FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_____________
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of JUNE, 2005
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD. (File #0-30614)
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V6E 2E9
(Address of principal executive offices)
Attachments:
1.
Oromin Explorations Ltd. News Release Dated June 2, 2005,
2.
Oromin Explorations Ltd. News Release Dated June 8, 2005,
3.
Oromin Explorations Ltd. Notice of Annual General Meeting, Information Circular, Management Discussion and Analysis, Proxy and Return Card (Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended February 28, 2005, EDGAR Filed Under the Companies Form 20F Annual Report Form on June 27, 2005).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F __________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________________
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
(Registrant)
Date: July 6, 2005
By:
“James G. Stewart”
James G. Stewart
Its: Secretary
(Title)
Oromin Explorations Ltd.
2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9
Phone: (604) 331-8772 Fax: (604) 331-8773
July 6, 2005
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
VIA EDGAR
Judiciary Plaza Office Building
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sir or Madam:
RE:
Oromin Explorations Ltd. - (File #0-30614)
Form 6-K
On behalf of Oromin Explorations Ltd., a corporation under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, we enclose for filing, one (1) copy of Form 6-K, including exhibits.
If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at your convenience.
Very truly yours,
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
“James G. Stewart”
per:
James G. Stewart,
Secretary
Enclosures
cc:
Standard & Poor's Corporation (w. 3 copies)
Miller Thomson, Attn: Mr. Rupert Legge
OROMIN
Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6E 2E9
& nbsp;
EXPLORATIONS LTD.
Tel: (604) 331-8772 * Fax: (604) 331-8773
June 2, 2005
Trading Symbols: TSX Venture – OLE
Web Site: www.oromin.com
NEWS RELEASE
Oromin Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V:OLE) is pleased to report that it has agreed, subject to regulatory approval, to appoint, Stewart Armstrong to act as an investor relations representative for a period of twelve months beginning June 1, 2005. His primary responsibilities will be to answer investor inquiries and to liaise with investment advisors. Mr. Armstrong is based in Monterey California and will be providing his services on a consulting basis. He has, subject to regulatory approval, been granted an incentive stock option to purchase 75,000 shares of Oromin at a price of $0.40 per share until May 27, 2010. Mr. Armstrong presently owns 115,000 shares of Oromin that he acquired for investment purposes. For the past thirteen years, he has been the principal of Seacoast Publishing, a California-based publishing house and public relations consultant.
To find out more aboutOromin Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V:OLE), visit our website atwww.oromin.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
“Chet Idziszek”
Chet Idziszek, President
NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN
OROMIN
Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6E 2E9
& nbsp;
EXPLORATIONS LTD.
Tel: (604) 331-8772 * Fax: (604) 331-8773
June 8, 2005
Trading Symbols: TSX Venture – OLE
Web Site: www.oromin.com
ENCOURAGING PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM SABODALA
Oromin Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V:OLE) is pleased to report on the successful progress of the ongoing first phase of the USD$8 million comprehensive exploration program at its 230 square kilometre Sabodala Property in eastern Sénégal.
Sabodala - Sénégal
Oromin’sthree field geologists have begun trenching at three areas within a 300-metre extent of the Golouma area, where previous limited sampling carried out by Henry J. Awmack P. Eng., the Company’s consulting geologist, returned 15.8 g/t gold over a 2.3 metre width of altered, sheared wallrock adjacent to a 0.8 metre quartz vein grading 0.25 g/t gold. Historical trenching results obtained by BRGM (Geologic Branch of the French Government) from this area include: 3.4 g/t gold over 4 metres, 5.4 g/t gold over 5.5 metres and 11.4 g/t gold over 6.5 metres, with none of these trenches exposing the full width of mineralization present. The current trenching has exposed a much greater width of the sheared, altered host unit, in addition to abundant quartz stockwork and quartz veining. The trenching activities have uncovered occurrences of fine visible gold at two of the three trench locations, both within the vein ing and altered host rock.
Fugro Airborne Surveys has completed the 6,242 line kilometre airborne geophysical survey over the entire Sabodala Property. Excellent quality data was obtained from the ultra-high resolution MIDASfII helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric system flown at 50-metre line separation and terrain clearance of 15-25 metres. Orominisawaiting receipt of final map products, but is very encouraged by the detail and quality of the preliminary data provided.
More than 75 line-kilometres of GPS-controlled grid were cut in preparation for ground geophysics, soil geochemistry and geologic mapping. Oromin’sground geophysical program (Induced Polarization and Magnetics) has been completed over approximately 50-line kilometres thus far. Preliminary field data from the Induced Polarization geophysics suggests that at least two areas display excellent line-to-line correlation for chargeability responses over considerable width and extent. Soil geochemical sampling and geologic mapping has been completed over the majority of the grid coveringOromin’scurrent priority exploration target areas of Golouma, Kerekounda and the South Sabodala-Maka Madina trend.
All fieldwork was carried out under the supervision of G. McArthur, P.Geo. and Douglas Turnbull, P. Geo, has reviewed the data presented in this news release.
Carneirinho - Brazil
Orominis also pleased to announce that its independent consulting geologist has completed his evaluation visit at the Carneirinho Property in the Tapajós region in Brazil. Results from this review, in preparation for a 43-101 report, confirm previous exploration activities and results reported by TVX Gold Inc. The Carneirinho Property is held under option jointly byOrominand Lund Gold Ltd.
