21st May 2025 14:27
21 May 2025
VH Global Energy Infrastructure Plc
('ENRG' or the 'Company')
Result of Annual General Meeting
Following the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 21 May 2025, the Board is pleased to announce that all the ordinary resolutions and special resolutions, as set out in the Notice of AGM to shareholders dated 3 April 2025, were approved by shareholders. The resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by way of a poll.
The text of all the resolutions is contained in the Notice of AGM.
The voting breakdown of all resolutions follow:
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld* | ||
1 - Ordinary | 272,689,235 | 99.98% | 44,659 | 0.02% | 92,937 |
2 - Ordinary | 272,455,186 | 99.90% | 284,441 | 0.10% | 87,204 |
3 - Ordinary | 272,669,709 | 99.98% | 54,785 | 0.02% | 102,337 |
4 - Ordinary | 236,613,332 | 86.76% | 36,101,455 | 13.24% | 112,044 |
5 - Ordinary | 269,797,136 | 98.93% | 2,908,651 | 1.07% | 121,044 |
6 - Ordinary | 269,809,444 | 98.94% | 2,896,343 | 1.06% | 121,044 |
7 - Ordinary | 269,818,136 | 98.94% | 2,896,651 | 1.06% | 112,044 |
8 - Ordinary | 272,592,557 | 99.95% | 127,279 | 0.05% | 106,995 |
9 - Ordinary | 272,594,684 | 99.95% | 127,642 | 0.05% | 104,505 |
10 - Ordinary | 272,671,185 | 99.98% | 62,799 | 0.02% | 92,847 |
11 - Ordinary | 272,469,847 | 99.90% | 260,237 | 0.10% | 96,747 |
12 - Ordinary | 272,464,847 | 99.90% | 265,237 | 0.10% | 96,747 |
13 - Special | 272,232,585 | 99.81% | 505,827 | 0.19% | 88,419 |
14 - Special | 258,724,917 | 94.86% | 14,013,495 | 5.14% | 88,419 |
15 - Special | 259,107,062 | 95.00% | 13,624,534 | 5.00% | 95,235 |
16 - Special | 272,276,608 | 99.84% | 432,746 | 0.16% | 117,477 |
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "for" or "against" the Resolution.
The full text of the Special Resolutions is as follows:
13. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 11, the Directors be and are hereby generally empowered (pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act")) to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred on them in Resolution 11 above and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares (as defined in Section 724 of the Act) for cash as if Section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such power shall:
a) be limited to the allotment or sale of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £395,803.42 (being 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at 2 April 2025 comprising 395,803,422 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company (excluding treasury shares)) or, if changed, the amount that represents 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) at the date of the passing of this resolution; and
b) expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the date of the passing of this resolution or 15 months from the date of passing this resolution, whichever is earlier, unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company in general meeting, save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such power, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted or sold from treasury after the expiry of such power, and the Directors may allot or sell from treasury equity securities in pursuance of such an offer or an agreement as if such power had not expired.
14. That, in addition to the authority conferred by Resolution 13 above, but subject to the passing of resolutions 11, 12 and 13, the Directors be and are hereby generally empowered (pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred on them in Resolution 12 above and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares (as defined in Section 724 of the Act) for cash as if Section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such power shall:
a. be limited to the allotment or sale of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £395,803.42 (being 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at 2 April 2025 comprising 395,803,422 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company (excluding treasury shares)) or if changed, the amount that represents 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) at the date of the passing of this resolution; and
b. expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the date of the passing of this resolution or 15 months from the date of passing this resolution, whichever is earlier, unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company in general meeting, save that the Company may, at any time prior to the expiry of such power, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted or sold from treasury after the expiry of such power, and the Directors may allot or sell from treasury equity securities in pursuance of such an offer or an agreement as if such power had not expired.
15. That the Company be and is generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of Section 693(4) of the Act) of its ordinary shares on such terms and in such manner as the Directors of the Company may form time to time determine, provided that:
a. the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares that may be purchased is 59,330,932 ordinary shares or, if changed, the number representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) at the date of the meeting of the Company at which this resolution is passed;
b. the minimum price (exclusive of any expenses) which may be paid for an ordinary share is £0.01;
c. the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an ordinary share shall be the higher of: (i) 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share (as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List) for the five business days prior to the date of the market purchase; and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share and the highest current independent bid for the ordinary share on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out;
d. this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the date of the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, on the expiry of 15 months from the date of the passing of this resolution, unless such authority is revoked, varied or renewed prior to that time; and
e. the Company may make a contract to purchase ordinary shares under the authority, which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of ordinary shares pursuant to any such contract.
16. That, a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less that 14 clear days' notice, provided that this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held after the date of the passing of this resolutions or, if earlier, on the expiry of 15 months from the date of the passing of the this resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The Company's LEI is 213800RFHAOF372UU580.
For further information:
Edelman Smithfield (PR Adviser)
Ged Brumby + 44 (0)7540 412 301
Hamza Ali + 44 (0)7976 308914
Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP (Investment Manager)
Navin Chauhan [email protected]
Deutsche Numis (Corporate Broker)
Hugh Jonathan +44 (0)20 7260 1000
Matt Goss
Ocorian Administration (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)
About Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP
Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP ("Victory Hill") is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 961570).
Victory Hill is based in London and was founded in May 2020 by an experienced team of energy financiers that spun-out of a large established global project finance banking group. The team has participated in more than $200bn in transaction values across 91 conventional and renewable energy-related transactions in over 30 jurisdictions worldwide. Victory Hill is the investment manager of the Company.
The Victory Hill team deploys its experience across different financial disciplines in order to assess investments holistically from multiple points of view. The firm pursues operational stability and well-designed corporate governance to generate sustainable positive returns for investors. It focuses on supporting and accelerating the energy transition and the attainment of the UN sustainable development goals.
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