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Anglo American plc shareholders passed an ordinary resolution at a general meeting on April 30, 2025, approving the proposed demerger of Anglo American Platinum Limited and a share consolidation. The resolution passed with 854,307,419 votes (99.94%) for and 544,254 votes (0.06%) against, representing 63.91% of issued share capital cast. Subject to conditions, the demerger is expected to become effective on May 31, 2025, and the share consolidation on June 1, 2025.
| Date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Time | 16:15:00 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 8815G |
Anglo American plc
Registered office: 17 Charterhouse Street, London EC1N 6RA
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
Demerger of Anglo American Platinum - Voting Results of General Meeting
Anglo American plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution in connection with the proposed demerger of Anglo American Platinum Limited (proposed to be renamed Valterra Platinum Limited) ("AAP") (the "Demerger") and the Company's share consolidation (the "Share Consolidation") has been duly passed by the requisite majority at the Company's general meeting held on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (the "General Meeting").
Full details of the ordinary resolution and the expected timetable of principal events relating to the Demerger and the Share Consolidation are contained in the circular to shareholders dated Tuesday, 8 April 2025 (the "Circular").
GENERAL MEETING
The voting on the ordinary resolution to approve the Demerger and the Share Consolidation was taken on a poll and the results were as follows:
|
Resolution |
For
|
% of Votes Cast |
Against |
% of Votes Cast |
Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital |
Votes Withheld |
|
1. Demerger and Share Consolidation |
854,307,419 |
99.94 |
544,254 |
0.06 |
63.91% |
3,708,003 |
DEMERGER
Completion of the Demerger remains subject to the satisfaction (or, where applicable, waiver) of certain conditions set out in the Circular, including (but not limited to) the approval of the Demerger Distribution by the Anglo American Board (or any duly authorised committee thereof) and all requisite regulatory approvals having been obtained and not withdrawn. Subject to the satisfaction (or, where applicable, waiver) of such conditions, the Demerger is expected to become effective on Saturday, 31 May 2025.
If the Demerger becomes effective, it is expected that on Monday, 2 June 2025, AAP's ordinary shares will be admitted to the equity shares (international commercial companies secondary listing) listing segment of the FCA's Official List and admitted to trading on the LSE's main market for listed securities.
SHARE CONSOLIDATION
The Share Consolidation is expected to become effective on Sunday, 1 June 2025. If the Share Consolidation becomes effective, it is expected that on Monday, 2 June 2025, the Company's ordinary shares will be admitted to the equity shares (commercial companies) listing segment of the FCA's Official List and admitted to trading on the LSE's main market for listed securities.
The Company expects to announce the ratio for the Share Consolidation on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
OTHER INFORMATION
This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company's website, www.angloamerican.com, as soon as practicable.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the ordinary resolution passed at today's General Meeting has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Defined terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings set out in the Circular.
Clare Davage
Deputy Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
30 April 2025