Hochschild Mining PLC Result of AGM (4052P)

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RNS Number : 4052P

Hochschild Mining PLC

25 May 2018

Hochschild Mining plc

("the Company")

Result of AGM

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

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 23 May 2018 at 6pm was 508,893,115. 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      [phone] 
 Company Secretary 
 
   Hudson Sandler 
 Charlie Jack    [phone] 
 Public Relations 
 
 
 Resolution                               VOTES         % OF         VOTES         % OF         TOTAL          VOTES 
                                           FOR          VOTES        AGAINST       VOTES        VOTES         WITHHELD 
                                                         CAST                      CAST 
                                                         (1)                        (1) 
----------------------------------    ------------    --------    -----------    -------    ------------    ---------- 
      Receipt of 2017 Report 
 1     and Accounts                    403,837,272     99.83%       703,677       0.17%      404,540,949      504,782 
      Approve 2017 Directors' 
 2     Remuneration Report             337,129,308     84.54%      61,660,570     15.46%     398,789,878     6,255,854 
      Approve the Directors' 
 3     Remuneration Policy             392,578,326     96.92%      12,459,724     3.08%      405,038,050       7,681 
 4    Approve the final dividend       404,988,633     99.99%        57,098       0.01%      405,045,731         1 
 5    Re-elect Graham Birch            394,692,513     97.44%      10,352,905     2.56%      405,045,418        314 
          Votes of the independent 
                   shareholders(2)     136,127,140     92.93%      10,352,905     7.07%      146,480,045        314 
 6    Re-elect Jorge Born Jr.          404,282,212     99.81%       763,205       0.19%      405,045,417        314 
          Votes of the independent 
                   shareholders(2)     145,716,839     99.48%       763,205       0.52%      146,480,044        314 
 7    Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante      404,438,861     99.85%       606,556       0.15%      405,045,417        314 
 8    Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild      386,728,249     95.48%      18,317,168     4.52%      405,045,417        314 
 9    Re-elect Eileen Kamerick         394,396,108     97.37%      10,649,310     2.63%      405,045,418        314 
          Votes of the independent 
                   shareholders(2)     135,830,735     92.73%      10,649,310     7.27%      146,480,045        314 
      Elect Dionisio Romero 
 10    Paoletti                        328,927,834     81.21%      76,117,584     18.79%     405,045,418        314 
 11   Re-elect Michael Rawlinson       394,377,613     97.37%      10,667,805     2.63%      405,045,418        314 
          Votes of the independent 
                   shareholders(2)     135,812,240     92.72%      10,667,805     7.28%      146,480,045        314 
 12   Re-elect Sanjay Sarma            404,438,861     99.85%       606,556       0.15%      405,045,417        314 
          Votes of the independent 
                   shareholders(2)     145,873,488     99.59%       606,556       0.41%      146,480,044        314 
      Re-appoint Ernst & Young 
 13    LLP as auditors                 404,647,473     99.95%       185,920       0.05%      404,833,393      212,338 
      Authorise the Audit 
      Committee 
      to set the auditors' 
 14   remuneration                     405,040,648     100.00%       1,646          0%       405,042,294       3,438 
      Authorise directors to 
       allot shares/grant rights 
       to subscribe for or to 
       convert any securities 
 15    into shares                     403,725,420     99.67%      1,316,874      0.33%      405,042,294       3,438 
      Approve the 2018 Hochschild 
      Mining plc Long Term 
      Incentive 
 16   Plan                             397,273,703     98.08%      7,759,277      1.92%      405,032,980      12,751 
      Disapply statutory 
      pre-emption 
 17   rights                           404,792,386     99.94%       236,039       0.06%      405,028,425      17,307 
      Disapply statutory 
      pre-emption 
      rights to finance an 
      acquisition 
 18   or other capital investment      400,820,509     98.96%      4,210,019      1.04%      405,030,528      15,203 
      Authorise the Company 
       to make market purchases 
 19    of own shares                   404,857,890     99.96%       176,171       0.04%      405,034,061      11,670 
      Authorise general meetings 
       other than AGMs to be 
       called on not less than 
 20    14 clear days' notice           400,506,412     98.88%      4,539,319      1.12%      405,045,731         1 
 

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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