MONTREAL, June 22, 2015 /CNW/ - Amaya Inc. ("Amaya"
or the "Corporation")(TSX:AYA; NASDAQ:AYA) is pleased to
announce that all resolutions considered at today's annual and
special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") were
approved by the Corporation's shareholders (the
"Shareholders").
Resolutions approved by Shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy at the Meeting were as follows:
- All candidates proposed as directors were duly elected to the
board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board") by a
majority of the votes cast by Shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy at the Meeting, as follows:
|
Name
|
For
Number %
|
Withheld
Number %
|
|
David
Baazov
|
76,322,533 99.57%
|
329,058 0.43%
|
|
Daniel
Sebag
|
74,227,792 96.84%
|
2,423,799 3.16%
|
|
Gen. Wesley
Clark
|
76,022,866 99.18%
|
628,725 0.82%
|
|
Divyesh (David)
Gadhia
|
76,424,854 99.70%
|
226,737 0.30%
|
|
Harlan
Goodson
|
76,409,204 99.68%
|
242,387 0.32%
|
|
Dr. Aubrey
Zidenberg
|
75,200,282 98.11%
|
1,451,309 1.89%
|
- David Baazov, Daniel Sebag, Gen. Wesley Clark, Divyesh
(David) Gadhia, Harlan
Goodson and Dr. Aubrey
Zidenberg were all re-elected to the Board for the ensuing
year or until their successors are appointed.
- Deloitte LLP was appointed as independent, external auditors of
the Corporation for the ensuing year or until their successors are
appointed, and the directors of the Corporation were authorized to
fix their remuneration.
- A new equity incentive plan of the Corporation was adopted and
amendments to the existing stock option plan of the Corporation
(the "SOP") to limit the terms of shares issuable thereunder
to the number of options currently outstanding thereunder as of the
date of the Meeting was approved.
- Amendments to the SOP to extend the expiry date of options
outstanding thereunder by 24 months were also approved.
The resolutions are described in more detail in the
Corporation's Management Information Circular of the Corporation
dated May 14, 2015.
ABOUT AMAYA
Amaya is a leading provider of technology-based solutions,
products and services in the global gaming and interactive
entertainment industries. Amaya owns gaming and related consumer
businesses and brands including PokerStars, Full Tilt, the European
Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker
Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. These brands collectively
form the largest poker business in the world, comprising online
poker games and tournaments, live poker competitions, branded poker
rooms in popular casinos in major cities around the world, and
poker programming created for television and online audiences.
PokerStars is the world's most popular and successful online poker
brand. Amaya also provides B2B interactive gaming solutions to the
regulated gaming industry.
SOURCE Amaya Inc.