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Anglo American plc (the "Company")
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
Anglo American AGM 2017 - voting results
Anglo American plc (the "Company") announces that all resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities at the Company's Annual General Meeting held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre at 2.30pm on Monday 24 April 2017. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting.
The total voting rights (the issued share capital excluding Treasury Shares) on 20 April 2017 was 1,404,597,618. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
Resolution | For
| % of Votes Cast | Against | % of Votes Cast | Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital | Votes Withheld |
1. Report and Accounts | 939,695,293 | 99.99 | 108,021 | 0.01 | 66.91% | 5,924,171 |
2. Elect Stephen Pearce | 935,377,142 | 99.03 | 9,175,018 | 0.97 | 67.25% | 1,175,325 |
3. Elect Nolitha Fakude | 944,399,198 | 99.98 | 152,198 | 0.02 | 67.25% | 1,176,089 |
4. Re-elect Mark Cutifani | 938,484,386 | 99.30 | 6,608,480 | 0.70 | 67.29% | 634,619 |
5. Re-elect Byron Grote | 936,159,717 | 99.11 | 8,393,214 | 0.89 | 67.25% | 1,174,554 |
6. Re-elect Sir Philip Hampton | 919,203,166 | 98.84 | 10,825,471 | 1.16 | 66.21% | 15,698,848 |
7. Re-elect Tony O'Neill | 939,762,363 | 99.44 | 5,314,000 | 0.56 | 67.28% | 651,092 |
8. Re-elect Sir John Parker | 886,357,934 | 94.08 | 55,804,426 | 5.92 | 67.08% | 3,565,125 |
9. Re-elect Mphu Ramatlapeng | 941,826,884 | 99.71 | 2,759,086 | 0.29 | 67.25% | 1,141,515 |
10. Re-elect Jim Rutherford | 942,289,028 | 99.71 | 2,734,069 | 0.29 | 67.28% | 704,388 |
11. Re-elect Anne Stevens | 941,787,275 | 99.71 | 2,770,495 | 0.29 | 67.25% | 1,169,715 |
12. Re-elect Jack Thompson | 936,276,912 | 99.12 | 8,278,103 | 0.88 | 67.25% | 1,172,470 |
13. To re-appoint the Auditors | 792,982,753 | 83.91 | 152,082,107 | 16.09 | 67.28% | 662,625 |
14. Auditors' remuneration | 940,090,925 | 99.47 | 4,989,985 | 0.53 | 67.28% | 646,575 |
15. Remuneration Policy | 875,719,701 | 92.91 | 66,854,666 | 7.09 | 67.11% | 3,153,118 |
16. Implementation Report | 897,721,384 | 95.05 | 46,760,152 | 4.95 | 67.24% | 1,245,949 |
17. Reduce minimum number of directors from ten to five | 927,739,312 | 98.17 | 17,328,452 | 1.83 | 67.28% | 659,722 |
18. Authority to allot shares | 845,349,044 | 89.60 | 98,157,269 | 10.40 | 67.17% | 2,221,172 |
19. Disapply pre-emption rights | 851,729,334 | 90.32 | 91,248,820 | 9.68 | 67.14% | 2,749,331 |
20. Authority to purchase own shares | 920,768,421 | 97.45 | 24,122,474 | 2.55 | 67.27% | 836,590 |
21. Hold general meetings (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 days' notice | 866,960,673 | 92.19 | 73,395,484 | 7.81 | 66.95% | 5,371,328 |
This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company's website, www.angloamerican.com, as soon as practicable.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
John MillsGroup Company SecretaryAnglo American plc25 April 2017