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GLENCORE PLC - GLN - Results of the 2019 AGM

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GLN - Results of the 2019 AGM

  GLENCORE PLC
  (Incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991)
  (Registration number 107710)
  JSE Share Code: GLN
  LSE Share Code: GLEN
  HKSE Share Code: 805HK
  ISIN: JE00B4T3BW64

  Baar, Switzerland
  9 May 2019

                                    Results of the 2019 AGM

  Glencore announces the results of the poll of the resolutions of the Annual General
  Meeting held today, 9 May 2019. Resolutions 2, 15, 16 and 17 were proposed as special
  resolutions and all other resolutions were proposed as ordinary resolutions. All
  resolutions were carried.


RESOLUTIONS   1 To receive      2  To approve the     3   To re-elect    4. To re-elect   5   To re-
                the Company’s      Company’s              Anthony           Ivan              elect
                Accounts           capital                Hayward as a      Glasenberg        Peter
                                   contribution           Director          as a              Coates as
                                   reserves be                              Director          a Director
                                   reduced by
                                   US$2,800,000,000
                                   and be repaid to
                                   shareholders
VOTES         10,418,221,860    10,750,704,601        10,096,969,077     10,644,296,448   10,700,373,808
FOR

%(1)          96.93             99.35                 93.32              98.98            99.02

VOTES         329,875,703       70,611,646            723,072,063        109,178,497      105,729,309
AGAINST

%(1)          3.07              0.65                  6.68               1.02             0.98

VOTES         10,748,097,563    10,821,316,247        10,820,041,140     10,753,474,945   10,806,103,117
TOTAL

% VOTED(1)    77.93             78.46                 78.45              77.97            78.35

VOTES         74,703,701        1,485,017             2,763,124          69,326,319       16,698,147
WITHHELD

% OF ISC(2)   0.51              0.01                  0.02               0.48             0.11




RESOLUTIONS   6    To re-elect    7    To re-elect      8      To re-elect    9    To re-       10 To re-
                   Leonhard            Martin Gilbert          John Mack as        elect Gill      elect
                   Fischer as a        as a Director           a Director          Marcus as       Patrice
                   Director                                                        a Director      Merrin as
                                                                                                   a Director

VOTES         10,658,432,442      10,613,837,738        10,580,271,865        10,732,431,861    10,780,358,997
FOR

%(1)          98.50               98.22                 97.91                 99.32             99.76

VOTES         162,620,510         192,489,980           225,802,878           73,673,595        25,738,314
AGAINST

%(1)          1.50                1.78                  2.09                  0.68              0.24

VOTES         10,821,052,952      10,806,327,718        10,806,074,743        10,806,105,456    10,806,097,311
TOTAL

% VOTED(1)    78.46               78.35                 78.35                 78.35             78.35

VOTES         1,748,312           16,473,546            16,726,521            16,695,807        16,703,953
WITHHELD

% OF ISC(2)   0.01                0.11                  0.11                  0.11              0.11



RESOLUTIONS   11   To approve     12     To reappoint   13     To authorise   14   To renew     15 To empower
                   the                   Deloitte LLP          the audit           the             the
                   Directors’            as auditors           committee to        authority       Directors
                   Remuneration                                fix the             pursuant        to allot
                   Report                                      remuneration        to Article      equity
                                                               of the              10.2 of         securities
                                                               auditors            the
                                                                                   Company’s
                                                                                   Articles

VOTES         10,432,283,849      10,708,011,972        10,775,840,929        10,188,578,466    10,424,668,932
FOR

%(1)          97.16               99.57                 99.58                 94.15             96.34

VOTES         305,386,249         46,131,849            45,438,071            632,645,464       396,535,835
AGAINST

%(1)          2.84                0.43                  0.42                  5.85              3.66

VOTES         10,737,670,098      10,754,143,821        10,821,279,000        10,821,223,930    10,821,204,767
TOTAL

% VOTED(1)    77.85               77.97                 78.46                 78.46             78.46

VOTES         85,133,166          68,657,443            1,522,264             1,577,334         1,596,497
WITHHELD

% OF ISC(2)   0.58                0.47                  0.01                  0.01              0.01
 


RESOLUTIONS   16   To renew the   17   To make market
                   authority           purchases of
                   pursuant to         ordinary shares
                   Article 10.3
                   of the
                   Company’s
                   Articles

VOTES         10,113,420,867      10,738,237,993
FOR

%(1)          93.46               99.23

VOTES         707,770,379         83,194,438
AGAINST

%(1)          6.54                0.77

VOTES         10,821,191,246      10,821,432,431
TOTAL

% VOTED(1)    78.46               78.46

VOTES         1,610,018           1,367,833
WITHHELD

% OF ISC(2)   0.01                0.01

  (1)Percentage calculation based on the 13,792,542,417 voting rights as at 7 May 2019.
  (2)Percentage calculation based on 14,586,200,066 ordinary shares, which represents the total issued
  share capital as at 7 May 2019. This figure is included pursuant to paragraph 3.91 (c) of the JSE
  Listings Requirements.


  For further information please contact:

  Company secretarial
  John Burton             t: +41 41 709 2619       m: +41 79 944 5434    john.burton@glencore.com
  Nicola Leigh            t: +41 41 709 2755       m: +41 79 735 3916    nicola.leigh@glencore.com
  Lionel Mateo            t: +41 41 709 2847       m: +41 79 152 0905    lionel.mateo@glencore.com
  Investors
  Martin Fewings          t: +41 41 709 2880       m: +41 79 737 5642    martin.fewings@glencore.com
  Ash Lazenby             t: +41 41 709 2714       m: +41 79 543 3804    ash.lazenby@glencore.com
  Media
  Charles Watenphul       t: +41 41 709 24 62      m: +41 79 904 33 20   charles.watenphul@glencore.com

  www.glencore.com
  Glencore LEI: 2138002658CPO9NBH955

  Notes for Editors
  Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major
  producer and marketer of more than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise around 150
  mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities.

  With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources,
  Glencore's industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 90
  offices located in over 50 countries.
  
Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power
generation, oil and food processing sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other
services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 158,000
people, including contractors.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and
the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative.

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words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer collectively to members of the Group or to those who work
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