EVS Broadcast Equipment invites its shareholder...

EVS Broadcast Equipment, the leading provider of live video production systems, today published the invitation to its Ordinary General Meeting to be held on May 21, 2013, at its headquarters in Liège.

Aside from the usual topics, the Board of Directors will propose shareholders to approve the following resolutions:

• The payment of a total gross dividend of EUR 2.64 (including the interim dividend of EUR 1.16 paid in last December), implying a final gross dividend of EUR 1.48 to be paid on May 31, 2013. This dividend represents a payout ratio of 80% and a dividend yield of 6.6% (gross dividend divided by average share price in 2012);
• A profit sharing plan in the form of a grant of between 23 and 46 EVS shares for EVS employees, depending on the employee seniority with the firm;
• The renewal of the mandate of the Statutory Auditor BDO Réviseur d'entreprise for a period of three years.

The full agenda of the Ordinary General Meeting of May 21 is available on the website of EVS Broadcast Equipment at www.evs.com. The 2012 financial annual report will be posted this 19^th of April on the same website.

For more information, please contact: Joop JANSSEN, Managing Director & CEO Jacques GALLOY, Director & CFO Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Vice President  Investor Relations & Corporate Communication EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 16 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium Tel: [phone].  E-mail: [e-mail]; www.evs.com

About EVS EVS provides its customers with reliable and innovative technology to enable the production of live, enriched video programming, allowing them to work more efficiently and boost their revenue streams. Its industry-leading broadcast and media production systems are used by broadcasters, production companies, post-production facilities, film studios, content owners and archive libraries around the globe. It spans four key markets - Sports, Entertainment, News and Media. Founded in 1994, its innovative Live Slow Motion system revolutionised live broadcasting. Its reliable and integrated tapeless solutions, based around its market-leading XT server range, are now widely used to deliver live productions worldwide. Today, it continues to develop practical innovations, such as its C-Cast second-screen delivery platform, to help customers maximise the value of their media content. The company is headquartered in Belgium and has offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Approximately 465 EVS professionals from 20 offices are selling its branded products in over 100 countries, and provide customer support globally. EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, please visit www.evs.com. dcinex, of which EVS owns 41.3%, is the European leader for Digital Cinema technology and services in Europe with more than 5,500 committed digital screens in Europe, out of which 3,700 have already been deployed. www.dcinex.com.

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