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88 Energy Limited
02 May 2023
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88 Energy Limited
AGM Voting Status and Letter to Shareholders
88 Energy Limited (ASX:88E, AIM:88E, OTC:EEENF) (88 Energy or the Company) advises of the current status of proxy voting for its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Thursday 11 May 2023.
As at 2 May 2023, the current tally of proxy votes received is only 795 million shares, which represents less than 4% of the 88 Energy share register.
On the current proxy tally, Resolution 1 (Approval of Remuneration Report) and Resolution 2 (Re-election of Ms Joanne Kendrick as a Non-Executive Director) would both fail and Resolution 6 (Conditional Spill Motion) would succeed. The consequences if Resolution 1 fails and Resolution 6 succeeds is that the Company will be required to call a Spill Meeting within 90 days with all Non-Executive Directors vacating their positions on the 88 Energy Board and, if they choose to stand again, will be considered for re-election at that Spill Meeting. The position of the Managing Director will not be directly impacted by any Spill Meeting.
The existing 88 Energy Board comprises four members, with three having only been appointed since Q2 2021 (including the Managing Director). Over the past two years, the new Board has moved to reset the business and embark upon a markedly different strategy to that under the previous 88 Energy team. This has delivered significant positive change in the underlying fundamentals of 88 Energy including the capital allocation framework. For further information please refer to the Letter to Shareholders below.
The conduct of a Spill Meeting, particularly if it results in a significant change to the Board, has the potential to be highly disruptive and impact on 88 Energy's ability to execute its targeted medium-term work programs, including the flow testing of Hickory-1. There is no guarantee that planned and communicated work programs would be executed under a newly comprised Board. Existing networks and relationships with key stakeholders are also likely to be diminished as a result.
The Board believes that 88 Energy is poised for significant potential success over the next 12 months. To not exercise your right to vote as a shareholder leaves the direction of the Company in the hands of a relatively small group of shareholders, which may not be representative of the underlying majority view of all shareholders.
The Board urges all shareholders to exercise their rights as a shareholder and vote on the resolutions of the AGM. It is the strong recommendation of the Board that shareholders vote FOR Resolutions 1 to 5, and AGAINST Resolution 6.
Shareholders can access all relevant information and vote online at www.investorvote.com.au using the 6-digit control number 182503 and provide your SRN/HIN and postcode or country of residence to log in.
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