RNS Number : 9312Z
Capital Limited
18 May 2023
 

For Immediate Release

18 May 2023

 

 

Capital Limited

("Capital", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

The Board of Directors of Capital Limited announces that all resolutions put to shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

 

The Company's issued share capital eligible to be voted at the AGM was 193,696,920 shares and 78.9% of the Company's issued share capital was voted at the AGM.

 

During today's AGM, Executive Chairman Jamie Boyton gave a presentation followed by a Q&A session with CEO Peter Stokes, for shareholders. The presentation can be found here (https://www.capdrill.com/investors/announcements).

 

The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of AGM, (also available on the Company's website at https://www.capdrill.com/investors/announcements). The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out below:

 

RESOLUTION NUMBER

FOR

% VOTES CAST

AGAINST

% VOTES CAST

VOTES WITHHELD

TOTAL

Ordinary Resolution 1: Adopt the Report & Accounts for year ended 2022

 

151,450,846

100.00

0

0.00

1,467,153

151,450,846

Ordinary Resolution 2: Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report for year ended 2022

149,242,899

98.56

2,175,100

1.44

1,500,000

151,417,999

Ordinary Resolution 3: Re-election of Alexander Davidson*

99,210,912

71.03

40,464,698

28.97

13,242,389

139,675,610

Ordinary Resolution 4:  Re-election of David Abery

130,708,429

86.32

20,709,570

13.68

1,500,000

151,417,999

Ordinary Resolution 5: Re-election of Michael Rawlinson

145,879,275

95.40

7,038,724

4.60

0

152,917,999

Ordinary Resolution 6: Re-election of Jamie Boyton

145,042,253

94.85

7,875,746

5.15

0

152,917,999

Ordinary Resolution 7: Re-election of Peter Stokes

152,764,979

99.90

153,020

0.10

0

152,917,999

 

RESOLUTION NUMBER

FOR

% VOTES CAST

AGAINST

% VOTES CAST

VOTES WITHHELD

TOTAL

Ordinary Resolution 8: Re-election of Brian Rudd

151,216,847

99.87

201,152

0.13

1,500,000

151,417,999

Ordinary Resolution 9: Re-election of Catherine (Cassie) Boggs

147,210,052

97.08

4,432,947

2.92

1,275,000

151,642,999

Ordinary Resolution 10: Re-appointment of BDO LLP (auditor)

151,308,629

98.95

1,609,370

1.05

0

152,917,999

Ordinary Resolution 11: authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration

152,840,757

99.95

76,542

0.05

700

152,917,299

Ordinary Resolution 12: authority to allot relevant securities

150,455,368

98.39

2,461,431

1.61

1,200

152,916,799

Special Resolution 13: disapplication of pre-emption rights

150,452,729

 

98.39

2,464,270

1.61

1,000

152,916,999

Special Resolution 14: market purchase of ordinary shares

150,772,543

 

99.16

1,275,000

0.84

870,456

152,047,543

 

\* The Board notes that for resolution 3, the re-election of Alexander Davidson, 28.97% votes were recorded against his reappointment. The Board notes that Mr Davidson is no longer considered independent in terms of provision 10 of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code ("the Code") due to the time he has served on the Capital board.

 

The Board is cognisant of the requirements of the Code and wishes to comply with it as far as is practicable.

 

With immediate effect Mr Davidson will step down from the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees and Cassie Boggs will be appointed to the Audit Committee. Following this, each one of the three governance committees will be comprised solely of independent non-executive directors.

 

At the same time, it is important to note that the new Listing Rule on diversity & inclusion came into effect for financial periods commencing on or after 1 April 2022 and, as stated in the Company's 2022 Annual Report, a search is underway for an additional female independent director to join the Capital Board.

 

When this search is completed and the new director is appointed, the complement of the governance committees may be changed, but they will still be comprised solely of independent non-executive directors.

 

It is intended that, due to his skills and experience which are of significant and unique value to the Company, Mr Davidson will remain on the Board as a non-executive director, but as he is not considered independent, he will as above not serve on any of the governance committees.

 

The Company will consult with shareholders shortly with regards to the above plans, and take any comments raised into account as these plans are actioned. In accordance with provision 4 of the Code, the Board will provide an update on these shareholder engagements within six months of the AGM.

 

 

A copy of the results of the AGM, along with a copy of resolutions passed other than those concerning ordinary business at the AGM, have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

- ENDS -

For further information, please visit Capital's website www.capdrill.com or contact

Capital Limited                                                                     investor@capdrill.com

Jamie Boyton, Executive Chairman                                  

Peter Stokes, Chief Executive Officer                             

Rick Robson, Chief Financial Officer

Conor Rowley, Investor Relations & Corporate Development Manager

 

Tamesis Partners LLP                                                          +44 20 3882 2868

Charlie Bendon

Richard Greenfield

 

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited                                          +44 20 7710 7600

Ashton Clanfield

Callum Stewart

Rory Blundell

 

Buchanan                                                                               +44 20 7466 5000

Bobby Morse                                                                        capital@buchanan.uk.com

George Pope

               

About Capital Limited

 

Capital Limited is a leading mining services company providing a complete range of drilling, mining, maintenance and geochemical laboratory solutions to customers within the global minerals industry, focusing on the African markets. The Company's services include: exploration, delineation and production drilling; load and haul services; maintenance; and geochemical analysis. The Group's corporate headquarters are in London and it has established operations in Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Tanzania.

 

 

 

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