Santa Rosa - Argentina
Further to its news release of December 9, 2004,Orominreports that Surge Global Energy, Inc. (“Surge”) has elected to maintain its interest in Oromin’s Santa Rosa oil and gas prospect in Argentina at 17.52%. The purchase price for Surge’s interest was USD$600,000. In addition, Irie Isle Limited, Oromin’s wholly-owned BVI subsidiary, received 1,000,000 shares of Surge as consideration for the various extensions of the purchase agreement.
Subject to financing, Oromin and Surge will jointly undertake the next phase of the exploration program, at an estimated cost of US$1,350,000, which will consist of interpretation of seismic data, completion of environmental studies, drilling three exploration wells and, contingent upon success, completing one production well. All required funding for the upcoming phase of exploration and all future exploration and development of the Santa Rosa property will be borne by each party in proportion to its interest in the Santa Rosa Property.
To find out more aboutOromin Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V:OLE), visit our website atwww.oromin.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
“Chet Idziszek”
_____________________________________
Chet Idziszek, President
NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
Suite 2000 - 1055 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C., V6E 2E9
TELEPHONE: (604) 331-8772
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of shareholders ofOROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD. (the "Company") will be held at Suite 2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, onJuly 19, 2005, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., Vancouver time, for the following purposes:
1.
To receive and consider the report of the Directors and the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company together with the auditor's report thereon for the financial year ended February 28, 2005.
2.
To fix the number of directors at seven (7).
3.
To elect directors for the ensuing year.
4.
To appoint the auditor for the ensuing year.
5.
To authorize the directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor.
6.
To reaffirm the Company’s existing stock option plan for the ensuing year, as more fully set forth in the information circular accompanying this notice.
7.
To transact such further or other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
The accompanying information circular provides additional information relating to the matters to be dealt with at the meeting and is deemed to form part of this notice.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please complete, sign and date the enclosed form of proxy and return the same in the enclosed return envelope provided for that purpose within the time and to the location set out in the form of proxy accompanying this notice.
DATED this 13th day of June, 2005.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Chet Idziszek”
Chet Idziszek,
(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Oromin Explorations Ltd.
INFORMATION CIRCULAR
as at June 13, 2005
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
This information circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Oromin Explorations Ltd. (the “Company”) for use at the annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) to be held at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the Company include the Company and its subsidiaries. The solicitation will be by mail and possibly supplemented by telephone or other personal contact to be made without special compensation by regular officers and employees of the Company. No solicitation will be made by specifically engaged employees or soliciting agents. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company. The Company does not reimburse shareholders, nominees or agents for the costs incurred in ob taining from their principals authorization to execute forms of proxy.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES
The persons named in the accompanying instrument of proxy are directors and/or officers of the Company, and are proxyholders nominated by management. A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON TO ATTEND AND ACT ON ITS BEHALF AT THE MEETING OTHER THAN THE NOMINEES OF MANAGEMENT NAMED IN THE ENCLOSED INSTRUMENT OF PROXY. TO EXERCISE THIS RIGHT, A SHAREHOLDER MUST STRIKE OUT THE NAMES OF THE NOMINEES OF MANAGEMENT NAMED IN THE INSTRUMENT OF PROXY AND INSERT THE NAME OF ITS NOMINEE IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED ON THE PROXY. A PERSON APPOINTED AS PROXYHOLDER NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER OF THE COMPANY.
A form of proxy will only be valid if it is duly completed and signed as set out below and must be received by mail or fax with either the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1 (Fax: 1-866-249-7775 or outside North America Fax: 416-263-9524) not later than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, prior to the commencement of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
An instrument of proxy must be signed by the shareholder or its attorney in writing, or, if the shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal or signed by a duly authorized officer.
ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS
The information set forth in this section is of significant importance to many shareholders, as many shareholders do not hold their shares in the Company in their own name. Shareholders holding their shares through their brokers, intermediaries, trustees or other persons (collectively, an “Intermediary”) or otherwise not in their own name (such shareholders referred to herein as “Beneficial Shareholders”) should note that only proxies deposited by shareholders appearing on the records maintained by the Company’s transfer agent as registered shareholders will be recognized and allowed to vote at the Meeting. If a shareholder’s shares are listed in an account statement provided to the shareholder by a broker, in all likelihood those shares arenot registered in the shareholder’s name and that shareholder is a Beneficial Sh areholder. Such shares are most likely registered in the name of the shareholder’s broker or an agent of that broker. In Canada the vast majority of such shares are registered under the name of CDS & Co., the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms. Shares held by Intermediaries, such as those held on behalf of a broker’s client, can only be voted at the Meeting at the direction of the Beneficial Shareholder. Regulatory polices require Intermediaries to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of shareholder meetings, and without specific instructions Intermediaries are prohibited from voting the shares of Beneficial Shareholders. Therefore, each Beneficial Shareholder should ensure that voting instructions are communicated to the appropriate party well in advance of the Meeting.
