22 October 2001

27 June 2002

 

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 in Appendix 1. A poll was conducted on each of the proposed resolutions. The poll results were:

BHP Billiton Limited - General Meeting

 

Business

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Votes Abstain *

Results
  • To approve the Capital Reduction Resolution

 

1,491,771,743

6,309,829

Nil

Carried
  • To approve the Bonus Issue Resolution

1,465,717,245

7,357,456

Nil

Carried

 

 

BHP Billiton Limited - Scheme Meeting of Fully Paid Shareholders

 

Business

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Votes Abstain *

Results
  • To approve the Scheme


1,365,286,726


6,797,932


Nil


Carried

 

 

BHP Billiton Limited - Scheme Meeting of Partly Paid Shareholders
  • To approve the Scheme


74,324


0


Nil


Carried

 

 

BHP Billiton Plc - Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
  • To approve the demerger of BHP Steel and to authorise a bonus issue



1,149,129,815



30,672,863



Nil



Carried

 

 

* 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
  

Þ Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed


1 535 219 521

Þ 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

 

Þ Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed


1 535 224 542

Þ 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
  

Þ Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed


1 408 925 418

Þ 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
  

Þ Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed


55 431

Þ 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
  

Þ Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed


1 187 732 276

Þ 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

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia