Voting results 2006
25 April, 2006
The results of the voting at the 2006 annual general meeting.
Anglo American AGM 2006 – voting results
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 (Including Discretionary) |
Shares Against |
Shares Abstained |
| 1. Report and Accounts | 926,603,702 | 2,031,133 | 32,717,450 |
| 2. Dividend | 960,538,265 | 510,555 | 310,918 |
| 3. Elect Peter Woicke | 959,698,732 | 1,617,047 | 44,543 |
| 4. Elect Mamphela Ramphele | 959,535,625 | 1,793,422 | 31,203 |
| 5. Re-elect David Challen | 959,454,308 | 1,862,577 | 43,437 |
| 6. Re-elect Fred Phaswana | 959,458,019 | 1,872,056 | 30,175 |
| 7. Re-elect Sir Mark Moody-Stuart | 958,011,237 | 3,091,475 | 257,610 |
| 8. To re-appoint the auditors | 912,297,176 | 35,332,451 | 13,729,915 |
| 9. Auditors remuneration | 952,468,209 | 3,159,726 | 5,731,827 |
| 10. Remuneration Report | 926,360,337 | 12,431,351 | 22,567,294 |
| 11. Authority to allot shares | 818,639,901 | 142,421,696 | 298,723 |
| 12. Allotment of shares for cash | 764,079,534 | 186,522,473 | 10,754,975 |
| 13. Authority to purchase own shares | 942,769,734 | 170,693 | 18,419,115 |
| 14. Amend Articles | 944,395,041 | 2,264,260 | 14,701,021 |