Result of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 2802Z
BowLeven Plc
13 December 2017
 

 

13 December 2017

 

Bowleven plc ("Bowleven" or the "Company")

 

 

RESULT OF Annual General Meeting

 

Bowleven held its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") earlier today.  Each resolution put to the AGM is set out in full in the Notice of AGM and summarised in the table in the Appendix together with the results of the vote. Each shareholder present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held. 

 

Resolutions 1 and 3 to 7 were passed. Resolution 2 (relating to the election of Mr Joe Darby as a director) was not passed.

 

Notification of Board changes

 

Joe Darby

 

As a consequence of the business conducted at the AGM, Joe Darby ceased office as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. The Company would like to thank Mr Darby for his service to Bowleven and for the valuable role he played for Bowleven.

 

Chris Ashworth

 

Mr Chris Ashworth, Chairman of Bowleven plc, announced that he had been informed prior to the meeting that the continuing directors will propose a resolution for his removal as Chairman, and as a Director of the Company, at the next meeting of the Board of Directors.  The Company informed the AGM that a search process for a new independent Director had formally commenced.

 

 

 

Appendix

 

Results of vote at AGM

 

RESOLUTION

FOR

%

AGAINST

%

Resolution 1 (Ordinary)

Annual Report and Accounts

99,377,241

95.43

4,753,658

4.57

Resolution 2 (Ordinary)

Re-elect Joe Darby

12,023,980

11.55

92,107,433

88.45

Resolution 3 (Ordinary)

Re-elect Matt McDonald

99,453,494

96.44

3,674,340

3.56

Resolution 4 (Ordinary)

Re-appointment of Auditor

101,245,068

99.46

552,766

0.54

Resolution 5 (Ordinary)

Auditor's Remuneration

102,766,277

99.86

144,890

0.14

Resolution 6 (Ordinary)

Allot Relevant Securities

102,130,460

99.24

780,753

0.76

Resolution 7 (Special)

Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights

100,760,389

97.91

2,150,522

2.09

 

 

ENQUIRIES

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Bowleven plc

Christopher Ashworth, Chairman                               00 44 131 524 5678

Eli Chahin, Chief Executive

 

Brunswick Group LLP

Patrick Handley                                                           00 44 207 404 5959

Will Rowberry                                                

 

Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD)                                           

Derrick Lee                                                                 00 44 131 220 6939

Neil McDonald

 

 


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