Fresnillo plc 21 Upper Brook Street London W1K 7PY United Kingdom www.fresnilloplc.com
23 May 2023
FRESNILLO PLC - RESULT OF AGM
The Board is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions put to shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting were passed by means of a poll, including the ordinary resolutions (resolutions 1 to 19) and special resolutions (resolutions 20 to 23) as set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 19 April 2023. The votes cast for resolutions 10 to 16 relating to the re-election and election of the independent Directors were duly passed by both a majority of the votes cast by the independent shareholders as well as by a majority of votes cast by all shareholders. These votes have been calculated separately and are shown below (independent shareholder votes cast being marked **)
The final voting figures are shown below.
Resolution | Total Votes | For (*) | Against (*) | Withheld | ||||||
Cast | Number | % | Number | % | ||||||
1: | Presentation of | the | ||||||||
report and accounts | 674,898,465 | 674,845,133 | 99.99 | 53,332 | 0.01 | 2,872,574 | ||||
2: To approve the final | ||||||||||
dividend | 677,768,368 | 677,309,467 | 99.93 | 458,901 | 0.07 | 2,671 | ||||
3: To approve the Annual | ||||||||||
Report on Remuneration | 677,753,546 | 667,414,110 | 98.47 | 10,339,436 | 1.53 | 17,493 | ||||
4. | To | approve | the | |||||||
Directors' | Remuneration | |||||||||
Policy, | 677,018,935 | 637,400,310 | 94.15 | 39,618,625 | 5.85 | 752,104 | ||||
5: | To | re-elect | Mr | |||||||
Alejandro Baillères | 677,749,840 | 600,029,855 | 88.53 | 77,719,985 | 11.47 | 21,199 | ||||
6: To re-elect Mr Juan | ||||||||||
Bordes | 677,750,533 | 660,036,750 | 97.39 | 17,713,783 | 2.61 | 20,506 | ||||
7: To re-elect Mr Arturo | ||||||||||
Fernández | 673,518,233 | 647,539,084 | 96.14 | 25,979,149 | 3.86 | 4,252,806 | ||||
8: To re-elect Mr Fernando | ||||||||||
Ruiz | 673,518,233 | 660,755,712 | 98.11 | 12,762,521 | 1.89 | 4,252,806 | ||||
9: To re-elect Mr Eduardo | ||||||||||
Cepeda | 677,750,534 | 638,656,022 | 94.23 | 39,094,512 | 5.77 | 20,505 | ||||
10: To re-elect Mr Charles | 677,749,839 | 673,307,580 | 99.34 | 4,442,259 | 0.66 | 21,200 | ||||
Jacobs | 125,154,648** | 120,712,389 | 96.45 | 4,442,259 | 3.55 | 21,200 | ||||
11: To re-elect Ms Bárbara | 677,755,770 | 670,809,355 | 98.98 | 6,946,415 | 1.02 | 15,269 | ||||
Garza Lagüera | 125,160,579** | 118,214,164 | 94.45 | 6,946,415 | 5.55 | 15,269 | ||||
12: To re-elect Mr Alberto | 677,750,033 | 665,585,772 | 98.21 | 12,164,261 | 1.79 | 20,506 | ||||
Tiburcio | 125,154,842** | 112,990,581 | 90.28 | 12,164,261 | 9.72 | 20,506 | ||||
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13: To re-elect Dame | 677,751,415 | 677,505,331 | 99.96 | 246,084 | 0.04 | 19,124 | ||||
Judith Macgregor | 125,156,224** | 124,910,140 | 99.80 | 246,084 | 0.20 | 19,124 | ||||
14: | To | re-elect | Ms | 677,744,842 | 677,097,936 | 99.90 | 646,906 | 0.10 | 25,697 | |
Georgina Kessel | 125,149,651** | 124,502,745 | 99.48 | 646,906 | 0.52 | 25,697 | ||||
15: | To | re-elect | Ms | 677,744,559 | 676,831,929 | 99.87 | 912,630 | 0.13 | 25,980 | |
Guadalupe De la Vega | 125,149,368** | 124,236,738 | 99.27 | 912,630 | 0.73 | 25,980 | ||||
