AGM Information • May 29, 2024
AGM Information
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(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number 12263719)
Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Executive Chairman of Ithaca Energy plc (the "Company") on pages 2 to 4 of this document, which sets out how the meeting will be conducted, and also recommends voting in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM").
Notice of the Ithaca Energy plc AGM, to be held at P&J Live, East Burn Road, Aberdeen AB21 9FX, Scotland, United Kingdom at 2.00pm on 24 June 2024 is set out on pages 5 to 6 of this document. Shareholders will find enclosed with this document a form of proxy for use at the AGM, which should be completed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and returned to the Company's registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, at The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY, United Kingdom. Alternatively, shareholders may lodge their proxy forms online by visiting www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy. Shareholders who hold their shares through CREST may appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service. Further details are given in the Notes to the Notice of the AGM. Shareholders who are unable to attend the AGM are strongly encouraged to submit a form of proxy to appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another duly nominated person as their proxy, by following the instructions in the Notes to the AGM notice. The form of proxy must be received by 2.00pm on 20 June 2024.
Letter from the Executive Chairman
(Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 12263719)
| Registered office: | 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PP |
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| Directors: | Gilad Myerson (Executive Chairman) Iain Lewis (Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer) Zvika Zivlin (Senior Independent Director) David Blackwood CBE (Independent Non-Executive Director) Lynne Clow (Independent Non-Executive Director) Assaf Ginzburg (Independent Non-Executive Director) Deborah Gudgeon (Independent Non-Executive Director) Itshak Sharon Tshuva (Non-Executive Director) Idan Wallace (Non-Executive Director) |
22 May 2024
Dear Shareholder
On behalf of the board of directors of Ithaca Energy plc (the "Board" or the "Directors") (the "Company"), it gives me great pleasure to invite you to the 2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company. The AGM will be held at P&J Live, East Burn Road, Aberdeen AB21 9FX at 2.00pm on 24 June 2024.
The formal notice of the meeting (the "Notice of AGM") is set out on pages 5 to 6 of this document and details the resolutions on which shareholders are being asked to vote. An explanation of the business to be conducted at the meeting is set out below.
There have been a number of Board changes in recent months and it was announced on 2 April 2024 that John Mogford would be stepping down from the Board. Following the announcement on 16 May 2024, Zvika Zivlin was appointed as the new Senior Independent Director, with John stepping down with immediate effect. On behalf of the Directors, I would like to thank John for his considerable contribution to the Company since his appointment and welcome Zvika to the Board.
In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, all members of the Board, other than Zvika Zivlin will stand for re-election. Zvika will stand for election as this is the first AGM following his appointment to the Board on 16 May 2024. The biographical details of each Director are given in Appendix 1 on pages 9 and 10 of this document and an overview of the skills and experience represented on the Board is provided on pages 93 to 95 of the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts (save in respect of Zvika Zivlin, who was appointed following publication of the Annual Report and Accounts) and available on the Company's website.
We are looking forward to welcoming our shareholders at the AGM. Shareholders will be able to participate in the meeting by attending in person, where they will be able to vote on the resolutions and ask questions if they wish to do so.
Whilst all shareholders are entitled and welcome to attend and vote on all resolutions at the AGM, we would ask any shareholder who wishes to attend, to register their interest to do so by emailing the Company's investor relations team at [email protected] by 2.00pm on 20 June 2024. Shareholders are encouraged to submit questions they would like answered at the AGM by email to [email protected]. Please note that questions should be received by the Company no later than 2.00pm on 20 June 2024. Questions may still be asked during the meeting by those attending. Where it is not possible to answer questions submitted prior to and during the meeting (for example, due to time constraints), the Board's responses to questions will be published on our website as soon as is practicable after the AGM.
Your vote is important to the Company and the Board encourages all shareholders to exercise their right and vote either in person or by proxy. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, we strongly encourage you to vote either by appointing the Chairman of the meeting or another duly nominated person as your proxy and giving your instructions on how you wish your appointed proxy to vote on the proposed resolutions. Shareholders will find enclosed with this document a form of proxy for use at the AGM, which should be completed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and returned to the Company's registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, at The Pavilion, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY, United Kingdom. Alternatively, shareholders may lodge their proxy forms electronically by visiting www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy. Where shareholders are CREST members, voting may be effected via the CREST electronic proxy appointment service. The proxy appointment (however submitted) must be received by 2.00pm on 20 June 2024, or in the event of an adjournment, not less than 48 hours before the stated time of the adjourned meeting (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day). For any updates in relation to the AGM, shareholders should monitor the Investors section of the Company's website at ithacaenergy.com and its Regulatory Information Service announcements.
