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Sportech PLC
30 May 2023
 

30 May 2023

 

SPORTECH PLC

('Sportech', the 'Company' or the 'Group')

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting of Sportech plc was held today, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 and all resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by poll and were passed by shareholders. The results of the poll voting are given below:

 

 The results were as follows:

 

Resolution

For

Against

Withheld

Total votes cast



No. of votes

%

No. of votes

%

 

 

1.    Ordinary Resolution - to receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts

 

63,914,291

100.00%

0

0.00%

5,240

63,914,291

2.    Ordinary Resolution - to receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

 

63,889,283

99.95%

30,248

0.05%

0

63,919,531

3.    Ordinary Resolution - to elect Paul Humphreys as a Director

 

63,914,291

99.99%

5,240

0.01%

0

63,919,531

4.    Ordinary Resolution - to re-elect Richard McGuire as a Director

  

63,889,283

99.95%

30,248

0.05%

0

63,919,531

5.    Ordinary Resolution - to re-elect Clive Whiley as a Director

 

63,914,291

99.99%

5,240

0.01%

0

63,919,531

6.    Ordinary Resolution - to re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors

 

63,912,970

99.99%

6,561

0.01%

0

63,919,531

7.    Ordinary Resolution - to authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's fees

 

63,914,291

99.997%

2,000

0.003%

3,240

63,916,291

8.    Ordinary Resolution - to authorise the Company to make political donations

 

63,879,975

99.94%

39,556

0.06%

0

63,919,531

9.  Ordinary Resolution - To authorise the Directors to allot shares

 

63,889,283

99.95%

30,248

0.05%

0

63,919,531

10.  Special Resolution - To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights (general authority)

 

63,887,296

99.95%

32,235

0.05%

0

63,919,531

11.  Special Resolution - To disapply pre-emption rights (specific capital investment)

 

63,887,296

99.95%

32,235

0.05%

0

63,919,531

12.  Special Resolution - To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own Ordinary shares.

 

63,884,283

99.94%

35,248

0.06%

0

63,919,531

13.  Special Resolution - To authorise calling of a general meeting other than annual general meetings on 14 clear days' notice.

 

63,889,283

99.95%

30,248

0.05%

0

63,919,531

 

Statement regarding voting results

 

The Company welcomes shareholder engagement and appreciates continued support, noting the passing of all proposed Resolutions.

 

 

Notes:

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

 

As at the time of the meeting, the Company had 100,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in issue and as such this has been used to calculate the percentage of votes in favour or against each resolution. Each of these shares carry one vote.  The Company held no shares in treasury.

 

 

Publication on website

A copy of this announcement and he proxy figures for the resolutions is also available on the Company's website at www.sportechplc.com.

 

 

Contacts:

 

Sportech PLC

 

Richard McGuire, Non-Executive Chairman

Clive Whiley, Senior Independent Director

 

 

enquiries@sportechplc.com

 

 

Peel Hunt  (Nominated Adviser & Broker)

 

George Sellar

Andrew Clark

Lalit Bose

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

 

Notes to Editors:

 

About Sportech

 

Sportech operates in the gaming market and has two main businesses. Firstly, it runs Sports Bars and other betting venues in Connecticut, USA, where it has an exclusive license to offer pari-mutuel wagering, it also has a distribution agreement with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to provide retail sports betting. Secondly, Sportech provides online gaming through two separate lines of business. Mywinners.com operates under an exclusive license to offer pari-mutuel betting online in Connecticut, while 123bet.com offers pari-mutuel betting online across the wider USA.

 

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