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Result of AGM

16th Nov 2010 08:27

RNS Number : 2461W
BHP Billiton PLC
16 November 2010
 



 

Company Secretariat

 

16 November 2010

 

 

To: Australian Securities Exchange

London Stock Exchange

cc: New York Stock Exchange

JSE Limited

 

 

 

For announcement to the market

 

 

Please find attached the results of the business conducted at the meetings of shareholders of BHP Billiton Limited ("Limited") held in Perth, Australia on 16 November 2010 and BHP Billiton Plc ("Plc") held in London, United Kingdom on 21 October 2010.

 

As required by the Dual Listed Companies Structure, a poll was conducted on each of the proposed resolutions. Each resolution is a Joint Electorate Action. The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are attached.

 

The final proxy position for each company (excluding the proxy votes carried from one meeting to the other meeting by the Special Voting Shares) is detailed in Appendix 1. The additional information required in respect of BHP Billiton Plc by the United Kingdom's Companies Act 2006 (as amended by The Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009) is provided in Appendix 2.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed at the closure of the poll today has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

 

Jane McAloon

Group Company Secretary

 

 

 

The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc as follows:

Business

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstained

Result

1

To receive the 2010 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

2,853,384,210

21,899,359

145,636,981

CARRIED

2

To re-elect Dr John Buchanan as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

3,010,682,697

5,209,946

5,144,995

CARRIED

3

To re-elect Mr David Crawford as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

2,967,628,710

48,249,884

5,151,522

CARRIED

4

To re-elect Mr Keith Rumble as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

3,011,842,332

4,011,384

5,176,737

CARRIED

5

To re-elect Dr John Schubert as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

3,003,515,989

12,257,652

5,258,186

CARRIED

6

To re-elect Mr Jacques Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

2,993,958,435

21,764,237

5,275,301

CARRIED

7

To elect Mr Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

3,010,818,207

4,807,437

5,404,050

CARRIED

8

To elect Ms Carolyn Hewson as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

3,008,197,407

7,416,453

5,382,479

CARRIED

9

To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

3,004,084,423

8,458,296

8,472,024

CARRIED

10

To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

2,829,347,185

182,792,725

8,926,898

CARRIED

11

To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a special resolution)

2,935,191,846

77,233,384

8,592,649

CARRIED

12

To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)

2,998,263,091

14,314,497

8,440,924

CARRIED

13

To approve the 2010 Remuneration Report (a non-binding ordinary resolution)

2,917,996,260

91,390,012

11,488,575

CARRIED

14

To approve amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan (an ordinary resolution)

2,932,964,474

67,776,286

20,211,417

CARRIED

15

To approve the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution)

2,909,902,724

98,375,523

12,683,424

CARRIED

16

To approve amendments to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited (a special resolution)

3,000,792,385

8,738,011

11,477,212

CARRIED

17

To approve amendments to the Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)

3,001,079,986

8,547,277

11,384,687

CARRIED

 

 

 

APPENDIX 1

BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc - Final Proxy Position

Limited

Plc

1

To receive the 2010 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,366,984,329

1,491,111,464

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,313,701,673

1,471,825,256

¨

was to vote against the resolution

2,770,619

19,127,521

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

144,009,208

1,576,089

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,512,037

158,687

2

To re-elect Dr John Buchanan as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,394,399

1,491,304,267

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,452,996,746

1,489,960,579

¨

was to vote against the resolution

3,990,856

1,185,476

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,685,796

1,383,287

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,406,797

158,212

3

To re-elect Mr David Crawford as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,387,904

1,491,306,189

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,436,751,428

1,463,201,726

¨

was to vote against the resolution

20,173,344

27,946,323

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,691,181

1,381,365

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,463,132

158,140

4

To re-elect Mr Keith Rumble as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,363,915

1,491,305,326

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,453,389,384

1,490,620,044

¨

was to vote against the resolution

3,467,730

527,142

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,715,507

1,382,228

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,506,801

158,140

5

To re-elect Dr John Schubert as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,281,697

1,491,307,041

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,452,483,430

1,483,245,071

¨

was to vote against the resolution

4,350,948

7,903,410

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,798,599

1,380,513

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,447,319

158,560

6

To re-elect Mr Jacques Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,205,047