16: To re-elect Mr Hector | 677,749,916 | 676,967,517 | 99.88 | 782,399 | 0.12 | 20,623 | ||||
Rangel | 125,154,725** | 124,372,326 | 99.37 | 782,399 | 0.63 | 20,623 | ||||
17: To re-appoint | the | |||||||||
auditors | 677,759,512 | 673,210,202 | 99.33 | 4,549,310 | 0.67 | 11,027 | ||||
18: To authorise the audit | ||||||||||
committee | to | determine | ||||||||
the auditors' remuneration | 677,760,720 | 675,714,595 | 99.70 | 2,046,125 | 0.30 | 10,319 | ||||
19: To give authority to | ||||||||||
Directors allot shares | 677,762,120 | 673,212,223 | 99.33 | 4,549,897 | 0.67 | 8,419 | ||||
20: | To | disapply | pre- | |||||||
emption rights | 676,531,200 | 672,035,379 | 99.34 | 4,495,821 | 0.66 | 1,239,339 | ||||
21: | To | disapply | pre- | |||||||
emption | rights | in | in | |||||||
connection | with | an | ||||||||
acquisition or other capital | ||||||||||
investment | 677,760,379 | 674,000,824 | 99.45 | 3,759,555 | 0.55 | 10,160 | ||||
22: To authorise purchase | ||||||||||
of own shares | 677,741,715 | 671,939,579 | 99.14 | 5,802,136 | 0.86 | 29,324 | ||||
23: | Notice | of | general | |||||||
meetings | 677,762,734 | 675,944,975 | 99.73 | 1,817,759 | 0.27 | 8,305 | ||||
(*) = Includes discretionary votes
(**) =Votes cast by the independent shareholders
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares and total voting rights of the Company was 736,893,589 shares in issue. The Company's Articles of Association set out that every member who is present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder on a poll. The scrutineer of the poll was Equiniti Limited.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, Fresnillo plc has submitted a copy of the resolutions dealing with the special business put to shareholders at the AGM today to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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FRESNILLO PLC | Tel: +44 | (0)20 7399 2470 |
London Office | ||
Gabriela Mayor, Head of Investor Relations | ||
Mark Mochalski | ||
Mexico City Office | Tel: +52 | 55 52 79 3206 |
Ana Belem Zárate | ||
POWERSCOURT | Tel: +44 | (0)7793 858 211 |
Peter Ogden |
ABOUT FRESNILLO PLC
Fresnillo plc is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's largest gold producer, listed on the London and Mexican Stock Exchanges under the symbol FRES.
Fresnillo plc has eight operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Juanicipio, Ciénega, Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos1, Noche Buena and San Julián (Veins and Disseminated Ore Body), one development project - the Pyrites Plant at Fresnillo, which has been completed and tied-in to the national electricity grid, and four advanced exploration projects - Orisyvo, Rodeo, Guanajuato and Tajitos as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects.
Fresnillo plc has mining concessions and exploration projects in Mexico, Peru and Chile.
Fresnillo plc has a strong and long tradition of exploring, mining, a proven track record of mine development, reserve replacement, and production costs in the lowest quartile of the cost curve for silver.
Fresnillo plc's goal is to maintain the Group's position as the world's largest primary silver company and Mexico's largest gold producer.
