17 Apr 2013 12:39
Ruspetro plc ("Ruspetro") - Result of Annual General Meeting
17 April 2013
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, 17th April 2013 at the offices of White & Case LLP at 5, Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DW, Ruspetro is pleased to announce the results of the vote for each resolution as follows. All resolutions were duly passed on a poll. Resolutions 14, 15 and 16 were passed as special resolutions.
The table below shows the number of votes for and against each resolution together with the votes validly cast.
For | % of votes cast | Against | % of votes cast | Votes Withheld | Total Votes Validly cast | |
Resolution 1 To receive and adopt the 2012 Annual Accounts and directors and auditor's report | 267,320,533 | 95.59 | 12,332,217 | 4.41 | 11,525,695 | 279,815,520 |
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors Remuneration Report | 260,002,176 | 93.93 | 16,818,655 | 6.07 | 14,357,614 | 276,983,601 |
Resolution 3 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and directors to agree the auditors remuneration | 268,531,753 | 100 | 2,060 | 0.00 | 10,374,632 | 280,966,583 |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Dr. Donald Wolcott as a director | 268,330,813 | 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Mr. Thomas Reed as a director | 268,330,813 | 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Mr. Alexander Chistyakov as a director | 267,985,479 | 99.89 | 305,117 | 0.11 | 10,617,849 | 280,723,366 |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Mr. Christopher Clark as a director | 268,330,813 | 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 8 To re-elect Mr. Robert Jenkins as a director | 268,230,813 | 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,677,632 | 280,663,583 |
Resolution 9 To re-elect Mr. James McBurney as a director | 268,330,813
| 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 10 To re-elect Mr. James Gerson as a director | 268,330,813 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 11 To re-elect Dr. Rolf Stomberg as a director | 268,330,813 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 12 To re-elect Mr. Joe Mach as a director | 268,330,813 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10,577,632 | 280,763,583 |
Resolution 13 To authorise directors to allot relevant securities | 268,511,719 | 95.62 | 12,300,094 | 4.38 | 10,366,632 | 280,974,583 |
Resolution 14 To authorise directors for disapplication of pre-emption rights | 268,541,813 | 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,366,632 | 280,974,583 |
Resolution 15 To authorise Ruspetro to make market purchases | 268,541,813 | 95.63 | 12,270,000 | 4.37 | 10,366,632 | 280,974,583 |
Resolution 16 To permit general meetings to be called on 14 day's notice | 267,833,728 | 95.38 | 12,982,085 | 4.62 | 10,362,632 | 280,978,583 |
Notes
1. Any proxy arrangements which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" totals.
2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
3. The issued share capital of Ruspetro as at 13th April 2013 is 333,381,480 ordinary shares.
4. All percentages are shown to two decimal points.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 13, 14, 15 and 16 will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Details of the proxy votes received will also shortly be available for viewing on the company's website at www.ruspetro.com.
Enquiries
Investors / Analyst enquiriesDominic Manley, Ruspetro+44 207 318 1265
MediaPatrick Handley / Catriona McDermott, Brunswick+44 207 404 5959
About Ruspetro
Ruspetro plc is an independent oil & gas development and production company, listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: RPO). The Company's operations are located on three contiguous licence blocks in the middle of the Krasnoleninsk Arch in Western Siberia. Ruspetro assets include proved and probable (2P) reserves of over 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent.