7 Dec 2017 11:00
PREMIER OIL PLC
("Premier" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
7 December 2017
On 20 November 2017, Premier announced that it had agreed to sell its interests in Licences PL089 and P534 (containing the Wytch Farm field) to Perenco UK Limited (the "Disposal").
Premier is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting of the Company held earlier today at 23 Lower Belgrave Street, London SW1W 0NR, an ordinary resolution approving the proposed Disposal was decided on a poll and passed by shareholders. Details of the resolution were set out in the circular posted to shareholders on 21 November 2017.
The number of votes for and against the resolution put before the General Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
For | Against | Total Votes | Votes Withheld | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
166,460,212 | 99.95% | 89,098 | 0.05% | 166,549,310 | 726,723 |
NOTES:
(a) The "For" proxy vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.(b) Votes "Withheld" are not votes in law and are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" the resolution
The total number of ordinary shares of the Company in issue on 5 December 2017, the deadline for returning forms of proxy in advance of the General Meeting, was 524,990,307 ordinary shares of 12.5 pence each.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolution passed will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do. The poll result will also be available on the Company's website at www.premier-oil.com.
A further announcement will be made upon completion of the Disposal.
Enquiries |
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Premier Oil plc | Tel: 020 7730 1111 |
Andy Gibb, Interim Company Secretary |
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Natalie Fortescue, Investor Relations |
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Camarco | Tel: 020 3757 4980 |
Billy Clegg |
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Georgia Edmonds |
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