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Result of AGM

29th Jan 2015 15:32

RNS Number : 5353D
Lonmin PLC
29 January 2015
 



29 JANUARY 2015

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - VOTING RESULTS

 

At the Annual General Meeting held on 29 January 2015 all resolutions in the Notice of Meeting were considered by shareholders by means of a poll vote and all resolutions were duly adopted with votes cast being as set out below :

 

Resolution 1: To receive the report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2014

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

437,202,186

99.98

99,850

0.02

437,302,036

74.90

596,641

 

Resolution 2: To approve the directors' remuneration policy

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

405,992,661

93.01

30,501,242

6.99

436,493,903

74.77

1,404,873

 

Resolution 3: To approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the policy) for the year ended 30 September 2014

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

435,365,887

99.87

568,588

0.13

435,934,475

74.67

1,954,173

 

Resolution 4: To reappoint KPMG LLP as the Company's auditors

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

435,772,780

99.78

939,441

0.22

436,712,221

74.80

1,185,777

 

Resolution 5: To authorise the Board to agree the auditors' remuneration

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

437,699,529

99.96

188,551

0.04

437,888,080

75.00

10,307

 

Resolution 6: To re-elect Brian Beamish as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

437,617,593

99.96

159,592

0.04

437,777,185

74.99

120,826

 

Resolution 7: To re-elect Len Konar as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

342,499,840

78.33

94,765,761

21.67

437,265,601

74.90

632,870

 

Resolution 8: To re-elect Jonathan Leslie as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

437,705,308

99.97

148,517

0.03

437,853,825

75.00

44,852

 

Resolution 9: To re-elect Simon Scott as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

436,318,526

99.89

459,341

0.11

436,777,867

74.81

1,120,627

 

Resolution 10: To re-elect Jim Sutcliffe as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

434,242,254

99.18

3,608,969

0.82

437,851,223

75.00

41,341

 

Resolution 11: To re-elect Ben Magara as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

436,253,096

99.90

431,198

0.10

436,684,294

74.80

1,213,605

 

Resolution 12: To re-elect Phuti Mahanyele as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

424,898,275

97.20

12,261,181

2.80

437,159,456

74.88

738,443

 

Resolution 13: To re-elect Gary Nagle as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

427,757,597

97.84

9,426,827

2.16

437,184,424

74.88

713,603

 

Resolution 14: To re-elect Paul Smith as a Director

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

424,916,467

97.19

12,264,768

2.81

437,181,235

74.88

716,252

 

Resolution 15: Directors' authority to allot shares

The text of this resolution reads as follows:

"That the Directors be and they are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot Ordinary Shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, Ordinary Shares in the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of $194,500,000, provided that this authority shall expire on the date of the next AGM of the Company or, if earlier, on 30 April 2016, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot Ordinary Shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired; and all unexercised authorities previously granted to the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares and grant Rights be and are hereby revoked."

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

269,508,679

61.55

168,372,540

38.45

437,881,219

75.00

16,846

 

Resolution 16: Purchase of own shares (Special Resolution)

The text of this resolution reads as follows:

"That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Companies Act) of Ordinary Shares of US$1 in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine provided that:

 

(a) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be purchased is 58,500,000;

 

(b) the minimum price that may be paid for an Ordinary Share is US$1;

 

(c) the maximum price that may be paid for an Ordinary Share is an amount equal to 105% of the

average of the middle-market prices shown in the quotation for an Ordinary Share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased;

 

(d) this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of

this resolution or, if earlier, on 30 April 2016 unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting; and

 

(e) the Company may enter into a contract to purchase its Ordinary Shares under this authority prior

to its expiry, which contract will or may be executed wholly or partly after such expiry, and may purchase its Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any such contract."

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

419,712,039

95.85

18,170,152

4.15

437,882,191

75.00

14,465

 

Resolution 17: Notice period for general meetings, other than annual general meetings (Special Resolution)

The text of this resolution reads as follows:

"That a general meeting,other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice".

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

381,055,080

87.03

56,808,652

12.97

437,863,732

75.00

34,615

 

Resolution 18: Approval of the 2015 Long Term Incentive Pan (LTIP)

The text of this resolution reads as follows:

"That the rules of the Lonmin Plc 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan, in the form produced at the AGM and initialled by the Chairman of the AGM for the purposes of identification (a summary of which is set out in Appendix 2 to the Notice of AGM), be and are hereby approved".

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

405,461,858

93.04

30,309,837

6.96

435,771,695

74.64

2,126,279

 

Resolution 19: Amendment of the Rules of the Annual Share Award Plan

The text of this resolution reads as follows:

"That the amendments to the Rules of the Lonmin Annual Share Award Plan summarised in the explanatory notes to the Notice of AGM, and in the form produced at the AGM and initialled by the Chairman of the AGM for the purposes of identification, be and are hereby approved".

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

395,576,813

90.65

40,791,638

9.35

436,368,451

74.74

1,519,184

 

 

Resolution 20: Amendment of the Rules of the Balanced Scorecard Bonus Plan

The text of this resolution reads as follows:

"That the amendments to the Rules of the Lonmin Plc Balanced Scorecard Bonus Plan summarised in the explanatory notes to the Notice of AGM, and in the form produced at the AGM and initialled by the Chairman of the AGM for the purposes of identification, be and are hereby approved".

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast

% of issued share capital voting

Number of shares on which votes were withheld

436,026,219

99.91

371,008

0.09

436,397,227

74.75

1,499,657

 

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Rob Bellhouse +44 (0)20 7201 6000

Company Secretary

Lonmin Plc

 

Tanya Chikanza +44 (0)20 7201 6007

Head of Investor Relations

Lonmin Plc

 

END

 

This information is provided by RNS
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