25 Apr 2016 11:35
PREMIER OIL PLC
("Premier" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
25 April 2016
On 13 January 2016, Premier announced that it had agreed to acquire the whole of E.ON's UK North Sea assets (the "Acquisition").
Premier is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting of the Company held earlier today at 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SP, an ordinary resolution approving the proposed Acquisition was decided on a poll and passed by shareholders. Details of the resolution were set out in the circular posted to shareholders on 7 April 2016.
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 | % | ||
237,074,813 | 99.99% | 25,929 | 0.01% | 237,100,742 | 2,216,817 |
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
As at close of business on 21 April 2016, the issued share capital of the Company was 510,811,061 ordinary shares of 12.5 pence each.
A further announcement will be made upon completion of the Acquisition. It is currently anticipated that completion of the Acquisition will occur by the end of April 2016.
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
Enquiries:
Premier Oil plc Tel: 020 7730 1111
Rachel Rickard, Company SecretaryNatalie Fortescue, Investor Relations