Materials pertaining to the Meeting which are sent to Beneficial Shareholders will generally be accompanied by one of the following forms:
(a)
A form of proxywhich has already been signed by the Intermediary (typically by a facsimile, stamped signature), which is restricted as to the number of shares beneficially owned by the Beneficial Shareholder but which is otherwise not completed. Because the Intermediary has already signed the form of proxy, it does not need to be signed by the Beneficial Shareholder. In this case, the Beneficial Shareholder who wishes to submit a proxy should otherwise properly complete the form of proxy and deposit it as set out under the heading “Appointment of Proxies”. If a Beneficial Shareholder wishes to appear in person at the Meeting, it should strike out the names of the nominees of management named in the instrument of proxy and insert its name or the name of its nominee in the blank space provided on the proxy prior to the proxy being depo sited.
(b)
A voting instruction form (“VIF”)which is not signed by the Intermediary, and which, when properly completed and signed by the Beneficial Shareholder andreturned to the Intermediary (or its service company), will constitute voting instructions which the Intermediary must follow. The VIF may consist of a one page pre-printed form or a regular printed instrument of proxy accompanied by a page of instructions which often includes a removable label containing a bar-code and other information. If the form of VIF is the former, the Beneficial Shareholder must properly complete and sign the VIF and return it to the Intermediary in the manner specified in the VIF. If the form of VIF is the latter, the Beneficial Shareholder must remove the label from the instructions and affix it to the form of proxy, properly complete and sign the f orm of proxy and return it to the Intermediary in the manner specified in the VIF.
By properly returning the VIF in accordance with the instructions noted on it, a Beneficial Shareholder is able to instruct the Intermediary (or other registered shareholder) how to vote the Beneficial Shareholder’s shares on its behalf. For this to occur, it is important that the VIF be completed and returned in accordance with the specific instructions noted on the VIF.
The vast majority of Intermediaries delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from Beneficial Shareholders to ADP Investor Communications (“ADP”) in Canada. ADP typically prepares a machine-readable VIF instead of a proxy, mails these VIFs to Beneficial Shareholders and asks Beneficial Shareholders to return the VIFs to ADP, usually by way of mail, the Internet or telephone. ADP then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of shares to be represented at the Meeting by proxies for which ADP has solicited voting instructions. A Beneficial Shareholder who receives an ADP VIF cannot use that form to vote shares directly at the Meeting. The VIF must be returned to ADP (or instructions respecting the voting of shares must otherwise be communicated to ADP) well in advance of the Meeting in order to have th e shares voted. If you have any questions respecting the voting of shares held through an Intermediary, please contact that Intermediary for assistance.
Should a Beneficial Shareholder who receives a VIF wish to attend the Meeting or have someone else attend on its behalf, the Beneficial Shareholder may request a legal proxy as set forth in the VIF, which will grant the Beneficial Shareholder or its nominee the right to attend and vote at the Meeting as set out under the heading “Appointment of Proxies”.
All references to shareholders in this information circular and the accompanying instrument of proxy and notice of Meeting are to registered shareholders unless specifically stated otherwise.
These materials pertaining to the Meeting are being sent to both registered shareholders and Beneficial Shareholders. Beneficial Shareholders have the option of not objecting to their Intermediary disclosing certain ownership information about themselves to the Company (such Beneficial Shareholders are designated as non-objecting beneficial owners, or “NOBOs”) or objecting to their Intermediary disclosing ownership information about themselves to the Company (such Beneficial Shareholders are designated as objecting beneficial owners, or “OBOs”).
In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company has elected to send these materials pertaining to the Meeting directly to the NOBOs and indirectly through Intermediaries to the OBOs. The Intermediaries are responsible for forwarding the Meeting Materials to OBOs.
If you are a Beneficial Shareholder and the Company or its agent has sent these materials pertaining to the Meeting directly to you, your name and address and information about your holdings of the Company’s securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the Intermediary holding on your behalf. By choosing to send these Meeting Materials to you directly, the Company (and not the Intermediary holding on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering these materials to you and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in the VIF or instrument of proxy, as the case may be.
REVOCATION OF PROXIES
A proxy may be revoked by:
(a)
signing a proxy bearing a later date and depositing it at the place and within the time aforesaid;
(b)
signing and dating a written notice of revocation (in the same manner as the proxy is required to be executed, as set out in the notes to the proxy) and either delivering the same to the registered office of the Company, located at 1000 – 840 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2M1, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used, or to the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof;
(c)
attending the Meeting or any adjournment thereof and registering with the Scrutineer thereat as a shareholder present in person, whereupon such proxy shall be deemed to have been revoked; or
(d)
in any other manner provided by law.
Only registered shareholders have the right to revoke a proxy. A non-registered shareholder who wishes to change its vote must, at least seven days before the Meeting, arrange for its Intermediary to revoke its proxy on its behalf.
VOTING OF SHARES AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION OF PROXIES
IF A SHAREHOLDER SPECIFIES A CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO BE ACTED UPON, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY PROXY WILL BE VOTED OR WITHHELD FROM VOTING BY THE PROXYHOLDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE INSTRUCTIONS ON ANY BALLOT THAT MAY BE CALLED FOR. IN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PROXY, IT IS INTENDED THAT SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED BY THE PROXYHOLDER, IF A NOMINEE OF MANAGEMENT, IN FAVOUR OF THE MOTIONS PROPOSED TO BE MADE AT THE MEETING AS STATED UNDER THE HEADINGS IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING TO WHICH THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR IS ATTACHED. IF ANY AMENDMENTS OR VARIATIONS TO SUCH MATTERS, OR ANY OTHER MATTERS, ARE PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, THE PROXYHOLDER, IF A NOMINEE OF MANAGEMENT, WILL EXERCISE ITS DISCRETION AND VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS BEST JUDGMENT.
