RNS Number : 0193F
Hochschild Mining PLC
12 May 2017
 

Hochschild Mining plc

("the Company")

 

Result of AGM &

Confirmation of Changes in Board/Committee Composition

 

 

The Company announces the results detailed below of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held yesterday afternoon at which all proposed resolutions were passed.

 

Retirement of Directors

As previously announced, Roberto DaƱino and Nigel Moore retired from the Board of Directors (the "Board") at the conclusion of the AGM.

 

Re-election of Jorge Born Jnr

The Board notes the level of votes against the re-election of Jorge Born Jnr, a Non-Executive Director, reflecting certain investors' views with regards to Mr Born's independence in light of his tenure on the Board.

 

The Board evaluates the independence of each Non-Executive Director annually and, as stated in the 2016 Annual Report, has concluded that Mr Born continues to act as an effective independent Non-Executive Director.

 

Composition of the Board & Committees

Following the retirements referred to above, the Board comprises the Chairman, the CEO and 6 independent Non-Executive Directors.  The membership of the Company's committees is as follows:

 

Audit Committee: Eileen Kamerick*, Graham Birch and Michael Rawlinson

CSR Committee: Graham Birch*, Ignacio Bustamante and Michael Rawlinson

Remuneration Committee: Enrico Bombieri*, Graham Birch and Michael Rawlinson

Nominations Committee: Eduardo Hochschild*, Enrico Bombieri, Jorge Born Jnr and Sanjay Sarma

 

*Denotes Chairman of the Committee

 

Copy of Resolutions

A copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting is being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

 

Note

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 9 May 2017 at 6pm was 507,232,310. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast.

 

Enquiries:

 

Hochschild Mining plc

Raj Bhasin

+44 (0)20 3709 3260

Company Secretary

 

Hudson Sandler

Charlie Jack

+44 (0)20 7796 4133

Public Relations

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

 

 

 

Resolution

 

Description of Resolution

Number  of        Votes

% of Votes Cast1

 

Number of Votes

% of Votes Cast1

 

Total Number of Votes Cast

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Receipt of 2016 Report and  Accounts

436,854,649

99.99%

 

57,928

0.01%

 

436,912,577

 

79,722

2

 

Approve 2016 Directors'  Remuneration Report

424,953,371

97.27%

 

11,934,005

2.73%

 

436,887,376

 

104,922

3

 

Re-elect Graham Birch

436,935,201

99.99%

 

57,098

0.01%

 

436,992,299

 

0

 

 

Votes of the independent  shareholders2

178,369,828

99.97%

 

57,098

0.03%

 

178,426,926

 

0

4

 

Re-elect Enrico Bombieri

436,291,538

99.84%

 

700,761

0.16%

 

436,992,299

 

0

 

 

Votes of the independent  shareholders2

177,726,165

99.61%

 

700,761

0.39%

 

178,426,926

 

0

5

 

Re-elect Jorge Born Jr.

386,979,332

88.56%

 

50,012,966

11.44%

 

436,992,298

 

0

 

 

Votes of the independent  shareholders2

128,413,959

71.97%

 

50,012,966

28.03%

 

178,426,925

 

0

6

 

Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante

436,795,188

99.95%

 

197,111

0.05%

 

   436,992,299

 

0

7

 

Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild

426,935,453

97.87%

 

9,288,239

2.13%

 

436,223,692

 

768,607

8

 

Elect Eileen Kamerick

436,784,799

99.98%

 

70,000

0.02%

 

436,854,799

 

137,500

 

 

Votes of the independent  shareholders2

178,219,426

99.96%

 

70,000

0.04%

 

178,289,426

 

137,500

9

 

Re-elect Michael Rawlinson

436,794,264

99.99%

 

60,535

0.01%

 

436,854,799

 

137,500

 

 

Votes of the independent  shareholders2

178,228,891

99.97%

 

60,535

0.03%

 

178,289,426

 

137,500

10

 

Elect Sanjay Sarma

436,865,201

99.97%

 

127,098

0.03%

 

436,992,299

 

0

 

 

Votes of the independent  shareholders2

178,299,828

99.93%

 

127,098

0.07%

 

178,426,926

 

0

11

 

Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP  as auditors

436,653,626

99.97%

 

131,173

0.03%

 

436,784,799

 

207,500

12

 

Authorise the Audit Committee  to set the auditors'  remuneration

436,992,299

100.00%

 

0

0%

 

436,992,299

 

0

13

 

Authorise directors to allot  shares/grant rights to  subscribe for or to convert any  securities into shares

435,442,348

99.65%

 

1,549,951

0.35%

 

436,992,299

 

0

14

 

Disapply statutory pre-emption  rights

436,776,612

99.95%

 

212,250

0.05%

 

436,988,862

 

3,437

15

 

Disapply statutory pre-emption  rights to finance an acquisition  or other capital investment

423,854,668

96.35%

 

16,051,680

3.65%

 

439,906,348

 

0

16

 

Authorise the Company to  make market purchases of own  shares

436,778,827

99.95%

 

213,472

0.05%

 

436,992,299

 

0

17

 

Authorise general meetings  other than AGMs to be called  on not less than 14 clear days'  notice

433,704,465

99.25%

 

3,287,833

0.75%

 

436,992,298

 

0

 

1.          Excludes votes withheld

2.          Under Listing Rule 9.2.2E R, resolutions on the re-election of any independent director must be approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

 


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