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Dear Sir,
RESULTS OF THE 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 25 NOVEMBER 2015
In Accordance with Listing Rule 3.13.2 and section 251AA of the Corporations Act 2011 (Cth) the results of the resolutions put to shareholders at today's Beach Energy Limited annual general meeting are set out below.
All resolutions put to the meeting were passed by the requisite majority of shareholders on a poll. For each motion the total number of votes on each motion, were as follows:
Adoption of Remuneration Report
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
512,427,065
6,128,311
6,483,851
4,911,202
524,538,933
6,434,240
5,052,441
97.60%
1.17%
1.23%
98.79%
1.21%
The resolution was carried as an ordinary resolution.
Re-election of F R V Bennett as a Director
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
493,712,266
31,315,809
6,543,885
1,493,721
508,295,651
31,315,809
1,503,960
92.87%
5.90%
1.23%
94.20%
5.80%
The resolution was carried as an ordinary resolution.
Re-election of D A Schwebel as a Director
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
494,689,493
30,409,180
6,531,067
1,435,963
509,254,060
30,415,180
1,446,202
93.05%
5.72%
1.23%
94.36%
5.64%
The resolution was carried as an ordinary resolution.
Election of Mr C D Beckett as a Director
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
521,867,588
2,284,349
6,552,429
2,361,337
536,449,517
2,294,349
2,371,576
98.33%
0.44%
1.23%
99.57%
0.43%
The resolution was carried as an ordinary resolution.
Election of Mr R J Cole as a Director
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
521,314,579
3,616,512
6,608,965
1,525,647
534,097,016
5,482,540
1,535,886
98.07%
0.69%
1.24%
98.98%
1.02%
The resolution was carried as an ordinary resolution.
Approval of Securities Issued under the EIP
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
512,643,085
7,388,481
6,704,061
4,409,843
527,352,344
7,414,434
4,428,431
97.33%
0.40%
1.27%
98.61%
1.39%
The resolution was carried as a special resolution.
Reinstatement of Partial Takeover Provisions in the Constitution
Instructions given to validly appointed proxies (as at proxy close)
Number of votes cast on the poll (where applicable)
For
Against
At Discretion Of Proxy
Abstain
For
Against
Abstain
520,186,646
2,320,567
6,836,538
1,801,719
535,054,560
2,320,567
1,820,082
98.27%
0.44%
1.29%
99.57%
0.43%
The resolution was carried as a special resolution.
Beach Energy Limited is an Australia-based oil and gas exploration and production company. It has operated and non-operated, onshore and offshore, oil and gas production from five producing basins across Australia and New Zealand and is a supplier to the Australian east coast gas market. Its operations include Cooper Basin, Eromanga Basin, Otway Basin, Bass Basin, Perth Basin and Taranaki Basin. Cooper Basin covers an area of approximately 127,000 square kilometers (km2) and extends across the northeast of South Australia and southwest of Queensland. Eromanga Basin covers an area of approximately 1,000,000 km2 and extends over South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. Otway Basin is approximately 500 kilometers (km) long from Cape Jaffa in South Australia to northwest Tasmania, covering both onshore and offshore. Bass Basin is located offshore between the southern tip of Victoria and the northern margin of Tasmania in the shallow waters of Bass Strait.