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ENQUEST PLC — AGM Information 2022
May 24, 2022
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AGM Information
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Annual General Meeting of EnQuest PLC
to be held at
Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London E1 6PW, United Kingdom on Friday 17 June 2022 at 11.00 a.m.
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to what action to take, you should consult your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other appropriate independent professional adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are in the United Kingdom, or otherwise from another appropriately authorised and independent financial adviser. If you have sold or otherwise transferred all your shares in EnQuest PLC, please forward this document to the person through whom the sale or transfer was effected, for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
Your vote is important to us and if you are unable to attend the Meeting we encourage you to complete and submit your vote by no later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 15 June 2022.
We have not included a hard copy form of proxy for the 2022 Annual General Meeting with this Notice. Instead, we ask that you vote electronically using the link www.signalshares.com. You will need to log into your Signal Shares account, or register if you have not previously done so using your Investor Code, which is detailed on your share certificate or available by calling our registrars, Link Group, on +44 (0)371 664 0300.
Alternatively, you may request a hard copy form of proxy from Link Group using the above telephone number. Further instructions are set out in the attached letter.
Completion and return of the form of proxy will not prevent you from attending and voting at the Meeting in person, should you so wish.
The Annual General Meeting gives shareholders an opportunity to meet with the Directors of EnQuest PLC (the 'Company'), and for the Directors to provide an update on the Company's business and to answer shareholder questions. Following the recent lifting of all remaining legal requirements relating to COVID-19, the Board is pleased to report that shareholders and their proxies will be able to attend the Annual General Meeting in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. This remains subject to any last minute changes in government guidelines and shareholders are encouraged to regularly check for updates regarding the Annual General Meeting on the Company's website at:
https://www.enquest.com/investors/shareholder-information/annual-general-meetings
EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 1: To receive the 2021 Report and Accounts
The Directors of the Company are required to lay the Annual Report and Accounts before the shareholders each year at the Annual General Meeting.
If you have opted out of receiving electronic communications from the Company, a copy of the 2021 Report and Accounts is enclosed. Otherwise, the 2021 Report and Accounts is available to view, print or download on the Company's website at www.enquest.com, using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Resolutions 2 to 10: Election and re-election of Directors
With regard to the retirement and re-election of Directors, the Company is governed by its Articles of Association, the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 'Code') and the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act'). Directors have the power to appoint a Director during the year, but any person so appointed must stand for election at the next Annual General Meeting. A retiring Director is eligible to stand for re-election.
The Directors are fully committed to supporting the principles of good governance outlined in the Code. In accordance with the Code regarding the election and re-election of Directors, each Director will retire and, if appropriate, seek re-election on an annual basis.
Accordingly, save for Rani Koya who is seeking election at this Annual General Meeting for the first time, all of the current Directors of the Company, each of whom were elected or re-elected at the Company's Annual General Meeting in 2021 and whose biographical details are set out on pages 58 to 59 of the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021, are standing for re-election at this Annual General Meeting.
The Board has confirmed that, following a performance review, each Director standing for re-election continues to perform effectively and demonstrates commitment to the role.
Short biographical details, together with reasons for the re-election of the Executive Directors standing for re-election, are given below:
Amjad Bseisu: Amjad worked for the Atlantic Richfield Company ('ARCO') from 1984 to 1998, eventually becoming president of ARCO Petroleum Ventures. In 1998, Amjad founded and was the chief executive of Petrofac Resources International Limited, which merged into Petrofac PLC in 2003. In 2010, Amjad formed the Company, having previously been a founding non-executive chairman of Serica Energy plc and a founding partner of Stratic Energy Corporation. Amjad was chairman of Enviromena Ltd., the largest solar power engineering company in the MENA region until its sale in 2017. Amjad was British Business Ambassador for Energy from 2013 to 2015. Amjad brings extensive energy industry and leadership experience to the Board.
Amjad was appointed Chief Executive of the Company in 2010 and sits on the Governance and Nomination Committee. Amjad has been chairman of the independent energy community for the World Economic Forum since 2016 and a director of the Amjad and Suha Bseisu Foundation since 2011.
The Board, having reviewed his performance, recommends his re-election as a Director.
