For Immediate Release |
27 April 2018 |
Capital Drilling Limited
("Capital Drilling", the "Group" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Directors of Capital Drilling announces that all resolutions put to shareholders at today's annual general meeting were duly passed.
Of 135,812,596 issued shares 116,470,186 voted, representing 85.8% of total shares issued.
The details of the proxy votes lodged are set out below:
RESOLUTION NUMBER |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
TOTAL |
1 |
116,470,186 |
- |
- |
116,470,186 |
2 |
116,455,640 |
- |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
3 |
113,108,142 |
3,316,158 |
45,886 |
116,470,186 |
4 |
107,507,044 |
8,948,596 |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
5* |
59,599,552 |
9,697 |
14,546 |
59,623,795 |
6 |
116,445,943 |
9,697 |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
7 |
116,455,140 |
500 |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
8 |
111,614,040 |
4,841,600 |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
9 |
111,614,040 |
4,841,600 |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
10 |
115,641,497 |
814,143 |
14,546 |
116,470,186 |
* As per Bye-Law 24.7, the appointment of Independent Non-Executive Directors must be approved by a majority of voting independent shareholders (excluding controlling shareholders)
For further information, please visit Capital Drilling's website www.capdrill.com or contact:
Capital Drilling Limited +230 464 3250
Jamie Boyton, Executive Chairman investor@capdrill.com
André Koekemoer, Chief Financial Officer
finnCap Ltd +44 20 7220 0500
Christopher Raggett, Corporate Finance
Emily Morris/Simon Johnson, Corporate Broking
Tamesis Partners LLP +44 20 3882 2868
Charlie Bendon
Richard Greenfield
Buchanan +44 20 7466 5000
Bobby Morse capitaldrilling@buchanan.uk.com
Gemma Mostyn-Owen
About Capital Drilling
Capital Drilling provides specialised drilling services to mineral exploration and mining companies in emerging and developing markets, for exploration, development and production stage projects. The Company currently owns and operates a fleet of 93 drilling rigs with established operations in Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania and Tanzania. The Group's corporate headquarters are in Mauritius.