Ophir Energy Plc Result of Meeting (3177Y)
20 August 2018 - 1:56PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMOPHR
RNS Number : 3177Y
Ophir Energy Plc
20 August 2018
20 August 2018
Ophir Energy PLC
("Ophir" or the "Company")
Proposed acquisition of certain Southeast Asian producing and
exploration assets from Santos Limited
Results of General Meeting
On 3 May 2018 Ophir announced the proposed acquisition of a
package of Southeast Asian assets from Santos Limited, an
Australian listed oil and gas company, for an aggregate cash
consideration of $205 million pre-working capital adjustments,
subject to certain approvals (the "Transaction").
In connection with the Transaction, Ophir announces that at the
general meeting of the Company held today, the resolutions put to
the shareholders to approve the Transaction and the Commitment
Compensation Payment Arrangements in relation to the Transaction
were duly passed on a poll. The results showing the number of votes
received for and against both resolutions are shown below.
Full details of the resolutions passed, together with
explanatory notes, are set out in the shareholder circular
including notice of general meeting dated 3 August 2018 (the
"Circular"), which is available on Ophir's website at
www.ophir-energy.com.
Resolutions Votes For Votes Against Votes
Withheld
Number % Number %
------------ ------- --------- -----
To approve the Transaction
on the terms set out
in the Transaction Agreements
1 (as defined in the Circular) 536,162,031 100.00 6,429 0.00 15,176,060
------------------------------- ------------ ------- --------- ----- -----------
To approve the Commitment
Compensation Payment
Arrangements on the
terms set out in the
2 Transaction Agreements 536,160,977 100.00 6,429 0.00 15,176,814
------------------------------- ------------ ------- --------- ----- -----------
Both resolutions were proposed as an ordinary resolution.
As at the date of the general meeting, the Company had
746,019,407 ordinary shares in issue. The Company holds 38,883,130
shares in treasury and therefore the number of total voting rights
as at the voting record date was 707,136,277. In accordance with
the Company's Articles of Association, every member who is present
in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held. The
scrutineer of the poll was Equiniti Limited, the Company's Share
Registrar.
Note that a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and have not
been included in the calculation of votes "for" and "against" each
resolution. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the
Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions
will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and
will be available for inspection at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
In accordance with the expected timetable of events set out in
the Circular, the expected date of completion in respect of the
Producing Assets is Friday, 7 September 2018. Completion in respect
of the Exploration Assets is expected to take place in the first
half of 2019, subject to certain additional conditions that must be
fulfilled prior to completion. Further announcements will be made
upon completion of each set of Assets.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the same meaning given in the
Circular.
For Further Information please contact:
Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7811 2400
Philip Laing, General Counsel & Company Secretary
About Ophir
Ophir Energy plc is an independent upstream oil and gas
exploration and production company. It is listed on the London
Stock Exchange (LEI: 213800LAZOZTKPAV2583).
For further information on Ophir, please refer to
www.ophir-energy.com
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