The instrument of proxy enclosed, in the absence of any instructions in the proxy, also confers discretionary authority on any proxyholder (other than the nominees of management named in the instrument of proxy) with respect to the matters identified herein, amendments or variations to those matters, or any other matters which may properly be brought before the Meeting. To enable a proxyholder to exercise its discretionary authority a shareholder must strike out the names of the nominees of management in the enclosed instrument of proxy and insert the name of its nominee in the space provided, and not specify a choice with respect to the matters to be acted upon. This will enable the proxyholder to exercise its discretion and vote on such matters in accordance with its best judgment.
At the time of printing this information circular, management of the Company is not aware that any amendments or variations to existing matters or new matters are to be presented for action at the Meeting.
VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
Only those common shareholders of record on June 13, 2005, will be entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, in person or by proxy. On June 13, 2005, 27,853,837 common shares without par value were issued and outstanding, each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 common shares without par value.
To the best of the knowledge of management of the Company, no shareholder beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or discretion over, shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding shares of the Company, except the following:
Name | No. of Common Shares Owned or Controlled | Percentage of Outstanding Common Shares |
Chet Idziszek | 7,493,093 | 26.9% |
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Directors of the Company are elected at each annual general meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are appointed. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the enclosed proxy will be voted for the nominees herein listed.
Member approval will be sought to fix the number of directors of the Company at seven (7).
The Company is required to have an audit committee. Members of this committee are as set out below.
Management of the Company proposes to nominate each of the following persons for election as a Director. Information concerning such persons, as furnished by the individual nominees, is as follows:
Name, Municipality of Residence and Position | Previous Service As a Director | Number of common shares beneficially owned or, directly or indirectly, controlled(1) | Principal Occupation or employment and, if not a previously elected Director, occupation during the past 5 years |
DEREK BARTLETT Mississauga, Ontario Director and Audit Committee Member | Since 2002 | 20,000 shares | Consultant; Former President of Kingsman Resources Inc. and Saville Resources Inc. since 1994 and a director of several other junior mining companies. |
NELL M. DRAGOVAN Vancouver, British Columbia Director | Since January 2004 | 1,223,381 shares | Financier |
NORMAN HAIMILA Hermann, Missouri Director and Audit Committee Member | Since 2001 | Nil shares | Consulting Geologist |
CHET IDZISZEK Vancouver, British Columbia President and Director | Since 1994 | 7,493,093 shares | Geologist; President of Madison Minerals Inc., a mineral exploration company |
ROBERT A. SIBTHORPE Vancouver, British Columbia Director and Audit Committee Member | Since June 2004 | Nil shares | Consulting geologist; previously mining analyst for Canaccord Capital Corp. from 1996 to 2001. |
JAMES G. STEWART Vancouver, British Columbia Director and Corporate Secretary | Since 1995 | 442,500 shares(2) | Barrister and Solicitor |
DOUGLAS TURNBULL Coquitlam, British Columbia Director | Since 2002 | 21,600 shares | Geological Consultant; President of Lakehead Geological Services Inc. |
Note:
(1)
Shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, as at June 13, 2005, based upon information furnished to the Company by individual Directors. Unless otherwise indicated, such shares are held directly.
(2)
Of these shares, 430,000 shares are held indirectly in the name of J.G. Stewart Law Corporation Ltd., a private company controlled by James G. Stewart.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table (presented in accordance with the rules (the “Rules”) made under theSecurities Act (British Columbia) sets forth all annual and long term compensation for services in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries for the three most recently completed financial years (to the extent required by the Rules) in respect of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer as at February 28, 2005, and the other three most highly compensated executive officers of the Company as at February 28, 2005, whose individual total compensation for the most recently completed financial year exceeded $150,000 (of which there were none) and any individual who would have satisfied these criteria but for the fact that individual was not serving as such an officer at the end of the most recently completed financial year (collectively the “Named Executive Officers” or 7;NEOs”).
The following table sets forth the summary of the compensation paid to the Company’s chief executive officer, Chet Idziszek, and chief financial officer,
Naomi Corrigan, for the past three fiscal years:
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year Ended | Annual Compensation | Long Term Compensation | All Other Compen-sation | ||||
Awards | Payouts | |||||||
Salary | Bonus | Other Annual Compen-sation | Securities Under Options Granted (#) | Shares/ | LTIP Payouts | |||
Chet Idziszek | Feb. 28, 2005 | $138,000 | Nil | Nil | 120,000 | N/A | N/A | Nil |
Naomi Corrigan | Feb. 28, 2005 | $12,434 | Nil | Nil | 4,000 | N/A | N/A | Nil |
Long Term Incentive Plans
The Company does not have a Long Term Incentive Plan pursuant to which it provides compensation intended to motivate performance over a period greater than one financial year.
Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts
During the most recently completed financial year there were no employment contracts between the Company or its subsidiaries and a NEO, and no compensatory plans, contracts or arrangements where a NEO is entitled to receive more than $100,000 from the Company or its subsidiaries, including periodic payments or instalments, in the event of:
(a)
the resignation, retirement or any other termination of the NEO’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries;
(b)
a change of control of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or
(c)
a change in the NEO’s responsibilities following a change in control.
Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans
No pension or retirement benefit plans have been instituted by the Company, and none are proposed at this time.
Options
The following table summarizes the share options granted to the Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005:
Name | Options Granted (# shares) | % of Total Options Granted | Exercise Price ($/share)(1) | Market Value of Shares Underlying Options at Date of Grant ($/share) | Expiration Date |
Chet Idziszek | 120,000 | 20% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Naomi Corrigan | 4,000 | 0.7% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Note:
(1)
The exercise price of stock options is set at not less than 100% of the market value (as defined in the Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan) of a common share of the Company on the date of grant. The exercise price of stock options may only be adjusted in the event that specified events cause a change in the Company’s share capital. Options vest immediately upon grant.
The following table sets forth a summary of share options exercised by and remaining outstanding to the Named Executive Officers for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005:
Name | Shares Acquired on Exercise | Aggregate Value Realized | Unexercised Options at FY-End | $ Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options (1) |
Chet Idziszek | Nil | N/A | 713,000 | $253,930 |
Naomi Corrigan | Nil | N/A | 42,500 | $14,500 |
Note:
(1)
Value of unexercised in-the-money options calculated using the closing price of $0.60 for the common shares of the Company on the TSX Venture Exchange on February 24, 2005, less the exercise price of in-the-money options.
Compensation of Directors
The Company has no arrangements, standard or otherwise, pursuant to which directors are compensated for providing services in their capacity as directors, for committee participation or for involvement in special assignments during the most recently completed financial year or subsequently up to and including the date of this information circular, except that directors are compensated for their actual expenses incurred in pursuance of their duties as directors and certain directors may be compensated for services rendered as consultants or experts. In this regard, Norman Haimila and Douglas Turnbull, received $63,989 and $27,769, respectively, for geological consulting services rendered and J.G. Stewart was paid or accrued $70,950 for professional services rendered during the last completed fiscal year.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
The following table sets forth stock options granted by the Company during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005 to directors who are not Named Executive Officers of the Company:
Name | Securities Under Options Granted (#) | % of Total Options Granted in Fiscal Year | Exercise or Base Price ($/Security) (1) | Market Value of Securities Underlying Options on Date of Grant ($/Security) | Expiration Date |
Derek Bartlett | 20,000 | 3% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Nell Dragovan | 20,000 | 3% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Norman Haimila | 20,000 | 3% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Robert Sibthorpe | 145,781 | 24% | $0.30 | $0.33 | October 29, 2009 |
James G. Stewart | 20,000 | 3% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Douglas Turnbull | 20,000 | 3% | $0.25 | $0.23 | March 3, 2009 |
Notes:
(1)
The exercise price of stock options is set at not less than 100% of the market value (as defined in the Stock Option Plan referred to below) of a common share of the Company on the date of the grant other than Mr. Sibthorpe’s option, the exercise price of which was set at 9% discount to the market value. The exercise price of stock options may only be adjusted in the event that specified events cause dilution of the Company’s share capital. Options vest immediately upon grant.
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End-Option Values
The following table sets forth details of all exercises of stock options during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005, by directors who are not Named Executive Officers of the Company, and the fiscal year-end value of unexercised options on an aggregated basis:
Name | Securities Acquired on Exercise | Aggregate Value Realized | Unexercised Options at Fiscal Year-End | Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options at Fiscal Year-End ($)(1) |
Derek Bartlett | Nil | Nil | 120,000 | $41,750 |
Nell Dragovan | Nil | Nil | 276,000 | $97,400 |
Norman Haimila | Nil | Nil | 195,000 | $73,250 |
Robert Sibthorpe | Nil | Nil | 145,781 | $43,734 |
James G. Stewart | Nil | Nil | 263,000 | $96,530 |
Douglas Turnbull | Nil | Nil | 113,000 | $39,600 |
Notes:
(1)
Value of unexercised in-the-money options calculated using the closing price of common shares of the Company on the TSX Venture Exchange on February 24, 2005, which was $0.60, less the exercise price of in-the-money stock options.
There were no repricings of stock options held by directors and Named Executive Officers of the Company during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005.
securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
The following table sets out, as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended February 28, 2005, all required information with respect to compensation plans under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance:
Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
Equity compensation plans approved by securityholders | 2,563,530 | $0.25 | 134,782 |
Equity compensation plans not approved by securityholders | Nil | Nil | Nil |
TOTAL | 2,563,530 | $0.25 | 134,782 |
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICERS
None of the directors or senior officers of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, or any associate or affiliate of the above, is or has been indebted to the Company at any time since the beginning of the last completed fiscal year of the Company.
INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
No informed person or proposed nominee for election as a director, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has or has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction or proposed transaction since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, which has materially affected or will materially affect the Company, other than as disclosed by the Company herein.
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
Management proposes that Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, be appointed as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and that the directors be authorized to fix their remuneration. Davidson & Company were first appointed the auditor of the Company on February 27, 2003 when PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned as the auditor of the Company and the directors appointed Davidson & Company LLP to fill the vacancy.
AUDIT COMMITTEE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH AUDITOR
Multilateral Instrument 52-110 of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“MI 52-110”) requires the Company, as a venture issuer, to disclose annually in its Information Circular certain information concerning the constitution of its audit committee and its relationship with its independent auditor, as set forth in the following:
The Company’s audit committee is governed by an audit committee charter, the text of which is attached as Schedule “A” to this Information Circular.
The Company’s audit committee is comprised of three directors, Derek Bartlett, Norman Haimila and Robert Sibthorpe. As defined in MI 52-110, Derek Bartlett, Norman Haimila and Robert Sibthorpe are “independent”. Also as defined in MI 52-110, all of the audit committee members are “financially literate”.
Since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, the Company’s Board of Directors has not failed to adopt a recommendation of the audit committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor.
Since the effective date of MI 52-110, the Company has not relied on the exemptions contained in sections 2.4 or 8 of MI 52-110. Section 2.4 provides an exemption from the requirements that the audit committee must pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the auditor, where the total amount of fees related to the non-audit services are not expected to exceed 5% of the total fees payable to the auditor in the fiscal year in which the non-audit services were provided. Section 8 permits a company to apply to a securities regulatory authority for an exemption from the requirements of MI 52-110, in whole or in part.
The audit committee has not adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services. Subject to the requirements of MI 52-110, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by the Company’s Board of Directors, and where applicable the audit committee, on a case-by-case basis.
In the following table, “audit fees” are billed by the Company’s external auditor for services provided in auditing the Company’s annual financial statements for the subject year. “Audit-related fees” are fees not included in audit fees that are billed by the auditor for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements. “Tax fees” are fees billed by the auditor for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. “All other fees” are fees billed by the auditor for products and services not included in the foregoing categories.
The fees incurred by the Company to its auditor in each of the last two fiscal years, by category, are as follows:
Financial Year Ending | Audit Fees | Audit Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
February 28, 2005 | $15,500 | $248 | Nilʿ¹ʾ | Nil |
February 28, 2004 | $15,500 | $248 | $1,500ʿ¹ʾ | Nil |
ʿ¹ʾFees related to the preparation of the Company’s T-2 corporate income tax return and the General Index of Financial Information required by Canada Revenue Agency.
The Company is relying on the exemption provided by section 6.1 of MI 52-110 which provides that the Company, as a venture issuer, is not required to comply with Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations) of MI 52-110.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
The Company is not aware of any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, of each of the following persons in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors or the appointment of auditors:
(d)
each person who has been a director or executive officer of the Company at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last financial year;
(e)
each proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company; and
(f)
each associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing.
PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Approval of Incentive Stock Option Plan
The Company has a “rolling” stock option plan (the “Plan”), which makes a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company available for issuance thereunder.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide directors, officers and key employees of, and certain other persons who provide services to, the Company and its subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase shares of the Company at a specific price, and subsequently benefit from any appreciation in the value of the Company’s shares. This provides an incentive for such persons to contribute to the future success of the Company and enhances the ability of the Company to attract and retain skilled and motivated individuals, thereby increasing the value of the Company’s shares for the benefit of all shareholders.
The Plan was approved by shareholders of the Company at the last annual general meeting held on July 22, 2004. In accordance with the polices of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”), a rolling plan such as the Plan requires the approval of the shareholders of the Company on an annual basis.
The maximum number of common shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options granted under the Plan will be that number of shares which is 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. The exercise price of stock options granted will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors and will be priced in accordance with the policies of the Exchange, and will not be less than the closing price of the Company’s shares on the Exchange on the date prior to the date of grant less any allowable discounts. All options granted under the Plan will have a maximum term of five years.
The Plan provides that it is solely within the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors to determine who should receive options and how many they should receive. The Board may issue a majority of the options to insiders of the Company. However, the Plan provides that in no case will the Plan or any existing share compensation arrangement of the Company result, at any time, in the issuance to any option holder, within a one year period, of a number of shares exceeding 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital.
The full text of the Plan is available for review by any shareholder up until the day preceding the Meeting at the Company’s head office, located at Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, and will also be available at the Meeting.
Upon the approval of the Plan by the Company’s shareholders, shareholder approval will not be required or sought on a case-by-case basis for the purpose of the granting of options to and the exercise of options under the Plan.
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve an ordinary resolution approving the Plan. The text of the resolution to be considered and, if thought fit, approved at the Meeting is substantially as follows:
“BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1.
Subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company’s stock option plan, which makes a total of 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company available for issuance thereunder as described in the Company’s Information Circular dated June 13, 2005, be and is hereby approved.
3.
Any one director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized and directed to perform all such acts, deeds and things and execute all such documents and other instruments as may be required to give effect to the true intent of this resolution.”
Approval of the resolution will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting in respect thereof.
Management of the Company recommends that the shareholders vote in favour of the approval of the Plan, and the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote for such approval at the Meeting unless otherwise directed by the shareholders appointing them.
Other Matters
Management of the Company is not aware of any other matter to come before the Meeting other than as set forth in the notice of Meeting. If any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote the shares represented thereby in accordance with their best judgment on such matter.
