Hochschild Mining plc ('the Company') The Company announces the following results of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today: |
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Resolution |
Description of Resolution |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes Cast* |
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Number of Votes |
% of Votes Cast* |
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Total Number of Votes Cast |
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Votes Withheld |
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1 |
Receipt of 2008 Report and Accounts |
275,098,570 |
95.15 |
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14,000,000 |
4.85 |
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289,098,570 |
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105,523 |
2 |
Approve 2008 Directors' Remuneration Report |
288,280,541 |
99.77 |
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647,352 |
0.23 |
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288,927,893 |
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276,200 |
3 |
Approve 2008 Final Dividend |
289,098,570 |
99.96 |
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102,723 |
0.04 |
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289,201,293 |
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2,800 |
4 |
Elect Miguel Aramburú |
274,690,230 |
99.81 |
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508,463 |
0.19 |
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275,198,693 |
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14,005,400 |
5 |
Elect Ignacio Rosado |
274,690,230 |
99.81 |
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508,463 |
0.19 |
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275,198,693 |
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14,005,400 |
6 |
Re-elect Jorge Born Jr. |
274,333,150 |
99.86 |
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360,502 |
0.14 |
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274,693,652 |
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14,510,441 |
7 |
Re-elect Nigel Moore |
289,133,191 |
99.97 |
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65,502 |
0.03 |
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289,198,693 |
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5,400 |
8 |
Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors |
288,671,252 |
99.89 |
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295,000 |
0.11 |
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288,966,252 |
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237,841 |
9 |
Authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration |
289,092,362 |
99.99 |
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6,208 |
0.01 |
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289,098,570 |
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105,523 |
10 |
Authorise directors to allot shares |
287,667,652 |
99.79 |
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592,255 |
0.21 |
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288,259,907 |
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944,186 |
11 |
Disapply pre-emption rights |
289,103,964 |
99.96 |
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92,229 |
0.04 |
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289,196,193 |
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7,900 |
12 |
Authorise the Company to make market purchases of own shares |
289,106,193 |
99.96 |
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95,100 |
0.04 |
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289,201,293 |
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2,800 |
13 |
To authorise general meetings other than AGMs to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
289,042,138 |
99.94 |
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156,555 |
0.06 |
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289,198,693 |
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5,400 |
14 |
Amend, with effect from 1 October 2009, provisions of the Articles of Association |
289,106,193 |
99.96 |
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90,000 |
0.04 |
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289,196,193 |
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7,900 |
15 |
To revoke any deemed limit in the Articles of Association on the number of shares the Company may allot |
289,103,464 |
99.96 |
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96,929 |
0.04 |
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289,200,393 |
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3,700 |
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*excluding Votes Withheld |