SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 29, 2010
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Translation of registrant's name into English; Address of principal executive offices
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BHP Billiton Limited (ABN 49 004 028 077)
180 LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA |
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BHP Billiton Plc (REG. NO. 3196209)
NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
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Tuesday 16 November 2010 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange For announcement to the market Please find attached the results of the business conducted at the meetings of shareholders of BHP Billiton Limited (“Limited”) held in Perth, Australia on 16 November 2010 and BHP Billiton Plc (“Plc”) held in London, United Kingdom on 21 October 2010. As required by the Dual Listed Companies Structure, a poll was conducted on each of the proposed resolutions. Each resolution is a Joint Electorate Action. The poll results for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are attached. The final proxy position for each company (excluding the proxy votes carried from one meeting to the other meeting by the Special Voting Shares) is detailed in Appendix 1. The additional information required in respect of BHP Billiton Plc by the United Kingdom’s Companies Act 2006 (as amended by The Companies (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2009) is provided in Appendix 2. A copy of the resolutions passed at the closure of the poll today has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do 1 To receive the 2010 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,853,384,210 2 To re-elect Dr John Buchanan as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,010,682,697 3 To re-elect Mr David Crawford as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,967,628,710 4 To re-elect Mr Keith Rumble as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,011,842,332 5 To re-elect Dr John Schubert as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,003,515,989 6 To re-elect Mr Jacques Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,993,958,435 7 To elect Mr Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,010,818,207 8 To elect Ms Carolyn Hewson as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,008,197,407 9 To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,004,084,423 10 To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,829,347,185 11 To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a special resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,935,191,846 12 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,998,263,091 13 To approve the 2010 Remuneration Report (a non-binding ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,917,996,260 14 To approve amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,932,964,474 15 To approve the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 2,909,902,724 16 To approve amendments to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited (a special resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,000,792,385 17 To approve amendments to the Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution) Number of Votes Votes ‘For’ 3,001,079,986 1 To receive the 2010 Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 2 To re-elect Dr John Buchanan as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 3 To re-elect Mr David Crawford as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 4 To re-elect Mr Keith Rumble as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 5 To re-elect Dr John Schubert as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 6 To re-elect Mr Jacques Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 7 To elect Mr Malcolm Broomhead as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 8 To elect Ms Carolyn Hewson as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 9 To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as the auditor of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 10 To renew the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 11 To approve the authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash (a special resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 12 To approve the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 13 To approve the 2010 Remuneration Report (a non-binding ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 14 To approve amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 15 To approve the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the GIS and the LTIP (an ordinary resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 16 To approve amendments to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited (a special resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 17 To approve amendments to the Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution) BHP Billiton Limited * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - BHP Billiton Plc * Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - APPENDIX 2 For the purposes of section 341 of the United Kingdom’s Companies Act 2006 (as amended by The Companies (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2009) and in respect of BHP Billiton Plc, the votes validly cast* as a percentage of the company’s total issued share capital (as at 6pm on 19 October 2010) are: *This calculation does not include the votes cast at the BHP Billiton Limited Annual General Meeting which are added to the votes cast at the BHP Billiton Plc Annual General Meeting to give the final result in relation to each resolution. Final poll results for BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited can be found on pages 2 and 3 of this announcement. BHP Billiton Plc The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Company Secretariat
London Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
Poll results for BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc as follows:
Votes ‘Against’ 21,899,359
Votes ‘Abstain’ 145,636,981
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 5,209,946
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,144,995
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 48,249,884
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,151,522
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 4,011,384
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,176,737
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 12,257,652
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,258,186
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 21,764,237
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,275,301
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 4,807,437
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,404,050
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 7,416,453
Votes ‘Abstain’ 5,382,479
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 8,458,296
Votes ‘Abstain’ 8,472,024
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 182,792,725
Votes ‘Abstain’ 8,926,898
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 77,233,384
Votes ‘Abstain’ 8,592,649
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 14,314,497
Votes ‘Abstain’ 8,440,924
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 91,390,012
Votes ‘Abstain’ 11,488,575
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 67,776,286
Votes ‘Abstain’ 20,211,417
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 98,375,523
Votes ‘Abstain’ 12,683,424
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 8,738,011
Votes ‘Abstain’ 11,477,212
Result CARRIED
Votes ‘Against’ 8,547,277
Votes ‘Abstain’ 11,384,687
Result CARRIED
APPENDIX 1
BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton Plc - Final Proxy Position
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,366,984,329
- was to vote for the resolution 1,313,701,673
- was to vote against the resolution 2,770,619
- was to abstain on the resolution 144,009,208
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,512,037
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,111,464
- was to vote for the resolution 1,471,825,256
- was to vote against the resolution 19,127,521
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,576,089
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,687
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,394,399
- was to vote for the resolution 1,452,996,746
- was to vote against the resolution 3,990,856
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,685,796
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,406,797
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,304,267
- was to vote for the resolution 1,489,960,579
- was to vote against the resolution 1,185,476
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,383,287
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,212
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,387,904
- was to vote for the resolution 1,436,751,428
- was to vote against the resolution 20,173,344
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,691,181
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,463,132
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,306,189
- was to vote for the resolution 1,463,201,726
- was to vote against the resolution 27,946,323
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,381,365
