Annual Financial Report and Board Changes

RNS Number : 7294E

Fresnillo PLC

14 April 2014

 

Fresnillo Plc

28 Grosvenor Street

London W1K 4QR

United Kingdom

www.fresnilloplc.com

14 April 2014

Fresnillo plc - Annual Financial Report and Board Changes

In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, Fresnillo plc (the "Company") has submitted a copy of each of the following documents to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do:

* Annual Report & Accounts, 2013.

* Notice of the 2014 Annual General Meeting.

* Form of Proxy for the 2014 Annual General Meeting.

As required by DTR 6.3.5 (3), the Company confirms that copies of the Annual Report and Circular including the Notice of Annual General Meeting are available on the Company's website www.fresnilloplc.com.

The Company also announces that in addition to the changes to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") announced on 28 February 2014, Lord Cairns has advised the Board that he intends to stand down from the Board at the 2014 Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Friday 16th May 2014. Lord Cairns has served on the Board for six years.

The Nominations Committee has recommended to the Board, and the Board has agreed, that Mr Charles Jacobs be proposed for election as independent non-executive director at the 2014 AGM, with his appointment to take effect from the conclusion of the AGM.

Charles Jacobs is regarded as one of the UK's leading corporate lawyers, who also has extensive experience and knowledge in the mining sector. He is a senior corporate partner at the global law firm Linklaters LLP and has over 23 years of experience of advising companies, including in relation to their legal and regulatory requirements, general boardroom advice and corporate governance.

It is proposed that Mr Jacobs also be appointed to the Remuneration Committee as chairman, in place of Lord Cairns, once his appointment to the Board takes effect. It is also proposed that Mr Guy Wilson be appointed senior independent non-executive director, in place of Lord Cairns, with effect from the conclusion of the AGM on 16 May 2014.

There are no other matters to disclose in accordance with paragraph 9.6.13R of the FSA's Listing Rules.

Fresnillo plc Chairman Alberto Baillères said: "I should like to take this opportunity to thank Lord Cairns for his significant contribution to the Board over the past six years. His wisdom and support have been invaluable. As much as I will miss the advice and support of the departing directors, I am pleased to have three new high calibre independent non-executive directors joining the Company's Board, namely Ms Bárbara Garza Lagüera, Mr Jaime Serra Puche and Mr Charles Jacobs. Their different backgrounds and significant experience will greatly support the Company and the Board."

For further information, please visit our website www.fresnilloplc.com or contact:

Fresnillo plc London Office Gabriela Mayor, Head of Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Mexico City Office Ana Belem Zárate García	Tel: [phone]
Brunswick Group Carole Cable David Litterick	Tel: [phone]

About Fresnillo plc

Fresnillo plc is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer, listed on the London and Mexican Stock Exchanges under the symbol FRES. 

Fresnillo plc has six operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Ciénega (including the San Ramón satellite mine), Herradura, Soledad and Noche Buena; two development projects - Saucito II and San Julián, and four advanced exploration prospects - Centauro Deep, Juanicipio, Orisyvo and Las Casas Rosario as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects. In total, Fresnillo plc has mining concessions covering approximately 2.1 million hectares in Mexico.

Fresnillo plc has a strong and long tradition of mining, a proven track record of mine development, reserve replacement, and production costs in the lowest quartile of the cost curve for both silver and gold.

Fresnillo plc's goal is to maintain the group's position as the world's largest primary silver company, producing 65 million ounces of silver and 500,000 ounces of gold by 2018.

 

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