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For Announcement to the market
Shareholder Meeting Results - BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
I advise that the business considered at the meetings of shareholders of BHP
Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc held on 26 June 2002 was passed by the
required majorities of both shareholders and votes.
Final approval for the Scheme of Arrangement will be sought from the Federal
Court of Australia on Monday 1 July 2002.
The final proxy position for each company is detailed below. A poll was
conducted on each of the proposed resolutions. The poll results were:
BHP Billiton Limited - General Meeting
Business Votes Votes Votes Results
For Against Abstain
*
To approve the 1,491,771,743 6,309,829 Nil Carried
Capital Reduction
Resolution
To approve the 1,465,717,245 7,357,456 Nil Carried
Bonus Issue
Resolution
BHP Billiton Limited - Scheme Meeting of Fully Paid Shareholders
Business Votes Votes Votes Results
For Against Abstain
*
To approve the 1,365,286,726 6,797,932 Nil Carried
Scheme
BHP Billiton Limited - Scheme Meeting of Partly Paid Shareholders
To approve the 74,324 0 Nil Carried
Scheme
BHP Billiton Plc - Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
To approve the 1,149,129,815 30,672,863 Nil Carried
demerger of BHP
Steel and to
authorise a bonus
issue
* Where a proxy donee is instructed to abstain from voting on an item of
business on a poll, no vote is cast on the poll. Refer Appendix 1 for the
number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that
the proxy was to abstain on the resolution.
K J Wood
Company Secretary
Final Proxy Position
BHP Billiton Limited - General Meeting
To approve the Capital Reduction Resolution
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable 1 535 219 521
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 1 369 511 898
- was to vote against the resolution 6 183 936
- was to abstain on the resolution 39 124 673
- may vote at the proxy`s discretion 120 399 014
To approve the Bonus Issue Resolution
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable 1 535 224 542
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 1 343 584 214
- was to vote against the resolution 7 215 237
- was to abstain on the resolution 64 128 303
- may vote at the proxy`s discretion 120 296 788
BHP Billiton Limited - Scheme Meeting of Fully Paid Shareholders
To approve the Scheme
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable 1 408 925 418
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 1 206 753 878
- was to vote against the resolution 6 672 996
- was to abstain on the resolution 38 825 907
- may vote at the proxy`s discretion 156 672 637
Final Proxy Position (cont`d)
BHP Billiton Limited - Scheme Meeting of Partly Paid Shareholders
To approve the Scheme
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable 55 431
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 55 431
- was to vote against the resolution Nil
- was to abstain on the resolution Nil
- may vote at the proxy`s discretion Nil
BHP Billiton Plc - Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
To approve the demerger of BHP Steel and to
authorise a bonus issue
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable 1 187 732 276
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 1 146 966 445
- was to vote against the resolution 30 664 863
- was to abstain on the resolution 7 960 348
- may vote at the proxy`s discretion 2 140 620
Date: 27/06/2002 08:11:37 AM Produced by the SENS Department
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