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2015 AGM Results
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
19 November 2015
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 held in Perth, Australia on 19 November 2015 and BHP Billiton Plc held in London, United Kingdom
on 22 October 2015.
As required by the Dual Listed Companies Structure, a poll was conducted on each of the proposed
resolutions. With the exception of resolutions 10, 11 and 12 which are Class Rights Actions 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 is provided in Appendix 2.
A copy of the resolutions passed including those constituting special business (being resolutions 10 to 14)
at the closure of the poll today has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be
available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Rachel Agnew
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: 171 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc in respect of resolutions 1 to 9 and 13 to 25 are
as follows:
Business Votes Votes Total Votes Votes Result
For Against Cast Abstained
1 To receive the 2015 2,842,265,923 26,390,155 2,868,656,078 37,593,331 CARRIED
Financial Statements and
Reports for BHP Billiton
(an ordinary resolution)
2 To reappoint KPMG LLP 2,861,984,117 30,110,666 2,892,094,783 14,153,391 CARRIED
as the auditor of BHP
Billiton Plc (an ordinary
resolution)
3 To authorise the Risk and 2,880,829,456 10,850,998 2,891,680,454 14,546,583 CARRIED
Audit Committee to agree
the remuneration of the
auditor of BHP Billiton Plc
(an ordinary resolution)
4 To renew the general 2,846,891,298 44,966,080 2,891,857,378 14,378,824 CARRIED
authority to issue shares in
BHP Billiton Plc (an
ordinary resolution)
5 To approve the authority to 2,840,889,227 50,715,368 2,891,604,595 14,625,955 CARRIED
issue shares in BHP
Billiton Plc for cash (a
special resolution)
6 To approve the repurchase 2,871,526,617 16,967,549 2,888,494,166 17,754,506 CARRIED
of shares in BHP Billiton
Plc (a special resolution)
7 To approve the 2015 2,778,039,974 90,634,918 2,868,674,892 37,048,394 CARRIED
Remuneration Report
other than the part
containing the Directors’
remuneration policy (a
non-binding ordinary
resolution)
8 To approve the 2015 2,775,681,606 92,642,736 2,868,324,342 37,358,354 CARRIED
Remuneration Report (a
non-binding ordinary
resolution)
9 To approve grants to 2,760,529,365 122,661,052 2,883,190,417 23,036,494 CARRIED
Andrew Mackenzie (an
ordinary resolution)
13 To approve the 2,885,396,857 4,796,472 2,890,193,329 15,965,995 CARRIED
amendments to the BHP
Billiton Limited Constitution
for Simultaneous General
Meetings (a special
resolution)
Business Votes Votes Total Votes Votes Result
For Against Cast Abstained
14 To approve the 2,886,219,954 3,908,429 2,890,128,383 16,074,839 CARRIED
amendments to the BHP
Billiton Plc Articles of
Association for
Simultaneous General
Meetings (a special
resolution)
15 To elect Anita Frew as a 2,884,685,378 6,489,583 2,891,174,961 15,079,899 CARRIED
Director of BHP Billiton (an
ordinary resolution)
16 To re-elect Malcolm 2,883,628,442 7,967,475 2,891,595,917 14,659,334 CARRIED
Brinded as a Director of
BHP Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
17 To re-elect Malcolm 2,882,956,244 8,752,138 2,891,708,382 14,573,682 CARRIED
Broomhead as a Director
of BHP Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
18 To re-elect Pat Davies as 2,885,570,992 6,046,290 2,891,617,282 14,644,344 CARRIED
a Director of BHP Billiton
(an ordinary resolution)
19 To re-elect Carolyn 2,882,929,067 9,094,951 2,892,024,018 14,233,959 CARRIED
Hewson as a Director of
BHP Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
20 To re-elect Andrew 2,885,175,676 6,815,760 2,891,991,436 14,275,373 CARRIED
Mackenzie as a Director of
BHP Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
21 To re-elect Lindsay 2,859,845,260 31,917,307 2,891,762,567 14,494,136 CARRIED
Maxsted as a Director of
BHP Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
22 To re-elect Wayne Murdy 2,883,025,631 8,468,161 2,891,493,792 14,767,715 CARRIED
as a Director of BHP
Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
23 To re-elect John Schubert 2,823,768,929 67,178,255 2,890,947,184 15,313,410 CARRIED
as a Director of BHP
Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
24 To re-elect Shriti Vadera 2,882,978,622 8,484,729 2,891,463,351 14,796,215 CARRIED
as a Director of BHP
Billiton (an ordinary
resolution)
25 To re-elect Jac Nasser as 2,878,223,321 13,485,293 2,891,708,614 14,552,795 CARRIED
a Director of BHP Billiton
(an ordinary resolution)
The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc in respect of resolutions 10 to 12, which were
Class Rights Actions and were therefore required to be voted on and approved separately by BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shareholders, are as follows:
Business Votes Votes Total Votes Votes Result
For Against Cast Abstained
10 To approve the BHP 1,434,778,160 33,895,811 1,468,673,971 12,517,326 CARRIED
amendments to Billiton
the BHP Billiton Limited
Limited
BHP 1,420,179,787 445,163 1,420,624,950 4,464,446 CARRIED
Constitution for
Billiton
the DLC Dividend
Plc
Share (a special
resolution)
11 To approve the BHP 1,434,329,196 34,178,664 1,468,507,860 12,678,388 CARRIED
amendments to Billiton
the BHP Billiton Limited
Plc Articles of
BHP 1,420,174,888 442,301 1,420,617,189 4,472,207 CARRIED
Association for the
Billiton
DLC Dividend
Plc
Share (a special
resolution)
12 To approve the BHP 1,434,129,055 34,389,367 1,468,518,422 12,672,688 CARRIED
amendments to Billiton
the DLC Structure Limited
Sharing
BHP 1,420,145,600 455,794 1,420,601,394 4,487,602 CARRIED
Agreement for the
Billiton
DLC Dividend
Plc
Share (a special
resolution)
Appendix 1
BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc - Final Proxy Position
Limited Plc
1 To receive the 2015 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,446,903,833 1,409,071,690
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,399,419,012 1,387,637,267
- was to vote against the resolution 5,072,571 21,237,434
- was to abstain on the resolution 32,602,452 4,972,147
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,412,250 196,989
