Last checked at 29 Nov 2019 12:47
29 November 2019 | LSE:PDL |
Petra Diamonds Limited
("Petra" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Petra Diamonds Limited is pleased to announce that, at its AGM held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the ordinary and special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website. The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the table below.
Resolutions | Votes for (incl. discretionary) | % of Votes Cast | Votes Against | % of Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Withheld | ||||||
Ordinary resolutions | ||||||||||||
1. To receive the Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2019, together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon ("2019 Annual Report"). | 419,753,325 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
2. To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2019, as contained in the 2019 Annual Report. | 396,518,936 | 94.47 | 23,231,139 | 5.53 | 419,750,075 | 12,260 | ||||||
3. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors to act as such until the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company. | 419,751,876 | 100.00 | 1,449 | 0.00 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
4. To authorise the Directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors. | 419,748,626 | 100.00 | 1,449 | 0.00 | 419,750,075 | 12,260 | ||||||
5. To re-appoint Mr Adonis Pouroulis, who retires in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws, as a Director of the Company. | 396,436,494 | 98.90 | 4,418,694 | 1.10 | 400,855,188 | 18,907,147 | ||||||
6. To re-appoint Mr Jacques Breytenbach, who retires in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws, as a Director of the Company. | 415,098,310 | 98.89 | 4,655,015 | 1.11 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
7. To re-appoint Mr Anthony Carmel Lowrie, who retires in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws, as a Director of the Company. | 415,423,216 | 98.97 | 4,330,109 | 1.03 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
8. To re-appoint Dr Patrick John Bartlett, who retires in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws, as a Director of the Company. | 415,423,216 | 98.97 | 4,330,109 | 1.03 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
9. To re-appoint Mr Alexander Gordon Kelso Hamilton, who retires in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws, as a Director of the Company. | 415,423,216 | 98.97 | 4,330,109 | 1.03 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
10. To re-appoint Ms Octavia Matshidiso Matloa, who retires in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws, as a Director of the Company. | 415,421,591 | 98.97 | 4,331,734 | 1.03 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
11. To re-appoint Ms Varda Shine, who was appointed as a Director by the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws on 1 January 2019, as a Director of the Company. | 419,736,519 | 100.00 | 16,806 | 0.00 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
12. To re-appoint Mr Bernard Robert Pryor, who was appointed as a Director by the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws on 1 January 2019, as a Director of the Company. | 419,736,519 | 100.00 | 16,806 | 0.00 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
13. To re-appoint Mr Richard Neil Duffy, who was appointed as a Director by the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with the Company's Bye-Laws on 1 April 2019, as a Director of the Company. | 419,734,894 | 100.00 | 18,431 | 0.00 | 419,753,325 | 9,010 | ||||||
14. To authorise the Directors of the Company to allot Relevant Securities within the meaning of Bye-Law 2.4 of the Company's Bye-Laws. | 415,420,107 | 98.97 | 4,329,968 | 1.03 | 419,750,075 | 12,260 | ||||||
Special resolution | ||||||||||||
15. To disapply the pre-emption provisions of Bye-Law 2.5(a) pursuant to Bye-Law 2.6(a)(i) of the Company's Bye-Laws. | 415,410,431
| 98.97
| 4,330,092
| 1.03
| 419,740,523
| 21,812
| ||||||
Notes:
1. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3. Total number of ordinary shares in issue as at 5pm on 28 November 2019 was 865,431,343.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2R the full text of resolution 15 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
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For further information, please contact:
Petra Diamonds, London Telephone: +44 20 7494 8203
Cathy Malins
Des Kilalea
Marianna Bowes investorrelations@petradiamonds.com
Buchanan Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000
(PR Adviser)
Bobby Morse
Ariadna Peretz pdl@buchanan.uk.com
About Petra Diamonds Limited
Petra Diamonds is a leading independent diamond mining group and a consistent supplier of gem quality rough diamonds to the international market. The Company has a diversified portfolio incorporating interests in three underground producing mines in South Africa (Finsch, Cullinan and Koffiefontein) and one open pit producing mine in Tanzania (Williamson). Petra also conducts a limited exploration programme in Botswana and South Africa.
Petra's strategy is to focus on value rather than volume production by optimising recoveries from its high-quality asset base in order to maximise their efficiency and profitability. The Group has a significant resource base of ca. 250 million carats, which supports the potential for long-life operations.
Petra conducts all operations according to the highest ethical standards and will only operate in countries which are members of the Kimberley Process. The Company aims to generate tangible value for each of its stakeholders, thereby contributing to the socio-economic development of its host countries and supporting long-term sustainable operations to the benefit of its employees, partners and communities.
Petra is quoted with a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker 'PDL' and is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. The Company's US$650 million loan notes due in 2022 are listed on the Global Exchange market of the Irish Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.petradiamonds.com.