23 May 2024
Voting Results of Annual General Meeting
1. Results of Annual General Meeting 2024
Capricorn announces that at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting put to the Annual General Meeting were passed by the requisite majority.
Each of the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting was voted on by way of a poll and the results are set out in the table below. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.
|
RESOLUTION |
FOR* |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD** |
|
Resolution 1 Annual Report & Accounts |
53,705,909 |
99.98% |
9,477 |
0.02% |
53,715,386 |
477,938 |
|
Resolution 2 Authorisation of dividend and share consolidation |
54,149,780 |
99.92% |
42,392 |
0.08% |
54,192,172 |
1,152 |
|
Resolution 3 Amendment of 2017 LTIP |
54,150,290 |
99.93% |
38,156 |
0.07% |
54,188,446 |
4,878 |
|
Resolution 4 Remuneration Report |
53,352,788 |
98.48% |
825,681 |
1.52% |
54,178,469 |
14,855 |
|
Resolution 5 Re-appointment of auditor |
53,406,984 |
98.58% |
768,182 |
1.42% |
54,175,166 |
18,158 |
|
Resolution 6 Auditor’s remuneration |
53,930,660 |
99.54% |
247,071 |
0.46% |
54,177,731 |
15,593 |
|
Resolution 7 Re-election of Randy Neely |
54,142,605 |
99.96% |
19,142 |
0.04% |
54,161,747 |
31,577 |
|
Resolution 8 Re-election of Maria Gordon |
52,560,653 |
97.04% |
1,604,235 |
2.96% |
54,164,888 |
28,436 |
|
Resolution 9 Re-election of Richard Herbert |
51,467,383 |
95.02% |
2,697,508 |
4.98% |
54,164,891 |
28,433 |
|
Resolution 10 Re-election of Hesham Mekawi |
53,358,955 |
98.51% |
805,862 |
1.49% |
54,164,817 |
28,507 |
|
Resolution 11 Re-election of Tom Pitts |
53,788,834 |
99.31% |
372,915 |
0.69% |
54,161,749 |
31,575 |
|
Resolution 12 Re-election of Patrice Merrin |
53,664,600 |
99.94% |
30,843 |
0.06% |
53,695,443 |
497,881 |
|
Resolution 13 Election of Sachin Mistry |
54,130,153 |
99.94% |
31,524 |
0.06% |
54,161,677 |
31,647 |
|
Resolution 14 Authority to allot shares |
54,107,576 |
99.87% |
69,495 |
0.13% |
54,177,071 |
16,253 |
|
Resolution 15*** Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
53,605,550 |
98.97% |
559,803 |
1.03% |
54,165,353 |
27,971 |
Resolution 16*** Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
53,601,456 |
98.96% |
564,152 |
1.04% |
54,165,608 |
27,716 |
|
Resolution 17*** Authority to purchase own shares |
53,663,100 |
99.07% |
503,608 |
0.93% |
54,166,708 |
26,616 |
|
Resolution 18*** 14 days’ notice of general meetings |
53,752,632 |
99.22% |
424,571 |
0.78% |
54,177,203 |
16,121 |
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted for the purposes of the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ a resolution.
*** Indicates a Special Resolution.
2. Resolutions Submitted to NSM
The Company will submit to the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business. The NSM can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The resolutions carried at the Annual General Meeting are set out in full in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which can be found on the Company’s website at www.capricornenergy.com
Enquiries to:
Analysts/Investors
Nathan Piper, Commercial Director
Tel: 0131 475 3000
Media
Diana Milford, Corporate Affairs
Tel: 0131 475 3000
Billy Clegg/Owen Roberts, Camarco
Tel: 0203 757 4980
About Capricorn Energy PLC
Capricorn is an Egypt-focused energy producer, with an attractive portfolio of onshore exploration, development and production assets in the Western Desert with a producing position in the UK North Sea.
For more information on Capricorn please see: www.capricornenergy.com