LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Nov 11, 2013) - Serica Energy plc (
TSX:SQZ Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, into or within the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan. 11 November 2013 Serica Energy plc ("Serica" or the "Company") Result of General Meeting Serica Energy plc (TSX & AIM: SQZ), the UK-based oil and gas company with exploration interests in the emerging Atlantic margins offshore Ireland, Morocco and Namibia and exploration and development assets in the UK and Norway, is pleased to announce that at its General Meeting held earlier today, all of the resolutions as set out in the Circular dated 22 October 2013 were duly passed. Further to the result of the Open Offer announcement released this morning, the Capital Raising remains conditional on certain customary conditions up to and including Admission, which is expected to occur no later than 8.00 a.m. on 15 November 2013. Tony Craven-Walker, Non-Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of Serica Energy, said:"We are delighted with the support we have received from both existing and new investors throughout the course of the Capital Raising. The proceeds will be used to fund our busy work programme, as well as allowing us to take advantage of early-entrant opportunities, as we move into a potentially transformational period of the Company's development." All defined terms in this announcement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the announcement of 22 October 2013. Enquiries: Serica Energy plc Tony Craven Walker Chairman & Interim CEO tony.cravenwalker@serica-energy.com +44 (0)20 7487 7300 Mitch Flegg, COO mitch.flegg@serica-energy.com +44 (0)20 7487 7300 Chris Hearne, CFO chris.hearne@serica-energy.com +44 (0)20 7487 7300 Peel Hunt LLP Richard Crichton richard.crichton@peelhunt.com +44 (0)20 7418 8900 Charles Batten charles.batten@peelhunt.com +44 (0)20 7418 8900 RBC Capital Markets Matthew Coakes matthew.coakes@rbccm.com +44 (0)20 7653 4871 Daniel Conti daniel.conti@rbccm.com +44 (0)20 7653 4871 College Hill David Simonson david.simonson@collegehill.com +44 (0)20 7457 2020 Catherine Wickman catherine.wickman@collegehill.com +44 (0)20 7457 2020 Alexandra Roper alexandra.roper@collegehill.com +44 (0)20 7457 2020 Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7061S_1-2013-11-11.pdf This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
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