HARBOUR ENERGY PLC
(the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
At the Company's General Meeting held today, 11 May 2022, at No. 11 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN at 10.30am, the resolutions to approve the proposed capital reduction were voted on by way of a poll and duly approved.
Details of the resolutions were set out in the circular posted to shareholders on 13 April 2022 and can also be found on the Company's website www.harbourenergy.com .
The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the General Meeting was as follows:
No. |
Resolution |
Votes FOR (a) |
% |
Votes AGAINST |
% |
Votes WITHHELD (b) |
1 |
To capitalise the full amount standing to the credit of the merger reserve by applying such amount to issuing "the B Ordinary Shares" |
658,127,373 |
100.00 |
11,846 |
0.00 |
99,164 |
2 |
That the B Ordinary Shares are issued with the rights and restrictions set out in full in Resolution 2 of the Notice |
658,120,859 |
100.00 |
21,978 |
0.00 |
95,546 |
3 |
Subject to the confirmation of the Court, that the B Ordinary Shares be cancelled and extinguished |
658,119,567 |
100.00 |
22,195 |
0.00 |
96,621 |
4 |
Subject to the confirmation of the Court, that the share premium account of the Company be cancelled |
658,128,125 |
100.00 |
14,597 |
0.00 |
95,661 |
NOTES:
(a) The 'For' proxy vote includes those giving the Chair discretion.
(b) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proxy votes 'For' or 'Against' the resolution.
(c) All resolutions put to the meeting were special resolutions.
The total number of shares in issue on 9 May 2022, the deadline for casting votes by proxy in advance of the General Meeting, was 925,523,639 shares. 71.1 per cent of voting capital, including votes withheld, was instructed in respect of the resolutions put to the General Meeting.
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the special resolutions passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
Shareholders should note that the proposed capital reduction is conditional upon the confirmation of the Court.
Expected timetable
Event |
Expected time/date |
Expected date of the first Court hearing for initial directions |
In or around May 2022 |
Capital Reduction Record Time (as defined in the circular) |
6.30 p.m. on the Business Day preceding the Court hearing to confirm the capital reduction
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Expected date of the final Court hearing to confirm the reduction of capital |
In or around July 2022 |
Effective Date of the capital reduction |
Business Day after the Court order confirming the capital reduction |
Enquiries
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Rachel Rickard, Company Secretary |
Tel: 020 7730 1111 |
Elizabeth Brooks, Head of Investor Relations |
Tel: 020 7824 1116 |