Further information on how to appoint a proxy and submit your voting instructions are set out in the Notes to the Notice of AGM on pages 5 to 8 of this document.
Resolutions 1 to 15 are proposed as ordinary resolutions. The proposed ordinary resolutions will be passed if more than 50 per cent of the votes cast are in their favour. Resolutions 16 to 18 are proposed as special resolutions. The proposed special resolutions will be passed if at least 75 per cent of the votes cast are in their favour.
Resolution 1 relates to the presentation of the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 together with the Directors' and auditors' reports thereon. The audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 have previously been sent to shareholders electronically and are made available through the Company's Investor portal at https://investors.ithacaenergy.com.
Resolution 2 relates to the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors to the Company. Deloitte LLP have confirmed that they are willing to continue in office for a further year. The Board, on the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee, proposes that Deloitte LLP should be reappointed.
Resolution 3 would give the Directors authority, in accordance with standard practice, to negotiate and agree the remuneration of the auditors. In practice, the Audit and Risk Committee will consider the audit fees and make a recommendation to the Board.
Resolution 4 invites shareholders to approve a new Directors' remuneration policy, which sets out the Company's forward-looking policy on Directors' remuneration and is subject to a binding shareholder vote. The policy describes the components of the Executive and Non-Executive Directors' remuneration. The Company may not make a remuneration payment or payment for loss of office to a person who is, is to be, or has been a Director of the Company unless that payment is consistent with the policy, or such payment has otherwise been approved by a shareholder resolution to amend the policy. The Directors are required to seek shareholder approval for the Company's remuneration policy at least every three years, except in the event that a change to the policy is proposed or the advisory vote on the Directors' annual remuneration report is not passed in any year subsequent to the approval of the policy, in which case an earlier vote would be required. Although shareholders voted on and approved the remuneration policy at last year's AGM, changes to the policy are now being proposed therefore a revised remuneration policy is being put before shareholders at the 2024 AGM.
Resolution 5 seeks shareholder approval for the 2024 Annual Remuneration Report.
Resolutions 6 to 14 seek shareholder approval to re-elect Gilad Myerson, Iain Lewis, David Blackwood, Lynne Clow, Assaf Ginzburg, Deborah Gudgeon, Itshak Tshuva and Idan Wallace and to elect Zvika Zivlin, following his appointment on 16 May 2024, in each case, in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. The election and re-election of Directors, if approved, will take effect at the conclusion of the meeting. Please see their biographies at Appendix 1.
Resolution 15 seeks shareholder approval to grant the Directors the authority to allot shares in the Company, or to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any securities into shares in the Company, pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"):
If approved, the authority shall, unless renewed, revoked or varied by the Company, expire on the date falling 15 months after the passing of the resolution or, if sooner, the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of the resolution. The exception to this is that the Directors may allot shares or grant rights after the authority has expired in connection with an offer or agreement made or entered into before the authority expired.
Resolution 16 seeks to approve the disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights under the CA 2006 in respect of certain allotments of shares made under the authorities in Resolution 15, in accordance with the most recent Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-emption Rights published by the Pre-Emption Group in November 2022 (the "PEG Statement of Principles 2022") and in line with the guidance issued by the Investment Association.
The PEG Statement of Principles 2022 was aligned with the recommendations made in the UK Secondary Capital Raising Review commissioned by the Government. The PEG Statement of Principles 2022 allows companies to annually seek authority to issue equity securities for cash otherwise than in connection with a pre-emptive offer up to:
Resolution 16, paragraph (a), would grant the Directors, subject to any arrangements that the Directors consider appropriate to deal with fractions and overseas requirements, the power to make allotments for cash on an unrestricted basis, including in connection with rights issues, open offers and any other pre-emptive issues.
Paragraph (b) would grant the Directors the power to make allotments for cash, up to a maximum nominal value of £1,014,372.28, representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 22 May 2024. Paragraph (c) would grant the Directors authority to make allotments for cash for up to a maximum nominal value of £1,014,372.28, representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 22 May 2024, to be used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within six months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Directors determine to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the PEG Statement of Principles 2022.
Paragraph (d) would grant the Directors the power to make allotments for cash pursuant to the authority under paragraphs 16 (b) and/or 16 (c), in each case, up to a further 2% of the total issued share capital of the Company. The authority in paragraph (d) is to be used only as a follow-on offer in accordance with the PEG Statement of Principles 2022, without the ordinary shares first being offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings. Accordingly, the maximum additional nominal amount that could be issued under paragraph 16 (d) (based on the authority under paragraph (b) and (c) being used in full) is £405,48.91 (representing approximately 4% of the issued capital of the Company as at 22 May 2024).
