25th Nov 2005 10:44
BHP Billiton PLC25 November 2005 Company Secretariat 25 November 2005 To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Securities Exchange SA Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich For Announcement to the Market I advise the following results of the business conducted at the meetings ofshareholders of BHP Billiton Limited ("Limited") held on 25 November 2005 andBHP Billiton Plc ("Plc") held on 20 October 2005. The final proxy position for each company (excluding the proxy votes carriedfrom one meeting to the other meeting by the Special Voting Shares) is detailedin Appendix 1. As required by the Dual Listed Companies Structure, a poll wasconducted on each of the proposed resolutions. Because of the nature of thatStructure, the poll results for each company on Joint Electorate Actions areidentical. The poll results were: Business Votes Votes Votes Abstained Result For Against 1. Receipt of Financial Statements 3,273,727,682 3,534,936 122,947,379 CARRIED and Reports of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 2. Receipt of Financial Statements 3,273,968,412 3,463,036 122,799,610 CARRIED and Reports of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 3. Election of Mr C A S Cordeiro as 3,392,547,602 4,020,855 3,654,248 CARRIED a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 4. Election of Mr C A S Cordeiro as 3,393,068,711 4,065,357 3,095,793 CARRIED a director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 5. Election of The Hon. E G de 3,392,261,496 4,446,293 3,523,701 CARRIED Planque as a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 6. Election of The Hon. E G de 3,392,697,529 4,532,896 3,014,433 CARRIED Planque as a director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 7. Re-election of Mr D A Crawford 3,335,796,064 13,517,251 50,916,059 CARRIED as a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 8. Re-election of Mr D A Crawford 3,336,045,251 13,470,893 50,728,315 CARRIED as a director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 9. Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins 3,379,149,514 3,049,132 18,028,857 CARRIED as a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 10. Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins as 3,379,341,327 3,078,197 17,823,757 CARRIED a director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 11. Re-election of Mr M Salamon as a 3,372,990,604 9,138,167 18,096,019 CARRIED Director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 12. Re-election of Mr M Salamon as a 3,373,164,567 9,283,885 17,795,506 CARRIED Director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 13. Re-appointment of the auditors of 3,370,568,687 4,729,913 24,935,049 CARRIED BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 14. Renewal of the Directors' authority 3,204,649,433 121,041,785 74,529,844 CARRIED to allot shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 15. Renewal of the disapplication of 3,326,910,667 33,638,002 39,680,723 CARRIED pre-emption rights in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 16. Approval of the re-purchase of 3,370,455,653 7,461,959 22,171,233 CARRIED shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 17. Approval of the Remuneration Report 3,228,061,171 79,415,734 92,734,763 CARRIED (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 18. Approval of the grant of awards to 3,217,937,711 94,623,363 84,738,422 CARRIED Mr C W Goodyear under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 19. Approval of the grant of awards to 3,217,472,882 95,094,190 84,760,690 CARRIED Mr M Salamon under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 20. Approval of amendments to the 3,284,650,635 42,975,060 72,579,371 CARRIED Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 21. Approval of amendments to the 3,353,185,692 11,162,809 35,875,099 CARRIED Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited (a special resolution and Joint Electorate Action) K J WoodCompany Secretary Appendix 1 BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc Final Proxy Position Limited Plc1 Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports of BHPBilliton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,623,307,240 1,651,435,716validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,556,277,044 1,643,255,478• was to vote against the resolution 1,328,513 2,206,422• was to abstain on the resolution 112,758,167 10,189,212• may vote at the proxy's discretion 65,701,683 5,973,816 2 Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports of BHPBilliton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,623,453,096 1,651,434,473validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,556,738,249 1,643,136,352• was to vote against the resolution 1,255,116 2,207,919• was to abstain on the resolution 112,609,155 10,190,455• may vote at the proxy's discretion 65,459,731 6,090,202 3 Election of Mr C A S Cordeiro as a director of BHPBilliton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,732,715,521 1,661,315,831validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,663,692,160 1,654,080,505• was to vote against the resolution 2,879,405 1,137,232• was to abstain on the resolution 3,351,536 302,712• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,143,956 6,098,094 4 Election of Mr C A S Cordeiro as a director of BHPBilliton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,733,260,076 1,661,322,019validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,664,211,831 1,654,063,918• was to vote against the resolution 2,922,694 1,138,445• was to abstain on the resolution 2,792,884 302,909• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,125,551 6,119,656 5 Election of The Hon. E G de Planque as a director ofBHP Billiton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,732,845,277 1,661,323,007validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,663,312,721 1,654,073,848• was to vote against the resolution 3,303,472 1,148,612• was to abstain on the resolution 3,221,780 301,921• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,229,084 6,100,547 6 Election of The Hon. E G de Planque as a director ofBHP Billiton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,733,355,341 1,661,322,211validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,663,840,418 1,654,056,118• was to vote against the resolution 3,390,075 1,148,612• was to abstain