Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3573N

Hochschild Mining PLC

15 May 2015

 

Hochschild Mining plc

("the Company")

The Company announces the results detailed below of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today.

						FOR				AGAINST
Resolution		Description of Resolution			Number  of        Votes		% of Votes Cast1		Number of Votes		% of Votes Cast1			Total Number of Votes Cast				Votes Withheld
1		Receipt of 2014 Report and Accounts			331,747,512		99.99%			5,000		0.01%		331,752,512				16,303
2		Approve 2014 Directors' Remuneration Report			270,636,145		82.40%			57,823,443		17.60%		328,459,588				3,309,227
3		Approve Directors' Remuneration Policy			245,449,810		74.07%			85,917,919		25.93%		331,367,729				401,086
4		Re-elect Graham Birch			331,246,419		99.85%			481,093		0.15%		331,727,512				41,303
		Votes of the independent shareholders2			131,926,147		99.64%			481,093		0.36%		132,407,240				41,303
5		Re-elect Enrico Bombieri			331,656,419		99.98%			81,093		0.02%		331,737,512				41,303
		Votes of the independent shareholders2			132,326,147		99.94%			81,093		0.06%		132,407,240				41,303
6		Re-elect Jorge Born Jr.			326,753,048		98.50%			4,974,464		1.50%		331,727,512				41,303
		Votes of the independent shareholders2			127,432,776		96.24%			4,974,464		3.76%		132,407,240				41,303
7		Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante			328,341,864		98.97%			3,401,648		1.03%		331,743,512				25,303
8		Re-elect Roberto Danino			331,257,695		99.85%			485,817		0.15%		331,743,512				25,303
9		Re-elect Sir Malcolm Field			326,620,446		98.46%			5,107,066		1.54%		331,727,512				41,303
		Votes of the independent shareholders2			127,300,174		96.14%			5,107,066		3.86%		132,407,240				41,303
10		Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild			289,120,173		87.15%			42,648,339		12.85%		331,768,512				303
11		Re-elect Nigel Moore			326,745,032		98.50%			4,982,480		1.50%		331,727,512				41,303
		Votes of the independent shareholders2			127,424,760		96.24%			4,982,480		3.76%		132,407,240				41,303
12		Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors			328,300,435		99.86%			461,194		0.14%		328,761,629				3,007,186
13		Authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration			331,746,868		99.99%			5,644		0.01%		331,752,512				16,303
14		Authorise directors to allot shares/grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares			327,065,869		99.89%			375,652		0.11%		327,441,521				4,327,294
15		Disapply statutory pre-emption rights			307,076,220		92.56%			24,676,292		7.44%		331,752,512				16,303
16		Authorise the Company to make market purchases of own shares			327,411,521		99.99%			30,000		0.01%		327,441,521				4,327,294
17		Authorise general meetings other than AGMs to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice			321,069,124		96.79%			10,658,388		3.21%		331,727,512				41,303

1.  Excludes votes withheld

2.  Under Listing Rule 9.2.2E R, resolutions on the re-election of any independent director must be approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 13 May 2015 at 6pm was 367,688,367. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast.

A copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting is being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

 

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