LONDON--(Marketwired - Jun 27, 2013) - Serica Energy plc (
TSX:SQZ
Serica Energy plc
("Serica" or the "Company")
Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results
London, 27 June 2013- Serica Energy plc (AIM & TSX: SQZ) announces that
all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 30 May 2013
were duly passed on a show of hands at the AGM held today.
The proxy votes cast on the resolutions were as follows:
Votes in % of votes Votes % of votes
Favour cast against cast
Resolution 1 43,479,644 99.67 - 0.00
Resolution 2 43,472,708 99.65 7,186 0.02
Resolution 3 43,389,740 99.67 4,000 0.01
Resolution 4 43,384,990 99.66 8,750 0.02
Resolution 5 43,432,968 99.66 9,151 0.02
Resolution 6 43,434,143 99.66 9,151 0.02
Resolution 7 43,434,543 99.66 8,751 0.02
Resolution 8 43,434,544 99.66 8,750 0.02
Resolution 9 43,300,609 99.66 4,750 0.01
Resolution 10 43,306,343 99.37 129,151 0.30
Resolution 11 43,259,440 99.38 131,500 0.30
Serica also announces that a statement made by Tony Craven Walker,
Chairman, given at the AGM today is available to view at
www.serica-energy.com . A copy of the presentation made at the AGM is
also on the website under Investor Centre/Current Presentations.
Serica Energy plc
Jan Davies, Jan.davies +44 (0)20 7487 7300
Company @serica-energy.com
Secretary
Tony Craven tony.cravenwalker +44 (0)20 7487 7300
Walker, @serica-energy.com
Chairman &
Interim CEO
Chris Hearne, CFO chris.hearne +44 (0)20 7487 7300
@serica-energy.com
J.P.MorganCazenove michael.wentworthstanley
Michael @jpmorgancazenove.com +44 (0)20 7588 2828
Wentworth Stanley
RBC Capital Markets
Matthew Coakes matthew.coakes@rbccm.com +44 (0)20 7653 4000
Peel Hunt
Richard Crichton richard.crichton +44 (0)20 7418 8900
@peelhunt.com
College Hill
David Simonson david.simonson +44 (0)20 7457 2020
@collegehill.com
Catherine Wickman catherine.wickman +44 (0)20 7457 2020
@collegehill.com
Alexandra Roper alexandra.roper +44 (0)20 7457 2020
@collegehill.com
NOTES TO EDITORS
Serica Energy was formed in 2004 and, since then, has drilled 20 wells
in locations as diverse as the UK Offshore, the Atlantic margin
offshore Ireland, offshore Indonesia (North West Sumatra, East
Kalimantan and Java) and offshore Vietnam. Seventeen of these wells
were drilled by the Company as Operator, fourteen of the wells
encountered oil or gas and six of these were commercial. The first of
the commercial discoveries, the Kambuna field in North West Sumatra,
was developed by the Company. The second, the Columbus field in the UK
North Sea, is now in the pre-development stage with final project
sanction pending. The Company also has a residual economic interest in
the Bream oil field offshore Norway, which will be crystallised when
the field is developed, and licence interests offshore Ireland, Morocco
and Namibia. Further information on the Company can be found at
www.serica-energy.com .
The technical information contained in the announcement has been
reviewed and approved by Mitch Flegg, Chief Operating Officer of Serica
Energy plc. Mitch Flegg (BSc in Physics from Birmingham University) has
31 years of experience in oil & gas exploration and development and is
a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Petroleum
Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB).
The Company is listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the London
AIM under the ticker SQZ.
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serica@collegehill.com and specify "Serica press releases" in the
subject line.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This disclosure contains certain forward looking statements that
involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, some of
which are beyond Serica Energy plc's control, including: geological,
geophysical and technical risk, the impact of general economic
conditions where Serica Energy plc operates, industry conditions,
changes in laws and regulations including the adoption of new
environmental laws and regulations and changes in how they are
interpreted and enforced, increased competition, the lack of
availability of qualified personnel or management, fluctuations in
foreign exchange or interest rates, stock market volatility and market
valuations of companies with respect to announced transactions and the
final valuations thereof, and obtaining required approvals of
regulatory authorities. Serica Energy plc's actual results,
performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed
in, or implied by, these forward looking statements and, accordingly,
no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the
forward looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them
do so, what benefits, including the amount of proceeds, that Serica
Energy plc will derive therefrom.
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