on the resolution 2,711,716 302,717• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,124,848 6,117,481 7 Re-election of Mr D A Crawford as a director of BHPBilliton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,733,361,289 1,613,414,637validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,657,644,153 1,603,344,137• was to vote against the resolution 9,538,808 3,978,681• was to abstain on the resolution 2,705,768 48,210,291• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,178,328 6,091,819 8 Re-election of Mr D A Crawford as a director of BHPBilliton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,733,549,829 1,618,413,841validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,657,966,352 1,603,325,231• was to vote against the resolution 9,493,663 3,977,468• was to abstain on the resolution 2,517,228 48,211,087• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,089,814 6,111,142 9 Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins as a director of BHPBilliton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,718,337,900 1,661,323,358validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,650,204,695 1,654,108,519• was to vote against the resolution 1,903,061 1,146,310• was to abstain on the resolution 17,727,287 301,570• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,230,144 6,068,529 10 Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins as a director of BHPBilliton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,718,544,289 1,661,322,762validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,650,462,132 1,654,091,555• was to vote against the resolution 1,933,935 1,144,501• was to abstain on the resolution 17,521,591 302,166• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,148,222 6,086,706 11 Re-election of Mr M Salamon as a Director of BHPBilliton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,718,265,510 1,661,325,873validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,646,116,715 1,651,988,169• was to vote against the resolution 5,868,664 3,265,812• was to abstain on the resolution 17,796,964 299,055• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,280,131 6,071,892 12 Re-election of Mr M Salamon as a Director of BHPBilliton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,718,570,824 1,661,325,655validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,645,934,630 1,651,963,582• was to vote against the resolution 6,005,416 3,268,228• was to abstain on the resolution 17,496,233 299,273• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,630,778 6,093,845 13 Reappointment of the auditors of BHP Billiton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,718,949,937 1,653,806,036validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,650,395,122 1,644,567,549• was to vote against the resolution 1,557,084 3,170,735• was to abstain on the resolution 17,116,155 7,818,894• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,997,731 6,067,750 14 Renewal of the Directors' authority to allot sharesin BHP Billiton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,662,493,578 1,660,667,809validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,584,901,716 1,544,736,731• was to vote against the resolution 11,115,313 109,855,720• was to abstain on the resolution 73,572,729 957,115• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,476,549 6,075,358 15 Renewal of the disapplication of pre-emption rightsin BHP Billiton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,711,842,191 1,646,166,239validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,635,354,487 1,616,172,018• was to vote against the resolution 9,636,671 23,907,468• was to abstain on the resolution 24,222,034 15,458,689• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,851,033 6,086,753 16 Approval of the re-purchase of shares in BHP BillitonPlc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,714,073,461 1,661,326,846validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,642,118,039 1,652,972,158• was to vote against the resolution 5,176,864 2,270,323• was to abstain on the resolution 21,873,151 298,082• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,778,558 6,084,365 17 Approval of the Remuneration Report > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,713,924,092 1,591,030,810validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,620,884,062 1,532,120,785• was to vote against the resolution 26,494,176 52,827,572• was to abstain on the resolution 22,141,096 70,593,667• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,545,854 6,082,453 18 Approval of the grant of awards to Mr C W Goodyear underthe GIS and the LTIP > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,712,784,840 1,597,924,389validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,621,889,470 1,523,566,103• was to vote against the resolution 26,221,963 68,246,124• was to abstain on the resolution 21,068,233 63,670,189• may vote at the proxy's discretion 64,673,407 6,112,162 19 Approval of the grant of awards to Mr M Salamon underthe GIS and the LTIP > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,712,754,253 1,597,962,708validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,621,389,928 1,523,605,579• was to vote against the resolution 26,679,917 68,244,894• was to abstain on the resolution 21,098,820 63,661,870• may vote at the proxy's discretion 64,684,408 6,112,235 20. Approval of the amendments to the Articles of Associationof BHP Billiton Plc > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,714,352,371 1,610,754,699validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,642,569,175 1,566,733,520• was to vote against the resolution 5,021,277 37,935,446• was to abstain on the resolution 21,709,142 50,870,229• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,761,919 6,085,733 21. Approval of the amendments to the Constitution of BHPBilliton Limited > Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies 1,714,636,161 1,647,178,960validly appointed > Total number of proxy votes in respect of which theappointments specified that the proxy -• was to vote for the resolution 1,643,523,722 1,634,430,595• was to vote against the resolution 4,501,298 6,643,174• was to abstain on the resolution 21,429,101 14,445,998• may vote at the proxy's discretion 66,611,141 6,105,161 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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