Wrap Text
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Results of BHP Billiton`s 2009 AGMs
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
26 November 2007
Results of BHP Billiton`s 2009 AGMs
Please find attached the results of the business conducted at the meetings of
shareholders of BHP Billiton Limited ("Limited") held in Brisbane, Australia on
26 November 2009 and BHP Billiton Plc ("Plc") held in London, United Kingdom on
29 October 2009.
As required by the Dual Listed Companies Structure, a poll was conducted on each
of the proposed resolutions. Each resolution is a Joint Electorate Action. The
poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are attached.
The final proxy position for each company (excluding the proxy votes carried
from one meeting to the other meeting by the Special Voting Shares) is detailed
in Appendix 1. The additional information required in respect of BHP Billiton
Plc by the United Kingdom`s Companies Act 2006 (as amended by The Companies
(Shareholders` Rights) Regulations 2009) is provided in Appendix 2.
Two copies of the resolutions passed at the closure of the poll today have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority`s Document Viewing Facility, situated at:
Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14
5HS (Telephone no: +44 (0)20 7066 1000).
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc as follows:
Business Votes For Votes Votes Result
Against Abstained
1 Receipt of the 2,838,046,338 21,060,152 118,993,169 CARRIED
Financial
Statements and
Reports for
BHP Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
2 Re-election of 2,946,925,237 23,865,947 7,328,358 CARRIED
Mr Carlos
Cordeiro as a
director of
each of BHP
Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
3 Re-election of 2,893,440,665 66,564,346 19,113,762 CARRIED
Mr David
Crawford as a
director of
each of BHP
Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
4 Re-election of 2,956,502,934 10,108,078 11,507,189 CARRIED
The Hon E Gail
de Planque as
a director of
each of BHP
Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
5 Re-election of 2,961,263,493 6,257,441 10,580,944 CARRIED
Mr Marius
Kloppers as a
director of
each of BHP
Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
6 Re-election of 2,902,951,818 68,328,117 6,820,580 CARRIED
Mr Don Argus
as a director
of each of BHP
Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
7 Election of Mr 2,960,863,132 9,457,978 7,790,095 CARRIED
Wayne Murdy as
a director of
each of BHP
Billiton
Limited and
BHP Billiton
Plc (an
ordinary
resolution)
8 Re-appointment 2,940,616,309 8,628,242 28,812,046 CARRIED
of KPMG Audit
Plc as auditor
of BHP
Billiton Plc
(an ordinary
resolution)
9 Renewal of the 2,682,829,361 279,687,592 15,553,450 CARRIED
general
authority to
issue shares
in BHP
Billiton Plc
(an ordinary
resolution)
10 Renewal of the 2,790,231,523 176,378,755 11,224,659 CARRIED
disapplication
of pre-emption
rights in BHP
Billiton Plc
(a special
resolution)
11 Approval of 2,959,662,730 8,108,354 10,247,912 CARRIED
the repurchase
of shares in
BHP Billiton
Plc (a special
resolution)
12 Approval of the cancellation of shares in BHP Billiton Plc
held by BHP Billiton Limited on each of the following dates
(each one a special resolution):
12(i) 30 April 2010 2,952,934,478 10,999,233 14,166,450 CARRIED
12(ii) 17 June 2010 2,951,571,526 11,401,888 14,147,378 CARRIED
12(iii) 15 September 2,952,861,305 11,126,576 14,132,160 CARRIED
2010
12(iv) 11 November 2,952,916,669 11,102,233 14,093,626 CARRIED
2010
13 Approval of 2,866,489,458 69,401,329 42,090,615 CARRIED
the
Remuneration
Report (an
ordinary non-
binding
resolution)
14 Approval of 2,893,631,655 65,378,929 18,897,118 CARRIED
the grant of
awards to Mr
Marius
Kloppers under
the GIS and
the LTIP (an
ordinary
resolution)
APPENDIX 1
BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc - Final Proxy Position
Limited Plc
1 Receipt of the Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,412,775,717 1,443,917,803
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,356,307,768 1,424,810,324
resolution
* was to vote against the 2,159,850 18,900,302
resolution
* was to abstain on the 115,205,613 3,786,961
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,308,099 207,177
discretion
2 Re-election of Mr Carlos Cordeiro as a director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,524,835,912 1,443,533,623
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,463,679,970 1,426,167,975
resolution
* was to vote against the 6,708,244 17,146,592
resolution
* was to abstain on the 3,166,026 4,171,141
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,447,698 219,056
discretion
3 Re-election of Mr David Crawford as a director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,525,988,482 1,431,597,091
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,460,421,269 1,375,931,468
resolution
* was to vote against the 11,106,713 55,446,743
resolution
* was to abstain on the 3,012,687 16,107,673
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,460,500 218,880
discretion
4 Re-election of The Hon E Gail de Planque as a director of each of BHP
Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,520,640,185 1,443,555,654
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,458,227,960 1,441,250,932
resolution
* was to vote against the 8,005,718 2,086,166
resolution
* was to abstain on the 7,359,412 4,149,110
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,406,507 218,556
discretion
5 Re-election of Mr Marius Kloppers as a director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,525,459,863 1,439,648,048
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,466,266,030 1,438,187,103
resolution
* was to vote against the 5,006,406 1,251,257
resolution
* was to abstain on the 2,524,103 8,056,024
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,187,427 209,688
discretion
6 Re-election of Mr Don Argus as a director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,525,307,766 1,443,550,109
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,457,699,957 1,388,573,274
resolution
* was to vote against the 13,557,399 54,766,047
resolution
* was to abstain on the 2,674,345 4,154,455
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,050,410 210,788
discretion
7 Election of Mr Wayne Murdy as a director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,524,363,811 1,443,526,787
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,461,541,841 1,442,054,523
resolution
* was to vote against the 8,181,198 1,249,775
resolution
* was to abstain on the 3,628,790 4,177,977
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,640,772 222,489
discretion
8 Re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,519,532,549 1,427,278,687
