Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc., is pleased to announce the voting results for the election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (“AGSM”) held today. All nominees as set forth in the Company’s management information circular dated December 23, 2020 (“Circular”) were elected as directors of Enthusiast Gaming at the AGSM. Detailed results of the votes are set out below:
Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | ||
Adrian Montgomery | 32,152,899 | 99.20 | % | 258,397 | 0.80 | % |
Menashe Kestenbaum | 32,222,899 | 99.42 | % | 188,397 | 0.58 | % |
Francesco Aquilini | 32,152,899 | 99.20 | % | 258,397 | 0.80 | % |
Michael Beckerman | 32,236,649 | 99.46 | % | 174,647 | 0.54 | % |
Alan Friedman | 32,166,649 | 99.25 | % | 244,647 | 0.75 | % |
Ben Colabrese | 32,408,153 | 99.99 | % | 3,143 | 0.01 | % |
Robb Chase | 32,222,699 | 99.42 | % | 188,597 | 0.58 | % |
The shareholders also: (1) approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and authorize the board of directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor; (2) approved and ratified the adoption of a proposed Stock Option Plan, and the prior grant of an aggregate of 743,671 options (“Prior Grants”) granted thereunder, as described in the Circular and; (3) approved and ratified the adoption of a proposed Share Unit Plan, and the prior award of an aggregate of 1,251,162 restricted share units (“Prior Awards”) awarded thereunder, as described in the Circular. Results of the shareholder votes on these items are set forth below:
Outcome of Vote |
Votes For | % | Withheld/ Against |
% | |||
Appointment of Auditors | Carried | 32,720,754 | 99.91 | % | 30,000 | 0.09 | % |
Approval and Ratification of proposed Stock Plan & Prior Grants | Carried | 30,749,729 | 94.87 | % | 1,661,567 | 5.13 | % |
Approval and Ratification of proposed Share Unit Plan & Prior Awards | Carried | 32,392,925 | 99.94 | % | 18,371 | 0.06 | % |
About Enthusiast Gaming
Enthusiast Gaming is building the world’s largest social network of communities for gamers and esports fans that reaches over 300 million gaming enthusiasts on a monthly basis. Already the largest gaming platform in North America and the United Kingdom, the Company’s business is comprised of four main pillars: Esports, Content, Talent and Entertainment. Enthusiast Gaming’s esports division, Luminosity Gaming, is a leading global esports franchise that consists of 7 professional esports teams under ownership and management, including the Vancouver Titans Overwatch team and the Seattle Surge Call of Duty team. Enthusiast’s gaming content division includes 2 of the top 20 gaming media and entertainment video brands with BCC Gaming and Arcade Cloud, reaching more than 50MM unique viewers a month across 9 YouTube pages, 8 Snapchat shows and related Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts. Its 100 gaming-related websites including The Sims Resource, Destructoid, and The Escapist collectively generate 1.1 billion page views monthly. Enthusiast’s talent division works with nearly 1,000 YouTube creators generating nearly 3 billion views a month working with leading gamer talent such as Pokimane, Flamingo, Anomaly, and The Sidemen. Enthusiast’s entertainment business includes Canada’s largest gaming expo, EGLX (eglx.com), and the largest mobile gaming event in Europe, Pocket Gamer Connects (pgconnects.com). For more information on the Company visit enthusiastgaming.com. For more information on Luminosity Gaming visit luminosity.gg.
Contacts: Enthusiast Gaming – Eric Bernofsky Chief Corporate Officer