NG ENERGY ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND GRANT OF OPTIONS, RSUS & DSUS
At the Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved resolutions:
- fixing the number of directors comprising the Company's board of directors (the "Board") for the ensuing year at seven (7);
- electing
Brian Paes-Braga ,Brian T. O'Neill ,Don Sewell ,Jorge Fonseca Chaumer ,Keith Hill , Patricia Herrera Paba andPaul Saad as directors of the Company, to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed; - re-appointing
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the Board to fix the remuneration of the auditor; - re-approving the Company's incentive stock option plan (the "Stock Option Plan"); and
- approving certain amendments to the Company's restricted share unit and deferred share unit compensation plan (the "RSU/DSU Plan").
A total of 180,775,124 common shares were voted in connection with the election of the directors as follows:
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Director |
Votes For |
% of Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
% of Votes Withheld |
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176,218,900 |
98.78 % |
2,181,090 |
1.22 % |
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174,268,333 |
97.68 % |
4,131,657 |
2.32 % |
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174,268,109 |
97.68 % |
4,131,881 |
2.32 % |
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156,505,720 |
87.73 % |
21,894,270 |
12.27 % |
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178,157,724 |
99.86 % |
242,266 |
0.14 % |
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Patricia Herrera Paba |
177,895,827 |
99.72 % |
504,163 |
0.28 % |
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178,139,724 |
99.85 % |
260,266 |
0.15 % |
The resolutions voted on at the Meeting are described in more detail in the Company's management information circular, dated
Option, RSU and DSU Grants
The Company's Board of Directors has approved has the grant of 9,250,000 incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The stock options are exercisable into common shares of the Company at a price of
Additionally, the Company has granted 5,000,000 restricted share units ("RSUs") and 300,000 deferred share units ("DSUs") to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company under the terms of the RSU/DSU Plan.
The Company is authorized to grant a total of 26,211,297 incentive stock options pursuant to the Stock Option Plan, of which 19,360,893 incentive stock options are outstanding following the grant. Additionally, the Company is authorized to grant an aggregate total of 25,999,259 RSUs and DSUs pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan of which 9,686,874 RSUs and 640,000 DSUs are outstanding following the grant. The grant of the incentive stock options, RSUs and DSUs remains subject to Exchange approval.
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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Management Discussion and Analysis and its Annual Information Form dated
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Abbreviations
The abbreviations set forth below have the following meanings:
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Oil, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas |
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MMcf/d |
million cubic feet per day |
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MMBtu |
one million British thermal units |
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Q2 |
second quarter |
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Q3 |
third quarter |
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Information Regarding the Company's Working Interest Disclosure
With regard to the Company's working interests held in both the Maria Conchita and Sinu-9 Blocks, in both the context of this news release and the Company's previous news releases, the term "working interest", ultimately refers to the rights and obligations agreed to, eventually, materialize a contractual interest in an exploration and production contract before the ANH, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions. These conditions involve the assumption of financial risks and are generally linked to exploration by virtue of joint operating agreements. Once such conditions are fulfilled, the acquisition of a registered contractual interest, as party of record, in the exploration and production contract may materialize, by way of a request for approval of assignment before the ANH. For this reason, as is common practice within the oil and natural gas industry as a whole, the disclosed "working interest" may not coincide with the Company's current contractual interest in the exploration and production contract.
The assignment and allocation of "working interests" does not affect or undermine, in any way, the rights and obligations of registered parties under the relevant exploration and production contracts. Registered parties remain wholly and totally liable before the ANH, the Colombian authorities and third parties in connection with any and all obligations, risks and liabilities derived from the execution, performance or termination of the exploration and production contracts. Conversely, the rights and obligations that comprise "working interests" are only enforceable vis a vis between the executing parties under private agreements, and have no legal effects before the ANH, the Colombian authorities or third parties.
With respect to the Sinu-9 Block, the Company is a party of record and holds a 39% contractual interest in the exploration and production contract for the Sinu-9 Block granted by and entered into with ANH. With respect to the Maria Conchita Block, the Company holds 100% of the contractual interest as the sole party and operator of record under the relevant exploration and production contract entered into with the ANH, and holds an 80% working interest under private agreements with third parties.
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