19th Jun 2008 17:10
Central Rand Gold Limited ("CRG" or the "Company")
(Incorporated as a company with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey,
Company Number 45108)
(Incorporated as an external company with limited liability under the laws of South Africa, registration number 2007/0192231/10)
ISIN: GG00B248M601
Share code on LSE: CRND
Share code on JSE: CRD
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00 a.m. on 19 July 2008 (BST) (12:00 noon SA), all of the Resolutions proposed by the Directors were passed by shareholders.
At the AGM the following resolutions were put to the meeting as ordinary resolutions:
To adopt the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2007.
To re-appoint Moore Stephens as auditors to the Company.
To re-appoint John Michael McMahon as a director of the Company.
To approve the grant of a maximum of 300,000 ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") from Carey Pensions & Benefits Limited, the trustees of the CRG Benefit Trust, to John Michael McMahon.
To re-appoint Gregory James as a director of the Company.
To re-appoint Miklos Salamon as a director of the Company.
The following resolution was put to the meeting as an extraordinary resolution:
7. The directors be empowered to allot equity securities wholly for cash free of pre-emption
provisions in the Articles of Association:
(a) by way of rights to holders of ordinary shares; and
(b) otherwise than in (a) above up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount equal to £123,309.
The following resolution was put to the meeting as a special resolution:
8. To amend the existing articles of association to:
(i) Allow shareholder communications to take place by electronic means.
(ii) Allow forms of proxy to be deposited at an address other than the registered office of the
Company.
(iii) Remove references to "Toronto" and the "Toronto Stock Exchange".
The proxy votes cast before the meeting were as follows:-
|
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Vote withheld |
|
1 |
91,596,047 |
4,664,797 |
401,401 |
|
2 |
95,346,361 |
0 |
1,315,884 |
|
3 |
92,783,146 |
1,358,501 |
2,520,598 |
|
4 |
72,889,935 |
23,441,327 |
330,983 |
|
5 |
96,661,262 |
0 |
330,983 |
|
6 |
91,491,465 |
1,314,901 |
3,855,879 |
|
7 |
96,661,262 |
0 |
983 |
|
8 |
96,661,262 |
0 |
983 |
Issued ordinary share capital as at 19 July 2008: 246,619,650
Issued on behalf of: Central Rand Gold Limited
Date: 19 June 2008
Contact:
Greg James
Ric Vittino
Wayne Epstein
(011) 551 4000
Enquiries:
Buchanan Communications Limited +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Bobby Morse / Ben Willey
Evolution Securities Limited +44 (0) 20 7071 4300
Simon Edwards / Chris Sim / Neil Elliot
Jenni Newman Public Relations (Pty) Ltd + 27 (0) 11 772 1033
Jenni Newman / Megann Outram
Macquarie First South Corporate Finance + 27 (0) 11 343 2307
Amanda Markman / Thato Morojele / Annerie van den Berg
Related Shares:
Central Rand Gold