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Result of Annual General Meeting
Result of Annual General Meeting.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1494Z Rockhopper Exploration plc 15 May 2019 \n\n15 May 2019\nRockhopper Exploration plc\n(\"Rockhopper\" or the \"Company\")\n \nResult of Annual General Meeting\n \nRockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (\"AGM\") of the Company held today were duly passed on a show of hands. \n \nA presentation given at the AGM is available for viewing on the Company's website:\nhttp://www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk/rockhopper/investors/presentations.html. \n \nAs previously announced and as part of the Board's long-term succession planning, David McManus retired from the Board as Non-Executive Chairman at the AGM, having served for nearly nine years. David will be succeeded as Non-Executive Chairman by Keith Lough, who has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since January 2014. \n \nAlison Baker, currently Non-Executive Director, will replace Keith as Senior Independent Director, and as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.\n \nThe total number of proxy votes received on each resolution put to the AGM was as follows: \n \n\n\n\n\nResolution (No. as noted on proxy form)\n\n\nTotal For (i)\n\n\nTotal Against\n\n\nWithheld (ii)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nNo. of votes\n\n\n% of vote\n\n\nNo. of votes\n\n\n% of vote\n\n\nNo. of votes\n\n\n\n\nResolution 1: \nReceive Annual Report and Accounts \n\n\n92,717,546\n\n\n99.41\n\n\n549,686\n\n\n0.59\n\n\n552,077\n\n\n\n\nResolution 2: \nElect Alison Baker\n\n\n93,350,133\n\n\n99.62\n\n\n356,630\n\n\n0.38\n\n\n112,173\n\n\n\n\nResolution 3:\nRe-elect Timothy Bushell\n\n\n76,252,750\n\n\n81.34\n\n\n17,496,621\n\n\n18.66\n\n\n69,917\n\n\n\n\nResolution 4:\nRe-elect Keith Lough\n\n\n92,857,003\n\n\n99.07\n\n\n867,616\n\n\n0.93\n\n\n94,690\n\n\n\n\nResolution 5:\nRe-elect Stewart MacDonald\n\n\n92,843,334\n\n\n99.05\n\n\n894,858\n\n\n0.95\n\n\n81,117\n\n\n\n\nResolution 6: \nRe-elect Samuel Moody\n\n\n92,862,800\n\n\n99.07\n\n\n874,159\n\n\n0.93\n\n\n82,340\n\n\n\n\nResolution 7:\nRe-elect John Summers\n\n\n93,342,929\n\n\n99.57\n\n\n406,629\n\n\n0.43\n\n\n69,751\n\n\n\n\nResolution 8:\nAppoint Pricewaterhouse Coopers as ...