Result of AGM

Capricorn Energy PLC

26 June 2023

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                       26 June 2023

CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC ("Capricorn" or "the Company")

1. Results of Annual General Meeting 2023

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		103,228,943	99.98		17,430	0.02		103,246,373	60,765
Resolution 2 Remuneration report		102,612,230	99.35		670,014	0.65		103,282,244	24,894
Resolution 3 Remuneration policy		102,605,294	99.33		689,037	0.67		103,294,331	8,819
Resolution 4 Re-appointment of auditor		103,279,141	99.98		17,847	0.02		103,296,988	10,150
Resolution 5 Auditor's remuneration		103,279,935	99.98		18,378	0.02		103,298,313	8,825
Resolution 6 Re-election of Craig van der Laan		102,750,945	99.50		519,671	0.50		103,270,616	36,522
Resolution 7 Re-election of Randall Neely		103,150,470	99.88		120,256	0.12		103,270,726	36,412
Resolution 8 Re-election of Maria Gordon		102,854,559	99.59		421,004	0.41		103,275,563	31,575
Resolution 9 Re-election of Richard Herbert		98,194,544	95.08		5,080,894	4.92		103,275,438	31,700
Resolution 10 Re-election of Hesham Mekawi		102,840,601	99.58		434,729	0.42		103,275,330	31,808
Resolution 11 Re-election of Tom Pitts		99,963,903	96.80		3,306,822	3.20		103,270,725	36,413
Resolution 12 Election of Patrice Merrin		102,975,457	99.71		295,269	0.29		103,270,726	36,412
Resolution 13 Authority to allot shares	102,890,718			99.61	407,508		0.39	103,298,226	8,912
Resolution 14*** Disapplication of pre-emption rights	103,196,169			99.90	101,243		0.10	103,297,412	9,726
Resolution 15*** Disapplication of pre-emption rights	103,198,454			99.91	97,409		0.09	103,295,863	11,275
Resolution 16*** Authority to purchase own shares	102,681,561			99.41	611,996		0.59	103,293,557	13,581
Resolution 17*** 14 days' notice of general meetings	102,108,868			98.85	1,192,856		1.15	103,301,724	5,414
Resolution 18*** Adoption of new articles of association	103,249,415			99.96	41,110		0.04	103,290,525	16,613

* 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

 

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