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General Meeting Notice & Publication of Circular
General Meeting Notice & Publication of Circular.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE RESTRICTED, FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION, OFFER OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.\n \n \n16 November 2023\n \nDIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY PLC\n(\"Diversified\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \nAdditional Listing on the New York Stock Exchange\nPublication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting and Registration Statement\n \nDiversified Energy Company PLC (LSE: DEC) announces that it intends to seek an additional listing of the Company's Ordinary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the \"NYSE\") (the \"US Listing\"). No new Ordinary Shares are being offered or sold in connection with the US Listing, and there will be no change in the total issued share capital of the Company following the US Listing.\n \nFollowing its announcement on 5 October 2023 that the Company was no longer pursuing its previously communicated desire to list its Ordinary Shares in the US given the equity market dynamics, the Board and management consulted with their advisors, along with various US and UK institutional investors on alternative paths forward without the need of a structure incorporating a capital raise to achieve a US listing. After careful consideration of the feedback received, the Company has decided to pursue a direct listing of its Ordinary Shares on the NYSE. The direct listing achieves the Company's previously stated goal of a dual listing, without offering or selling any new Ordinary Shares. The Board and management believe they have chosen an approach that both supports existing shareholders and provides US investors the opportunity to more easily access an investment in the Company's Ordinary Shares.\n \nThe Board believes that the US Listing, in the near-term, will be beneficial for the Company and its shareholders for multiple reasons, including raising the Group's profile in the US. The Board expects that the US Listing will facilitate broadening the Company's access to high quality equity inv...