TIDMVED

RNS Number : 9527U

Vedanta Resources PLC

03 August 2015

3 August 2015

Vedanta Resources plc

("the Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The annual general meeting ('AGM') of the Company was held on 3 August 2015 at 3:00pm.

A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the meeting and the results are detailed below:

 
                    Type                   For                Against        Total                  Votes 
                     of                                                       votes                  withheld(1) 
                     resolution                                               cast 
-----------------  -------------  ---------------------  -----------------  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 Resolution         Special/       No. of        %        No.         %      No. of        % of     No. 
  (Full text         Ordinary       votes                  of votes           votes         ISC      of votes 
  of resolutions                                                                            voted 
  is set 
  out in 
  the Notice 
  of Annual 
  General 
  Meeting) 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 1. To receive 
  the 2015 
  Report 
  and Accounts      Ordinary       231,396,506    99.22   1,829,755   0.78   233,226,261   86.70%         99,118 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 2. To approve 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Report            Ordinary       230,735,321    98.93   2,500,000   1.07   233,235,321   86.70%         90,058 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 3. To approve 
  the final 
  dividend          Ordinary       233,320,891   100.00       4,024   0.00   233,324,915   86.73%            464 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 4. To elect 
  E Zotova 
  as a Director     Ordinary       233,319,964   100.00       4,092   0.00   233,324,056   86.73%          1,323 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 5. To re-elect 
  A Agarwal 
  as a Director     Ordinary       229,981,109    98.57   3,342,157   1.43   233,323,266   86.73%          2,113 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 6. To re-elect 
  N Agarwal 
  as a Director     Ordinary       231,815,711    99.96      81,643   0.04   231,897,354   86.20%      1,428,025 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 7. To re-elect 
  T Albanese 
  as a Director     Ordinary       233,260,298    99.97      62,968   0.03   233,323,266   86.73%          2,113 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 8. To re-elect 
  E Macdonald 
  as a Director     Ordinary       231,116,140    99.08   2,149,424   0.92   233,265,564   86.71%         59,815 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  A Mehta 
  as a Director     Ordinary       229,015,716    98.19   4,220,516   1.81   233,236,232   86.70%         89,147 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 10. To 
  re-elect 
  D Parekh 
  as a Director     Ordinary       229,264,874    99.00   2,316,325   1.00   231,581,199   86.09%      1,744,180 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 11. To 
  re-elect 
  G Green 
  as a Director     Ordinary       230,940,184    98.98   2,382,572   1.02   233,322,756   86.73%          2,623 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 12. To 
  re-appoint 
  Deloitte 
  LLP as 
  auditors          Ordinary       231,735,829    99.93     159,508   0.07   231,895,337   86.20%      1,430,042 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 13. To 
  authorise 
  the directors 
  to agree 
  the auditors' 
  remuneration      Ordinary       233,171,331    99.96      94,152   0.04   233,265,483   86.71%         59,896 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 14. To 
  authorise 
  the directors 
  to allot 
  shares            Ordinary       233,215,860    99.97      59,254   0.03   233,275,114   86.72%         50,265 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 15. To 
  disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights            Special        231,697,343    99.30   1,622,171   0.70   233,319,514   86.73%          5,865 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 16. To 
  authorise 
  the Company 
  to make 
  market 
  purchases 
  of own 
  shares            Special        233,272,145   100.00       2,970   0.00   233,275,115   86.72%         50,264 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 17. To 
  authorise 
  a general 
  meeting 
  to be called 
  on not 
  less than 
  14 days' 
  notice            Special        232,107,757    99.48   1,213,358   0.52   233,321,115   86.73%          4,264 
-----------------  -------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ------------- 
 

The results of the poll vote excluding the controlling shareholder interest for each of the resolutions in respect of the appointment or re-appointment of the Company's independent non-executive directors is as follows:

 
                      Type                  For               Against        Total                       Votes 
                       of                                                     votes                       withheld(1) 
                       resolution                                             cast 
-------------------  -------------  -------------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 Resolution           Special/       No. of       %       No.         %      No. of       % of           No. 
  (Full text           Ordinary       votes                of votes           votes        ISC            of votes 
  of resolutions                                                                           voted 
  is set out                                                                               excluding 
  in the Notice                                                                            controlling 
  of Annual                                                                                shareholder 
  General Meeting)                                                                         interest 
-------------------  -------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 4. To elect 
  E Zotova 
  as a Director       Ordinary       45,389,123   99.99       4,092   0.01   45,393,215         56.03%          1,323 
-------------------  -------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 8. To re-elect 
  E Macdonald 
  as a Director       Ordinary       43,185,299   95.26   2,149,424   4.74   45,334,723         55.96%         59,815 
-------------------  -------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  A Mehta as 
  a Director          Ordinary       41,084,875   90.68   4,220,516   9.32   45,305,391         55.92%         89,147 
-------------------  -------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 10. To re-elect 
  D Parekh 
  as a Director       Ordinary       41,334,033   94.69   2,316,325   5.31   43,650,358         53.88%      1,744,180 
-------------------  -------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 11. To re-elect 
  G Green as 
  a Director          Ordinary       43,009,343   94.75   2,382,572   5.25   45,391,915         56.03%          2,623 
-------------------  -------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 

1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes validly cast for or against a resolution.

All resolutions put to the meeting as set out in the Notice of Meeting were carried.

A copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Deepak Kumar

Company Secretary

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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