Additional Information
Additional information relating to the Company can be found on SEDAR atwww.sedar.com. Shareholders of the Company may obtain copies of the Company’s financial statements and management discussion and analysis by contacting the Company at the Company’s head office at Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9 during normal business hours or by mail at that address, by e-mail at oromin@mine-tech.com, by phone at 604-331-8772 or by fax at 604-331-8773.
Financial information is provided in the Company’s comparative financial statements and management discussion and analysis for its most recently completed financial year.
DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia as of the 13th day of June, 2005.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Signed “Chet Idziszek”
Chet Idziszek,
President and Chief Executive Officer
SCHEDULE “A”
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
(the “Company”)
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE
The purpose of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company is to provide an open avenue of communication between management, the Company’s independent auditor and the Board and to assist the Board in its oversight of:
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the integrity, adequacy and timeliness of the Company’s financial reporting and disclosure practices;
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the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting; and
·
the independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditor.
The Committee shall also perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company’s articles and governing laws as the Committee or Board deems necessary or appropriate.
The Committee shall consist of at least three directors. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board and may be removed by the Board at its discretion. The members of the Committee shall elect a Chairman from among their number. A majority of the members of the Committee must not be officers or employees of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company. All members of the Audit Committee will be financially literate, with financial literacy being the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements. The quorum for a meeting of the Committee is a majority of the members who are not officers or employees of the Company or of an affil iate of the Company. With the exception of the foregoing quorum requirement, the Committee may determine its own procedures.
The Committee’s role is one of oversight. Management is responsible for preparing the Company’s financial statements and other financial information and for the fair presentation of the information set forth in the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management is also responsible for establishing internal controls and procedures and for maintaining the appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and all applicable laws and regulations.
The independent auditor’s responsibility is to audit the Company’s financial statements and provide its opinion, based in its audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company in accordance with GAAP.
The Committee is responsible for recommending to the Board the independent auditor to be nominated for the purpose of auditing the Company’s financial statements, preparing or issuing an auditor’s report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, and for reviewing and recommending the compensation of the independent auditor. The Committee is also directly responsible for the evaluation of and oversight of the work of the independent auditor, including the resolution of disagreement between management and the auditor regarding financial reporting. The independent auditor shall report directly to the Committee, and the Committee will implement structures and procedures as it deems necessary to ensure that it meets with the auditor on a regular basis independent of management.
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In addition to the foregoing, in performing its oversight responsibilities the Committee shall:
1.
Monitor the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board.
2.
Review the appointments of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and any other key financial executives involved in the financial reporting process.
3.
Review with management and the independent auditor the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s accounting and financial controls and the adequacy and timeliness of its financial reporting processes.
4.
Review with management and the independent auditor the annual financial statements and related documents and review with management the unaudited quarterly financial statements and related documents, prior to filing or distribution, including matters required to be reviewed under applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
5.
Where appropriate and prior to release, review with management any news releases that disclose annual or interim financial results or contain other significant financial information that has not previously been released to the public.
6.
The Committee will review the Company’s financial reporting procedures and internal controls to be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from its financial statements, other than disclosure described in paragraphs 4 and 5 above, and periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.
7.
Review the Company’s financial reporting and accounting standards and principles and significant changes in such standards or principles or in their application, including key accounting decisions affecting the financial statements, alternatives thereto and the rationale for decisions made.
8.
Review the quality and appropriateness of the accounting policies and the clarity of financial information and disclosure practices adopted by the Company, including consideration of the independent auditor’s judgment about the quality and appropriateness of the Company’s accounting policies. This review may include discussions with the independent auditor without the presence of management.
9.
Review with management and the independent auditor significant related party transactions and potential conflicts of interest.
10.
Unless otherwise permitted by applicable securities laws, pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to the Company by the independent auditor, together with estimated fees, and consider the impact, if any, on the independence of the auditor.
11.
Monitor the independence of the independent auditor by reviewing all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company and all non-audit work performed for the Company by the independent auditor.
12.
The Committee will review and approve the Company’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former auditors of the Company.
13.
Establish and review the Company’s procedures for the:
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receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, financial disclosure, internal controls or auditing matters; and
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confidential, anonymous submission by employees regarding questionable accounting, auditing and financial reporting and disclosure matters.
14.
Conduct or authorize investigations into any matters that the Committee believes is within the scope of its responsibilities. The Committee has the authority to retain independent counsel, accountants or other advisors to assist it, as it considers necessary, to carry out its duties, and to set and pay the compensation of such advisors at the expense of the Company.
15.
Perform such other functions and exercise such other powers as are prescribed from time to time for the audit committee of a reporting company in Parts 2 and 4 of Multilateral Instrument 52-110 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, theBusiness Corporations Act(British Columbia) and the articles of the Company.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD. (the "Company")
TO BE HELD AT:
Suite 2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
ON TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2005, AT 10:00 AM
The undersigned member(“Registered Shareholder”) of the Company hereby appoints, Chet Idziszek, President of the Company, or failing this person, James G. Stewart, Secretary of the Company, or in the place of the foregoing, ______________________________(print the name), as proxyholder for and on behalf of the Registered Shareholder with the power of substitution to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the Registered Shareholder in respect of all matters that may properly come before the aforesaid meeting of the Registered Shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) and at every adjournment thereof, to the same extent and with the same powers as if the undersigned Registered Shareholder were present at the said Meeting, or any adjournment thereof.
