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Harbour Energy PLC held its Annual General Meeting on May 7, 2026, at which all 25 resolutions put to a poll vote were duly approved by shareholders. This included the re-election of 12 directors, the election of Gregory Hill, the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and the approval of a final dividend. Key resolutions such as the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts and the final dividend passed with 99.99% of votes FOR, while the Directors' Remuneration Report passed with 97.72% of votes FOR.
| Date | 7 May 2026 |
| Time | 13:00:01 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 4500D |
HARBOUR ENERGY PLC
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company was held today, 7 May 2026, at 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SZ at 10:00am. Each of the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting were put to the AGM, voted on by way of a poll and duly approved.
Poll Results
The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the AGM was as follows:
|
No. |
Resolution |
Votes FOR (a) |
% |
Votes AGAINST |
% |
Votes WITHHELD (b) |
|
1 |
Receive the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts |
1,206,794,860 |
99.99 |
89,131 |
0.01 |
305,623 |
|
2 |
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
1,179,494,237 |
97.72 |
27,575,217 |
2.28 |
120,160 |
|
3 |
Approve the final dividend |
1,207,078,871 |
99.99 |
91,771 |
0.01 |
18,972 |
|
4 |
Re-elect R. Blair Thomas |
1,166,344,737 |
96.62 |
40,764,420 |
3.38 |
80,457 |
|
5 |
Re-elect Linda Z. Cook |
1,201,037,077 |
99.50 |
6,088,581 |
0.50 |
63,956 |
|
6 |
Re-elect Alexander Krane |
1,198,504,950 |
99.29 |
8,600,424 |
0.71 |
84,240 |
|
7 |
Re-elect Belgacem Chariag (c) |
1,201,078,082 |
99.50 |
6,020,248 |
0.50 |
91,284 |
|
8 |
Re-elect Louise Hough (c) |
1,199,767,869 |
99.39 |
7,332,335 |
0.61 |
89,410 |
|
9 |
Re-elect Alan Ferguson (c) |
1,203,941,684 |
99.74 |
3,157,944 |
0.26 |
89,986 |
|
10 |
Re-elect Margareth Øvrum (c) |
1,203,758,199 |
99.74 |
3,132,721 |
0.26 |
298,694 |
|
11 |
Re-elect Anne L. Stevens (c) |
1,190,364,980 |
98.61 |
16,741,713 |
1.39 |
82,921 |
|
12 |
Re-elect Dirk Elvermann (c) |
1,192,848,872 |
98.82 |
14,259,380 |
1.18 |
81,362 |
|
13 |
Re-elect Hans Ulrich-Engel(c) |
1,202,241,093 |
99.60 |
4,863,169 |
0.40 |
85,352 |
|
14 |
Elect Gregory Hill (c)
|
1,205,598,939 |
99.88 |
1,507,632 |
0.12 |
83,043 |
|
15 |
Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor |
1,206,902,008 |
99.98 |
215,048 |
0.02 |
72,558 |
|
16 |
Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to approve Auditor remuneration |
1,206,990,408 |
99.99 |
121,609 |
0.01 |
77,597 |
|
17 |
Authorise the Company to make political donations |
1,205,541,498 |
99.87 |
1,588,640 |
0.13 |
59,476 |
|
18 |
Authorise the Directors to allot shares |
1,192,734,247 |
98.81 |
14,366,077 |
1.19 |
89,290 |
|
19 |
Approve the Rule 9 waiver granted by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in relation to Buyback authority (d) |
1,195,748,834 |
99.06 |
11,319,838 |
0.94 |
120,942 |
|
20 |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (e) |
1,193,464,194 |
98.87 |
13,634,972 |
1.13 |
90,448 |
|
21 |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with specific acquisition/ investment (e) |
1,180,453,033 |
97.79 |
26,647,601 |
2.21 |
88,980 |
|
22 |
Authorise the Company to make market purchases (e) |
1,194,452,861 |
98.98 |
12,269,951 |
1.02 |
466,802 |
|
23 |
Authorise the Company to make off-market purchases of own shares from BASF (d) (e) |
1,206,721,918 |
99.96 |
428,886 |
0.04 |
38,810 |
|
24 |
Adopt amended Articles of Association (e) |
1,041,471,938 |
88.27 |
138,382,302 |
11.73 |
27,335,374 |
|
25 |
Authority to call General Meetings by notice of not less than 14 days (e) |
1,198,769,271 |
99.31 |
8,367,560 |
0.69 |
52,783 |
NOTES:
(a) The "For" proxy vote includes those giving the Chair discretion.
(b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proxy votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
(c) In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.2.8R, these resolutions were also passed on a poll of Independent Shareholders (as defined in the Notice of Meeting).
(d) As required under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, this resolution had to be passed by the Independent Shareholders, therefore none of the members of the Concert Party (as defined in the Notice of Meeting) voted on it.
(e) Special resolution.
The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 5 May 2026, the deadline for casting votes by proxy in advance of the AGM, was 1,579,786,742 shares (excluding non-voting ordinary shares). 76.41 per cent of voting capital, including votes withheld, was instructed in respect of the resolutions put to the AGM.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website at www.harbourenergy.com
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed by the Company's shareholders, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
Enquiries
Rachel Benjamin, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 1111
Elizabeth Brooks, SVP Investor Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 7824 1116
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