Hochschild Mining plc ("the Company") Result of AGM

The Company announces the results detailed below of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held this afternoon at which all proposed resolutions were passed.

Copy of Resolutions

A copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting is being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Note

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 23 May 2018 at 6pm was 508,893,115. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast.

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Resolution			VOTES FOR		% OF VOTES CAST 1		VOTES AGAINST		% OF VOTES CAST 1		TOTAL VOTES		VOTES WITHHELD
1	Receipt of 2017 Report and Accounts		403,837,272		99.83%		703,677		0.17%		404,540,949		504,782
2	Approve 2017 Directors' Remuneration Report		337,129,308		84.54%		61,660,570		15.46%		398,789,878		6,255,854
3	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy		392,578,326		96.92%		12,459,724		3.08%		405,038,050		7,681
4	Approve the final dividend		404,988,633		99.99%		57,098		0.01%		405,045,731		1
5	Re-elect Graham Birch		394,692,513		97.44%		10,352,905		2.56%		405,045,418		314
	Votes of the independent shareholders2		136,127,140		92.93%		10,352,905		7.07%		146,480,045		314
6	Re-elect Jorge Born Jr.		404,282,212		99.81%		763,205		0.19%		405,045,417		314
	Votes of the independent shareholders2		145,716,839		99.48%		763,205		0.52%		146,480,044		314
7	Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante		404,438,861		99.85%		606,556		0.15%		405,045,417		314
8	Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild		386,728,249		95.48%		18,317,168		4.52%		405,045,417		314
9	Re-elect Eileen Kamerick		394,396,108		97.37%		10,649,310		2.63%		405,045,418		314
	Votes of the independent shareholders2		135,830,735		92.73%		10,649,310		7.27%		146,480,045		314
10	Elect Dionisio Romero Paoletti		328,927,834		81.21%		76,117,584		18.79%		405,045,418		314
11	Re-elect Michael Rawlinson		394,377,613		97.37%		10,667,805		2.63%		405,045,418		314
	Votes of the independent shareholders2		135,812,240		92.72%		10,667,805		7.28%		146,480,045		314
12	Re-elect Sanjay Sarma		404,438,861		99.85%		606,556		0.15%		405,045,417		314
	Votes of the independent shareholders2		145,873,488		99.59%		606,556		0.41%		146,480,044		314
13	Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors		404,647,473		99.95%		185,920		0.05%		404,833,393		212,338
14	Authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration		405,040,648		100.00%		1,646		0%		405,042,294		3,438
15	Authorise directors to allot shares/grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares		403,725,420		99.67%		1,316,874		0.33%		405,042,294		3,438
16	Approve the 2018 Hochschild Mining plc Long Term Incentive Plan		397,273,703		98.08%		7,759,277		1.92%		405,032,980		12,751
17	Disapply statutory pre-emption rights		404,792,386		99.94%		236,039		0.06%		405,028,425		17,307
18	Disapply statutory pre-emption rights to finance an acquisition or other capital investment		400,820,509		98.96%		4,210,019		1.04%		405,030,528		15,203
19	Authorise the Company to make market purchases of own shares		404,857,890		99.96%		176,171		0.04%		405,034,061		11,670
20	Authorise general meetings other than AGMs to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice		400,506,412		98.88%		4,539,319		1.12%		405,045,731		1

1. Excludes votes withheld

2. Under Listing Rule 9.2.2E R, resolutions on the re-election of any independent director must be approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

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