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OAO - Oando PLC - Results of the 34th Annual General Meeting
Oando PLC
(Incorporated in Nigeria and registered as an external company in South Africa)
External Registration number: RC 6474
Company registration number: 2005/038824/10
Share Code on the JSE Limited: OAO
Share Code on the Nigerian Stock Exchange: UNTP
ISIN: NGOANDO00002
("Oando" or the "Company")
RESULTS OF THE 34th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The following resolutions proposed in the notice to shareholders dated 19 April
2011, were unanimously passed by the requisite majorities at the annual general
meeting of the Company held at 10:00 on Thursday 30 June 2011:
1 Dividend payment
Shareholders approved the final dividend payment of three Naira (Naira
3.00) per ordinary share payable to holders of ordinary shares registered
on the Nigerian and South African share registers as at the close of
business on 29 April 2011. The dividend will be paid on Monday, 31 August
2011, subject to withholding tax.
2 Election of members of the audit committee
The following persons were elected as the members of the Audit Committee
for the accounts in respect of the 2011 financial year:
- Ms. Amal Inyingiala Pepple, CFR;
- Mr. Oghogho Akpata;
- Chief Sena Anthony;
- Mr. Peter Eyanuku;
- Mr. Job Onwughara; and
- Mr. Kabir Babatunde Sarumi.
3. Re-appointment of Auditors
The Company re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as auditors to the
Company.
4. Fixing of Auditors` remuneration
The directors were authorised to fix the auditors` remuneration.
5. Re-election of directors
The following persons were re-elected as directors of the Company:
- Mr. Olufemi Adeyemo (Executive director);
- Chief Sena Anthony (Non-executive director);
- HRM Michael Adedotun Gbadebo, CFR (Chairman); and
- Ms. Amal Pepple, CFR (Non-executive director).
6. To elect directors
The Company elected the following persons, who were appointed to the board
of directors of the Company with effect from 11 November 2010, as
directors. In accordance with Article 88 of the Articles of Association of
the Company (the "articles"), their terms had expired but being eligible,
they had offered themselves for election.
- Mr. Oghogho Akpata; and
- Ms. Nana Afoah Appiah-Korang.
7. Approval of the remuneration of non-executive directors
The remuneration of the non-executive directors of the Company remain
N2,500,000.00 per annum for the Chairman and N2,000,000.00 each per annum
for all other non-executive directors with effect from 1 January 2011. The
director`s fees are payable quarterly in arrears.
8. Approval of bonus issue
On the recommendation of the board of directors and in accordance with
Article 141 of the articles a sum of N226,271,157 out of the balance
standing to the credit of General Reserve as at the year ended 31 December
2010 will be capitalised. The directors have been authorised by
shareholders to appropriate the said capitalised sum of N226,271,157 to the
shareholders of the Company at the close of business on 29 April 2011 in
the proportion of one ordinary share of 50K (Fifty kobo) for every four
ordinary shares of 50K (Fifty kobo) each held by shareholders on the day on
the condition that the new capitalised sum of N226,271,157 will not be paid
in cash to shareholders but applied on their behalf in paying up in full at
par 452,542,314 shares of 50K (Fifty kobo) each now issued to be allotted,
distributed and credited as fully paid up to the said shareholders in the
proportions aforesaid.
9 Approval of Issuance of up to 25% of the unissued shares
Pursuant to Article 7 of the articles, the Shareholders authorised the
Directors to:
(A) issue up to 25% of the unissued capital of the Company (the "Shares") by
way of a private placement or any other method on terms and conditions
determined by the directors for the purposes of corporate restructuring,
mergers & acquisitions, settlement of debts, employees and executive
compensation and any other purpose which the directors resolve to be in the
best interest of the Company subject to obtaining the approvals of the
relevant regulatory authorities;
(B) enter into any agreements and/ or execute any other documents necessary for
and incidental to effecting resolution (A) above; and
(C) appoint such professional and other parties and perform all such other acts
and do all such other things as may be necessary for and/or incidental to
effecting the above resolutions.
1 July 2011
Sandton
JSE Sponsor
Macquarie First South Advisers (Proprietary) Limited
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