Results of EGM & AGM

RNS Number : 9369M
Hochschild Mining PLC
26 May 2022
 

 

 


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26 May 2022

Results of EGM & AGM

Hochschild Mining PLC (the "Company") announces the results detailed below of the polls taken at the Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") and Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held earlier this morning at which all proposed resolutions were passed.

 

As announced on 23 February 2022, at the conclusion of the AGM:

(i)  Graham Birch and Dionisio Romero retired from the Board, and Mike Sylvestre and Nicolas Hochschild joined the Board as Independent Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Director respectively;

(ii)  Tracey Kerr assumed the Chair of the Sustainability Committee; and

(iii)  Mike Sylvestre joined the Sustainability and Nomination Committees.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, the Company has submitted copies of the resolutions dealing with the AGM special business as well as the EGM resolutions to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at   https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .  

 

As announced on 20 April 2022, at the conclusion of the EGM following the approval of shareholders, the Company entered into deeds of release in favour of the Company's shareholders and directors in relation to its dividend rectification process.

 

Following the passing of all resolutions at the EGM, the Company will seek approval by the Court of England and Wales for the following:

(i)  a capitalisation of the Company's merger reserve followed by a cancellation of the shares that are issued with the sum arising on the cancellation being credited to the Company's retained earnings reserve;

(ii)  the subsequent reduction of all or part of the Company's share premium account and the crediting of the amount by which the share premium account is reduced to the Company's retained earnings reserve; and

(iii)  the reduction in the nominal value of the Ordinary Shares from 25 pence per Ordinary Share to 1 pence per Ordinary Share.

 

Note

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 26 May 2022 at 6 p.m. was 513,875,563. 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.

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Enquiries:

Hochschild Mining PLC

Raj Bhasin                                                                                                                                             +44 (0)7825 533495

Company Secretary

 

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Public Relations

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About Hochschild Mining PLC

Hochschild Mining PLC   is a leading precious metals company listed on the   London Stock Exchange   (HOCM.L / HOC LN) with a primary focus on the exploration, mining, processing and sale of silver and gold. Hochschild has over fifty years' experience in the mining of precious metal epithermal vein deposits and currently operates three underground epithermal vein mines, two located in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina. Hochschild also owns the   Mara Rosa Advanced Project   in Brazil as well as numerous long-term projects throughout the Americas.

 

LEI: 549300JK10TVQ3CCJQ89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


EGM Resolutions

("S" denotes Special Resolution)

 

VOTES FOR

 

% OF VOTES CAST 1

 

VOTES AGAINST

 

% OF VOTES CAST 1

 

TOTAL VOTES

 

VOTES WITHHELD

1

Dividend Rectification (S)


174,081,152


99.95


94,372


0.05


174,175,524


215,953,2152

2

Capitalisation of Merger Reserve & Cancellation of Bonus Shares (S)


389,977,782


99.98


96,726


0.02


390,074,508


54,231

3

Reduction of Capital (S)


390,008,211


99.98


74,399


0.02


390,082,610


46,129

 

1.  Excludes votes withheld

2.  Includes votes withheld by the Directors, the Related Party Former Director and the Substantial Shareholder and each of their respective associates (such capitalised terms carrying the meanings given to them in the Company's shareholder circular dated 20 April 2022).

 

AGM Resolutions

("O" denotes Ordinary Resolution, "S" denotes Special Resolution)

 

VOTES FOR

 

% OF VOTES CAST 1

 

VOTES AGAINST

 

% OF VOTES CAST 1

 

TOTAL VOTES

 

VOTES WITHHELD

1

Receipt of 2021 Report and Accounts (O)


396,050,815


99.49


2,048,156


0.51


398,098,971


291,233

2

Approve 2021 Directors' Remuneration Report (O)


384,113,210


96.44


14,168,466


3.56


398,281,676


108,528

3

Approve the final dividend (O)


398,357,139


99.99


2,326


0.01


398,359,465


30,739

4

Re-elect Jorge Born Jr. (O)


384,840,241


97.58


9,531,375


2.42


394,371,616


4,018,588


Votes of the independent shareholders2

 

187,939,935


95.17


9,531,375


4.83


197,471,310


4,018,588

5

Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante (O)


363,817,842


96.92


11,555,683


3.08


375,373,525


23,016,679

6

Re-elect Jill Gardiner (O)


391,909,116


99.38


2,462,500


0.62


394,371,616


4,018,588


Votes of the independent shareholders2

 

195,008,810


98.75


2,462,500


1.25


197,471,310


4,018,588

7

Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild (O)


345,552,755


92.60


27,628,049


7.40


373,180,804


25,209,400

8

Re-elect Eileen Kamerick (O)


380,317,187


96.44


14,044,429


3.56


394,361,616


4,028,588


Votes of the independent shareholders2

 

183,416,881


92.89


14,044,429


7.11


197,461,310


4,028,588

9

Elect Tracey Kerr (O)


393,703,155


99.83


658,461


0.17


394,361,616


4,028,588


Votes of the independent shareholders2

 

196,802,849


99.67


658,461


0.33


197,461,310


4,028,588

10

Re-elect Michael Rawlinson (O)


364,521,902


92.44


29,823,714


7.56


394,345,616


4,044,588


Votes of the independent shareholders2

 

167,621,596


84.90


29,823,714


15.10


197,445,310


4,044,588

11

Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors (O)


373,095,677


93.66


25,247,788


6.34


398,343,465


46,739

12

Authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration (O)


375,141,522


94.18


23,202,943


5.82


398,344,465


45,739

13

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

396,767,673


99.60


1,588,456


0.4


398,356,129


34,075

14

Disapply statutory pre-emption rights (S)


397,640,044


99.83


672,585


0.17


398,312,629


77,575

15

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


392,721,429


98.59


5,635,200


1.41


398,356,629


33,575

16

Authorise the Company to make market purchases of own shares (S)


396,170,087


99.48


2,090,470


0.52


398,260,557


129,647

17

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


388,288,320


97.47


10,071,309


2.53


398,359,629


30,575

 

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 (i.e. excluding the 196,900,306 shares owned by Pelham Investment Corporation which is ultimately controlled by Eduardo Hochschild)

 

 

 

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