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,140
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,363,915
- was to vote for the resolution 1,453,389,384
- was to vote against the resolution 3,467,730
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,715,507
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,506,801
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,305,326
- was to vote for the resolution 1,490,620,044
- was to vote against the resolution 527,142
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,382,228
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,140
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,281,697
- was to vote for the resolution 1,452,483,430
- was to vote against the resolution 4,350,948
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,798,599
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,447,319
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,307,041
- was to vote for the resolution 1,483,245,071
- was to vote against the resolution 7,903,410
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,380,513
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,560
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,205,047
- was to vote for the resolution 1,450,127,349
- was to vote against the resolution 6,572,749
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,835,478
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,504,949
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,308,922
- was to vote for the resolution 1,475,977,682
- was to vote against the resolution 15,173,100
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,378,632
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,140
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,163,512
- was to vote for the resolution 1,452,393,639
- was to vote against the resolution 4,237,572
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,915,551
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,532,301
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,304,499
- was to vote for the resolution 1,490,624,035
- was to vote against the resolution 521,339
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,383,055
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 159,125
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,099,070
- was to vote for the resolution 1,450,022,638
- was to vote against the resolution 6,700,855
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,939,826
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,375,577
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,320,243
- was to vote for the resolution 1,490,649,716
- was to vote against the resolution 511,587
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,367,311
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 158,940
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,507,256,794
- was to vote for the resolution 1,452,749,812
- was to vote against the resolution 4,099,873
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,806,413
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,407,109
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,488,081,398
- was to vote for the resolution 1,483,616,613
- was to vote against the resolution 4,301,333
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,606,156
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 163,452
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,504,034,305
- was to vote for the resolution 1,421,057,662
- was to vote against the resolution 32,407,003
- was to abstain on the resolution 7,081,683
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,569,640
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,490,888,960
- was to vote for the resolution 1,340,433,637
- was to vote against the resolution 150,291,771
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,797,878
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 163,552
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,504,047,205
- was to vote for the resolution 1,442,474,875
- was to vote against the resolution 10,936,706
- was to abstain on the resolution 7,029,341
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,635,624
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,176,433
- was to vote for the resolution 1,424,791,178
- was to vote against the resolution 66,220,939
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,511,121
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 164,316
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,504,159,822
- was to vote for the resolution 1,446,252,407
- was to vote against the resolution 7,204,418
- was to abstain on the resolution 6,909,400
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,702,997
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,491,320,325
- was to vote for the resolution 1,482,181,221
- was to vote against the resolution 7,086,264
- was to abstain on the resolution 1,365,013
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 2,052,840
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,502,443,845
- was to vote for the resolution 1,406,872,622
- was to vote against the resolution 45,877,024
- was to abstain on the resolution 8,572,656
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 49,694,199
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,489,977,151
- was to vote for the resolution 1,457,079,626
- was to vote against the resolution 32,741,439
- was to abstain on the resolution 2,709,686
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 156,086
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,500,010,241
- was to vote for the resolution 1,408,709,688
- was to vote against the resolution 41,107,788
- was to abstain on the resolution 11,026,590
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,192,765
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,483,807,320
- was to vote for the resolution 1,457,103,862
- was to vote against the resolution 26,539,642
- was to abstain on the resolution 8,879,517
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 163,816
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,502,653,334
- was to vote for the resolution 1,382,766,263
- was to vote against the resolution 70,677,905
- was to abstain on the resolution 8,393,030
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 49,209,166
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,488,821,459
- was to vote for the resolution 1,473,844,793
- was to vote against the resolution 14,820,235
- was to abstain on the resolution 3,865,379
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 156,431
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,504,023,667
- was to vote for the resolution 1,447,438,453
- was to vote against the resolution 5,911,214
- was to abstain on the resolution 7,047,851
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,674,000
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,488,377,903
- was to vote for the resolution 1,485,404,632
- was to vote against the resolution 2,807,171
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,308,935
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 166,100
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,504,024,786
- was to vote for the resolution 1,447,511,759
- was to vote against the resolution 5,722,031
- was to abstain on the resolution 7,056,981
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 50,790,996
* Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,488,488,138
- was to vote for the resolution 1,485,516,289
- was to vote against the resolution 2,806,532
- was to abstain on the resolution 4,198,700
- may vote at the proxy’s discretion 165,317
Additional Information
1 Receipt of the Financial Statements and Reports for BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.84
2 Re-election of Dr John Buchanan as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
3 Re-election of Mr David Crawford as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
4 Re-election of Mr Keith Rumble as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
5 Re-election of Dr John Schubert as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
6 Re-election of Mr Jacques Nasser as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
7 Election of Mr Malcolm Broomhead as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
8 Election of Ms Carolyn Hewson as a director of each of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited - 66.85
9 Re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of BHP Billiton Plc - 66.71
10 Renewal of the general authority to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc - 66.83
11 Renewal of the right to issue shares in BHP Billiton Plc for cash - 66.85
12 Approval of the repurchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc - 66.85
13 Approval of the Remuneration Report - 66.79
14 Approval of the amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan - 66.51
15 Approval of the grant of awards to Mr Marius Kloppers under the Group Incentive Scheme and Long Term Incentive Scheme - 66.74
16 Approval of the amendments to the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited - 66.72
17 Approval of the amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc - 66.72
BHP Billiton Limited
ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BHP Billiton Limited (ABN 49 004 028 077) | ||
| Date : November 29, 2010 | By: | /s/ Jane McAloon | |
| Name: | Jane McAloon | ||
| Title: | Group Company Secretary | ||