13 Apr 2011 16:37
News Release
April 13, 2011
Anglo Pacific Group PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Anglo Pacific Group PLC ('the Company', 'Anglo Pacific') (LSE: APF) (TSX: APY) is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting the Company held on April 13, 2011 ordinary resolutions were passed to authorise scrip dividends, pay a final dividend of 5.10p per share and obtain authority to allot new shares from unissued share capital under section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. Special resolutions to authorise the allotment for cash of new equity shares or from treasury, to authorise the Company to make one or more market purchases of its own shares and to adopt new Articles of Association were also passed.
All resolutions were passed unanimously on a show of hands. There were no polls. The details of the proxy votes cast will be available on the Company's website.
The Company also wishes to announce that Chris Orchard, Chief Investment Officer, bought on April 13, 2011 5,206 shares in the Company at a price of 317.86p per share. Following this notification his revised beneficial interest in the Company is now 352,245 shares representing approximately 0.32% of the issued ordinary share capital.
For further information:
Anglo Pacific Group PLC +44 (0) 20 7318 6360
Peter Boycott, Chairman
Matthew Tack, Finance Director
Liberum Capital +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Chris Bowman
Christopher Kololian
Scott Harris +44 (0) 20 7653 0030
Stephen Scott
James O'Shaughnessy
Website: www.anglopacificgroup.com
Important notice
This news release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and reflects Anglo Pacific's expectations, estimates and projections of future events as of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the performance, prospects, opportunities, priorities, targets, goals, objectives, strategies, growth and outlook of Anglo Pacific. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "believes", "estimates", "seeks", "intends", "targets", "projects", "forecasts", or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
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