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RNS Number : 7252E  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.

 

                                                                                                                                                       % of ISC voted

                                                                                                                                                       (exc votes withheld)

                                                                                                                  Votes against          Votes total                          Votes withheld*

                                                                                               Votes for   %                      %
 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  19,069,324  79.08  5,043,879       20.92  24,113,203    73.18                  7,264
                    policy)
 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  23,761,090  98.61  335,497    1.39  24,096,587  73.13  23,880
                   shares

 

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 (http://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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