         145,224,771  98.52   2,181,075  1.48    147,405,846      86.27      3,940 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Re-elect Lesley 
8     Watkins            147,405,846  100.00      0       0      147,405,846      86.27      3,940 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Elect James 
9     Shinehouse         145,224,771  98.52   2,181,075  1.48    147,405,846      86.27      3,940 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Re-appoint 
10    the Auditor        147,409,786   100        0       0      147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Auditor's 
11    Remuneration       147,409,786   100        0       0      147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Authority 
12    to allot shares    145,224,771  98.52   2,185,015  1.48    147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Authority 
      to make political 
13    donations          140,963,326  95.63   6,445,200  4.37    147,408,526      86.27      1,260 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Power to disapply 
      pre-emption 
14*   rights (standard)  145,200,326  98.50   2,209,460  1.50    147,409,786      86.28        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Power to disapply 
      pre-emption 
15*   rights (enhanced)  145,224,771  98.52   2,181,075  1.48    147,409,786      86.27        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
     Notice of 
16*   general meetings   145,224,771  98.52   2,181,075  1.48    147,409,786      86.27        0 
---  ------------------  -----------  ------  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
 

* Passed as special resolutions.

 
Votes of Independent Shareholders (as that term 
 is defined in the Listing Rules published by the 
 Financial Conduct Authority) on the resolutions 
 concerning the election of the independent non-executive 
 directors 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Resolution       VOTES       %      VOTES      %     TOTAL             % OF      VOTES 
                     FOR                AGAINST          VOTES             ISSUED    WITHHELD 
                                                         CAST (EXCLUDING   SHARE 
                                                         VOTES             CAPITAL 
                                                         WITHHELD)         VOTED 
   ---------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
    Re-elect John 
4      Jackson      79,807,342   100       0       0       79,807,342      77.29      3,940 
   ---------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
    Elect Dimitri 
7     Goulandris    77,626,267  97.27  2,181,075  2.73     79,807,342      77.29      3,940 
   ---------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
   Re-elect Lesley 
8      Watkins      79,807,342   100       0       0       79,807,342      77.29      3,940 
   ---------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  ----------------  --------  --------- 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total.

2. For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the total votes cast amounted to 147,409,786, representing 86.28 per cent of the issued share capital.

3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

Enquiries:

Ruth Cartwright

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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