EX-99.1 2 d351019dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Woodside Energy Group Ltd

ACN 004 898 962

Mia Yellagonga

11 Mount Street

Perth WA 6000

Australia

T +61 8 9348 4000

www.woodside.com

ASX: WDS

NYSE: WDS

LSE: WDS

Announcement

Monday, 1 May 2023

2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VOTING RESULTS

Woodside advises that resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d), 2(e), 3, 4 and 5 put to the Annual General Meeting of members held on Friday, 28 April 2023 were carried. Resolution 6(a) was not carried and accordingly resolution 6(b) was not put to the meeting as it was conditional on resolution 6(a) being passed. Following is information on the voting outcome in respect of each resolution put to the meeting:

 

Item 2(a)

   

Re-election of Mr Ian Macfarlane as a Director

   

For

    770,827,118      65.19 % 
  

Against

    411,685,549      34.81 % 
  

Abstain

    4,927,182   

Item 2(b)

   

Re-election of Mr Larry Archibald as a Director

   

For

    1,025,819,364      86.57 % 
  

Against

    159,168,399      13.43 % 
  

Abstain

    2,432,592   

Item 2(c)

   

Re-election of Ms Swee Chen Goh as a Director

   

For

    1,066,469,717      90.00 % 
  

Against

    118,536,678      10.00 % 
  

Abstain

    2,415,468   

Item 2(d)

   

Election of Mr Arnaud Breuillac as a Director

   

For

    1,153,934,492      97.35 % 
  

Against

    31,393,058      2.65 % 
  

Abstain

    2,122,397   

Item 2(e)

   

Election of Ms Angela Minas as a Director

   

For

    1,146,306,058      96.71 % 
  

Against

    39,056,401      3.29 % 
  

Abstain

    2,075,285   

Item 3

   

Remuneration Report

   

For

    935,395,738      79.02 % 
  

Against

    248,287,731      20.98 % 
  

Abstain

    3,717,352   

Item 4

   

Approval of Grant of Executive Incentive Scheme Awards to CEO & Managing Director

   

For

    1,141,465,292      96.81 % 
  

Against

    37,619,467      3.19 % 
  

Abstain

    8,317,059   

 

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Item 5

   

Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration

   

For

    1,157,711,855      97.76 % 
  

Against

    26,559,870      2.24 % 
  

Abstain

    3,118,860   

Item 6(a)

   

Amendment to the Constitution requisitioned by a group of shareholders.

   

For

    75,803,497      6.65 % 
  

Against

    1,063,368,293      93.35 % 
  

Abstain

    48,197,267   

 

 

 

Contacts:

 

     

INVESTORS

 

Matthew Turnbull (Group)

M: +61 410 471 079

 

Sarah Peyman (Australia)

M: +61 457 513 249

 

Rohan Goudge (US)

M: +1 (713) 679-1550

 

E: investor@woodside.com

   

MEDIA

 

Christine Forster

M: +61 484 112 469

E: christine.forster@woodside.com

This announcement was approved and authorised for release by Woodside’s Disclosure Committee.

 

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WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – VOTING RESULTS

The following information is provided in accordance with section 251AA(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2.

 

Resolution details

      Instructions given to validly appointed proxies
(as at proxy close)		      Direct votes
(as at close of direct voting)		      Number of votes cast on the poll
(where applicable)		      Resolution
result		  

Resolution

    Resolution
type		      For      Against      At the
proxy’s
discretion		      Abstain      For      Against      Abstain      For   Against   Abstain*      Carried /
Not carried		  

2(a) Re-election of Mr Ian Macfarlane as a Director

      Ordinary        721,891,284        410,871,048        29,544,875        4,677,072        18,596,298        749,863        218,275      770,827,118

65.19%

   411,685,549

34.81%

     4,927,182        Carried  

2(b) Re-election of Mr Larry Archibald as a Director

      Ordinary        974,010,567        158,612,867        32,212,207        2,149,020        18,798,497        501,760        264,179      1,025,819,364

86.57%

   159,168,399

13.43%

     2,432,592        Carried  

2(c) Re-election of Ms Swee Chen Goh as a Director

      Ordinary        1,014,938,322        117,601,093        32,282,314        2,162,934        18,455,034        875,592        233,810      1,066,469,717

90.00%

   118,536,678

10.00%

     2,415,468        Carried  

2(d) Election of Mr Arnaud Breuillac as a Director

      Ordinary        1,102,206,438        30,724,542        32,265,548        1,788,146        18,633,888        617,594        312,954      1,153,934,492

97.35%

   31,393,058

2.65%

     2,122,397        Carried  

2(e) Election of Ms Angela Minas as a Director

      Ordinary        1,094,663,799        38,286,088        32,256,300        1,778,489        18,578,001        710,815        271,804      1,146,306,058

96.71%

   39,056,401

3.29%

     2,075,285        Carried  

3 Remuneration Report

      Ordinary        889,795,649        245,115,582        28,848,573        3,224,872        16,023,248        3,101,471        438,985      935,395,738

79.02%

   248,287,731

20.98%

     3,717,352        Carried  

 

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Resolution details

      Instructions given to validly appointed proxies
(as at proxy close)		      Direct votes
(as at close of direct voting)		      Number of votes cast on the poll
(where applicable)		      Resolution
result		  

Resolution

    Resolution
type		      For      Against      At the
proxy’s
discretion		      Abstain      For      Against      Abstain      For   Against   Abstain*      Carried /
Not
carried		  

4 Approval of Grant of Executive Incentive Scheme Awards to CEO & Managing Director

      Ordinary        1,092,937,746        33,968,579        32,194,609        7,883,631        15,642,881        3,542,895        378,660      1,141,465,292
96.81%		   37,619,467
3.19%		     8,317,059        Carried  

5 Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration

      Ordinary        1,109,254,957        22,919,249        32,199,244        2,611,177        15,578,421        3,512,541        473,474      1,157,711,855
97.76%		   26,559,870
2.24%		     3,118,860        Carried  

6(a) Amendment to the Constitution

      Special        74,701,879        1,012,471,549        32,128,254        47,682,210        938,901        18,142,923        482,556      75,803,497
6.65%		   1,063,368,293
93.35%		     48,197,267       
 Not
Carried		  
 

6(b) Contingent resolution – Capital Protection

      Ordinary        174,915,644        913,883,570        32,126,665        46,057,811        979,100        18,096,022        489,258      Not applicable –item 6(b) was not required and was not put to the meeting as it was conditional on item 6(a) being passed      

 

*

Votes cast by a person who abstains on an item are not counted in calculating the required majority on a poll

 

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