Result of GM, TVR and Board Appointment.


    22 July 2025 11:33:43
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Dekel Agri-Vision PLC
22 July 2025
 

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22 July 2025

Dekel Agri-Vision Plc

 

('Dekel' or the 'Company') 

 

Result of General Meeting, Total Voting Rights and Board Appointment

Dekel Agri-Vision Plc (AIM: DKL), the West African agriculture company focused on building a portfolio of sustainable and diversified projects, is pleased to announce that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolution set out in the Notice of General Meeting contained in the Circular dated 26 June 2025 was duly passed.

Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Company's announcement made at 4:41 p.m. on 26 June 2025, unless the context requires otherwise.

Result of the Meeting

Details of the results of the voting at the General Meeting, including the number of proxy votes for and against the Resolution proposed, and the number of proxy votes withheld, are set out below. The Resolution was proposed and passed as a special resolution.

Resolution

For

Against

Withheld

Votes

% of votes cast

Votes

% of votes cast

Votes

1. Authority to allot shares

143,300,343

97.4

3,515,568

2.4

257,893

The total number of proxy votes received were 147,073,804. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

The passing of the Resolution is one of the conditions to completion of the Fundraising, and as a result of the votes cast in their favour, that particular condition has been satisfied. Completion of the Fundraising remains conditional upon Admission, which is expected to occur on or around 23 July 2025.

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the 642,131,341 New Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the New Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 23 July 2025.

Following the Admission, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will comprise 1,202,945,494 Ordinary Shares, with no shares held in treasury. Therefore, the number of Total Voting Rights in the Company will be 1,202,945,494, and this figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the voting rights of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Board Appointment

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Johnson-Watts as Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect.

Jonathan is an experienced executive with a proven track record of improving businesses and returning shareholder value. He excels at partnering with leadership teams to improve operational efficiency and drive sustainable growth through strategic and structured approaches.

 

Jonathan has significant experience in the agri-industrial sector particularly with Volta Red UK Limited, a West Africa-focus palm oil operator. In addition he brings with him over a decade of senior leadership experience across various international agribusiness and infrastructure platforms, including extensive experience in West Africa, specifically the Ivory Coast.

 

Jonathan's commitment to shareholders, his experience and financial discipline plus his strategy insight and international operational experience are expected to significantly benefit the Company as it enters the next phase of growth. Jonathan supported the business in the latest fundraise, highlighting his commitment to the Company and its projects.

 

Andrew James Tillery, the Company's former Non-Executive Chairman, has elected to step down from his role to explore other business interests.

 

Lincoln Moore, Executive Director, commented: "We would like to welcome Jonathan to the Board as our new Chairman. Jonathan has extensive experience in the industry and has been successful in scaling palm oil projects across West Africa. With strong momentum in the business across both divisions, we look forward to working with Jonathan as we enter the next phase of growth and scale operations."

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Andrew for his Board leadership and operational contribution over the years. Andrew has been an important part of Dekel's journey since we became a public company in 2013, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Jonathan William Johnson-Watts , aged 63:

 

Current Directorships

Directorships held over the past 5 years

Pelle London Limited

Volta Red UK Limited

Kadjebi Environmental Limited

Radarzone Limited

 

Dovelane Limited

Wysepower Limited

Wyse Group Limited

 

Following the completion of the Fundraising and Conversion, Jonathan Johnson-Watts is interested in 90,909,090 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 7.6% of the issued share capital.

 

Save as disclosed above, there is no further information required to be disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

Director and PDMR Shareholdings

Following completion of the Fundraising and Conversion, the following Directors are interested in the following:

Director / PDMR

Position

Existing beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares

% of current share capital

New Ordinary Shares subscribed for

Ordinary Shares after Fundraise

% of Enlarged Share Capital

Youval Rasin

Chief Executive Officer

68,406,705

12.2

187,931,0981

256,337,803

21.3

Yehoshua Shai Kol*

Chief Financial Officer

28,221,861

5.03

40,000,000

68,221,861

5.7

Lincoln Moore

Executive Director

7,209,791

1.29

18,181,818

25,391,609

2.1

Jonthan Johnson-Watts

Non-Executive Chairman

-

-

90,909,090

90,909,090

7.6

Aristide C. Archy Brou

Non-Executive Director

23,824,324

4.25

54,545,454

78,369,778

6.5

*Yehoshua Shai Kol's entire shareholding is held through Yardeni-Gelfand Trusts (2000) Ltd.

1These shares are in relation to the Conversion Shares in relation to the Conversion, as set out in the announcement at 4:41 p.m. on 26 June 2025.

 

For further information, please visit the Company's website www.dekelagrivision.com or contact:

 

Dekel Agri-Vision Plc

Youval Rasin

Shai Kol

Lincoln Moore

 

+44 (0) 207 236 1177

Zeus (Nomad and Joint Broker)

James Joyce

Darshan Patel

John Moran

 

+44 (0) 203 829 5000

Optiva Securities Limited (Joint Broker)

Christian Dennis

Daniel Ingram

+44 (0) 203 137 1903

 

Notes:

Dekel Agri-Vision Plc is a multi-project, multi-commodity agriculture company focused on West Africa. It has a portfolio of projects in Côte d'Ivoire at various stages of development: a fully operational palm oil project in Ayenouan where fruit produced by local smallholders is processed at the Company's 60,000tpa capacity crude palm oil mill and a cashew processing project in Tiebissou, which is currently transitioning to full commercial production.

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