The Registered Shareholder hereby directs the proxyholder to vote the securities of the Company recorded in the name of the Registered Shareholder as specified herein.
Resolutions(For full detail of each item, please see the enclosed Notice of Meeting and Information Circular)
The undersignedRegistered Shareholder hereby revokes any proxy previously given to attend and vote at said Meeting.
SIGN HERE:
______________________________
Please Print Name:
______________________________
Date:
______________________________
Number of Shares
Represented by Proxy:
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THIS PROXY FORM ISNOT VALID UNLESS IT ISSIGNED AND DATED.
For | Against | Withhold | ||
1. | Appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as Auditors of the Company | N/A | ||
2. | To authorize the Directors to fix the Auditors’ remuneration | N/A | ||
3. | To determine the number of Directors at seven (7) | N/A | ||
4. | To elect as Director, Derek Bartlett | N/A | ||
5. | To elect as Director, Nell Dragovan | N/A | ||
6. | To elect as Director, Norman Haimila | N/A | ||
7. | To elect as Director, Chet Idziszek | N/A | ||
8. | To elect as Director, Robert Sibthorpe | N/A | ||
9. | To elect as Director, James G. Stewart | N/A | ||
10. | To elect as Director, Douglas Turnbull | N/A | ||
11. | To reaffirm the Company’s existing stock option plan for the ensuing year, as more fully set forth in the information circular accompanying this proxy | N/A | ||
12. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting | N/A |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF PROXY
1.
This Proxy is solicited by the Management of the Company.
2.
This form of proxy (“Instrument of Proxy”)must be signedby you, the Registered Shareholder, or by your attorney duly authorized by you in writing, or, in the case of a corporation, by a duly authorized officer or representative of the corporation; andif executed by an attorney, officer, or other duly appointed representative,the original or a notarial copy of the instrument so empowering such person, or such other documentation in support as shall be acceptable to the Chairman of the Meeting, must accompany the Instrument of Proxy.
3.
If this Instrument of Proxy is not datedin the space provided, authority is hereby given by you, the Registered Shareholder, for the proxyholder to date this proxy seven (7) calendar days after the date on which it was mailed to you, the Registered Shareholder, by Computershare Investor Services Inc
4.
A Registered Shareholder who wishes toattend the Meeting and vote on the resolutions in person, maysimply register with the scrutineers before the Meeting begins.
5.
A Registered Shareholder who isnot able to attend the Meeting in person but wishes to vote on the resolutions, may do the following:
(a)
appoint one of the management proxyholdersnamed on the Instrument of Proxy, by leaving the wording appointing a nominee as is (i.e. do not strike out the management proxyholders shown and do not complete the blank space provided for the appointment of an alternate proxyholder). Where no choice is specified by a Registered Shareholder with respect to a resolution set out in the Instrument of Proxy, a management appointee acting as a proxyholder will vote in favour of each matter identified on this Instrument of Proxy and for the nominees of management for directors and auditor as identified in this Instrument of Proxy;
OR
(b)
appoint another proxyholder,who need not be a Registered Shareholder of the Company, to vote according to the Registered Shareholder’s instructions, by striking out the management proxyholder names shown and inserting the name of the person you wish to represent you at the Meeting in the space provided for an alternate proxyholder. If no choice is specified, the proxyholder has discretionary authority to vote as the proxyholder sees fit.
6.
The securities represented by this Instrument of Proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the Registered Shareholder on any pollof a resolution that may be called for and, if the Registered Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the securities will be voted accordingly. Further, the securities will be voted by the appointed proxyholder with respect to any amendments or variations of any of the resolutions set out on the Instrument of Proxy or matters which may properly come before the Meeting as the proxyholder in its sole discretion sees fit.
If a Registered Shareholder has submitted an Instrument of Proxy,the Registered Shareholder may still attend the Meeting and may vote in person. To do so, the Registered Shareholder must record his/her attendance with the scrutineers before the commencement of the Meeting and revoke, in writing, the prior votes.
To be represented at the Meeting, this proxy form must be received at the office ofComputershare Investor Services Inc. by mail or by fax no later than forty eight (48) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the time of the Meeting, or adjournment thereof or may be accepted by the Chairman of the Meeting prior to the commencement of the Meeting. The mailing address is:
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 9th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1
Fax: Within North America: 1-866- 249-7775 or Outside North America: ( 416) 263-9524
REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
You may choose to receive the Company’s financial reports by simply completing the information below and returning this notice to the Company.
Offering you the option to receive the Company’s financial reports is not only a sound environmental choice, but it also enables us to reduce costs by sending these documents only to those shareholders who wish to receive them. Ultimately, the choice is yours. As long as you remain a shareholder, you will receive this notice each year and will be required to renew your request to receive the Company’s financial reports.
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OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.(the “Company”)
The undersigned certifies that he/she/it is the owner of securities of the Company, and requests that he/she/it be placed on the Company’s Financial Statement Mailing List in respect of its financial statements.
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Dated
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Please complete and return this document as indicated below. As the mailing list will be updated each year, a return card will be required from you annually in order for your name to remain on the list.
Oromin Explorations Ltd.
2000 – 1055 W. Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9 Canada
Fax: (604) 331-8773