Xstrata PLC : Results of the 2012 Annual General Meeting

REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Results of the 2012 Annual General Meeting

Zug, 1 May 2012

Xstrata plc announces the results of the poll on the Resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held on 1st May 2012. All Resolutions were carried.

Resolution Votes For Votes Against Votes withheld *

Total votes cast (excluding Votes Withheld)

No. of shares

% of shares voted

No. of shares

% of shares voted

No. of shares

No. of shares

% of issued share capital

Resolution 1
By Ordinary Resolution: To receive and adopt the directors' annual report and accounts
2'357'457'314 99.92 1'876'061 0.08 6'726'329 2'359'333'375 78.57
Resolution 2
By Ordinary Resolution: To declare a final dividend of US$0.27 per Ordinary Share
2'357'851'925 99.93 1'567'165 0.07 6'648'264 2'359'419'090 78.58
Resolution 3
By Ordinary Resolution: To approve the directors' Remuneration Report
1'447'168'970 63.46 833'273'950 36.54 85'569'228 2'280'442'920 75.95
Resolution 4
By Ordinary Resolution: To re-elect Sir
John Bond as a
director
2'225'424'118 94.34 133'567'310 5.66 6'789'849 2'358'991'428 78.56
Resolution 5
By Ordinary Resolution: To re-elect Mick Davis as a director
2'328'386'350 98.69 30'978'697 1.31 6'701'107 2'359'365'047 78.57
Resolution 6
By Ordinary Resolution: To re-elect Dr Con Fauconnier as a director
2'238'751'740 94.89 120'611'491 5.11 6'702'422 2'359'363'231 78.57

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By Ordinary

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Resolution 17 By Ordinary Resolution: To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration	2'320'530'579	99.00	23'423'892	1.00	22'113'771	2'343'954'471	78.06
Resolution 18 By Ordinary Resolution: To authorise the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	2'246'423'821	96.66	77'626'898	3.34	42'001'033	2'324'050'719	77.40
Resolution 19 By Special Resolution: To authorise the directors to allot a certain number of equity securities for cash free of pre-emption rights	2'320'892'984	98.51	35'177'044	1.49	9'973'974	2'356'070'028	78.47
Resolution 20 By Special Resolution: To reduce the share premium account	2'337'520'070	99.89	2'644'089	0.11	25'898'891	2'340'164'159	77.94
Resolution 21 By Special Resolution: To authorise the Company to hold extraordinary general meetings on 20 clear days' notice	2'219'378'775	94.07	140'008'729	5.93	6'670'295	2'359'387'504	78.58

* A "vote withheld" is not a 'vote' under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' the resolution.

A copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

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The total number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each eligible to be voted at the AGM was

3,002,692,076. The scrutineer of the polls was Computershare Investor Services PLC.

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Notes to editors About Xstrata plc

We are a major producer of a range of vital commodities used in everything from constructing buildings and delivering electricity, to developing jet engines and mobile phones. We are one of the top five global producers of copper, thermal and metallurgical coal, ferrochrome, zinc and nickel and we also produce silver, lead, platinum, gold, cobalt and vanadium.

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Switzerland, we operate in over 20 countries and employ over

70,000 people at more than 100 operations and projects around the world. We work in a responsible and sustainable way, with an entrepreneurial spirit and dynamic approach. For more information, visit www.xstrata.com.