Last checked at 15 May 2015 13:33
Hochschild Mining plc
("the Company")
The Company announces the results detailed below of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today.
FOR | AGAINST |
| |||||||||||||||||
Resolution | Description of Resolution | Number of Votes | % of Votes Cast1 | Number of Votes | % of Votes Cast1 | Total Number of Votes Cast | Votes Withheld |
| |||||||||||
1 | Receipt of 2014 Report and Accounts | 331,747,512 | 99.99% | 5,000 | 0.01% | 331,752,512 | 16,303 |
| |||||||||||
2 | Approve 2014 Directors' Remuneration Report | 270,636,145 | 82.40% | 57,823,443 | 17.60% | 328,459,588 | 3,309,227 |
| |||||||||||
3 | Approve Directors' Remuneration Policy | 245,449,810 | 74.07% | 85,917,919 | 25.93% | 331,367,729 | 401,086 |
| |||||||||||
4 | Re-elect Graham Birch | 331,246,419 | 99.85% | 481,093 | 0.15% | 331,727,512 | 41,303 |
| |||||||||||
Votes of the independent shareholders2 | 131,926,147 | 99.64% | 481,093 | 0.36% | 132,407,240 | 41,303 |
| ||||||||||||
5 | Re-elect Enrico Bombieri | 331,656,419 | 99.98% | 81,093 | 0.02% | 331,737,512 | 41,303 |
| |||||||||||
Votes of the independent shareholders2 | 132,326,147 | 99.94% | 81,093 | 0.06% | 132,407,240 | 41,303 |
| ||||||||||||
6 | Re-elect Jorge Born Jr. | 326,753,048 | 98.50% | 4,974,464 | 1.50% | 331,727,512 | 41,303 |
| |||||||||||
Votes of the independent shareholders2 | 127,432,776 | 96.24% | 4,974,464 | 3.76% | 132,407,240 | 41,303 |
| ||||||||||||
7 | Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante | 328,341,864 | 98.97% | 3,401,648 | 1.03% | 331,743,512 | 25,303 |
| |||||||||||
8 | Re-elect Roberto Danino | 331,257,695 | 99.85% | 485,817 | 0.15% | 331,743,512 | 25,303 |
| |||||||||||
9 | Re-elect Sir Malcolm Field | 326,620,446 | 98.46% | 5,107,066 | 1.54% | 331,727,512 | 41,303 |
| |||||||||||
Votes of the independent shareholders2 | 127,300,174 | 96.14% | 5,107,066 | 3.86% | 132,407,240 | 41,303 |
| ||||||||||||
10 | Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild | 289,120,173 | 87.15% | 42,648,339 | 12.85% | 331,768,512 | 303 |
| |||||||||||
11 | Re-elect Nigel Moore | 326,745,032 | 98.50% | 4,982,480 | 1.50% | 331,727,512 | 41,303 |
| |||||||||||
Votes of the independent shareholders2 | 127,424,760 | 96.24% | 4,982,480 | 3.76% | 132,407,240 | 41,303 |
| ||||||||||||
12 | Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 328,300,435 | 99.86% | 461,194 | 0.14% | 328,761,629 | 3,007,186 |
| |||||||||||
13 | Authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration | 331,746,868 | 99.99% | 5,644 | 0.01% | 331,752,512 | 16,303 |
| |||||||||||
14 | Authorise directors to allot shares/grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares | 327,065,869 | 99.89% | 375,652 | 0.11% | 327,441,521 | 4,327,294 |
| |||||||||||
15 | Disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 307,076,220 | 92.56% | 24,676,292 | 7.44% | 331,752,512 | 16,303 |
| |||||||||||
16 | Authorise the Company to make market purchases of own shares | 327,411,521 | 99.99% | 30,000 | 0.01% | 327,441,521 | 4,327,294 |
| |||||||||||
17 | Authorise general meetings other than AGMs to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 321,069,124 | 96.79% | 10,658,388 | 3.21% | 331,727,512 | 41,303 |
| |||||||||||
1. Excludes votes withheld
2. Under Listing Rule 9.2.2E R, resolutions on the re-election of any independent director must be approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 13 May 2015 at 6pm was 367,688,367. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast.
A copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting is being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm