30th Apr 2025 16:00
WINKING STUDIOS LIMITED
(Company Registration No. 159882)
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Board of Directors ("Board") of Winking Studios Limited (the "Company"), and together with its subsidiaries, the ("Group") is pleased to announce that all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") dated 7 April 2025 were duly approved and passed by shareholders by way of poll at the Company's AGM held at One Farrer Hotel, Level 6 Spottiswoode, 1 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore 217562 on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 at 4:00 p.m. (Singapore time)/9:00 a.m. (UK time).
A copy of the presentation delivered during the AGM is released together with this announcement and is available to all shareholders on the Company's investor website: Winking Studios Limited - IR Home.
The information required under Rule 704(15) of Section B: Rules of Catalist of the Listing Manual of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "Catalist Rules"), is set out below:
(a) Breakdown of all valid votes cast at the AGM
Resolution number and details |
Total number of shares represented by votes for and against the relevant resolution | For | Against | ||
Number of Shares | As a percentage of total number of votes for and against the resolution (%) |
Number of Shares | As a percentage of total number of votes for and against the resolution (%) | ||
Ordinary business
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Resolution 1 To receive and adopt the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2024, together with the Directors' Statement and the Independent Auditor's Report thereon.
| 305,270,890 | 305,270,890 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
Resolution 2 To declare a first and final dividend of S$0.00024 per ordinary share one-tier tax exempt for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. | 305,270,890 | 305,270,890 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
Resolution 3 To re-elect Mr Oliver Yen (Yen, Chun Te) as a Director.
| 305,270,890 | 305,270,890 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Mr Daniel Widdicombe as a Director.
| 305,220,890 | 305,220,890 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Mr Chang Yi-Hao as a Director.
| 305,220,890 | 304,420,890 | 99.74% | 800,000 | 0.26% |
Resolution 6 To approve the payment of Directors' fees of US$8,350.68 for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
| 305,220,890 | 305,220,890 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
Resolution 7 To approve the payment of Directors' fees of US$184,500.00 for the financial year ending 31 December 2025, to be paid half yearly in arrears. | 305,220,790 | 305,220,790 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
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Resolution 8 To re-appoint Messrs PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration.
| 305,220,890 | 304,420,890 | 99.74% | 800,000 | 0.26% |
Special Business
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Resolution 9 To authorise the Directors to allot and issue shares.
| 305,220,890 | 304,420,890 | 99.74% | 800,000 | 0.26% |
Resolution 10 To approve the proposed renewal of the general mandate for interested person transactions.
| 62,674,454 | 62,674,454 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% |
(b) Details of parties who are required to abstain from voting on any resolution(s):
Mr Kao Shu-Kuo, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Acer Gaming Inc.. Accordingly, in accordance with Rule 920(1)(b)(viii) of the Catalist Rules, the Mandated Interested Persons (as defined under section 2.6.3 of the Appendix to the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 7 April 2025) and their respective associates, had abstained from voting at the AGM in respect of Resolution 10 relating to the proposed renewal of the IPT General Mandate. An aggregate of 282,846,436 shares are held by such shareholders.
(c) Name of firm appointed as scrutineer:
Moore Stephens LLP was appointed as the independent scrutineer for the AGM.
(d) Re-appointment of Directors
Mr Oliver Yen (Yen, Chun Te) was re-elected at the AGM as a Director of the Company and remains as the Finance Director and Group Chief Financial Officer.
Mr Daniel Widdicombe was re-elected at the AGM as a Director of the Company and remains as an Independent and Non-Executive Director, the Chairman of the AIM Compliance Committee and a member of the Audit, Risk and Disclosure Committee. He is considered independent for the purposes of Rule 704(7) of the Catalist Rules.
Mr Chang Yi-Hao was re-elected at the AGM as a Director of the Company and remains as an Independent and Non-Executive Director, the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit, Risk and Disclosure Committee, Nominating Committee and AIM Compliance Committee. He is considered independent for the purposes of Rule 704(7) of the Catalist Rules.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
MR JOHNNY JAN
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (Founder)
30 April 2025
Enquiries
Singapore | UK |
Winking Studios Limited Johnny Jan, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (Founder) Oliver Yen, Finance Director and Group Chief Financial Officer | Via Alma |
8PR Asia (Singapore Investor Relations) Alex Tan +65 9451 5252 | Alma Strategic Communications Justine James / David Ison / Emma Thompson +44 (0)20 3405 0205 |
PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd. (Sponsor) Foo Jien Jieng | Strand Hanson Limited (Financial and Nominated Adviser) James Harris / James Bellman +44 (0)20 7409 3494 |
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Broker) Stuart Gledhill / Charlie Bouverat (Corporate Finance) Abigail Wayne / Rob Rees (Corporate Broking) +44 (0)20 3470 0470 |
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Winking Studios Limited (the "Company") was listed on the Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "SGX-ST") on 20 November 2023 and was dual listed on AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange on 14 November 2024. The initial public offering and listing of the Company on the Catalist of the SGX-ST was sponsored by PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd. (the "Sponsor"). This announcement has been reviewed by the Sponsor. It has not been examined or approved by the SGX-ST and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement. The contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Foo Jien Jieng, 16 Collyer Quay, #10-00 Collyer Quay Centre, Singapore 049318, [email protected].
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by virtue of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.