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,461,778,233 1,421,854,402
resolution
* was to vote against the 3,421,297 5,180,010
resolution
* was to abstain on the 8,406,508 20,425,013
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,333,019 244,275
discretion
9 Renewal of the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc
(an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,521,462,132 1,438,938,643
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,449,313,250 1,176,409,878
resolution
* was to vote against the 17,396,700 262,281,892
resolution
* was to abstain on the 6,535,965 8,720,701
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 54,752,182 246,873
discretion
10 Renewal of the disapplication of pre-emption rights in BHP Billiton Plc
(a special resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,518,729,271 1,445,796,865
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,446,481,820 1,286,425,984
resolution
* was to vote against the 17,198,737 159,129,097
resolution
* was to abstain on the 9,266,040 1,907,899
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 55,048,714 241,784
discretion
11 Approval of the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special
resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,521,466,902 1,443,994,378
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,459,883,141 1,442,113,542
resolution
* was to vote against the 6,448,417 1,639,852
resolution
* was to abstain on the 6,525,562 3,710,386
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 55,135,344 240,984
discretion
12 Approval of the cancellation of shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by BHP
Billiton Limited on each of the following dates (each one a special
resolution):
12(i) 30 April 2010
Total number of proxy votes 1,518,589,595 1,442,988,162
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,454,984,991 1,439,877,026
resolution
* was to vote against the 8,148,392 2,825,541
resolution
* was to abstain on the 9,392,987 4,716,602
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 55,456,212 285,595
discretion
12(ii) 17 June 2010
Total number of proxy votes 1,517,627,369 1,442,990,091
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,453,505,515 1,439,875,542
resolution
* was to vote against the 8,567,943 2,826,829
resolution
* was to abstain on the 9,375,844 4,714,673
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 55,553,911 287,720
discretion
12(iii) 15 September 2010
Total number of proxy votes 1,518,640,832 1,442,991,095
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,454,780,879 1,439,878,485
resolution
* was to vote against the 8,294,570 2,824,890
resolution
* was to abstain on the 9,361,630 4,713,669
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 55,565,383 287,720
discretion
12(iv) 11 November 2010
Total number of proxy votes 1,518,683,968 1,442,987,923
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,454,773,438 1,439,875,780
resolution
* was to vote against the 8,271,503 2,823,614
resolution
* was to abstain on the 9,311,181 4,716,841
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 55,639,027 288,529
discretion
13 Approval of the Remuneration Report (an ordinary non-binding
resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,503,474,496 1,430,116,305
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,414,600,587 1,395,682,960
resolution
* was to vote against the 35,262,330 34,161,904
resolution
* was to abstain on the 24,419,423 17,586,498
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 53,611,579 271,441
discretion
14 Approval of the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the GIS and
the LTIP (an ordinary resolution)
Total number of proxy votes 1,516,233,639 1,440,597,067
exercisable by all proxies
validly appointed
Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments
specified that the proxy -
* was to vote for the 1,415,877,975 1,436,862,362
resolution
* was to vote against the 47,541,281 3,449,226
resolution
* was to abstain on the 11,676,617 7,107,697
resolution
* may vote at the proxy`s 52,814,383 285,479
discretion
APPENDIX 2
Additional Information
For the purposes of section 341 of the United Kingdom`s Companies Act 2006 (as
amended by The Companies (Shareholders` Rights) Regulations 2009) and in respect
of BHP Billiton Plc, the votes validly cast* as a percentage of the company`s
total issued share capital (as at 6pm on 27 October 2009) are:
Item of Business Votes
cast %*
1 Receipt of the Financial Statements and 64.72
Reports for BHP Billiton Plc and BHP
Billiton Limited
2 Re-election of Mr Carlos Cordeiro as a 64.70
director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP
Billiton Limited
3 Re-election of Mr David Crawford as a 64.17
director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP
Billiton Limited
4 Re-election of The Hon E Gail de Planque as 64.70
a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and
BHP Billiton Limited
5 Re-election of Mr Marius Kloppers as a 64.53
director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP
Billiton Limited
6 Re-election of Mr Don Argus as a director of 64.70
each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton
Limited
7 Election of Mr Wayne Murdy as a director of 64.70
each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton
Limited
8 Re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditor 63.97
of BHP Billiton Plc
9 Renewal of the general authority to issue 64.49
shares in BHP Billiton Plc
10 Renewal of the disapplication of pre-emption 64.80
rights in BHP Billiton Plc
11 Approval of the repurchase of shares in BHP 64.72
Billiton Plc
12 Approval of the cancellation of shares in
BHP Billiton Plc held by BHP Billiton
Limited on each of the following dates:
30 April 2010 64.68
12(i)
12(ii) 17 June 2010 64.68
12(iii) 15 September 2010 64.68
12(iv) 11 November 2010 64.68
13 Approval of the Remuneration Report 64.10
14 Approval of the grant of awards to Mr Marius 64.57
Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP
*This calculation does not include the votes cast at the BHP Billiton Limited
Annual General Meeting which are added to the votes cast at the BHP Billiton Plc
Annual General Meeting to give the final result in relation to each resolution.
Final poll results for BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited can be found on
pages 2, 3 and 4 of this announcement.
BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Registered Office: Neathouse
Lonsdale Street Melbourne Place London SW1V 1BH United
Victoria 3000 Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Date: 26/11/2009 09:32:25 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,
information disseminated through SENS.
Sharenet Sites 