2 To reappoint KPMG LLP as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,799,866 1,409,629,186
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,419,060,209 1,387,640,117
- was to vote against the resolution 8,302,645 21,789,643
- was to abstain on the resolution 9,705,280 4,414,555
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,437,012 199,426
3 To authorise the Risk and Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor of BHP Billiton
Plc (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,413,073 1,409,610,025
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,418,979,314 1,406,778,376
- was to vote against the resolution 7,972,607 2,631,473
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,077,935 4,433,717
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,461,152 200,176
4 To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,480,121 1,409,717,241
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,418,458,375 1,373,057,417
Limited Plc
- was to vote against the resolution 8,380,846 36,459,436
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,024,245 4,326,502
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,640,900 200,388
5 To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,154,482 1,409,786,358
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,418,755,020 1,366,589,315
- was to vote against the resolution 7,579,293 43,003,931
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,343,568 4,257,385
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,820,169 193,112
6 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,466,215,527 1,409,765,126
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,419,613,758 1,396,492,171
- was to vote against the resolution 3,856,849 13,074,502
- was to abstain on the resolution 13,301,274 4,275,317
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,744,920 198,453
7 To approve the 2015 Remuneration Report other than the part containing the Directors’ remuneration
policy (a non-binding ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,459,971,994 1,396,740,517
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,375,802,531 1,348,357,566
- was to vote against the resolution 42,270,489 48,193,360
- was to abstain on the resolution 19,515,342 17,420,969
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 41,898,974 189,591
8 To approve the 2015 Remuneration Report (a non-binding ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,459,657,831 1,396,702,156
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
Limited Plc
- was to vote for the resolution 1,369,456,891 1,352,453,913
- was to vote against the resolution 48,392,446 44,058,499
- was to abstain on the resolution 19,791,990 17,456,755
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 41,808,494 189,744
9 To approve grants to Andrew Mackenzie (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,465,856,118 1,404,675,312
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,365,227,568 1,353,186,745
- was to vote against the resolution 59,070,927 51,292,482
- was to abstain on the resolution 13,617,021 9,368,430
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 41,557,623 196,085
10 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Limited Constitution for the DLC Dividend Share (a
special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,467,050,928 1,409,579,297
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,392,762,748 1,408,932,681
- was to vote against the resolution 33,846,748 444,163
- was to abstain on the resolution 12,475,992 4,464,446
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 40,441,432 202,453
11 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Plc Articles of Association for the DLC Dividend
Share (a special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,466,884,817 1,409,571,536
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,392,201,896 1,408,927,957
- was to vote against the resolution 34,129,601 441,301
- was to abstain on the resolution 12,637,054 4,472,207
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 40,553,320 202,278
12 To approve the amendments to the DLC Structure Sharing Agreement for the DLC Dividend Share (a
special resolution)
Limited Plc
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,466,897,779 1,409,556,141
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,392,096,184 1,408,898,718
- was to vote against the resolution 34,340,846 454,794
- was to abstain on the resolution 12,631,354 4,487,602
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 40,460,749 202,629
13 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Limited Constitution for Simultaneous General
Meetings (a special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,467,807,959 1,409,693,885
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,420,739,378 1,409,136,189
- was to vote against the resolution 4,420,144 355,225
- was to abstain on the resolution 11,598,792 4,349,858
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,648,437 202,471
14 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Plc Articles of Association for Simultaneous General
Meetings (a special resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,467,723,052 1,409,717,614
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,421,103,903 1,409,177,757
- was to vote against the resolution 3,547,522 338,904
- was to abstain on the resolution 11,728,265 4,326,129
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 43,071,627 200,953
15 To elect Anita Frew as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,468,899,389 1,409,597,123
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,420,202,932 1,408,947,386
- was to vote against the resolution 6,007,033 455,455
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,621,721 4,446,620
Limited Plc
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,689,424 194,282
16 To re-elect Malcolm Brinded as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,263,624 1,409,648,844
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,421,630,840 1,406,541,201
- was to vote against the resolution 4,878,420 2,906,260
