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Harbour Energy plc(the "Company" or "Harbour")Posting of 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statementsand Notice of Annual General Meeting19 May 2021
Further to the announcement made by the Company on 25 March 2021, the Company confirms that the 2021 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held on 23 June 2021. The Company has today posted to shareholders the Premier Oil plc 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements and the Harbour Energy plc Notice of AGM. Copies of both documents are also available on the Company's website at www.harbourenergy.com
The Board believes that, notwithstanding the current plan for the relaxation of Government restrictions on the holding of events, a cautious approach to situations that appear to carry a higher COVID-19 transmission risk (particularly indoor events) will remain necessary for some time to come. Accordingly, while the Board will hold the 2021 AGM at 23 Lower Belgrave Street, London, SW1W 0NR, shareholders and corporate representatives are strongly encouraged not to attend the AGM in person but instead be represented by the Chair of the AGM acting as their proxy. Further details regarding how to vote by proxy and submit questions are set out in the Notice of AGM.
At the AGM, the Company will conduct the necessary AGM business, principally putting the resolutions to shareholders and calling a poll. For safety reasons, a bare minimum of Directors and staff will attend so as to ensure that the meeting is quorate. There will be no presentations on the Company's business and no refreshments will be available. Instead, the Board has arranged for a presentation to be available on the Company's website at www.harbourenergy.com on the morning of 23 June.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1., copies of the Notice of AGM and related form of proxy have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
In view of the decision to hold the AGM in June and the consequent extended gap between Annual Report publication and issuance of the Notice of AGM, updated disclosures on Directors' interests and significant shareholdings are provided in the appendix below.
EnquiriesRachel Rickard, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)20 7824 1067Elizabeth Brooks, Head of Investor Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 7824 1116
Appendix
Changes in Director share interests since 31 December 2020
Director | Direct and indirect interest in shares in the Company as at 31 December 2020 | Direct interest in shares in the Company as at 19 May 2021 | Indirect interest in shares in the Company as at 19 May 20211 | Total interest in shares in the Company as at 19 May 2021 | Percentage of issued share capital |
R. Blair Thomas | 0 | 0 | 295,628,286 | 295,628,286 | 1.60% |
Linda Cook | 0 | 38,706,556 | 164,464,022 | 203,170,578 | 1.10% |
Phil Kirk | 0 | 262,353,961 | 0 | 262,353,961 | 1.42% |
G. Steven Farris | 0 | 3,774,003 | 4,491,762 | 8,265,765 | 0.04% |
Notes
1. Indirect interests of Blair Thomas, Linda Cook and Steven Farris relate to interests they hold in the shares of Harbour North Sea Holdings Limited, which holds shares in the Company (as disclosed below), through certain EIG-managed entities and, in the case of Blair and Linda, their interests in other EIG-managed entities who also hold shares in the Company.
Significant Shareholdings
As at 19 May 2021, the Company had received notification from the institutions below of their significant holdings of voting rights (3 per cent or more) in its Ordinary Shares:
Name of shareholder | Date of notification to the stock exchange | Notified number of voting rights | Notified percentage of voting rights |
Harbour North Sea Holdings, Ltd | 09/04/2021 | 6,798,223,348
| 36.73% |
GIC Private Limited | 07/04/2021 | 2,347,009,677
| 12.68% |
Marshfield Advisers, LLC | 08/04/2021 | 879,431,317 | 4.75% |