Jonathan Swinney: Jonathan is a qualified chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He is also a qualified solicitor and worked in roles with a focus on acquisition finance. Jonathan's previous roles include Credit Suisse and then Lehman Brothers, advising on a wide range of transactions with equity advisory, before joining Petrofac Limited in April 2008 as head of mergers and acquisitions for the Petrofac Group. Jonathan joined the Company in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer. Jonathan brings significant capital markets and merger and acquisition transactional experience to the Board.
As previously announced, Jonathan will be stepping down as a Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company at a date to be determined. It is intended that he remains a Director until that point and is therefore recommended for re-election.
Short biographical details, together with reasons for the election or re-election of the Non-Executive Directors standing for election or re-election, are given on the following pages:
Martin Houston: Martin joined BG Group plc in 1983 and enjoyed a 32-year career before retiring as chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors. He holds, and has held, many FTSE and international board or senior advisory positions. Martin's other interests include being a council member of the National Petroleum Council of the United States of America and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. Martin's in-depth knowledge of the energy industry and his board-level and international business experience were key components of his appointment to the Board.
Martin was appointed to the Board of the Company as Chairman in October 2019 and is Chairman of the Governance and Nomination Committee and a member of both the Remuneration and Responsibility Committee and the Technical and Reserves Committee. Martin is co-founder and vice-chairman of Tellurian Inc. and a non-executive director of private company, CC Energy, and Saudi-listed BUPA Arabia. In an advisory capacity, he is the global energy chairman of Moelis & Company.
The Board, having reviewed his performance, recommends his re-election as a Director.
Farina Khan: Farina is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She started her career in 1994 with Coopers & Lybrand, Australia, before returning to Malaysia in 1997 to join PETRONAS where she held various senior positions. Farina was chief financial officer of PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd, one of the largest subsidiaries of PETRONAS with operations in over 20 countries, and has also been chief financial officer at PETRONAS Exploration and Production. From 2013, Farina was the chief financial officer of PETRONAS Chemical Group Berhad, the largest listed entity of PETRONAS. Farina left PETRONAS in 2015 to pursue non-executive opportunities. Farina's strong energy industry and financial experience as well as deep insights into Malaysia, which is a key geography for EnQuest, are of great benefit to the Board.
Farina was appointed to the Board of the Company in November 2020 and sits on the Audit Committee, and the Remuneration and Social Responsibility Committee. Farina currently sits on the boards of the following Malaysian listed companies: PETRONAS Gas Berhad, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad, AMMB Holdings Berhad and Icon Offshore Berhad.
The Board, having reviewed her performance, recommends her re-election as a Director.
Rani Koya: Rani has more than 20 years' experience working within large multinational, independent and start-up energy companies. These include Shell International, Hess and Tullow and have involved a variety of technical, project management and executive management roles across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. Between 2017 and 2020 Rani was chief petroleum engineer at Tullow. She has led multi-billion dollar projects across the globe from unconventional shales in the US to oil developments in East Africa. Rani's extensive energy experience is a welcome addition to the Board.
Rani was appointed to the Board in January 2022 and sits on the Technical and Reserves Committee. Rani is CEO of OGL Geothermal Ltd., a geothermal development company focused on Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She is also a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a Trustee for the Oxford Food Hub and a director at each of South Essex College and the International Women's Forum UK.
The Board recommends her election as a Director.
Carl Hughes: Carl is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a Fellow of the Energy Institute. Carl joined Arthur Andersen in 1983 and became a partner in 1993. Throughout his professional career he specialised in the oil and gas, mining and utilities sectors, becoming the head of the UK energy and resources industry practice of Andersen in 1999 and subsequently of Deloitte in 2002. When Carl retired from the partnership of Deloitte in 2015, he was a vice-chairman, senior audit partner and leader of the firm's energy and resources business globally. Carl brings substantial audit and accounting experience in the energy sector to the Board.
In 2017, Carl was appointed to the Board of the Company. He chairs the Audit Committee and sits on the Safety, Climate and Risk Committee. Carl is also a non-executive director and chairs the audit and risk committee of EN+ Group IPJSC. He is a member of the finance and audit committee of the Energy Institute. He is a board member of the Audit Committee Chairs' Independent Forum and is a director and trustee of the Premier Christian Media Trust and of the Lambeth Conference Company. Carl is a member of the General Synod of the Church of England. He is deputy chairman of the finance committee and chairman of the investment committee of the Archbishops' Council.
The Board, having reviewed his performance, recommends his re-election as a Director.
