Emerald Energy Plc
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
15 May 2008
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held at 11am, 15 May 2008; the Resolutions proposed by the Directors were passed by shareholders.
The proxy votes cast before the meeting were as follows:-
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For |
Against |
Vote With held |
Discretionary |
| 1 |
To receive and adopt the statement of accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007 together with the reports of the Directors and the auditors thereon.
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21,086,036 |
62,156 |
160 |
11,808 |
| 2 |
To re-elect Alastair Beardsall, who retires by rotation, as a Director. |
20,418,460 |
4,558 |
724,858 |
12,284 |
| 3 |
To re-elect Fred Ponsonby, who retires by rotation, as a Director. |
18,359,052 |
1,081,299 |
1,707,251 |
12,558 |
| 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. |
21,146,603 |
648 |
501 |
12,408 |
| 5 |
To authorise the Directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors of the Company. |
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21,146,835 |
435 |
401 |
12,489 |
| 6 |
To receive and approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report. |
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20,590,042 |
5,934 |
550,913 |
13,271 |
| 7 |
To authorise the Directors unconditionally and in substitution for all other authorities, 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 £595,930 representing ten per cent of the issued share capital of the Company. |
20,224,910 |
912,642 |
2,142 |
20,466 |
| 8 |
To authorise the Directors to do all things necessary to implement the amendments to the rules of the Business Unit Senior Management Incentive Scheme. |
20,889,004 |
4,073 |
240,357 |
16,726 |
| 9 |
To authorise the Directors to do all things necessary to implement the amendments to the rules of the Company’s Discretionary Share Option Scheme. |
20,898,362 |
4,523 |
240,549 |
16,726 |
| Special Resolution |
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10
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To authorise the Directors to do all things necessary to implement the amendments to the Articles of Association as laid out in the notice of the Meeting.
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21,137,901 |
2,263 |
1,676 |
18,320 |
Issued Ordinary Share Capital as at 18 May 2007 : 59,592,994
Enquiries: Richard Konn 020 7925 2440
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