ISS Unanimous Support for Palliser: Recommends Capricorn Shareholders Vote AGAINST Capricorn's Misguided Merger with NewMed and FOR All Palliser Board Change Proposals

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Jan 20, 2023

Palliser Capital (“Palliser”), owner of 7.45% of the issued share capital of Capricorn Energy PLC (LSE: CNE) ("Capricorn" or the "Company"), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that shareholders vote AGAINST the proposed merger of Capricorn and NewMed Energy at the upcoming General Meeting on 1 February 2023. ISS also recommends that shareholders vote FOR all of Palliser’s proposed board change resolutions to remove seven incumbent directors, including the Chair and CEO, and appoint in their place six independent director candidates: Hesham Mekawi, Chris Cox, Maria Gordon, Craig van der Laan, Richard Herbert and Tom Pitts.