28th Nov 2007 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC28 November 2007 28 November 2007 cc: New York Stock Exchange To: Australian Securities Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich 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 Adelaide, Australia on 28 November 2007 and BHP Billiton Plc ("Plc") held in London, United Kingdom on 25 October 2007. 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. Jane McAloonGroup Company Secretary The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc as follows: Business Votes Votes Votes Abstained Result For Against1 To receive the Financial Statements & 2,886,951,738 8,862,579 5,392,057 CARRIED Reports for BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)2 To receive the Financial Statements & 2,888,436,602 7,797,288 5,029,083 CARRIED Reports for BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution)3 To re-elect Mr D A Crawford as a Director 2,844,356,727 11,267,783 45,639,950 CARRIED of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)4 To re-elect Mr D A Crawford as a Director 2,844,725,449 11,119,591 45,424,260 CARRIED of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution)5 To re-elect Mr D R Argus as a Director of 2,828,319,011 33,399,854 39,543,537 CARRIED BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)6 To re-elect Mr D R Argus as a Director of 2,821,693,040 33,415,670 46,167,224 CARRIED BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution)7 To re-elect Mr C A S Cordeiro as a 2,858,433,932 4,054,292 38,771,896 CARRIED Director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)8 To re-elect Mr C A S Cordeiro as a 2,858,459,202 4,156,429 38,653,329 CARRIED Director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution)9 To re-elect The Hon E G de Planque as a 2,857,824,982 4,242,548 39,192,362 CARRIED Director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)10 To re-elect The Hon E G de Planque as a 2,858,178,899 4,081,225 39,010,244 CARRIED Director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution)11 To re-elect Dr D A L Jenkins as a Director 2,857,482,347 4,144,367 39,508,125 CARRIED of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)12 To re-elect Dr D A L Jenkins as a Director 2,857,618,485 4,162,122 39,364,072 CARRIED of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution)13 To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of 2,888,640,760 7,048,031 5,462,259 CARRIED BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)14 To renew the general authority to allot 2,733,622,810 160,014,973 7,496,294 CARRIED shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)15 To renew the disapplication of pre-emption 2,732,873,386 147,245,039 21,051,581 CARRIED rights in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)16 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP 2,890,258,644 4,186,691 6,652,377 CARRIED Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)17 To approve the cancellation of shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by BHP Billiton Limited on each of the following dates (each one a special resolution):17(i) 31 December 2007 2,880,188,362 2,389,768 18,588,597 CARRIED17(ii) 15 February 2008 2,879,609,490 2,974,871 18,564,366 CARRIED17(iii) 30 April 2008 2,880,149,524 2,417,743 18,581,460 CARRIED17(iv) 31 May 2008 2,880,104,489 2,440,876 18,603,462 CARRIED17(v) 15 June 2008 2,880,113,435 2,440,560 18,594,832 CARRIED17(vi) 31 July 2008 2,880,147,727 2,412,952 8,706,100 CARRIED17(vii) 15 September 2008 2,880,182,345 2,349,055 18,624,998 CARRIED 17(viii) 30 November 2008 2,880,116,900 2,390,785 18,649,013 CARRIED18 To approve the 2007 Remuneration Report (a 2,713,102,354 149,286,177 28,668,039 CARRIED non-binding resolution)19 To approve the grant of awards to Mr M J 2,826,358,823 55,062,227 8,432,142 CARRIED Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution)20 To approve the grant of awards to Mr C W 2,739,014,583 141,434,937 8,413,425 CARRIED Goodyear under the GIS (an ordinary resolution)21 To approve the amendment to the Articles 2,869,563,151 13,640,901 17,941,189 CARRIED of Association of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)22 To approve the amendment to the 2,870,450,087 12,955,984 17,742,981 CARRIED Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited (a special resolution) Appendix 1 BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc - Final Proxy Position Limited Plc1 To receive the Financial Statements & Reports for BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,430,313 1,453,599,680 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,352,508,393 1,447,500,741 • was to vote against the resolution 2,985,466 5,888,905 • was to abstain on the resolution 5,022,835 369,222 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 94,936,454 210,034 2 To receive the Financial Statements & Reports for BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,791,476 1,453,597,250 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,354,014,265 1,447,482,995 • was to vote against the resolution 1,929,640 5,879,440 • was to abstain on the resolution 4,657,431 371,652 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 94,847,571 234,815 3 To re-elect Mr D A Crawford as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc 1,450,927,688 1,412,854,452 - Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,350,990,714 1,406,244,228 • was to vote against the resolution 4,757,886 6,383,674 • was to abstain on the resolution 4,525,500 41,114,450 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,179,088 226,550 4 To re-elect Mr D A Crawford as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,451,146,488 1,412,851,342 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - was to vote for the resolution 1,351,192,411 1,406,215,096 was to vote against the resolution 4,739,662 6,380,974 was to abstain on the resolution 4,306,700 41,117,560 may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,214,415 255,272 5 To re-elect Mr D R Argus as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,221,021 1,419,657,532 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,347,291,118 1,393,823,534 • was to vote against the resolution 7,815,263 25,608,948 • was to abstain on the resolution 5,232,167 34,311,370 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,114,640 225,050 6 To re-elect Mr D R Argus as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,404,980 1,412,849,038 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,347,572,228 1,386,988,255 • was to vote against the resolution 7,822,848 25,609,812 • was to abstain on the resolution 5,047,360 41,119,864 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,009,904 250,971 7 To re-elect Mr C A S Cordeiro as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,838,922 1,419,811,232 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,352,583,547 1,418,550,001 • was to vote against the resolution 2,738,304 1,031,150 • was to abstain on the resolution 4,614,226 34,157,670 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,517,071 230,081 8 To re-elect Mr C A S Cordeiro as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,959,789 1,419,808,932 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,352,915,672 1,418,523,253 • was to vote against the resolution 2,715,980 1,029,877 • was to abstain on the resolution 4,493,359 34,159,970 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,328,137 255,802 9 To re-elect The Hon E G de Planque as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,495,111 1,419,734,577 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,351,835,983 1,418,458,897 • was to vote against the resolution 3,016,787 1,045,048 • was to abstain on the resolution 4,958,037 34,234,325 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,642,341 230,632 10 To re-elect The Hon E G de Planque as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,679,529 