Mr. Jeromie Kufflick reports
AFRICA ENERGY ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING VOTING RESULTS AND CORPORATE UPDATE
Africa Energy Corp. held its annual general and special meeting of shareholders in Vancouver, B.C., on June 22, 2023, and all resolutions were passed.
The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. William Lundin upon his resignation for his invaluable contribution and support since joining the Board in 2021.
A total of 937,267,913 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 66.58% of the votes attached to all the outstanding common shares of the Company. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters before the meeting.
Election of Directors
Shareholders elected the following five (5) board members to serve on the Company's board of directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed:
Nominee For % For Withheld % Withheld
Garrett Soden 934,371,715 99.99 % 48,044 0.01 %
Keith Hill 934,336,744 99.99 % 83,015 0.01 %
Pascal Nicodeme 934,365,195 99.99 % 54,564 0.01 %
Johnny Copelyn 934,160,215 99.97 % 259,544 0.03 %
Siraj Ahmed 934,194,450 99.98 % 225,309 0.02 %
Appointment of Auditors
Shareholders reappointed KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company for the upcoming year and authorized the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditor with 99.97% of shares represented at the meeting voting in favour.
Approval of Stock Option Plan
The Company's incentive stock option plan was approved by shareholders with 99.93% of shares represented at the meeting voting in favour.
Corporate Update
The Company has granted incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and other eligible persons of the Company to acquire 2,600,000 shares of the Company at an exercise price of CAD$0.115 per share. The options are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions, over a period of five years.
About Africa Energy Corp.
Africa Energy Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas exploration company focused on South Africa. The Company is listed in Toronto on TSX Venture Exchange (ticker "AFE") and in Stockholm on Nasdaq First North Growth Market (ticker "AEC").
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