27 Jun 2014 17:11
27 June 2014
For Immediate Release
Asia Resource Minerals plc ("ARMS" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
ARMS announces that the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 2 June 2014 were duly passed on a poll with the exception of resolutions 4,9,15,17, and 18. The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.
ARMS also announces that Samin Tan informed the Company Secretary this morning of his intention to step down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Resolution 6 was therefore withdrawn from the poll.
FOR | AGAINST | ||||||
Resolution | Number of votes | % of votes cast | Number of votes | % of votes cast | Total votes cast | % of issued share capital voted1 | VOTES WITHHELD2 |
Ordinary Resolutions | |||||||
1.To receive and adopt the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2013 and the reports of the Directors and auditors therein.
| 212,119,493 | 100.00 | 6 | 0.00 | 212,119,509 | 88.03 | 10 |
2.To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 December 2013 (the "Remuneration Policy"). | 210,844,017 | 99.61 | 833,976 | 0.39 | 212,119,509 | 88.03 | 441,515 |
3. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2013 (other than the part containing the "Remuneration Policy"). | 211,255,023 | 99.94 | 118,281 | 0.06 | 212,119,509 | 88.03 | 746,205 |
4. To re-elect Chris Walton as a Director of the Company.
| 86,228,483 | 40.65 | 125,890,366 | 59.35 | 212,118,984 | 88.03 | 135 |
5. To re-elect Nick von Schirnding as a Director of the Company. - Resolution Withdrawn | |||||||
6. To re-elect Samin Tan as a Director of the Company. - Resolution Withdrawn | |||||||
7.To re-elect Alexander Ramlie as a Director of the Company. | 198,473,880 | 93.62 | 13,532,367 | 6.38 | 212,118,984 | 88.03 | 112,737 |
8.To re-elect Sir Richard Gozney as a Director of the Company. | 200,821,138 | 94.68 | 11,293,099 | 5.32 | 212,118,984 | 88.03 | 4,747 |
9. To re-elect Nick Salmon as a Director of the Company. | 86,262,982 | 40.67 | 125,851,255 | 59.33 | 212,118,984 | 88.03 | 4,747 |
10.To re-elect Amir Sambodo as a Director of the Company. | 199,171,637 | 94.03 | 12,648,084
| 5.97 | 212,118,984 | 88.03 | 299,263 |
11.To re-elect Bob Kamandanu as a Director of the Company. | 199,577,459 | 94.13 | 12,436,778 | 5.87 | 212,014,237 | 87.99 | 104,747 |
12. To re-elect Dr Wallace King as a Director of the Company. | 200,187,759 | 94.38 | 11,926,278 | 5.62 | 212,114,037 | 88.03 | 4,947 |
13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company, until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid. | 211,219,907 | 99.58 | 894,990 | 0.42 | 212,114,897 | 88.03 | 4,612 |
14. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors. | 211,925,641 | 99.92 | 163,868 | 0.08 | 212,089,509 | 88.02 | 30,000 |
15. To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company up to a specified amount. | 83,615,487 | 39.44 | 128,373,497 | 60.56 | 211,988,487 | 87.98 | 130,000 |
16.To authorise the Directors to make political donations. | 210,234,418 | 99.51 | 1,033,265 | 0.49 | 211,267,683 | 87.68 | 851,826 |
Special Resolutions | |||||||
17. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights. | 83,708,067 | 39.49 | 128,275,670 | 60.51 | 211,983,737 | 87.98 | 135,247 |
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. | 96,688,131 | 45.76 | 114,615,683 | 54.24 | 211,303,814 | 87.69 | 815695 |
19. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 169,011,852 | 79.69 | 43,077,647 | 20.31 | 212,089,499 | 88.02 | 30,010 |
1 The total voting rights in the Company as at the date of the meeting was 240,957,067 voting ordinary shares of £0.01 each, each carrying one vote on a poll
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolutions
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Asia Resource Minerals plc
Sean Wade +44 (0) 20 7201 7511 | RLM Finsbury
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