Empyrean Energy PLC
("Empyrean" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting and General Meeting
Empyrean Energy, the AIM-quoted onshore US condensate and gas exploration & production company, today announces the results of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and General Meeting held on 2 July 2013.
All resolutions at the AGM, with the exception of resolutions 5 & 6 at the AGM, were passed, with resolution 1 passed by a show of hands and resolutions 2-4 passed on a poll. The resolution at the General meeting was passed by a show of hands. The breakdown of votes is set out below:
Annual General Meeting
Ordinary Resolution | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
Resolution 1 - To receive and adopt the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2013 | 59,525,860 | 30,920,951 | 2,300 |
Resolution 2 - To re-appoint Chapman Davis LLP as Auditors and authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors | 74,395,286 | 23,812,719 | - |
Resolution 3 - To re-elect John Laycock as a Director | 57,144,437 | 40,930,568 | 703,000 |
Resolution 4 - To grant the Directors the general authority to allot shares. | 55,709,773 | 42,966,732 | 101,500 |
Special Resolution | |||
Resolution 5 - To dis-apply the pre-emption rights | 54,827,352 | 43,185,653 | 765,000 |
Resolution 6 - To dis-apply the pre-emption rights - Management Options. | 53,563,437 | 44,446,568 | 768,000 |
General Meeting
Ordinary Resolution | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
Resolution 1 - To re-elect Tom Kelly as a Director | 45,319,785 | 15,128,781 | 2,140,000 |
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Empyrean Energy plc
Tom Kelly
+618 9480 0111
Shore Capital
Anita Ghanekar
Edward Mansfield
+44 (0) 207 408 4090
Jonathan Charles
Lionsgate Communications