Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3637R

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

08 December 2016

 

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8 December 2016

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")

Results of 2016 Annual General Meeting

The Board of Gulf Keystone announces that all the resolutions proposed at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today at 12.00 noon (local time) in Dublin, were duly passed by shareholders.

After receiving feedback from key stakeholders in the Company, Resolutions 9 and 10  were   amended and put to the AGM by the Chairman as permitted by the by laws and were approved at the meeting  as follows.

Resolution 9 

Resolution 9 is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 16 November 2016 and relates to the 2016 Gulf Keystone Value Creation Plan (VCP). The principal terms of the VCP are summarised in Part 2 of the Circular.

The changes made to the VCP are as follows:

·      A reduction is being made to the percentage of the incremental value created above the hurdle growth rate which is distributed to the Executive. The reduction is from 10% to 8%.

·      A cap of $US20m is being introduced to the total value of the Nil Cost Options, i.e. at each Measurement Date the aggregate value of all Nil Cost Options granted at previous Measurement Dates and at that Measurement Date shall not exceed $20million. The value of Nil Cost Options for these purposes being the value at the Measurement Date in respect of which they were granted.

·      The share price for the purposes of measuring the VCP is based on a US$350 million market capitalization; an increase from US$300 million.

·      A change to the special provision in the event of a change of control.  If the Company enters into a binding sale agreement before 31^st December 2017, the value of the units held by participants shall equal 2% of the acquisition price of the Company, less the value provided under the 2016 Staff Retention Scheme. This date has changed from 13^th July 2017. 

·      Regarding the distribution of the incentive pot, the discretion is given to the Board to make the distribution that is justified in their view.

Resolution 10

Resolution 10 is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 16 November 2016 and relates to the 2016 Gulf Keystone Staff Retention Plan (SRP). The principal terms of the SRP are summarised in Part 3 of the Circular dated 16 November 2016.

The changes to the SRP related to where the Company enters into a binding sale agreement before 31^st December 2017 (instead of 13^th July, 2017) and provide that outstanding options become exercisable up to a maximum of 50%.    

The results of the AGM are as follows:

Resolution	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's Auditor and for the Board to determine their remuneration	14,805,546,825	93.85	969,449,908	6.15	15,774,996,733	68.76%	5,620,665
2. To  re-appoint Mr Jón Ferrier as a Director	15,755,307,480	99.84	25,062,371	0.16	15,780,369,851	68.78%	375,901
3. To  re-appoint Mr Sami Zouari as a Director	14,803,713,329	93.81	976,635,941	6.19	15,780,349,270	68.78%	396,482
4. To re-appoint Mr Keith Lough as a Director	12,368,548,879	78.38	3,411,819,572	21.62	15,780,368,451	68.78%	377,301
5. To re-appoint Mr Philip Dimmock as a Director	14,801,659,234	93.82	974,575,282	6.18	15,776,234,516	68.76%	4,382,882
6. To appoint Mr Garrett Soden as a Director	15,754,869,794	99.84	25,478,076	0.16	15,780,347,870	68.78%	397,882
7. To appoint Mr David H Thomas as a Director	15,754,871,187	99.84	25,348,329	0.16	15,780,219,516	68.78%	397,882
8. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for Director as set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2015	14,797,916,740	93.77	982,442,239	6.23	15,780,358,979	68.78%	386,773
9. To approve the Value Creation Plan as amended	12,359,083,478	78.32	3,421,361,397	21.68	15,780,444,875	68.78%	300,877
10. To approve the Staff Retention Plan as amended	12,360,173,562	78.33	3,420,150,260	21.67	15,780,323,822	68.78%	421,930
11. To amend the Directors' Remuneration Policy	14,795,572,075	93.76	984,505,091	6.24	15,780,077,166	68.78%	352,473
12. To approve Share Consolidation	15,750,435,331	99.84	25,957,984	0.16	15,776,393,315	68.76%	4,352,437

The total number of shares in issue at 8 December 2016 was 22,942,956,605.

The full text of the resolutions may be found in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website http://www.gulfkeystone.com/.

Enquiries:

Gulf Keystone Petroleum:	[phone]
Jón Ferrier, CEO
Sami Zouari, CFO
Anastasia Vvedenskaya, Head of Investor Relations
Celicourt Communications:	[phone]
Mark Antelme Jimmy Lea

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com 

Notes to Editors:

·           Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the operator of the Shaikan field with current production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day

·           Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com

Disclaimer

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements.  These statements are made by the Company's Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this announcement but such statements should be treated with caution due to inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business factors, underlying such forward-looking information.  This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed.  This announcement should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

 

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