24th Apr 2009 15:48
24 April 2009
EMERALD ENERGY PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held on 24 April 2009; the resolutions proposed by the Directors were passed by shareholders.
The proxy votes cast were as follows:-
For |
Against |
Vote withheld |
Discretionary |
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1 |
To receive and adopt the statement of accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 together with the reports of the Directors and the auditors thereon |
33,265,755 |
184,846 |
1,026 |
68,034 |
2 |
To re-elect Edward Grace, who retires by rotation, as a Director |
33,402,506 |
47,759 |
1,422 |
67,974 |
3 |
To re-elect Merfyn Roberts, who retires by rotation, as a Director |
30,584,161 |
2,504,017 |
363,349 |
68,134 |
4 |
To re-appoint Messrs BDO Stoy Hayward LLP as auditors to act as such until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid before the Company. |
33,435,525 |
10,032 |
1,165 |
72,939 |
5 |
To authorise the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors of the Company |
33,435,475 |
10,068 |
6,227 |
67,891 |
A poll was held for the following resolutions. The results of the poll are shown below:-
For |
Against |
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6 |
To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
34,449,106 |
3,007,577 |
7 |
To authorise the Directors, generally and unconditionally, to exercise all the powers of the Company to offer, allot or otherwise deal with or dispose of authorised shares in the capital of the Company of whatever denomination being unallotted up to a maximum nominal amount of £596,861 representing ten per cent of the issued share capital of the Company, such authority to commence on the passing of this resolution and to expire at the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2010 or, if later, 15 months from the date of the passing of this resolution, save that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired |
34,950,456 |
2,828,582 |
Issued ordinary share capital as at 24 April 2009: 62,440,373
Enquiries: Richard Konn 020 7925 2440
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