Result of AGM and Board Changes

RNS Number : 6385G
Prospex Energy PLC
27 July 2021
 

Prospex Energy PLC / Index: AIM / Epic: PXEN / Sector: Oil and Gas

27 July 2021

Prospex Energy PLC ('Prospex' or the 'Company')

 

Result of AGM and Board Changes

 

Following today's Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), convened by the Notice of AGM dated 29 June 2021, Prospex Energy Plc announces that resolutions 1 to 3 set out in the Notice of AGM were approved by shareholders. Resolutions 4, 6 and 7 were not approved by shareholders. Resolution 5 was withdrawn prior to the AGM as announced on 26 July 2021.

 

The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

 

Resolution

For

% For

Against

% Against

Withheld

1. To receive and adopt the Company's annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020, together with the directors' report and the auditors' report on those accounts.

67,166,456

100

Nil

0

858,000

2. To re-appoint Adler Shine LLP as auditors to the Company.

67,179,801

98.77

836,651

1.23

8,004

3. To authorise the directors to set the auditors' remuneration.

67,751,805

96.75

2,272,651

3.25

Nil

4. To re-appoint James Smith as a director of the Company.

28,330,633

42.67

39,651,823

58.33

42,000

5. Resolution withdrawn

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

6. To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.

18,391,682

27.04

49,632,774

72.96

nil

7. To disapply pre-emption rights

18,099,682

27.41

47,933,814

72.59

1,990,960

 

As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued ordinary shares of the Company was the Company's issued share capital consisted of 148,299,898 ordinary shares carrying one vote each.

7,361 shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 148,292,537, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member has one vote for every share held. Votes withheld are not votes in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of vote "for" or "against" a resolution. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

 

As a result of the vote on resolution 4, Mr James Smith no longer serves as a director of the Company. The Board now comprises Mr Mark Routh as CEO and a director, Mr Bill Smith as Non-Executive Chairman and Mr Richard Mays as a Non-Executive Director.

 

The Board acknowledges the significant vote against resolutions 4, 6 and 7. The Board is committed to continuing an open and transparent dialogue with the Company's shareholders and, following the AGM, will continue to engage with those shareholders, and others, who voted against these resolutions to further understand their views and/or any specific concerns. We will publish an update on this engagement, in accordance with the QCA Corporate Governance Code, within six months of the 2021 AGM.

 

Confirmation of Appointment of Mark Routh as a Director of the Company

Following the AGM the Directors of the Company have met to appoint Mark to the board of the Company. This followed satisfactory completion of the Company's nominated adviser's due diligence processes.

Further information on Mr Mark Routh's appointment

The following details in relation to the appointment of Mr Routh are disclosed in accordance with AIM Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

Mr Mark Christopher Routh (aged 63) has held the following directorships and/or partnerships in the past five years.

 

Current Directorships and Partnerships

Past Directorships and Partnerships (last five years)

Warrego Energy Limited

IOG Plc

Tesorillo Energy Limited

IOG North Sea Ltd

 

IOG UK Ltd

 

IOG Infrastructure Limited

 

Warrego Energy UK Limited

 

Avalonia Goddard Limited

 

Avalonia Energy Limited

 

Avalonia Abbeydale Limited

 

There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to Mr Routh's appointment pursuant to AIM Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

This announcement contains inside information.

For further information visit www.prospexenergy.com or contact the following:

 

Mark Routh

Prospex Energy Plc

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3948 1619

 

 

 

Rory Murphy
Ritchie Balmer

 

 

Strand Hanson Limited

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 

Colin Rowbury

Jon Belliss

Novum Securities Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7399 9427

 

 

 

Duncan Vasey

Peterhouse Corporate Finance

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0932

Frank Buhagiar

Cosima Akerman

 

St Brides Partners Ltd

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 

 

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