Stockholm, 2012-05-10 17:46 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Lundin Petroleum AB (publ) (the "Company") was held today Thursday 10 May 2012 in Stockholm.
The Company's and the Group's income statements and balance sheets were adopted and the members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company were discharged from liability for the financial year 2011.
The Meeting resolved that no dividends should be paid for the financial year 2011.
Ian H. Lundin, Magnus Unger, William A. Rand, Lukas H. Lundin, C. Ashley Heppenstall, Asbjørn Larsen and Kristin Færøvik were re-elected as members of the Board of Directors.
Ian H. Lundin was re-elected as chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Meeting resolved to remunerate the members of the Board of Directors as follows: (i) annual fees of the members of the Board of Directors of SEK 450,000 (excluding the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer); (ii) annual fees of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEK 1,000,000; (iii) annual fees for Committee members of SEK 100,000 per Committee assignment (excluding the Committee Chairmen and the Reserves Committee for which no fee is to be paid); and (iv) annual fees for Committee Chairmen of SEK 150,000 (excluding the Reserves Committee for which no fee is to be paid); with the total fees for Committee work, including Committee Chairmen fees, not to exceed SEK 800,000. In addition, an amount of not more than SEK 2.0 million in total shall be available for remuneration of Board members for special assignments outside the directorship.
PricewaterhouseCoopers AB, with the authorised public accountant Bo Hjalmarsson as the auditor in charge, was elected at the 2009 Annual General Meeting as the new auditor for a term of four years and therefore no election of auditor was required at the Annual General Meeting. The Meeting resolved that auditors' fees shall be paid upon approval of their invoice.
Further, the Meeting resolved, in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposals:
- to approve the Company's 2012 Policy on Remuneration for Lundin Petroleum’s Executive Management which includes four key elements of remuneration: a) basic salary; b) yearly variable salary; c) Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP); and d) other benefits;
- to authorise the Board of Directors to issue new shares and/or convertible debentures corresponding to in total not more than 35,000,000 new shares, with or without the application of the shareholders pre-emption rights, in order to enable the Company to make business acquisitions or other major investments; and
- to authorize the Board of Directors to decide on repurchases and sales by the Company of its shares on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange, where the number of shares so repurchased shall be limited so that shares held in treasury from time to time do not exceed five per cent of all outstanding shares of the Company.
The Meeting also resolved that the nomination procedure for the Annual General Meeting in 2013 shall follow the Nomination Committee Process, which provides that the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall invite three or four of the larger shareholders of the Company based on shareholdings as per 1 August 2012 to form a Nomination Committee for the 2013 Annual General Meeting. The Nomination Committee shall according to the Nomination Committee Process prepare proposals for the following resolutions: (i) Chairman of the Annual General Meeting; (ii) number of members of the Board of Directors; (iii) members of the Board of Directors; (iv) Chairman of the Board of Directors; (v) remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors, distinguishing between the Chairman and other members and remuneration for Board Committee work; (vi) election of auditor of the Company (when needed); (vii) remuneration of the Company’s auditor; and (viii) Nomination Committee Process for the 2014 Annual General Meeting.
The Meeting rejected all shareholder proposals for resolutions in relation to the Company’s past operations.
Lundin Petroleum is a Swedish independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a well balanced portfolio of world-class assets primarily located in Europe and South East Asia. The Company is listed at the NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm (ticker "LUPE") and at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) (Ticker “LUP”). Lundin Petroleum has proven and probable reserves of 211 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).
For further information, please contact:
C. Ashley Heppenstall,
President and CEO
Tel: +41 22 595 10 00
or
Maria Hamilton
Head of Corporate Communications
maria.hamilton@lundin.ch
Tel: +41 22 595 10 00
Tel: +46 8 440 54 50
Mobile: +41 79 63 53 641
This information has been made public in accordance with the Securities Market Act (SFS 2007:528) and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act (SFS 1991:980).
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made and information contained herein constitute "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable securities legislation). Such statements and information (together, "forward-looking statements") relate to future events, including the Company's future performance, business prospects or opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimates of reserves and/or resources, future production levels, future capital expenditures and their allocation to exploration and development activities, future drilling and other exploration and development activities. Ultimate recovery of reserves or resources are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.
All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Statements concerning proven and probable reserves and resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements and reflect conclusions that are based on certain assumptions that the reserves and resources can be economically exploited. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be relied upon. These statements speak only as on the date of the information and the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties relating to, among other things, operational risks (including exploration and development risks), productions costs, availability of drilling equipment, reliance on key personnel, reserve estimates, health, safety and environmental issues, legal risks and regulatory changes, competition, geopolitical risk, and financial risks. These risks and uncertainties are described in more detail under the heading “Risks and Risk Management” and elsewhere in the Company’s annual report. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Reserves and Resources
Unless otherwise stated, Lundin Petroleum’s reserve and resource estimates are as at 31 December 2011, and have been prepared and audited in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101") and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGE Handbook").
Contingent Resources
Contingent Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations using established technology or technology under development, but are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies. Contingencies may include factors such as economic, legal, environmental, political and regulatory matters or a lack of markets. There is no certainty that it will be commercially viable for the Company to produce any portion of the Contingent Resources.
Prospective Resources
Prospective Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. Prospective Resources have both a chance of discovery and a chance of development. There is no certainty that any portion of the Prospective Resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the Prospective Resources.
BOEs
BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf : 1 Bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
