RESULT OF VOTING ON RESOLUTIONS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Zug, Monday, 9th May 2005
Xstrata plc announces the result of voting on the resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 9th May 2005. Each of the resolutions was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 – 10, as ordinary resolutions, were passed on a show of hands. As special resolutions, polls were taken for Resolutions 11, 12 and 13.
Details are set out below of the proxy votes received by Xstrata before the AGM in respect of Resolutions 1 – 10, and the result of the polls taken for Resolutions 11, 12 and 13.
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Proxy voting for Resolutions 1-10 |
For |
Against |
Abstained |
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1. |
Adoption of Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004 |
468,480,661 |
23,568,858 |
4,717,052 |
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2. |
Approval of declaration of dividend of 16 US cents per share |
496,341,621 |
0 |
424,950 |
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3. |
Approval of the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2004 |
358,361,450 |
126,241,519 |
12,163,602 |
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4. |
Re-election of Willy Strothotte to the Board |
389,325,606 |
46,974,117 |
60,466,848 |
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5. |
Re-election of Trevor Reid to the Board |
492,876,789 |
2,893,941 |
995,841 |
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6. |
Re-election of Paul Hazen to the Board |
468,736,374 |
4,231,215 |
23,798,982 |
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7. |
Re-election of Ian Strachan to the Board |
495,095,671 |
669,295 |
1,001,605 |
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8. |
Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors to the Company and authority to determine their remuneration |
490,231,887 |
6,109,734 |
424,950 |
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9. |
Adoption of Xstrata plc Added Value Incentive Plan |
431,356,869 |
63,790,512 |
1,619,190 |
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10. |
General authority to the directors to allot shares |
487,701,528 |
8,623,943 |
441,100 |
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Result of Polls for Resolutions 11 -13 |
For |
Against |
Abstained |
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11. |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
492,414,609 |
4,352,597 |
25,725 |
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12. |
Approval of amendment to articles 116 and 121 of Articles of Association |
495,552,034 |
197 |
1,240,700 |
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13. |
Approval of amendment to article 223 of Articles of Association |
492,309,628 |
747 |
4,482,556 |
Xstrata plc also announces that a copy of the resolutions passed at its Annual General Meeting, has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: The Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS
Tel No.: +44 20 7066 1000
Xstrata contacts |
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Richard Elliston |
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Claire Bithell |
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Telephone |
+44 20 7968 2885 |
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Telephone |
+44 20 7968 2871 |
Mobile |
+44 7759 924 576 |
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Mobile |
+44 7785 964 340 |
relliston@xstrata.com |
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cbithell@xstrata.com |
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