1 Operations at Soledad-Dipolos are currently suspended.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information contained in this announcement may include 'forward-looking statements'. All statements other than statements of historical facts included herein, including, without limitation, those regarding the Fresnillo Group's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, amongst other things, the Fresnillo Group's results of operations, financial position, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the silver and gold industries are forward- looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and the actual results of the Fresnillo Group's operations, financial position and liquidity, and the development of the markets and the industry in which the Fresnillo Group operates, may differ materially from those described in, or suggested by, the forward- looking statements contained in this document. In addition, even if the results of operations, financial position and liquidity, and the development of the markets and the industry in which the Fresnillo Group operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this document, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. A number of factors could cause results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, general economic and business conditions, industry trends, competition, commodity prices, changes in regulation, currency fluctuations (including the US dollar and Mexican Peso exchanges rates), the Fresnillo Group's ability to recover its reserves or develop new reserves, including its ability to convert its resources into reserves and its mineral potential into resources or reserves, changes in its business strategy and political and economic uncertainty.
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23 de Mayo de 2023
FRESNILLO PLC - RESULTADOS DE LA AGA
El Consejo de Administración se complace en anunciar que todas las resoluciones presentadas a los accionistas en la Asamblea General Anual de hoy fueron aprobadas mediante votación por escrito, incluyendo las resoluciones ordinarias (resoluciones 1 a 19) y las resoluciones especiales (resoluciones 20 a 23) como se establecen en la convocatoria de la AGA de la Compañía con fecha del día 19 de abril de 2023. Los votos emitidos para las resoluciones 10 a 16, relacionados con la reelección y elección de los Consejeros independientes, fueron debidamente aprobados tanto por la mayoría de los votos emitidos por los accionistas independientes como por la mayoría de los votos emitidos por todos los accionistas. Estos votos han sido calculados por separado y se muestran a continuación (los votos emitidos por los accionistas independientes están marcados con **)
Las cifras finales de la votación se muestran a continuación.
Resolución | Total Votos | A Favor (*) | En Contra (*) | Retenidos | |||||||
Emitidos | Número | % | Número | % | |||||||
1: | Presentación | del | |||||||||
reporte | y | estados | |||||||||
financieros | 674,898,465 | 674,845,133 | 99.99 | 53,332 | 0.01 | 2,872,574 | |||||
2: | Aprobar | el | dividendo | ||||||||
final | 677,768,368 | 677,309,467 | 99.93 | 458,901 | 0.07 | 2,671 | |||||
3: | Aprobar | el | Informe | ||||||||
Anual | sobre | ||||||||||
Remuneración | 677,753,546 | 667,414,110 | 98.47 | 10,339,436 | 1.53 | 17,493 | |||||
4. Aprobar la Política de | |||||||||||
Remuneración | de | los | |||||||||
Consejeros | 677,018,935 | 637,400,310 | 94.15 | 39,618,625 | 5.85 | 752,104 | |||||
5: | Reelegir | al | señor | ||||||||
Alejandro Baillères | 677,749,840 | 600,029,855 | 88.53 | 77,719,985 | 11.47 | 21,199 | |||||
6: Reelegir al señor Juan | |||||||||||
Bordes | 677,750,533 | 660,036,750 | 97.39 | 17,713,783 | 2.61 | 20,506 | |||||
