Wrap Text
BHP Billiton 2012 AGM Results
BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
180 Lonsdale Street Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH UK
GPO BOX 86 Tel +44 20 7802 4000
Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 4372 bhpbilliton.com
bhpbilliton.com
Company Secretariat
29 November 2012
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
For announcement to the market
Please find attached the results of the business conducted at the meetings of shareholders of BHP Billiton
Limited (“Limited”) held in Sydney, Australia on 29 November 2012 and BHP Billiton Plc (“Plc”) held in
London, United Kingdom on 25 October 2012.
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.
A copy of the resolutions passed at the closure of the poll today has been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc as follows:
Business Votes For Votes Votes Result
Against Abstained
1 To receive the 2012 Financial 2,937,356,945 18,402,089 21,942,973 CARRIED
Statements and Reports for BHP
Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
(an ordinary resolution)
2 To elect Pat Davies as a Director of 2,965,676,726 4,807,378 7,256,018 CARRIED
each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP
Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
3 To re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as a 2,961,072,597 5,705,099 10,967,477 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
4 To re-elect Sir John Buchanan as a 2,879,472,089 78,799,456 19,461,282 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
5 To re-elect Carlos Cordeiro as a 2,964,368,970 6,657,205 6,700,092 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
6 To re-elect David Crawford as a 2,912,847,550 58,347,510 6,535,888 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
7 To re-elect Carolyn Hewson as a 2,965,242,045 6,187,563 6,302,216 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
8 To re-elect Marius Kloppers as a 2,941,887,645 29,507,209 6,320,696 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
9 To re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as a 2,949,067,944 22,096,679 6,577,129 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
10 To re-elect Wayne Murdy as a 2,965,844,306 5,192,078 6,704,181 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
2
11 To re-elect Keith Rumble as a 2,966,623,134 4,376,622 6,742,370 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
12 To re-elect John Schubert as a 2,924,431,445 46,731,418 6,570,389 CARRIED
Director of each of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
13 To re-elect Shriti Vadera as a Director 2,963,968,801 6,791,941 6,975,035 CARRIED
of each of BHP Billiton Limited and
BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary
resolution)
14 To re-elect Jac Nasser as a Director 2,958,233,529 13,094,841 6,316,332 CARRIED
of each of BHP Billiton Limited and
BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary
resolution)
15 To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as the 2,934,922,274 18,625,394 24,136,108 CARRIED
auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
16 To renew the general authority to 2,782,841,496 187,887,252 6,951,434 CARRIED
issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
17 To approve the authority to issue 2,856,788,723 113,606,973 7,325,454 CARRIED
shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a
special resolution)
18 To approve the repurchase of shares 2,956,400,278 14,628,143 6,682,647 CARRIED
in BHP Billiton Plc (a special
resolution)
19 To approve the 2012 Remuneration 2,849,666,893 114,640,239 11,939,253 CARRIED
Report (a non-binding ordinary
resolution)
20 To approve the grant of Long-Term 2,889,501,021 76,463,066 11,654,228 CARRIED
Incentive Performance Shares to
Marius Kloppers (an ordinary
resolution)
3
APPENDIX 1
BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc - Final Proxy Position
Limited Plc
1 To receive the 2012 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
(an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,478,045,556 1,474,594,155
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 resolution 1,428,825,777 1,459,900,990
- was to vote against the resolution 3,870,646 14,497,919
- was to abstain on the resolution 19,656,634 2,271,751
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,349,133 195,246
2 To elect Pat Davies as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary
resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,492,659,959 1,474,683,948
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 resolution 1,443,460,028 1,473,494,376
- was to vote against the resolution 3,808,128 985,308
- was to abstain on the resolution 5,081,465 2,182,360
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,391,803 204,264
3 To re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
(an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,360,939 1,470,289,663
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 resolution 1,443,278,115 1,469,250,611
- was to vote against the resolution 4,826,941 835,755
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,386,341 6,575,840
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,255,883 203,297
4 To re-elect Sir John Buchanan as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,367,480 1,461,777,759
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 resolution 1,426,891,492 1,404,414,674
4
- was to vote against the resolution 21,239,652 57,165,667
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,366,651 15,088,547
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,236,336 197,418
5 To re-elect Carlos Cordeiro as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,230,323 1,474,683,484
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 resolution 1,442,779,649 1,473,091,375
- was to vote against the resolution 5,162,884 1,392,590
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,497,607 2,182,463
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,287,790 199,519
6 To re-elect David Crawford as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,390,884 1,474,689,760
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 resolution 1,439,651,273 1,424,653,495
- was to vote against the resolution 8,423,215 49,835,069
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,343,644 2,176,548
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,316,396 201,196
7 To re-elect Carolyn Hewson as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,617,943 1,474,688,874
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 resolution 1,442,567,074 1,474,227,220
- was to vote against the resolution 5,830,889 257,357
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,114,018 2,177,434
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,219,980 204,297
8 To re-elect Marius Kloppers as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,576,824 1,474,698,546
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 resolution 1,432,822,970 1,460,765,846
- was to vote against the resolution 15,672,642 13,732,949
5
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,134,507 2,167,762
