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FLETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Wessex Exploration PLC
(Incorporated and registered in England & Wales with Registered No. 03793723)
Directors: Registered Office:
Andrew Cochran (Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer) 6 Charlotte Street
Andy Yeo (Chief Financial Officer) Bath
Malcolm Butler (Non Executive Director) BA1 2NE
Iain Patrick (Non Executive Director)
William Phelps (Non Executive Director)
26 November 2014
To Shareholders
Dear Shareholder,
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Introduction and Background
I am pleased to invite you to the Company’s 2014 Annual General Meeting.
By way of an explanation of the business to be put before the meeting, both Ordinary and Special, the proposed
resolutions are as follows (Resolutions 1 to 6 and 8 being Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 7 and 9 being Special
Resolutions).
Ordinary Business
Resolution 1: To receive and adopt the audited report and accounts of the Company for the period ended 30 June
2014.
Resolution 2: To reappoint Nexia Smith & Williamson Audit Limited as the Company’s auditors. The Company is
required to appoint an auditor at each Annual General Meeting at which accounts are laid before shareholders,
to hold office until the next such meeting. The Resolution proposes that Nexia Smith & Williamson Audit Limited
be re-appointed as auditor for the current year and that the Directors be authorised to set their fees.
Resolution 3: This is to elect Mr. Andrew Cochran as a Director of the Company, who was appointed as a Director by
the Board under the Articles, at the AGM. Under the Articles of Association of the Company the Directors are required
to put themselves up for election following their appointment by the Board. As Mr. Andrew Cochran was appointed by
the Board this year, he will retire at the AGM and put himself up for election at the AGM held by the Company.
Resolution 4: This is to elect Mr. William Phelps as a Director of the Company, who was appointed as a Director by the
Board under the Articles, at the AGM. Under the Articles of Association of the Company the Directors are required to
put themselves up for election following their appointment by the Board. As Mr. William Phelps was appointed by the
Board this year, he will retire at the AGM and put himself up for election at the AGM held by the Company.
Resolution 5: To re-elect Mr. Iain Patrick as a Director of the Company. The Articles provide that each Director must
retire from office at least every three years. Mr. Iain Patrick, under the Company’s Articles, is the next in line to be
re-elected and accordingly Mr. Iain Patrick retires from office at this Annual General Meeting and presents himself
for re-election.
Resolution 6: To grant the Directors power to allot shares and rights to subscribe for shares. This resolution grants
the Directors authority to allot shares in the capital of the Company and other relevant securities up to an aggregate
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