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Seplat Energy PLC announced that its shareholders passed all resolutions at the Eleventh Annual General Meeting held virtually on May 16, 2024. These resolutions included the declaration of a final dividend for the year ended December 31, 2023, the re-appointment of PriceWaterhouseCoopers as auditors, and the approval of four new directors and the re-election of two existing directors. Most polled resolutions received 100% of votes cast in favour, with shareholder participation ranging from 51.66% to 52.25% of the Issued Share Capital for these items.
| Date | 17 May 2024 |
| Time | 17:45:01 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9865O |
Seplat Energy PLC ("Seplat" or the "Company")
Results of the Eleventh Annual General Meeting
Lagos and London, 17 May 2024: Seplat Energy PLC announces that at its Annual General Meeting held virtually via
https://www.seplatenergy.com/agm-2024/ yesterday, Thursday, 16 May 2024, all resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting put to the Shareholders were duly passed by the requisite majority.
The results of each resolution voted by way of poll, including proxy votes lodged with the Company's Registrars, are set out below:
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Votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
Votes Withheld/ Abstain |
Total Votes Cast (excluding Votes Withheld/Abstain) |
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RESOLUTIONS |
Number of shares |
% of shares voted |
Number of shares |
% of shares voted |
Number of shares |
Number of shares For & Against |
% of ISC |
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1. |
Resolution 1: To receive the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023, together with the Reports of the Directors, Auditors and the Statutory Audit Committee thereon. |
303,969,252 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
303,969,252 |
51.66% |
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2. |
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2023. |
307,446,996 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,446,996 |
52.25% |
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3. |
Resolution 3: To re-appoint PriceWaterhouseCoopers ("PWC") as Auditors of the Company from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which the Company's Annual Accounts are laid. |
Noted by Shareholders |
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4 |
Resolution 4: To authorise the Board of Directors of the Company to determine the Auditors' remuneration. |
307,385,471 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,385,471 |
52.24% |
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5. |
Resolution 5a: To approve the appointment of the following Directors: |
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5(a)(i): To approve the appointment of Mr. Christopher Okeke as a Director of the Company; |
307,435,672 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,435,672 |
52.25% |
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5(a)(ii): To approve the appointment of Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma as a Director of the Company; |
307,430,566 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,430,566 |
52.24% |
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5(a)(iii): To approve the appointment of Mr. Babs Omotowa as a Director of the Company; |
307,382,294 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,382,294 |
52.24% |
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5(a)(iv): To approve the appointment of Mrs. Eleanor Adaralegbe as an Executive Director of the Company; |
307,377,298 |
99.99% |
100 |
0.00% |
Nil |
307,377,398 |
52.24% |
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Resolution 5b: To re-elect the following Directors who are eligible for retirement by rotation |
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5(b)(i): To re-appoint Dr. Emma FitzGerald as a Director of the Company; |
307,427,553 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,427,553 |
52.24% |
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5(b)(ii): To re-appoint Mrs. Bashirat Odunewu as a Director of the Company; |
307,430,544 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,430,544 |
52.24% |
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6. |
Resolution 6: To disclose the remuneration of managers of the Company. |
Noted by Shareholders |
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7 |
Resolution 7: To elect the shareholder representatives of the Statutory Audit Committee (Please see note 7). |
This was done by electronic voting to represent show of hands in line with the section 249(3) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 provisions. Members of the Statutory Audit Committee comprising three (3) Shareholders elected representatives and two (2) Board nominated representatives were approved as follows: (a) Mr. Abayomi Adeyemi (Shareholder Representative); (b) Mrs Hauwa Umar (Shareholder Representative); (c) Mr. Nornah Awoh (Shareholder Representative); (d) Mrs. Bashirat Odunewu (Board Representative); and (e) Mr. Kazeem Raimi (Board Representative). |
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8 |
Resolution 8: To approve the Remuneration Section of the Directors' Remuneration Report set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 (including the forward-looking Remuneration Policy).
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307,423,469 |
100.00% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
307,423,469 |
52.24% |
Notes:
1. Further to the signing into law of the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022, which allows public companies to hold meetings electronically, this AGM was held virtually. The virtual meeting link for the AGM is https://www.seplatenergy.com/agm-2024/ The virtual meeting is available on the Company's website at "www.seplatenergy.com".
2. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held. There were no restrictions on shareholders to cast votes on any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM.
3. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Percentage of ISC voted" for any resolution.
4. The percentage of votes "For" and "Against" any resolution is expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
5. In accordance with Section 401 of CAMA, 2020, the retiring Auditor shall be re-appointed without passing a resolution.
6. In accordance with Section 257 of CAMA 2020, full details on the compensation of managers of the Company, set out on page 132 of the 2023 Annual Report was disclosed to the members at the Annual General Meeting.
7. In accordance with Section 404 (3) to (6) of the Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, the election of the statutory Audit Committee shareholder representative members is conducted by a show of hands at the AGM rather than by poll and proxy.
8. The Issued Share Capital ("ISC") at the time of the Annual General Meeting was 588,444,561 shares denominated in Naira of 50 kobo per share. The proportion of "Percentage of ISC voted" for any resolution is the total of votes "For" and "Against" in respect of that resolution expressed as a percentage of the ISC.
9. In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the relevant ordinary and special resolutions passed at the meeting have been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The full text of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and also on the Company's website at http://www.seplatenergy.com.
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Mrs. Edith Onwuchekwa
Director, Legal/Company Secretary
FOR: SEPLAT ENERGY PLC.
Enquiries
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Seplat Energy Plc |
+234 12 770 400 |
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Eleanor Adaralegbe, CFO Designate Edith Onwuchekwa, Director Legal /Company Secretary James Thompson, Head of Investor Relations |
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Chioma Afe, Director, External Affairs and Social Performance |
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FTI Consulting |
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Ben Brewerton / Chris Laing |
+44 (0) 203 727 1000 |
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Notes to editors
Seplat Energy PLC is Nigeria's leading indigenous energy company. It is listed on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX: SEPLAT) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: SEPL). Seplat Energy is pursuing a Nigeria-focused growth strategy and is well positioned to participate in future asset divestments by international oil companies, farm-in opportunities, and future licensing rounds. The Company is a leading supplier of gas to the domestic power generation market. For further information please refer to the Company website, https://seplatenergy.com/