These authorities will expire on the date falling 15 months after the passing of the resolutions or, if sooner, the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of the resolutions. The exception to this is that the Directors may allot equity securities after the authorities have expired in connection with an offer or agreement made or entered into before the authorities expired.
Resolution 17 seeks shareholder authority to authorise the market purchase by the Company of a proportion of its issued ordinary share capital, subject to certain limits referred to below.
The Directors consider it prudent to be able to act at short notice if required. In considering the purchase of ordinary shares, the Directors will follow the procedures laid down in the CA 2006. The maximum price (excluding expenses) to be paid per ordinary share on any occasion will be restricted to the higher of (i) 105% of the average of the middle market quotations of an ordinary share of the company derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased and (ii) an amount equal to 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 venue where the purchase is carried out.
The Directors have no present intention to exercise these powers but consider it desirable that they should have the flexibility to allot unissued shares, or grant rights to subscribe for shares, if circumstances arise where it may be advantageous for the Company to do so.
Under the Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009, the notice period for general meetings has to be not less than 21 clear days unless shareholders approve a shorter period, which cannot be less than 14 clear days. Resolution 18 therefore seeks to allow the Company to call general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) on 14 clear days' notice provided that a means of electronic voting is made available to all shareholders for that meeting. The shorter notice period would not be used as a matter of routine for such meetings, but only where the flexibility is merited by the business of the meeting and is thought to be to the advantage of shareholders as a whole. Annual General Meetings of the Company will continue to be held on at least 21 clear days' notice. The approval will be effective until the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held in 2025, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed.
If you have any questions regarding the business of the AGM and the resolutions, please contact the Company Secretary at [email protected] in advance of the AGM.
The Directors consider that each of the proposed resolutions to be considered at the AGM are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and are most likely to promote the success of the Company. The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of all the proposed resolutions.
Yours faithfully
Gilad Myerson Executive Chairman
(Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 12263719)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Ithaca Energy plc (the "Company") will be at 2.00pm on 24 June 2024 held at P&J Live, East Burn Road, Aberdeen AB21 9FX, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The AGM will be held to consider and, if thought appropriate, pass the following resolutions of which resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 (inclusive) will be proposed as special resolutions. Voting on all resolutions will be by way of a poll.
Explanatory notes explaining each proposed resolution are set out in the Letter from the Executive Chairman of the Company on pages 2 to 4 of this document, together with additional information in relation to the matters to be conducted at the AGM on pages 7 to 8 of this document.
provided always that the directors of the Company may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in any territory or any other matter, such authority to expire at the earlier of the date which is 15 months from the date of the passing of this Resolution 15 and the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, except that the Company may at any time before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
such authority to expire upon the earlier of the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and the date which is 15 months from the date of passing of this Resolution 16, except that the directors of the Company can during such period make offers or arrangements which could or might require the allotment of equity securities after the expiry of such period.
in each case, exclusive of expenses, such power to apply until the earlier of the date which is 15 months from the date of the passing of this Resolution 17 and the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, but in each case so that the Company may enter into a contract to purchase ordinary shares which will or may be completed or executed wholly or partly after the power ends and the Company may purchase ordinary shares pursuant to any such contract as if the power had not ended.
By order of the Board
Julie McAteer
Company Secretary
22 May 2024
Ithaca Energy plc Registered office: 33 Cavendish Square,London,W1G 0PP, United Kingdom
Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are strongly encouraged to submit a form of proxy to appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy. If you are a shareholder entitled to attend, speak and vote at the AGM, you are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company but must appointed to attend the AGM to represent you. If you do not have a proxy form and believe that you should have one, please contact Computershare on 0370 707 1349. Lines are open from 8.30am. to 5.30pm (UK time).
Gilad joined the Group in 2019 to drive the growth of the Company. Currently the Executive Chairman of Ithaca Energy, Gilad also served as the CEO and CFO of the Group during the Group's transformational journey. Gilad has more than 25 years of experience building businesses and driving valuecreation initiatives in the Private Equity industry. He joined the Group after serving as the COO of Theramex, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women and their health, backed by CVC Capital. Prior to Theramex, Gilad was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where he co-led the Private Equity Practice in EMEA and served many of the leading US and European private equity funds on acquisition, value capture, transformation and exit of companies, achieving returns of two to six times multiple of money. Gilad has a degree in Bioinformatics from the Bar Ilan University, 2005.
Iain joined the Group in July 2022 and is a Chartered Accountant with 25 years of upstream oil and gas finance experience in public practice and the multinational corporate environment. Iain brings to the Board deep experience in upstream financing, accounting, capital markets, risk management and capital project management developed over ten years with EY holding senior positions in the UK and Canadian extractive industry practices and over thirteen years in executive roles in the Abu Dhabi-listed TAQA Group. A career focused mainly on UK upstream finance but with global experience in midstream, infrastructure and the wider energy value chain allows Iain to drive long-term value as the Group CFO.
