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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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