AGM 2012 - Voting results
20 April, 2012
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 Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG at 2.30pm on Thursday 19 April 2012. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting.
Electoral Reform Services acted as independent assessors and the result of the polls was as follows. This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s website, www.angloamerican.com, along with a transcript of the Annual General Meeting, as soon as practicable:
Number of cards at meeting date: 1,307
Total Voting Rights (Issued share capital excluding
Treasury Shares) at meeting date: 1,327,556,615
Number of votes per share: one
Meeting type: AGM
| Resolution | Shares For (Incldg. Discretionary) |
Shares Against |
Shares Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Report and Accounts | 840,700,390 | 58,777 | 425,848 |
| 2. Dividend | 839,873,568 | 903,893 | 407,554 |
| 3. Re-elect Cynthia Carroll | 802,059,184 | 38,718,482 | 423,723 |
| 4. Re-elect David Challen | 826,978,556 | 13,696,728 | 524,105 |
| 5. Re-elect Sir CK Chow | 840,092,072 | 684,308 | 423,009 |
| 6. Re-elect Sir Philip Hampton | 840,319,385 | 457,473 | 422,531 |
| 7. Re-elect René Médori | 839,612,893 | 1,136,166 | 450,139 |
| 8. Re-elect Phuthuma Nhleko | 839,979,005 | 209,360 | 1,010,833 |
| 9. Re-elect Ray O’Rourke | 840,678,246 | 97,317 | 423,635 |
| 10. Re-elect Sir John Parker | 833,925,366 | 6,853,814 | 414,910 |
| 11. Re-elect Mamphela Ramphele | 713,851,434 | 111,762,497 | 15,583,265 |
| 12. Re-elect Jack Thompson | 840,332,409 | 436,579 | 429,668 |
| 13. Re-elect Peter Woicke | 840,077,212 | 692,871 | 429,115 |
| 14. To re-appoint the auditors | 829,413,437 | 1,979,113 | 9,806,646 |
| 15. Auditors’ remuneration | 840,236,031 | 415,210 | 547,957 |
| 16. Remuneration Report | 716,506,271 | 110,627,621 | 14,065,303 |
| 17. Authority to allot shares | 646,482,512 | 194,277,026 | 439,593 |
| 18. Disapply pre-emption rights | 687,731,252 | 153,028,694 | 438,645 |
| 19. Authority to purchase own shares | 822,701,091 | 18,078,598 | 419,690 |
| 20. Hold general meetings (other than AGM) on not less than 14 days notice |
744,054,031 | 94,458,301 | 2,689,005 |