Howard Paver: Howard is a petroleum engineer and began his professional career at Schlumberger before moving to Mobil and then BHP Petroleum, where he was regional president, Europe, Russia, Africa & Middle East, before becoming president, global exploration & alliance development. He most recently served as SVP, strategy, commercial & business development at Hess, a role he took up in July 2013, having joined the company in 2000 as SVP, north sea/international. Between 2005 and 2013 he held the position of SVP, global new business development. Howard brings more than 40 years' global experience in E&P, including 20 years at senior executive level, to the Board.
In 2018, Howard was appointed to the Board of the Company and he was appointed as Senior Independent Director of the Company in March 2020. Howard is a member of the Audit Committee, the Technical and Reserves Committee, the Remuneration and Social Responsibility Committee and the Governance and Nomination Committee. Howard is a non-executive director of OGL Geothermal Ltd.
The Board, having reviewed his performance, recommends his re-election as a Director.
Liv Monica Stubholt: Liv Monica has 20 years' experience as a corporate lawyer and holds an MA in Law from the University of Oslo, Norway. She started her career as an attorney with a Norwegian law firm before becoming political adviser to the Centre Party Finance Parliamentary Group. From 1997, she spent two years as a legal adviser to an industry alliance for private ownership before becoming partner at her original law firm. In 2005, Liv Monica moved back into politics and was Norway's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for two years, followed by two years as Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy. Liv Monica rejoined the private sector in 2009 and held four top executive industry positions within the Aker Group in Norway including as EVP in the listed EPC contractor Kværner before moving back into law. Her extensive experience at the intersection of the energy industry, public policy and governance is highly valued by the Board.
Liv Monica was appointed to the Board of the Company in February 2021 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Safety, Climate and Risk Committee. She is currently partner at the Oslo-based law firm Selmer and sits on a number of private company boards, industrial boards and academic committees, including as chairperson of Fortum Oslo Varme and Silex Gas Norway.
The Board, having reviewed her performance, recommends her re-election as a Director.
John Winterman: John is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. John joined Occidental in 1981 as a geologist and had a strong record of exploration success globally with over two billion barrels of oil equivalent discovered in the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Russia, the US and Yemen. After a 20+ year technical career, John moved into executive roles, including high-level executive leadership positions. John left Occidental in 2013 and since then he has provided strategic advice to international oil and gas companies. John brings extensive technical leadership experience in global exploration, business development and asset management to the Board.
In 2017, John was appointed to the Board of the Company. He chairs the Technical and Reserves Committee and sits on the Safety, Climate and Risk Committee. John is also a non-executive director of CC Energy.
The Board, having reviewed his performance, recommends his re-election as a Director.
Resolution 11: To reappoint the auditor
The Company is required to appoint an auditor at each general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next such meeting.
The Audit Committee has reviewed the effectiveness, independence and objectivity of the external auditor, Deloitte LLP, on behalf of the Board, which now proposes their reappointment as the auditor of the Company.
Resolution 12: To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration
This resolution authorises the Directors, in accordance with standard practice, to negotiate and agree the remuneration of the auditor. In practice, the Audit Committee will consider and approve the audit fees on behalf of the Board.
Resolution 13: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy)
In accordance with section 439 of the Act, resolution 13 seeks shareholder approval for the Directors' Remuneration Report (the 'Report') which gives details of the implementation of the Directors' Remuneration Policy, which was approved at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. The Report gives details of the payments and share awards made to Directors in connection with their performance and that of the Company during the year ended 31 December 2021, and can be found on pages 76 to 93 of the 2021 Report and Accounts. As this vote is an advisory vote, no entitlement of a Director to remuneration is conditional on it. This resolution is put annually as required by the Act.
Resolution 14: Authority for political donations and/or political expenditure
This resolution is designed to deal with rules on political donations and expenditure contained in Part 14 of the Act (sections 362 to 379). Under section 366 of the Act, the Company is required to seek shareholders' authority for any political donations and/or political expenditure made by the Company.
Although the Company does not make, and does not intend to make, political donations to political parties, political organisations or independent election candidates, or to incur political expenditure, the legislation is very broadly drafted and may catch such activities as funding seminars or functions to which politicians are invited, or may extend to bodies concerned with policy review, law reform and representation of the business community that the Company and its subsidiaries might wish to support. Accordingly, the Directors have decided to seek shareholders' authority for political donations and political expenditure in case any of the Company's activities in its normal course of business are caught by the legislation.
