Voting results of the Anglo American annual general meeting held on 25 April 2006
Anglo American plc (the “Company”) announces that
all resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities at the
Company's Annual General Meeting held at The Institution of
Electrical Engineers at 11.00am on Tuesday 25 April 2006. In
line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each
resolution at the meeting.
Electoral Reform Services acted as scrutineers and the result of
the polls was as follows. This announcement will be available for
viewing on the Company's website,
www.angloamerican.co.uk,
along with a transcript of the Annual General Meeting, as soon as
practicable:
Number of cards at meeting date: 1,479
Issued share capital at meeting date: 1,519,220,236
Number of votes per share: One
Meeting type: Annual General Meeting
| Resolution |
Shares For (Incldg.
Discretionary) |
% |
Shares Against |
% |
Shares Abstained |
| 1. Report and Accounts |
926,603,702 |
99.78 |
2,031,133 |
0.22 |
32,717,450 |
| 2. Dividend |
960,538,265 |
99.95 |
510,555 |
0.05 |
310,918 |
| 3. Elect Peter Woicke |
959,698,732 |
99.83 |
1,617,047 |
0.17 |
44,543 |
| 4. Elect Mamphela Ramphele |
959,535,625 |
99.81 |
1,793,422 |
0.19 |
31,203 |
| 5. Re-elect David Challen |
959,454,308 |
99.81 |
1,862,577 |
0.19 |
43,437 |
| 6. Re-elect Fred Phaswana |
959,458,019 |
99.81 |
1,872,056 |
0.19 |
30,175 |
| 7. Re-elect Sir Mark Moody-Stuart |
958,011,237 |
99.68 |
3,091,475 |
0.32 |
257,610 |
| 8. To re-appoint the auditors |
912,297,176 |
96.27 |
35,332,451 |
3.73 |
13,729,915 |
| 9. Auditors remuneration |
952,468,209 |
99.67 |
3,159,726 |
0.33 |
5,731,827 |
| 10. Remuneration Report |
926,360,337 |
98.68 |
12,431,351 |
1.32 |
22,567,294 |
| 11. Authority to allot shares |
818,639,901 |
85.18 |
142,421,696 |
14.82 |
298,723 |
| 12. Allotment of shares for cash |
764,079,534 |
80.38 |
186,522,473 |
19.62 |
10,754,975 |
| 13. Authority to purchase own shares |
942,769,734 |
99.98 |
170,693 |
0.02 |
18,419,115 |
| 14. Amend Articles |
944,395,041 |
99.76 |
2,264,260 |
0.24 |
14,701,021 |
Nicholas Jordan
Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
20 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AN
Registered Number 3564138