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,081,212 199,751
9 To re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,366,729 1,474,682,400
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 resolution 1,427,630,144 1,472,826,246
- was to vote against the resolution 20,407,374 1,652,857
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,376,325 2,183,908
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,329,211 203,297
10 To re-elect Wayne Murdy as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,241,145 1,474,683,812
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 resolution 1,443,500,989 1,473,650,983
- was to vote against the resolution 4,348,180 830,401
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,500,722 2,182,496
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,391,976 202,428
11 To re-elect Keith Rumble as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,197,259 1,474,685,470
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 resolution 1,443,861,962 1,474,097,627
- was to vote against the resolution 3,977,007 383,814
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,546,169 2,180,838
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,358,290 204,029
12 To re-elect John Schubert as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,425,975 1,474,615,805
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 resolution 1,442,166,590 1,433,643,465
- was to vote against the resolution 5,936,598 40,774,615
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,308,579 2,250,503
6
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,322,787 197,725
13 To re-elect Shriti Vadera as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,492,978,536 1,474,676,192
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 resolution 1,441,445,310 1,473,883,952
- was to vote against the resolution 6,172,937 591,904
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,760,143 2,190,116
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,360,289 200,336
14 To re-elect Jac Nasser as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary
resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,518,188 1,474,685,423
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 resolution 1,442,404,206 1,467,318,229
- was to vote against the resolution 5,894,343 7,162,847
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,138,149 2,180,885
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,219,639 204,347
15 To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,492,201,919 1,458,259,161
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 resolution 1,442,110,310 1,444,330,958
- was to vote against the resolution 4,805,076 13,725,034
- was to abstain on the resolution 5,491,893 18,607,146
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,286,533 203,169
16 To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,492,890,158 1,474,726,890
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 resolution 1,422,600,792 1,311,659,559
- was to vote against the resolution 25,000,082 162,861,049
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,800,059 2,139,418
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,289,284 206,282
17 To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a special resolution)
7
* Total number of proxy votes 1,492,589,955 1,474,714,527
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 resolution 1,436,691,205 1,371,457,597
- was to vote against the resolution 10,509,151 103,053,444
- was to abstain on the resolution 5,141,230 2,151,781
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,389,599 203,486
18 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,493,184,876 1,474,739,387
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 resolution 1,437,595,822 1,470,315,795
- was to vote against the resolution 10,364,898 4,223,682
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,543,836 2,126,471
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 45,224,156 199,910
19 To approve the 2012 Remuneration Report (a non-binding ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,487,842,687 1,474,208,992
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 resolution 1,397,911,851 1,406,569,411
- was to vote against the resolution 46,558,581 67,443,616
- was to abstain on the resolution 8,898,853 2,657,313
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 43,372,255 195,965
20 To approve the grant of Long-Term Incentive Performance Shares to Marius Kloppers (an ordinary
resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes 1,489,285,515 1,474,008,842
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 resolution 1,400,489,007 1,444,066,706
- was to vote against the resolution 46,278,900 29,750,858
- was to abstain on the resolution 8,431,619 2,857,465
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,517,608 191,278
8
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 25 October 2012) are:
Item of Business Votes cast
%*
1 Receipt of the Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited for the year ended 30 June 2012 69.04%
2 Election of Pat Davies as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and
BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
3 Re-election of Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of each of BHP
Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited 68.84%
4 Re-election of Sir John Buchanan as a Director of each of BHP Billiton
Plc and BHP Billiton Limited 68.45%
5 Re-election of Carlos Cordeiro as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
6 Re-election of David Crawford as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
7 Re-election of Carolyn Hewson as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
8 Re-election of Marius Kloppers as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
9 Re-election of Lindsay Maxsted as a Director of each of BHP Billiton
Plc and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
10 Re-election of Wayne Murdy as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
11 Re-election of Keith Rumble as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
12 Re-election of John Schubert as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
13 Re-election of Shriti Vadera as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
9
14 Re-election of Jac Nasser as a Director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and
BHP Billiton Limited 69.05%
15 Reappointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of BHP Billiton Plc 68.28%
16 Renewal of the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc 69.05%
17 Approval of the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash 69.05%
18 Approval of the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc 69.05%
19 Approval of the 2012 Remuneration Report 69.03%
20 Approval of the grant of Long-Term Incentive Performance Shares to
Executive Director 69.02%
*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 and 3 of
this announcement.
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays)
10
Date: 29/11/2012 08:26:00 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.