Games Workshop Group PLC 2024 AGM Voting Results

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Games Workshop Group PLC

18 September 2024

 

Games Workshop Group PLC

(the "Company")

 

2024 AGM voting results

 

For immediate release                                                                                              18 September 2024

 

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.

 

Following the announcement in May 2024, Games Workshop is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Harrison has been appointed as Group Finance Director with immediate effect as a result of the passing of Resolution 7. We also confirm that Rachel Tongue has stepped down from her role as CFO (and as a director of the Company) with immediate effect, as previously announced in January 2024. 

 

		Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Votes total	% of ISC voted (exc votes withheld)	Votes withheld*
Ordinary business
Resolution 1	To receive the 2024 annual report	23,726,992	99.99	2,972	0.01	23,729,964	72.01	390,503
Resolution 2	To re-elect Kevin Rountree as a director	23,903,121	99.11	215,759	0.89	24,118,880	73.19	1,587
Resolution 3	To re-elect John Brewis as a director	21,586,036	91.31	2,053,057	8.69	23,639,093	71.74	481,374
Resolution 4	To re-elect Kate Marsh as a director	22,831,992	95.49	1,078,150	4.51	23,910,142	72.56	210,325
Resolution 5	To re-elect Randal Casson as a director	23,575,247	97.75	543,250	2.25	24,118,497	73.19	1,970
Resolution 6	To re-elect Mark Lam as a director	23,703,940	98.28	414,654	1.72	24,118,594	73.19	1,873
Resolution 7	To elect Elizabeth Harrison as a director	24,093,041	99.89	25,530	0.11	24,118,571	73.19	1,896
Resolution 8	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	23,783,946	98.61	334,725	1.39	24,118,671	73.19	1,796
Resolution 9	To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration	24,116,054	99.99	2,476	0.01	24,118,530	73.19	1,937
Resolution 10	To approve the remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy)	19,069,324	79.08	5,043,879	20.92	24,113,203	73.18	7,264
Resolution 11	To approve the remuneration policy	17,661,166	73.24	6,451,868	26.76	24,113,034	73.18	7,433

 

Special business
Resolution 12	To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	22,614,273	93.76	1,503,939	6.24	24,118,212	73.19	2,255
Resolution 13	To disapply pre-emption rights	24,002,218	99.52	115,926	0.48	24,118,144	73.19	2,323
Resolution 14	To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares	23,761,090	98.61	335,497	1.39	24,096,587	73.13	23,880

 

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 on 17 September 2024 there were 32,951,971 shares in issue.

 

The Board notes that more than 20% of the votes cast on resolutions 10 and 11 (the former of which is an advisory vote) were against those resolutions. It takes the outcome of shareholder votes very seriously and will engage with shareholders to understand their views. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish the outcome of this engagement in the next six months.

 

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
Liz Harrison, Group Finance Director
Investor relations website	http://investor.games-workshop.com
General website	www.games-workshop.com

The 2024 annual report and all other recent announcements may be viewed at the investor relations website at the address above.

 

 

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