The authority sought would be capped at £60,000 for the next year. This authority will cover the period from the date resolution 14 is passed until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 or on 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier (30 June 2023 being the last date by which the Company must hold an Annual General Meeting in 2023). As permitted under the Act, resolution 14 also covers any political donations made, or any political expenditure incurred, by any subsidiaries of the Company. The Directors will continue to seek to renew their authority at each Annual General Meeting, in accordance with current best practice.
Resolution 15: Authority to allot shares
Your Directors may allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares only if authorised to do so by shareholders. The authorities granted at the General Meeting on 23 July 2021 are due to expire at this year's Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, resolution 15 will be proposed as an ordinary resolution to grant new authorities to allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares. If given, these authorities will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 or on 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier (30 June 2023 being the last date by which the Company must hold an Annual General Meeting in 2023).
This will allow Directors to allot Ordinary shares (a) up to a nominal amount of £31,428,929, representing approximately one-third (33.33%) of the Company's existing issued Ordinary share capital calculated as at 23 May 2022 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document); and (b) in connection with a rights issue, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £62,867,288 (as reduced by allotments under paragraph (a) of the resolution), representing (before any reduction) approximately two-thirds (66.67%) of the Company's existing issued Ordinary share capital calculated as at 23 May 2022 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
The Directors have no present intention of exercising this authority. However, if they do exercise the authority, the Directors intend to take note of relevant corporate governance guidelines in the use of such powers. As at the date of this Notice, the Company holds no treasury shares.
Resolution 16: Disapplication of pre-emption rights
Your Directors also require a power from shareholders to allot equity securities or sell treasury shares for cash and otherwise than to existing shareholders pro rata to their holdings. The powers granted at the General Meeting on 23 July 2021 are due to expire at this year's Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, resolution 16 will be proposed as a special resolution to grant such a power. Apart from offers or invitations in proportion to the respective number of shares held, the power will be limited to the allotment of equity securities and sales of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal value of £4,714,811 (being 5% of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital at 23 May 2022, the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice). If given, the power will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 or on 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier (30 June 2023 being the last date by which the Company must hold an Annual General Meeting in 2023).
Your Directors will have due regard to institutional guidelines in relation to any exercise of this power, in particular the requirement for advance consultation and explanation before making any non-pre-emptive cash issue pursuant to this resolution which exceeds 7.5% of the Company's issued share capital in any rolling three-year period.
Resolution 17: Authority to purchase own shares
This resolution will give the Company authority to purchase its own shares in the market up to a limit of 10% of its issued Ordinary share capital. The maximum and minimum prices are stated in the Notice of Meeting that follows. Your Directors believe that it is advantageous for the Company to have this flexibility to make market purchases of its own shares. Your Directors will exercise this authority only if they are satisfied that a purchase would result in an increase in expected earnings per share and would be in the interests of shareholders generally.
In the event that shares are purchased, they would either be cancelled (and the number of shares in issue would be reduced accordingly) or, in accordance with the Act, be retained as treasury shares. The Company may consider holding repurchased shares pursuant to the authority conferred by this resolution as treasury shares. This would give the Company the ability to transfer treasury shares quickly and cost effectively and would provide the Company with additional flexibility in the management of its capital base.
Resolution 18: Authority to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice
This resolution would allow a general meeting of the Company (other than an Annual General Meeting) to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
Recommendation
Your Directors believe that all the proposed resolutions are in the best interests of the Company and will promote the success of the Company for the benefit its shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, your Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of them as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.
Poll voting
Each of the resolutions to be considered at the Annual General Meeting will be voted on by way of a poll. This ensures that shareholders who are not able to attend the Annual General Meeting, but who have appointed proxies, have their votes fully taken into account. Any Directors who have been appointed as proxies will cast those votes as directed by the person who appointed them. The results of the polls will be announced to the London Stock Exchange and published on the Company's website as soon as possible after the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.
ENQUEST PLC NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of EnQuest PLC (the 'Company') will be held at Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London E1 6PW, United Kingdom on Friday 17 June at 11.00 a.m. to consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolutions. It is intended to propose resolutions 16, 17 and 18 as special resolutions. All other resolutions will be proposed as ordinary resolutions.
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- To receive and adopt the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2021, together with the reports of the Directors and auditor thereon (Resolution 1).
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- To re-elect Mr Amjad Bseisu as a Director of the Company (Resolution 2).
