Soco International PLC Result of General Meeting (1010Q)
16 Ottobre 2019 - 12:49PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSIA
RNS Number : 1010Q
Soco International PLC
16 October 2019
SOCO International plc
("SOCO" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the
"Group")
Proposed change to registered name to Pharos Energy plc gains
shareholder approval
The Board of Directors of SOCO is pleased to announce that the
special resolution to change the registered name of SOCO
International plc to Pharos Energy plc, proposed at the general
meeting held earlier today at 10.00 a.m., Wednesday 16 October 2019
(the "GM"), and as described in more detail in the circular to
shareholders dated 27 September 2019, was duly passed at the GM by
way of a poll.
The change of name is expected to take effect later today,
following the issue of the corresponding certificate of
incorporation on change of name by the Registrar of Companies. The
Company will make a further announcement when this occurs.
The Company's registered office address and contact telephone
numbers remain the same.
Full details of the poll results are set out below.
Resolution Votes % Votes Against % Against Total Votes % of issued Votes
For For (excluding votes share capital Withheld
withheld) voted
That the
registered
name of the
Company be
changed to
Pharos Energy
plc 200,516,484 99.96 72,426 0.04 200,588,910 50.46% 15,453
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Notes:
1. Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of the total votes received.
2. 'Votes Withheld' are not a vote in law and have not been
counted in the calculation of the 'Votes For' and 'Votes Against'
the resolutions or the total number of votes validly cast.
3. The issued share capital figure used to calculate the
percentage voted is [397,515,684]. This is the figure as at close
of business on 15 October 2019 and excludes the number of ordinary
shares held in treasury at that date.
The total number of SOCO shares in issue as at 6.00 p.m. on
Tuesday 15 October, being the latest practicable business day prior
to the General Meeting, was 406,637,952 ordinary shares of GBP0.05,
carrying one vote each, including 9,122,268 shares held in
treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at
15 October 2019 (excluding voting rights attached to shares held by
or on behalf of the Company) are 397,515,684.
A copy of the special resolution passed at the GM has been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Rule
9.6.2 of the Listing Rules and will be available for inspection at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The voting results will also shortly be available on the
Company's existing website at www.socointernational.com
ENQUIRIES:
Pharos Energy plc Tel: 020 7747 2000
Ed Story, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jann Brown, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Mike Watts, Managing Director
Sharan Dhami, Group Head of Investor Relations
Camarco Tel: 020 3757 4980
Billy Clegg/ Owen Roberts/Monique Perks
NOTES TO EDITORS
Pharos is an international oil and gas exploration and
production company, headquartered in London and listed on the
London Stock Exchange.
The Group has production, development and exploration interests
in Egypt and Vietnam.
In Egypt, the Group holds a 100% working interest in the El
Fayum oil concession in the Western Desert, one of Egypt's most
established and prolific hydrocarbon basins. The concession
produces from 10 fields and is located 80 km south west of Cairo.
It is operated by Petrosilah, a 50/50 JV between the Group and
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. In Vietnam the Group holds
a 30.5% working interest in the Te Giac Trang Field in Block 16-1,
which is operated by the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company. Block
16-1 is located in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, offshore
southern Vietnam and a 25% working interest in the Ca Ngu Vang
field in Block 9-2, which is operated by the Hoan Vu Joint
Operating Company. Block 9-2 is located in the shallow water Cuu
Long Basin, offshore southern Vietnam. The Group also holds a 70%
interest in and is designated operator of Blocks 125 & 126,
located in the moderate to deep water Phu Khanh Basin, offshore
central Vietnam.
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