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Pan African Resources Plc - Result of AGM & Salient Dividend DatesPan African Resources Plc - Result of AGM & Salient Dividend Dates
PR Newswire
London, November 28
Pan African Resources PLC(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)Share code on AIM: PAFShare code on JSE: PANISIN: GB0004300496(“Pan African” or the “Company” or the “Group”)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SALIENT DIVIDEND DATES
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Pan African shareholders (“Shareholders”) are advised that at the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of Shareholders held on Thursday, 28 November 2019, all the ordinary and special resolutions, save for ordinary resolution number 13, as set out in the notice of AGM dated 18 September 2019, were approved by the requisite majority of Shareholders present or represented by proxy.
The total number of Pan African ordinary shares (“Shares”) eligible to vote at the AGM is 2,234,687,537.
All resolutions proposed at the AGM, together with the percentage of shares abstained, as well as the percentage of votes carried for and against each resolution, are as follows:
Ordinary resolution number 1: To receive and adopt the directors’ report, the audited statement of accounts and the auditor’s report for the year ended 30 June 2019
| Shares Voted 1,610,303,019 72.06% | Abstained 2,448,832 0.11% | For 1,532,003,019 95.14% | Against 78,300,000 4.86% |
Ordinary resolution number 2: To approve the final dividend of 2.23745 ZAR cents per share
| Shares Voted 1,612,121,832 72.14% | Abstained 630,019 0.03% | For 1,612,071,832 100.00% | Against 50,000 0.00% |
Ordinary resolution number 3: To re-elect Mrs HH Hickey as a director of the Company
| Shares Voted 1,610,173,716 72.05% | Abstained 2,578,135 0.11% | For 1,595,092,766 99.06% | Against 15,080,950 0.94% |
Ordinary resolution number 4: To re-elect Mr TF Mosololi as a director of the Company committee
| Shares Voted 1,610,172,341 72.05% | Abstained 2,579,510 0.11% | For 1,570,650,858 97.55% | Against 39,521,483 2.45% |
Ordinary resolution number 5: To re-elect Mr CDS Needham as a director of the Company
| Shares Voted 1,606,173,716 71.87% | Abstained 6,578,135 0.29% | For 1,606,136,145 100.00% | Against 37,571 0.00% |
Ordinary resolution number 6: To re-elect Ms YN Themba as a director of the Company
| Shares Voted 1,606,172,341 71.87% | Abstained 6,579,510 0.29% | For 1,603,695,305 99.85% | Against 2,477,036 0.15% |
Ordinary resolution number 7: To re-elect Mrs HH Hickey as a member of the audit committee
| Shares Voted 1,610,174,320 72.05% | Abstained 2,577,075 0.11% | For 1,595,357,141 99.08% | Against 14,817,179 0.92% |
Ordinary resolution number 8: To re-elect Mr CDS Needham as a member of the audit committee
| Shares Voted 1,606,174,776 71.87% | Abstained 6,577,075 0.29% | For 1,583,199,117 98.57% | Against 22,975,659 1.43% |
Ordinary resolution number 9: To re-elect Mr TF Mosololi as a member of the audit committee
| Shares Voted 1,610,174,776 72.05% | Abstained 2,577,075 0.11% | For 1,595,176,315 99.07% | Against 14,998,461 0.93% |
Ordinary resolution number 10: To endorse the Company’s Remuneration Policy
| Shares Voted 1,610,217,936 72.06% | Abstained 2,533,459 0.11% | For 1,533,119,123 95.21% | Against 77,098,813 4.79% |
Ordinary resolution number 11: To endorse the Company’s Remuneration Implementation Report (Notes 1 and 2)
| Shares Voted 1,610,252064 72.06% | Abstained 2,499,787 0.11% | For 927,948,817 57.63% | Against 682,303,247 42.37% |
Ordinary resolution number 12: To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration
| Shares Voted 1,610,117,427 72.05% | Abstained 2,634,424 0.12% | For 1,609,903,713 99.99% | Against 213,714 0.01% |
Ordinary resolution number 13: To authorise the directors to allot equity securities (Note 1)
| Shares Voted 1,610,237,488 72.06% | Abstained 2,514,363 0.11% | For 693,984,323 43.10% | Against 916,253,165 56.90% |
Special resolution number 14: To approve market purchases of ordinary shares
| Shares Voted 1,610,322,930 72.06% | Abstained 2,428,921 0.11% | For 1,603,163,650 99.56% | Against 7,159,280 0.44% |
Notes
