AGM Statement

RNS Number : 5615G

Rurelec PLC

29 June 2012

 



29 June 2012

RURELEC PLC

("Rurelec" or "the Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Rurelec, the AIM quoted independent power plant developer with operations in South America,

is pleased to announce that at the Company's General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions were duly passed.

Voting on each Resolution was as follows:

Resolution 1: 99.98 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 301,264,075 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Resolution 2: 99.98 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 301,264,075 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Resolution 3: 99.98 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 301,264,075 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Resolution 4: 99.98 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 301,262,075 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Resolution 5: 99.98 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 295,612,075 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Resolution 6: 99.97 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 301,248,575 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Resolution 7: 99.97 per cent in favour out of the votes cast being 301,250,075 shares voted in favour out of a possible total of 420,671,505 shares eligible to vote on this motion.

Commenting on the placing and results of the General Meeting, Peter Earl, CEO of Rurelec said:

"The Directors are pleased to have received strong shareholder support for all our resolutions at today's AGM.   In particular and upon a settlement of our arbitration against Bolivia, we now have the option to buy back a significant number of our shares returning some value back to our shareholders."

For further information contact:

Peter Earl, Chief Executive Officer                                                   [phone]

Elizabeth Shaw, Finance Director

Ana Ribeiro, Head of Communications

www.rurelec.com

Nominated Adviser: Daniel Stewart & Company PLC

Paul Shackleton / Noelle Greenway                                                  [phone]

Brokers:   XCAP Securities                                                               [phone]

Jon Belliss/ Halimah Hussain

 

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