5 October 2023
AFENTRA PLC
Result of General Meeting
Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that, at a general meeting of the Company held at 10am today, the resolutions to approve (i) the proposed acquisition of interests in Block 3/05 and Block 3/05A from Azule Energy Angola Production B.V. ('Azule') (the 'Azule Acquisition') and (ii) the proposed acquisition of interests in Block 3/05 and Block 23 from Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção ("Sonangol") (the 'Adjusted Sonangol Acquisition'), and together with the Azule Acquisition (the 'Acquisitions), were passed as ordinary resolutions by the requisite majority. The votes cast on the resolutions were as follows:
|
| Resolution | For (Number) | For (%) | Against (Number) | Against (%) | Withheld
|
| 1.
| To approve the Azule Acquisition | 57,604,571 | 99.98 | 13,100 | 0.02 | 15,930 |
| 2. | To approve the Adjusted Sonangol Acquisition | 57,604,571 | 99.98 | 13,100 | 0.02 | 15,930 |
NOTES:
1. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the GM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
Further details on the Resolutions, and the remaining conditions to completion of the Acquisitions, are contained in the Company's AIM Admission Document published on 18 September 2023 , which is available on the Company's website: https://afentraplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/c120747CCL.pdf.
Re-admission process and remaining key timings
· Both Acquisitions anticipated to complete by the end of 2023
· Admission of enlarged group to trading on AIM expected by the end of 2023
For further information contact:
Afentra plc +44 (0)20 7405 4133
Paul McDade, CEO
Anastasia Deulina, CFO
Buchanan (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7466 5000
Ben Romney
Barry Archer
George Pope
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Richard Crichton
David McKeown
Georgia Langoulant
Tennyson Securities (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7186 9033
Peter Krens
About Afentra
Afentra plc (AIM:AET) is an upstream oil and gas company focused on opportunities in Africa. The Company's purpose is to support a responsible energy transition in Africa by establishing itself as a credible partner for divesting IOCs and Host Governments. Afentra has 4% non-operated interests in the producing Block 3/05 and adjacent development Block 3/05A offshore Angola in the Lower Congo Basin. In addition, Afentra maintains a carried interest in the Odewayne Block, onshore southwestern Somaliland.
Inside Information
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