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,257,877 4,394,899
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,754,364 201,383
17 To re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,356,057 1,409,649,494
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,420,730,900 1,406,842,913
- was to vote against the resolution 5,976,595 2,604,673
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,171,977 4,394,249
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,648,562 201,908
18 To re-elect Pat Davies as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,296,203 1,409,640,231
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,422,020,732 1,408,243,035
- was to vote against the resolution 4,667,405 1,195,113
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,233,798 4,403,512
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,608,066 202,083
19 To re-elect Carolyn Hewson as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,689,276 1,409,654,694
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,420,510,885 1,407,160,279
- was to vote against the resolution 6,629,239 2,293,100
- was to abstain on the resolution 9,837,876 4,389,049
Limited Plc
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,549,152 201,315
20 To re-elect Andrew Mackenzie as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,553,270 1,409,748,918
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,421,496,785 1,408,300,379
- was to vote against the resolution 5,386,888 1,252,811
- was to abstain on the resolution 9,974,894 4,294,825
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,669,597 195,728
21 To re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,442,312 1,409,648,797
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,405,259,627 1,399,074,678
- was to vote against the resolution 21,363,334 10,373,436
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,083,223 4,394,945
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,819,351 200,683
22 To re-elect Wayne Murdy as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,301,958 1,409,520,220
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,420,590,327 1,406,912,387
- was to vote against the resolution 5,862,463 2,407,250
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,228,224 4,523,523
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,849,168 200,583
23 To re-elect John Schubert as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,228,360 1,409,041,576
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,409,977,035 1,358,281,466
- was to vote against the resolution 16,408,486 50,559,151
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,300,510 5,002,166
Limited Plc
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,842,839 200,959
24 To re-elect Shriti Vadera as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,141,730 1,409,643,580
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,419,520,909 1,408,145,691
- was to vote against the resolution 7,010,258 1,308,511
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,385,111 4,400,163
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,610,563 189,378
25 To re-elect Jac Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton (an ordinary resolution)
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly 1,469,376,956 1,409,645,400
appointed
* Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy -
- was to vote for the resolution 1,419,322,469 1,403,548,311
- was to vote against the resolution 7,328,879 5,889,024
- was to abstain on the resolution 10,153,129 4,398,342
- may vote at the proxy's discretion 42,725,608 208,065
APPENDIX 2
Additional Information
For the purposes of section 341 of the United Kingdom’s Companies Act 2006 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 22 October 2015) are:
Item of Business Votes cast
%*
1 To receive the 2015 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton 67.24%
2 To reappoint KPMG LLP as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc 67.26%
3 To authorise the Risk and Audit Committee to agree the remuneration
of the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc 67.26%
4 To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc 67.27%
5 To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash 67.27%
6 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc 67.26%
7 To approve the 2015 Remuneration Report other than the part
containing the Directors’ remuneration policy 66.65%
8 To approve the 2015 Remuneration Report 66.65%
9 To approve grants to Andrew Mackenzie 67.03%
10 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Limited Constitution for
the DLC Dividend Share 67.26%
11 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Plc Articles of
Association for the DLC Dividend Share 67.26%
12 To approve the amendments to the DLC Structure Sharing Agreement
for the DLC Dividend Share 67.26%
13 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Limited Constitution for
Simultaneous General Meetings 67.27%
14 To approve the amendments to the BHP Billiton Plc Articles of
Association for Simultaneous General Meetings 67.27%
15 To elect Anita Frew as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.26%
16 To re-elect Malcolm Brinded as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
17 To re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
18 To re-elect Pat Davies as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
19 To re-elect Carolyn Hewson as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
20 To re-elect Andrew Mackenzie as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
21 To re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
22 To re-elect Wayne Murdy as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.26%
23 To re-elect John Schubert as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.24%
24 To re-elect Shriti Vadera as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
25 To re-elect Jac Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton 67.27%
*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 to 5 of this
announcement.
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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