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AGM 2009 Poll Results
Zug, 5 May 2009
Xstrata plc announces the results of the poll on the Resolutions before the Annual General Meeting of Xstrata plc held on 5th May 2009. All Resolutions were carried
| For | Against | Votes withheld * |
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| Resolution 1 By Ordinary Resolution: To receive and consider and, if thought fit, adopt the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company, and the reports of the directors and auditors thereon, for the year ended 31 December 2008 |
2,176,488,511 | 3,037,268 | 876,836 |
| Resolution 2 By Ordinary Resolution: To receive and consider and if thought fit, to approve the directors’ Remuneration Report (on pages 98 to 107 of the Annual Report) for the year ended 31 December 2008 |
1,403,510,452 | 701,821,671 | 75,070,491 |
| Resolution 3 By Ordinary Resolution: To re-elect Ivan Glasenberg, being a non-executive director retiring in accordance with Article 128 of the Company’s Articles of Association |
1,985,569,285 | 178,332,714 | 16,500,616 |
| Resolution 4 By Ordinary Resolution: To re-elect Trevor Reid, being an executive director retiring in accordance with Article 128 of the Company’s Articles of Association |
2,155,141,864 | 15,447,683 | 9,816,068 |
| Resolution 5 By Ordinary Resolution: To re-elect Santiago Zaldumbide, being an executive director retiring in accordance with Article 128 of the Company’s Articles of Association |
2,155,088,387 | 15,500,960 | 9,816,268 |
| Resolution 6 By Ordinary Resolution: To elect Peter Hooley, as a non-executive director on the recommendation of the Board, in accordance with Article 129 of the Company’s Articles of Association |
2,170,307,021 | 9,234,604 | 857,990 |
| Resolution 7 By Ordinary Resolution: To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors to the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company and to authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
2,158,432,832 | 149,611 | 14,800,265 |
| Resolution 8 By Ordinary Resolution: To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to a specified amount, as set out in the Notice of AGM |
2,075,684,008 | 76,506,559 | 28,212,048 |
| Resolution 9 By Special Resolution: To authorise the directors to allot a certain number of equity securities for cash free of pre-emption rights, as set out in the Notice of AGM |
2,175,170,920 | 4,359,021 | 872,674 |
* A “vote withheld” is not a ‘vote’ under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ the resolution.
A copy of those resolutions being items of special business passed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 5th May 2009 has been submitted to the Financial Services Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
The total number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each eligible to be voted at the AGM was 2,933,011,620. The scrutineer of the polls was Computershare Investor Services PLC.
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| Telephone | +44 20 7968 2885 | Telephone | +44 20 7968 2871 | |
| Mobile | +44 7759 924 576 | Mobile | +44 7785 964 340 | |
| relliston@xstrata.com | cdivver@xstrata.com |
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