"resounding endorsement"?17 May 2018 14:49
No surprises from the AGM. 100% of the votes were in favour of the resolutions each achieving 4,378,440,768 votes in favour with none against.
BMD thinks it validates the boards position .
BMD wrote "As the Chief Executive Officer, I�d like to thank shareholders and the Directors for participating in what was a resounding endorsement of the current Board"
Was this really a resounding endorsement of the board? Consider how he awarded himself and the board billions of shares/votes.
The 22nd July 2017 update revealed that the total share capital numbered an enormous 8,949,299,416 shares. of these BMD and his directors held 4,049,057,391 shares.
If we subtract that number from the votes in favour it reveals that just 329,383,377 votes from other shareholders supported the board.
That equates to 3.68% of the shares in issue.
Looks like most thought voting a waste of time. Was this " participating " a "resounding endorsement"?