Percentages of Shares voted are calculated in relation to the total issued ordinary share capital of Pan African. Percentages of Shares voted for and against each resolution are calculated in relation to the total number of Shares voted in respect of each resolution. Abstentions are calculated as a percentage in relation to the total issued ordinary share capital of Pan African. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, when 20% or more of the votes have been cast against the board recommendation for a resolution, the company will consult with those shareholders who voted against ordinary resolution numbers 11 and 13 (“Resolutions”), (“Dissenting Shareholders”) in order to ascertain the reasons for doing so, following which an update on the views expressed by such Dissenting Shareholders and the subsequent actions taken by the Company will be issued. Furthermore, as required in terms of the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016 and paragraph 3.84(k) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, Pan African invites those Dissenting Shareholders who voted against ordinary resolution number 11 to engage with the Company regarding their views on the Company’s remuneration implementation report.Dissenting Shareholders may forward their concerns / questions pertaining to the Resolutions to the Company Secretary via email at phil.dexter@corpserv.co.uk by close of business on 13 December 2019. The Company will then respond in writing to these Shareholders, and if required, engage further with the Shareholders in this regard.
SALIENT DIVIDEND DATES
Shareholders are referred to the Group’s results that were released on 18 September 2019, wherein an exchange rate of South African Rand (“ZAR”) to the British Pound (“GBP”) of ZAR/GBP: R18:25 and an exchange rate of ZAR to the US Dollar (“USD”) of ZAR/USD: 14.75 were used for illustrative purposes to convert the proposed ZAR dividend of 2.23745 ZAR cents per share into GBP and USD.
Shareholders are advised that, following the approval of the final dividend at the AGM, the exchange rate for conversion of the final dividend into GBP is a fixed exchange rate of ZAR/GBP:19.0825 which translates to a final GBP dividend of 0.11725 pence per share and the exchange rate for conversion of the final dividend into USD is a fixed exchange rate of ZAR/USD: 14.74 which translates to a final USD dividend of 0.15179 US cents per share.
The dividend will be distributed from South African income reserves.
The following salient dates apply:
| Currency conversion date | Thursday, 28 November 2019 |
| Currency conversion announcement released by 11.00 (SA time) | Friday 29 November 2019 |
| Last date to trade on the JSE | Tuesday, 10 December 2019 |
| Last date to trade on the LSE | Wednesday 11 December 2019 |
| Ex-dividend date on the JSE | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 |
| Ex-dividend date on the LSE | Thursday, 12 December 2019 |
| Record date on the JSE and LSE | Friday, 13 December 2019 |
| Payment date | Monday 30 December 2019 |
Notes
No transfers between the Johannesburg and London registers between the commencement of trading on Wednesday 11 December 2019 and close of business on Friday, 13 December 2019 will be permitted. No Shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday 11 December 2019 and Friday, 13 December 2019, both days inclusive. The final dividend per share was calculated on 2,234,687,537 total shares in issue equating to 2.23745 ZAR cents per share or 0.11725 pence or 0.15179 US cents per share. The South African dividends tax rate is 20% per ordinary share for shareholders who are liable to pay the dividends tax, resulting in a net dividend of 1.78996 ZAR cents per share (0.09380 pence per share and 0.12143 US cents per share) for these shareholders. Foreign investors may qualify for a lower dividend tax rate, subject to completing a dividend tax declaration and submitting it to Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited or Link Asset Services who manage the SA and UK register, respectively. The company's South African income tax reference number is 9154588173. The proposed dividend will be paid out of the company’s retained earnings, without drawing on any other capital reserves.Johannesburg
29 November 2019
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