1,491,308,922

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,450,127,349

1,475,977,682

¨

was to vote against the resolution

6,572,749

15,173,100

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,835,478

1,378,632

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,504,949

158,140

7

To elect Mr Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,163,512

1,491,304,499

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,452,393,639

1,490,624,035

¨

was to vote against the resolution

4,237,572

521,339

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,915,551

1,383,055

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,532,301

159,125

8

To elect Ms Carolyn Hewson as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,099,070

1,491,320,243

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,450,022,638

1,490,649,716

¨

was to vote against the resolution

6,700,855

511,587

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,939,826

1,367,311

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,375,577

158,940

9

To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,507,256,794

1,488,081,398

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,452,749,812

1,483,616,613

¨

was to vote against the resolution

4,099,873

4,301,333

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

3,806,413

4,606,156

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,407,109

163,452

10

To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,504,034,305

1,490,888,960

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,421,057,662

1,340,433,637

¨

was to vote against the resolution

32,407,003

150,291,771

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

7,081,683

1,797,878

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,569,640

163,552

11

To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a special resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,504,047,205

1,491,176,433

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,442,474,875

1,424,791,178

¨

was to vote against the resolution

10,936,706

66,220,939

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

7,029,341

1,511,121

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,635,624

164,316

12

To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,504,159,822

1,491,320,325

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,446,252,407

1,482,181,221

¨

was to vote against the resolution

7,204,418

7,086,264

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

6,909,400

1,365,013

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,702,997

2,052,840

13

To approve the 2010 Remuneration Report (a non-binding ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,502,443,845

1,489,977,151

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,406,872,622

1,457,079,626

¨

was to vote against the resolution

45,877,024

32,741,439

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

8,572,656

2,709,686

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

49,694,199

156,086

14

To approve amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,500,010,241

1,483,807,320

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,408,709,688

1,457,103,862

¨

was to vote against the resolution

41,107,788

26,539,642

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

11,026,590

8,879,517

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,192,765

163,816

15

To approve the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,502,653,334

1,488,821,459

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,382,766,263

1,473,844,793

¨

was to vote against the resolution

70,677,905

14,820,235

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

8,393,030

3,865,379

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

49,209,166

156,431

16

To approve amendments to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited (a special resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,504,023,667

1,488,377,903

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,447,438,453

1,485,404,632

¨

was to vote against the resolution

5,911,214

2,807,171

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

7,047,851

4,308,935

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,674,000

166,100

17

To approve amendments to the Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)

Þ

Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed

1,504,024,786

1,488,488,138

Þ

Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -

¨

was to vote for the resolution

1,447,511,759

1,485,516,289

¨

was to vote against the resolution

5,722,031

2,806,532

¨

was to abstain on the resolution

7,056,981

4,198,700

¨

may vote at the proxy's discretion

50,790,996

165,317

 

 

APPENDIX 2

Additional Information

 

For the purposes of section 341 of the United Kingdom's Companies Act 2006 (as amended by The Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009) and in respect of BHP Billiton Plc, the votes validly cast* as a percentage of the company's total issued share capital (as at 6pm on 19 October 2010) are:

 

Item of Business

Votes cast %*

1

Receipt of the Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.84

 

2

Re-election of Dr John Buchanan as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

3

Re-election of Mr David Crawford as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

4

Re-election of Mr Keith Rumble as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

5

Re-election of Dr John Schubert as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

6

Re-election of Mr Jacques Nasser as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

7

Election of Mr Malcolm Broomhead as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

8

Election of Ms Carolyn Hewson as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited

66.85

 

9

Re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of BHP Billiton Plc

66.71

10

Renewal of the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc

66.83

11

Renewal of the right to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash

66.85

12

Approval of the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc

66.85

13

Approval of the Remuneration Report

66.79

14

Approval of the amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan

66.51

15

Approval of the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the Group Incentive Scheme and Long Term Incentive Scheme

66.74

 

16

Approval of the amendments to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited

66.72

 

17

Approval of the amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc

66.72

 

 

\* This calculation does not include the votes cast at the BHP Billiton Limited Annual General Meeting which are added to the votes cast at the BHP Billiton Plc Annual General Meeting to give thefinal result in relation to each resolution. Final poll results for BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited can be found on pages 2 and 3 of this announcement.

 

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

Registered in Australia

Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209

Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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