Iain was appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer in January 2024, as the Group commenced its search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
Zvika was appointed to the Board on 16 May 2024. Zvika brings a wealth of board experience, currently holding the position of non-executive director of Afcon Holdings Ltd, a Tel Aviv Stock Exchange listed infrastructure, technology, and construction group, and having previously held the position of non-executive director, over a five-year tenure, for London Stock Exchange listed 888 plc, including roles as chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit, Nominations and Compliance committees.
Zvika is the Founder and Managing Partner of Tulip Capital Partners, Wells Fargo's former exclusive Israeli partner firm, with deep experience in cross border transactions across a variety of sectors including energy and infrastructure. Zvika also currently acts as advisory Board member of Infinidat Limited, a data storage company. Zvika has previously served as Senior Advisor to Mediobanca and Strategic Partner to Alias Tech Investments (venture capital fund sponsored by JB Capital Markets of Javier Botin and Jose Miguel Garcia Venture Capital).
Dave has over 48 years' experience in the oil and gas sector, including seven years in the service sector with Schlumberger in the North Sea and the Middle East, and 27 years in various global roles within BP, including heading up BP's upstream business in the UK and Norway. Since leaving BP in 2009, Dave has been a Senior Advisor with Evercore, a Non-Executive Director with Valiant Petroleum, Expro, and Premier Oil plc for four years, from 2017 to 2021. Dave has a strong understanding of the technical and commercial issues in play within a full cycle oil and gas company and has a depth of experience in developing and managing large scale complex oil and gas assets. Dave brings a wealth of experience to the Board as the Group manages current projects in the UKCS and assesses future opportunities.
Lynne is an experienced HR and Operational Director who has worked extensively in the UK and abroad, across a variety of sectors. In February 2022, Lynne was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited for a three-year term and chairs its People Committee. She is also a member of the Children's Panel in Scotland and a Non-Executive Director of the Scottish Prison Service. Lynne has a wealth of strategic and commercial experience obtained in KCA Deutag which, in addition to her depth of experience in human resources, enables her to make a valuable contribution to the Board and as Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
From 2004 until May 2020, Assaf held a number of senior positions at Delek US Energy and Delek Logistics Partners LP, including EVP and Chief Financial Officer. Assaf is currently the chief financial officer of Ormat Technologies, a global operator and developer of renewable energy electricity projects which offers geothermal, recovered energy, energy management and storage solutions. Prior to this, Assaf was a member of the Boards of Directors for each of Alon USA Energy and Delek Logistics Partners LP. Assaf has a B.A. in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University. As an experienced finance professional and expert in alternative energies, Assaf contributes valuable insight to the Board as the Group shapes its energy transition plans.
Deborah qualified as an ACA accountant at PwC (Coopers & Lybrand) before spending eight years as Finance Executive with the Africa-focused mining and trading group Lonrho plc. Deborah subsequently held positions with Deloitte, BDO, Gazelle Corporate Finance and Penfida Limited. Deborah has significant experience in acting as an Independent Non-Executive Director having held that position at Petra Diamonds Limited, Evraz plc, Highland Gold Mining Limited, Acacia Mining plc and currently at Serabi Gold plc.
As well as being an Independent Non-Executive Director, Deborah was or is also chair of the Audit Committee for each of these entities making Deborah a strong fit for the board. She brings a highly valued contribution in terms of board plc experience and has vast experience of corporate finance, which is an important element of the Board's ability to deliver its strategy.
An Israeli entrepreneur and businessman with global business operations and the major shareholder of Delek Group, Itshak Tshuva brings to the Board extensive experience in the international oil and gas markets. In pursuit of his vision and in partnership with Noble Energy, since 2000 Delek Group has discovered substantial offshore natural gas reserves in Israel and Cyprus.
Mr Tshuva has been deeply involved in the development of Ithaca Energy, both in helping to position it for the IPO last year and following admission, in overseeing management in its implementation of the Group's strategy.
In January 2020, Idan was appointed as the CEO of Delek Group Ltd, the controlling shareholder of Ithaca Energy. Prior to this, he served as the CEO of Tshuva Group, a group of private companies owned by Yitzhak Tshuva, the controlling shareholder of Delek Group. Idan also served as a director in number of leading companies in the energy, real estate, and media sectors. Idan brings to the Board his extensive expertise in capital markets and in the energy sector and a genuine perspective on global business landscape. He also has wide experience in finance and in initiating and implementing major business moves and delivering results. Mr Wallace holds a degree in law from Tel Aviv University and is a member of the Israel Bar.
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