8 June 2026
evoke plc
("evoke" or "the Company")
evoke (LSE: EVOK), announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today, 8 June 2026, ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 13 and special resolutions 14 to 16 as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 11 May 2026, were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.
The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
% of Total Votes Cast |
Against |
% of Total Votes Cast |
Vote withheld |
|
1. To receive the Annual Report & Accounts 2025 |
205,778,394 |
100.00 |
2,673 |
0.00 |
9,319 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than that part containing the Remuneration Policy) |
205,742,282 |
99.98 |
36,775 |
0.02 |
11,329 |
|
3. To re-elect Mark Summerfield as a Director |
205,754,729 |
99.98 |
31,935 |
0.02 |
3,722 |
|
4. To re-elect Anne de Kerckhove as a Director |
204,222,082 |
99.25 |
1,553,398 |
0.75 |
14,906 |
|
5. To re-elect Limor Ganot as a Director |
204,370,432 |
99.31 |
1,410,645 |
0.69 |
9,309 |
|
6. To re-elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a Director |
205,745,623 |
99.98 |
35,454 |
0.02 |
9,309 |
|
7. To re-elect Ori Shaked as a Director |
204,363,973 |
99.31 |
1,422,691 |
0.69 |
3,722 |
|
8. To re-elect Per Widerström as a Director |
205,758,389 |
99.99 |
22,688 |
0.01 |
9,309 |
|
9. To re-elect Sean Wilkins as a Director |
205,767,086 |
99.99 |
19,578 |
0.01 |
3,722 |
|
10. To re-elect Susan Standiford as a Director |
205,724,640 |
99.97 |
62,024 |
0.03 |
3,722 |
|
11. To re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP and EY Limited, Gibraltar, as the Company's Auditors |
205,755,094 |
99.99 |
25,987 |
0.01 |
9,305 |
|
12. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of the Auditors |
205,758,590 |
99.99 |
28,074 |
0.01 |
3,722 |
|
13. To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting |
205,711,422 |
99.97 |
69,330 |
0.03 |
9,634 |
|
Special Resolutions |
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|
14. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting |
205,769,383 |
99.99 |
11,698 |
0.01 |
9,305 |
|
15. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash |
191,480,580 |
93.05 |
14,298,150 |
6.95 |
11,656 |
|
16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash |
191,481,510 |
93.05 |
14,299,244 |
6.95 |
9,632 |
NOTES:
1 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. The "For" votes include those giving the Chair discretion.
2 The total number of ordinary shares in issue on Monday 8 June 2026 was 450,403,766.
3 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
4 The total number of votes cast at the AGM (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 205,790,386, ordinary shares representing a 46% turnout.
A copy of the resolutions passed will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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Enquiries and further information:
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evoke plc - Corporate.Secretary@evokeplc.com |
+44(0) 800 029 3050 |
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Sean Wilkins, Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary |
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Hudson Sandler - evoke@hudsonsandler.com Alex Brennan / Hattie Dreyfus / Andy Richards |
+44(0) 207 796 4133 |
About evoke plc:
evoke plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "evoke" or the "Group") is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green. Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group operates from offices around the world.
The Group's vision is to make life more interesting and its mission is to delight players with world-class betting and gaming experiences.
Find out more at: http://evokeplc.com/