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- To re-elect Mr Jonathan Swinney as a Director of the Company (Resolution 3).
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- To re-elect Mr Martin Houston as a Director of the Company (Resolution 4).
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- To re-elect Ms Farina Khan as a Director of the Company (Resolution 5).
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- To elect Ms Rani Koya as a Director of the Company (Resolution 6).
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- To re-elect Mr Carl Hughes as a Director of the Company (Resolution 7).
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- To re-elect Mr Howard Paver as a Director of the Company (Resolution 8).
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- To re-elect Ms Liv Monica Stubholt as a Director of the Company (Resolution 9).
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- To re-elect Mr John Winterman as a Director of the Company (Resolution 10).
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- To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company (Resolution 11).
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- To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the auditor (Resolution 12).
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- To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 as set out on pages 76 to 93 of the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts (Resolution 13).
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- That, in accordance with sections 366 and 367 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act'), the Company and all companies that are its subsidiaries at any time during the period for which this resolution is effective are authorised to:
- a) make political donations to political parties or to independent election candidates not exceeding £60,000 in total;
- b) make political donations to political organisations (other than political parties) not exceeding £60,000 in total; and
- c) incur any political expenditure not exceeding £60,000 in total,
in each case during the period beginning with the date of the passing of this resolution and ending at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2023), and provided that the aggregate amount of political donations and political expenditure so made and incurred by the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to this resolution shall not exceed £60,000. For the purpose of this resolution 'political donation', 'political party', 'political organisation', 'independent election candidate' and 'political expenditure' are to be construed in accordance with sections 363, 364 and 365 of the Act (Resolution 14).
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- That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act'), to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares:
- a) up to an aggregate nominal amount (within the meaning of section 551(3) and (6) of the Act) of £31,428,929 (such amount to be reduced by the nominal amount allotted or granted under (b) below in excess of such sum); and
- b) comprising equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Act) up to an aggregate nominal amount (within the meaning of section 551(3) and (6) of the Act) of £62,867,288 (such amount to be reduced by allotments or grants made under (a) above) in connection with or pursuant to an offer by way of a rights issue in favour of holders of Ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to their respective number of Ordinary shares held by them on the record date for such allotment (and holders of any other class of equity securities entitled to participate therein or if the Directors consider it necessary, as permitted by the rights of those securities), but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, treasury shares, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical difficulties which may arise under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in any territory or any other matter whatsoever,
these authorisations to expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2023), (save that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe to be granted, after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authorisations conferred hereby had not expired) (Resolution 15).
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- That, subject to the passing of resolution 15 set out above, the Directors be given power pursuant to sections 570(1) and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to:
- a) allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Act) of the Company for cash pursuant to the authorisation conferred by that resolution; and
- b) sell Ordinary shares (as defined in section 560(1) of the Act) held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash and the sale of treasury shares:
- (i) in connection with or pursuant to an offer of or invitation to acquire equity securities (but in the case of the authorisation granted under resolution 16(b) above, by way of a rights issue only) in favour of holders of Ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the respective number of Ordinary shares held by them on the record date for such allotment or sale but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, treasury shares, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical difficulties which may arise under the laws of or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in any territory or any other matter whatsoever; and
- (ii) in the case of the authorisation granted under resolution 16(a) above, and otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (i) of this resolution, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £4,714,811,
and shall expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2023), save that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement that would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares to be sold, after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities, or sell treasury shares in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired (Resolution 16).
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- That the Company is generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of any of its Ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary shares') on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided that:
- a) the maximum number of Ordinary shares which may be purchased is 188,592,434 representing 10% of the issued Ordinary share capital as at 23 May 2022;
- b) the minimum price that may be paid for each Ordinary share is 5p which amount shall be exclusive of expenses, if any;
- c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) that may be paid for each Ordinary share is an amount equal to the higher of:
- (i) 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for the Ordinary shares of the Company as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange plc for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which such share is contracted to be purchased; and
- (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an Ordinary share and the highest current independent bid for an Ordinary share on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out;
- d) unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by the Company at a general meeting, this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2023 (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2023); and
- e) the Company may, before this authority expires, make a contract to purchase Ordinary shares that would or might be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of this authority, and may make purchases of Ordinary shares pursuant to it as if this authority had not expired (Resolution 17).
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- That a general meeting of the Company (other than an Annual General Meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Resolution 18).