7: Reelegir al señor Arturo | |||||||||||
Fernández | 673,518,233 | 647,539,084 | 96.14 | 25,979,149 | 3.86 | 4,252,806 | |||||
8: | Reelegir | al | señor | ||||||||
Fernando Ruiz | 673,518,233 | 660,755,712 | 98.11 | 12,762,521 | 1.89 | 4,252,806 | |||||
9: | Reelegir | al | señor | ||||||||
Eduardo Cepeda | 677,750,534 | 638,656,022 | 94.23 | 39,094,512 | 5.77 | 20,505 | |||||
10: | Reelegir | al | señor | 677,749,839 | 673,307,580 | 99.34 | 4,442,259 | 0.66 | 21,200 | ||
Charles Jacobs | 125,154,648** | 120,712,389 | 96.45 | 4,442,259 | 3.55 | 21,200 | |||||
11: | Reelegir | a | la | señora | 677,755,770 | 670,809,355 | 98.98 | 6,946,415 | 1.02 | 15,269 | |
Bárbara Garza Lagüera | 125,160,579** | 118,214,164 | 94.45 | 6,946,415 | 5.55 | 15,269 | |||||
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12: | Reelegir | al | señor | 677,750,033 | 665,585,772 | 98.21 | 12,164,261 | 1.79 | 20,506 | ||
Alberto Tiburcio | 125,154,842** | 112,990,581 | 90.28 | 12,164,261 | 9.72 | 20,506 | |||||
13: | Reelegir | a | la | señora | 677,751,415 | 677,505,331 | 99.96 | 246,084 | 0.04 | 19,124 | |
Dame Judith Macgregor | 125,156,224** | 124,910,140 | 99.80 | 246,084 | 0.20 | 19,124 | |||||
14: | Reelegir | a | la | señora | 677,744,842 | 677,097,936 | 99.90 | 646,906 | 0.10 | 25,697 | |
Georgina Kessel | 125,149,651** | 124,502,745 | 99.48 | 646,906 | 0.52 | 25,697 | |||||
15: | Reelegir | a | la | señora | 677,744,559 | 676,831,929 | 99.87 | 912,630 | 0.13 | 25,980 | |
Guadalupe De la Vega | 125,149,368** | 124,236,738 | 99.27 | 912,630 | 0.73 | 25,980 | |||||
16: | Reelegir | al | señor | 677,749,916 | 676,967,517 | 99.88 | 782,399 | 0.12 | 20,623 | ||
Hector Rangel | 125,154,725** | 124,372,326 | 99.37 | 782,399 | 0.63 | 20,623 | |||||
17: | Renombrar | a | los | ||||||||
auditores | 677,759,512 | 673,210,202 | 99.33 | 4,549,310 | 0.67 | 11,027 | |||||
18: Permitir al comité de | |||||||||||
auditoría | determinar | la | |||||||||
remuneración | de | los | |||||||||
auditores | 677,760,720 | 675,714,595 | 99.70 | 2,046,125 | 0.30 | 10,319 | |||||
19: | Autorizar | a | los | ||||||||
Consejeros | a | asignar | |||||||||
acciones | 677,762,120 | 673,212,223 | 99.33 | 4,549,897 | 0.67 | 8,419 | |||||
20: No | aplicar | derechos | |||||||||
preferentes | 676,531,200 | 672,035,379 | 99.34 | 4,495,821 | 0.66 | 1,239,339 | |||||
21: No | aplicar | derechos | |||||||||
preferentes | en | relación | |||||||||
con una adquisición u otra | |||||||||||
inversión de capital | 677,760,379 | 674,000,824 | 99.45 | 3,759,555 | 0.55 | 10,160 | |||||
22: Autorizar la compra de | |||||||||||
acciones de la Compañía | 677,741,715 | 671,939,579 | 99.14 | 5,802,136 | 0.86 | 29,324 | |||||
23: | Aviso de | asambleas | |||||||||
generales | 677,762,734 | 675,944,975 | 99.73 | 1,817,759 | 0.27 | 8,305 | |||||
(*) = Incluye votos discrecionales
(**) =Votos emitidos por los accionistas independientes
A la fecha de la AGA, el número de acciones emitidas y derechos de voto totales de la Sociedad era de 736,893,589 acciones emitidas. Los Estatutos de la Sociedad establecen que cada miembro que esté presente en persona o mediante carta poder tendrá un voto por cada acción de la cual sea tenedor al momento de votación por escrito. El escrutador de la votación por escrito fue Equiniti Limited.
De conformidad con la Regla de Inscripción 9.6.2, Fresnillo plc ha presentado una copia de las resoluciones que tratan los asuntos especiales presentados el día de hoy a los accionistas en la AGA al Mecanismo Nacional de
Almacenamiento, la cual estará próximamente disponible para inspección en https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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