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Hochschild Mining plc
("the Company")
Result of AGM
The Company announces the results detailed below of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held this afternoon at which all proposed resolutions were passed.
Copy of Resolutions
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
Note
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 23 May 2018 at 6pm was 508,893,115. 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.
Enquiries:
Hochschild Mining plc | |
Raj Bhasin | +44 (0)20 3709 3260 |
Company Secretary | |
Hudson Sandler | |
Charlie Jack | +44 (0)20 7796 4133 |
Public Relations | |
Resolution |
| VOTES FOR |
| % OF VOTES CAST 1 |
| VOTES AGAINST |
| % OF VOTES CAST 1 |
| TOTAL VOTES |
| VOTES WITHHELD | |
1 | Receipt of 2017 Report and Accounts |
| 403,837,272 |
| 99.83% |
| 703,677 |
| 0.17% |
| 404,540,949 |
| 504,782 |
2 | Approve 2017 Directors' Remuneration Report |
| 337,129,308 |
| 84.54% |
| 61,660,570 |
| 15.46% |
| 398,789,878 |
| 6,255,854 |
3 | Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
| 392,578,326 |
| 96.92% |
| 12,459,724 |
| 3.08% |
| 405,038,050 |
| 7,681 |
4 | Approve the final dividend |
| 404,988,633 |
| 99.99% |
| 57,098 |
| 0.01% |
| 405,045,731 |
| 1 |
5 | Re-elect Graham Birch |
| 394,692,513 |
| 97.44% |
| 10,352,905 |
| 2.56% |
| 405,045,418 |
| 314 |
| Votes of the independent shareholders2 |
| 136,127,140 |
| 92.93% |
| 10,352,905 |
| 7.07% |
| 146,480,045 |
| 314 |
6 | Re-elect Jorge Born Jr. |
| 404,282,212 |
| 99.81% |
| 763,205 |
| 0.19% |
| 405,045,417 |
| 314 |
| Votes of the independent shareholders2 |
| 145,716,839 |
| 99.48% |
| 763,205 |
| 0.52% |
| 146,480,044 |
| 314 |
7 | Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante |
| 404,438,861 |
| 99.85% |
| 606,556 |
| 0.15% |
| 405,045,417 |
| 314 |
8 | Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild |
| 386,728,249 |
| 95.48% |
| 18,317,168 |
| 4.52% |
| 405,045,417 |
| 314 |
9 | Re-elect Eileen Kamerick |
| 394,396,108 |
| 97.37% |
| 10,649,310 |
| 2.63% |
| 405,045,418 |
| 314 |
| Votes of the independent shareholders2 |
| 135,830,735 |
| 92.73% |
| 10,649,310 |
| 7.27% |
| 146,480,045 |
| 314 |
10 | Elect Dionisio Romero Paoletti |
| 328,927,834 |
| 81.21% |
| 76,117,584 |
| 18.79% |
| 405,045,418 |
| 314 |
11 | Re-elect Michael Rawlinson |
| 394,377,613 |
| 97.37% |
| 10,667,805 |
| 2.63% |
| 405,045,418 |
| 314 |
| Votes of the independent shareholders2 |
| 135,812,240 |
| 92.72% |
| 10,667,805 |
| 7.28% |
| 146,480,045 |
| 314 |
12 | Re-elect Sanjay Sarma |
| 404,438,861 |
| 99.85% |
| 606,556 |
| 0.15% |
| 405,045,417 |
| 314 |
| Votes of the independent shareholders2 |
| 145,873,488 |
| 99.59% |
| 606,556 |
| 0.41% |
| 146,480,044 |
| 314 |
13 | Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors |
| 404,647,473 |
| 99.95% |
| 185,920 |
| 0.05% |
| 404,833,393 |
| 212,338 |
14 | Authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration |
| 405,040,648 |
| 100.00% |
| 1,646 |
| 0% |
| 405,042,294 |
| 3,438 |
15 | Authorise directors to allot shares/grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares |
| 403,725,420 |
| 99.67% |
| 1,316,874 |
| 0.33% |
| 405,042,294 |
| 3,438 |
16 | Approve the 2018 Hochschild Mining plc Long Term Incentive Plan |
| 397,273,703 |
| 98.08% |
| 7,759,277 |
| 1.92% |
| 405,032,980 |
| 12,751 |
17 | Disapply statutory pre-emption rights |
| 404,792,386 |
| 99.94% |
| 236,039 |
| 0.06% |
| 405,028,425 |
| 17,307 |
18 | Disapply statutory pre-emption rights to finance an acquisition or other capital investment |
| 400,820,509 |
| 98.96% |
| 4,210,019 |
| 1.04% |
| 405,030,528 |
| 15,203 |
19 | Authorise the Company to make market purchases of own shares |
| 404,857,890 |
| 99.96% |
| 176,171 |
| 0.04% |
| 405,034,061 |
| 11,670 |
20 | Authorise general meetings other than AGMs to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
| 400,506,412 |
| 98.88% |
| 4,539,319 |
| 1.12% |
| 405,045,731 |
| 1 |
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.