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD STEFAN RICKETTS COMPANY SECRETARY
23 May 2022
Registered Office: 5th Floor, Cunard House, 15 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4LR Registered in England and Wales No. 07140891
NOTES:
The following notes explain your general rights as a shareholder and your right to vote on the resolutions proposed at the Meeting, or to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf.
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- Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company specifies that in order to have the right to attend and vote at the Meeting (and for the purpose of the determination by the Company of the number of votes a person entitled to attend and vote may cast), shareholders must be registered in the Register of Members of the Company at close of trading on 15 June 2022 or, if this Meeting is adjourned, at the time which is 48 hours prior to the adjourned meeting. Changes to the Register of Members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the Meeting. The Directors and the Chairman, and any other person so authorised by the Directors, also reserve the right, as set out in article 66 of its Articles of Association, to take such action as they think fit for promoting the orderly conduct of business at the Meeting.
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- Shareholders, or their proxies, intending to attend the Meeting in person are requested, if possible, to arrive at the Meeting venue at least 20 minutes prior to the commencement of the Meeting at 11.00 a.m. (UK time) on Friday 17 June 2022 so that their shareholding may be checked against the Company's Register of Members and attendances recorded.
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- Shareholders are entitled to appoint another person as a proxy to exercise all or part of their rights to vote on their behalf with respect to the resolutions proposed at the Meeting. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different Ordinary share or Ordinary shares held by that shareholder. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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- In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company's Register of Members in respect of the joint holding (the first named being the most senior).
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- A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put before the Meeting. The completion of a proxy does not normally preclude a member from attending a meeting of the Company's shareholders.
6. You can vote:
- by logging on to www.signalshares.com and following the instructions;
- by requesting a hard copy form of proxy directly from the registrars, Link Group, on +44 (0)371 664 0300. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales);
- in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service in accordance with the procedures set out below.
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- In order for a proxy appointment to be valid a form of proxy must be completed. In each case the form of proxy must be received by Link Group at PXS1, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL no later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 15 June 2022.
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- If you return more than one proxy appointment, either by paper or electronic communication, the appointment received last by the Registrar before the latest time for the receipt of proxies will take precedence. You are advised to read the terms and conditions of use carefully. Electronic communication facilities are open to all shareholders and those who use them will not be disadvantaged.
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- CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the Meeting (and any adjournment of the Meeting) by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual (available from www.euroclear.com/site/public/EUI). CREST Personal Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
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- In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made by means of CREST to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited's specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual.
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- The message must be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) no later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 15 June 2022. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to mean the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST application host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
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- CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting system providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
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- Any corporation which is a shareholder can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a shareholder provided that no more than one corporate representative exercises powers in relation to the same shares.
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- As at 23 May 2022 (being the latest practicable business day prior to the publication of this Notice), the Company's Ordinary issued share capital consists of 1,885,924,339 Ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 23 May 2022 are 1,885,924,339.
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- Under section 527 of the Act, shareholders meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right to require the Company to publish on a website a statement setting out any matter relating to:
- (i) the audit of the Company's financial statements (including the Auditor's Report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the Meeting; or
- (ii) any circumstances connected with an auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting at which annual financial statements and reports were laid in accordance with section 437 of the Act (in each case) that the shareholders propose to raise at the relevant meeting. The Company may not require the shareholders requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 of the Act. Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 of the Act, it must forward the statement to the Company's auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the Meeting for the relevant financial year includes any statement that the Company has been required under section 527 of the Act to publish on a website.
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- Any shareholder attending the Meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the Meeting but no such answer need be given if: (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the Meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information; (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (c) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the Meeting that the question be answered. Any person to whom this Notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy information rights (a 'Nominated Person') may have a right, under an agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the Meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may have a right, under such an agreement, to give instructions to the member as to the exercise of voting rights. The statement of the above rights of the members in relation to the appointment of proxies does not apply to Nominated Persons. Those rights can only be exercised by members of the Company.
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- Copies of Executive Directors' service agreements and copies of the terms and conditions of appointment of Non-Executive Directors are available for inspection at the Company's registered office during normal business hours from the date of this Notice until the close of the Meeting (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) and will be available for inspection at the place of the Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the Meeting.
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- You may not use any electronic address (within the meaning of section 333(4) of the Act) provided in either this Notice or any related documents to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
A copy of this Notice, and other information required by section 311A of the Act, can be found on the Company's website at www.enquest.com.