1,419,732,277 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,352,401,774 1,418,432,813 • was to vote against the resolution 2,984,937 1,043,675 • was to abstain on the resolution 4,773,619 34,236,625 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,292,818 255,789 11 To re-elect Dr D A L Jenkins as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,178,388 1,419,735,537 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,351,627,193 1,418,395,049 • was to vote against the resolution 3,010,000 1,111,607 • was to abstain on the resolution 5,274,760 34,233,365 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,541,195 228,881 12 To re-elect Dr D A L Jenkins as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,324,741 1,419,733,237 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,351,855,995 1,418,357,801 • was to vote against the resolution 3,019,379 1,120,334 • was to abstain on the resolution 5,128,407 34,235,665 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,449,367 255,102 13 To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,450,424,631 1,453,435,940 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,353,387,446 1,447,747,049 • was to vote against the resolution 1,641,427 5,467,438 • was to abstain on the resolution 5,028,517 433,742 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,395,758 221,453 14 To renew the general authority to allot shares in BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,448,295,169 1,453,527,025 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,336,437,637 1,309,388,307 • was to vote against the resolution 15,990,417 143,905,458 • was to abstain on the resolution 7,153,637 342,657 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,867,115 233,260 15 To renew the disapplication of pre-emption rights in BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,446,556,674 1,441,714,575 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,341,978,168 1,302,875,651 • was to vote against the resolution 8,268,294 138,610,736 • was to abstain on the resolution 8,896,474 12,155,107 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 96,310,212 228,188 16 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,449,136,264 1,453,526,682 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,347,529,927 1,452,888,383 • was to vote against the resolution 3,764,177 402,532 • was to abstain on the resolution 6,309,377 343,000 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,842,160 235,767 17 To approve the cancellation of shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by BHP Billiton Limited on each of the following dates: 17(i) 31 December 2007 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,567,356 1,445,164,746 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,346,167,527 1,444,900,664 • was to vote against the resolution 2,285,481 23,791 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,883,661 8,704,936 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,114,348 240,291 17(ii) 15 February 2008 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,592,651 1,445,163,682 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,346,011,857 1,444,294,077 • was to vote against the resolution 2,265,073 629,264 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,858,366 8,706,000 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,315,721 240,341 17(iii) 30 April 2008 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,574,593 1,445,164,646 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,345,944,032 1,444,899,127 • was to vote against the resolution 2,312,436 24,678 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,876,424 8,705,036 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,318,125 240,841 17(iv) 31 May 2008 1,445,552,591 1,445,164,646 - Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - was to vote for the resolution 1,345,927,217 1,444,845,516 was to vote against the resolution 2,281,632 77,970 was to abstain on the resolution 9,898,426 8,705,036 may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,343,742 241,16017(v) 15 June 2008 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,562,285 1,445,163,582 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,345,887,336 1,444,898,562 • was to vote against the resolution 2,335,453 24,678 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,888,732 8,706,100 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,339,496 240,342 17 (vi) 31 July 2008 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,560,398 1,445,163,582 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,345,798,003 1,444,898,063 • was to vote against the resolution 2,383,945 24,678 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,890,619 8,706,100 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,378,450 240,841 17(vii) 15 September 2008 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,532,651 1,445,163,050 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,345,820,988 1,444,898,235 • was to vote against the resolution 2,320,641 23,650 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,918,366 8,706,632 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,391,022 241,165 17(viii) 30 November 2008 - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,581,822 1,445,089,864 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,345,674,264 1,444,820,194 • was to vote against the resolution 2,362,310 24,146 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,869,195 8,779,818 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,545,248 245,524 18 To approve the 2007 Remuneration Report - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,296,919 1,425,202,706 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,335,209,222 1,289,464,054 • was to vote against the resolution 14,116,045 135,499,859 • was to abstain on the resolution 10,154,128 28,666,975 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 95,971,652 238,793 19 To approve of the grant of awards to Mr M J Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP - Total number of proxy votes 1,445,099,124 1,445,437,459 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,307,942,047 1,432,067,481 • was to vote against the resolution 42,345,949 13,123,331 • was to abstain on the resolution 10,360,139 8,432,223 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 94,811,128 246,647 20 To approve of the grant of awards to Mr C W Goodyear under the GIS - Total number of proxy votes 1,444,069,270 1,445,457,240 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,231,881,249 1,421,059,577 • was to vote against the resolution 117,611,423 24,154,063 • was to abstain on the resolution 11,381,747 8,412,442 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 94,576,598 243,600 21 To approve the amendment to the Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc - Total number of proxy votes 1,446,316,344 1,445,062,805 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,342,694,729 1,438,402,745 • was to vote against the resolution 7,177,403 6,424,251 • was to abstain on the resolution 9,134,673 8,806,516 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 96,444,212 235,809 22 To approve the amendment to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited - Total number of proxy votes 1,446,541,527 1,445,035,830 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed - Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,343,540,085 1,438,348,211 • was to vote against the resolution 6,600,262 6,432,691 • was to abstain on the resolution 8,909,490 8,833,491 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 96,401,180 254,928 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH UnitedVictoria 3000 KingdomTelephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 The BHPBilliton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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