At the annual general meeting, held on Thursday, 6 May 2010, all the resolutions were passed and the results of the polls are as follows:
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Votes withheld |
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1. Receiving the report and accounts |
47,872,438,388 shares 99.98 % |
10,885,499 shares 0.02 % |
68,650,641 shares
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2. Approval of the directors' remuneration report |
42, 817, 417, 557 shares 91.47 % |
8.53% |
1,141,917,872 shares
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3. Election of directors |
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(a) Sir Winfried Bischoff
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46,548,213,519 shares 99.13 % |
408,140,699 shares 0.87 % |
994,917,260 shares
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(b) Mr G R Moreno |
99.65 % |
0.35 % |
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(c) Mr D L Roberts |
99.67 %
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0.33 % |
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4. Re-election of directors |
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(a) Dr W C G Berndt |
Resolution withdrawn. |
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(b) Mr J E Daniels |
99.60 % |
0.40 % |
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(c) Mrs H A Weir |
99.62 % |
0.38 % |
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5. Re-appointment of the auditors |
47,416,430,362 shares 99.90 % |
48,720,774 shares 0.10 % |
486,435,076 shares
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6. Auditor's remuneration |
47,757,730,218 shares 99.92 % |
39,372,886 shares 0.08 % |
153,405,670 shares
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45,869,254,323 shares 97.38 % |
2.62 % |
846,406,058 shares
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8. Limited disapplication of the pre-emption rights |
47,762,792,996 shares 99.76 % |
115,891,367 shares 0.24 % |
71,793,738 shares
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9. Authority to purchase ordinary shares |
47,820,911,226 shares 99.87 % |
62,730,136 shares 0.13 % |
66,727,635 shares
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10. Authority to purchase preference shares |
47,367,317,801 shares 98.92 % |
516,319,027 shares 1.08 % |
66,653,036 shares
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11. Notice period for general meetings |
98.15 % |
1.85 % |
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On 6 May 2010 there were 66,915,197,938 relevant shares in issue. 378 shareholders or persons representing shareholders attended the meeting. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes and, therefore, have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
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