Zinc of Ireland AGM Rejects Re-Election of Dr Julian Barnes as Director with 80.50% Vote Against

Aditi Sarkar

12 November 2026 02:51 PM AEDT

Zinc of Ireland AGM Rejects Re-Election of Dr Julian Barnes as Director with 80.50% Vote Against

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Zinc of Ireland Limited (ASX:ZMI) held its Annual General Meeting on 12 November 2026 at 10:00am AWST, with shareholders voting on six resolutions, of which five were carried and one — the re-election of Dr Julian Barnes as a Director — was not carried, resulting in Dr Barnes ceasing to hold office at the conclusion of the meeting.

Key Points

Resolution 3, the re-election of Dr Julian Barnes as Director, was not carried, with 80.50% of votes cast against and 19.50% in favour.
Dr Barnes ceased to hold office as a Director of the Company at the conclusion of the AGM.
Five of six resolutions were carried by way of a poll, including approval of a 10% Placement Facility with 100.00% of votes in favour.
The re-election of Mr Peter Huljich as Director was carried with 99.47% of votes in favour.
Resolutions approving the issue of Director Performance Rights and Director Options to Mr Peter Huljich were each carried with 99.37% of votes in favour.

AGM Voting Results and Director Departure

All resolutions at the 12 November 2026 AGM were decided by poll, except for Resolution 3. Resolution 3, concerning the re-election of Dr Julian Barnes as Director, was not carried, with 426,914,124 votes cast against (80.50%) and 103,423,508 votes in favour (19.50%). As a result, Dr Barnes ceased to hold office as a Director of the Company at the conclusion of the AGM. The Board thanked Dr Barnes for his contribution to the Company, according to the filing.

Resolutions Carried at the Annual General Meeting

Resolution 1 regarding the Remuneration Report was carried with 386,321,377 votes in favour, representing 100.00% of votes cast on the poll, with 144,016,255 votes abstaining. Resolution 2, the re-election of Mr Peter Huljich as Director, was carried with 472,821,376 votes in favour (99.47%) and 2,500,000 votes against (0.53%). Resolution 4, the approval of a 10% Placement Facility, was carried with 488,598,341 votes in favour, representing 100.00% of votes cast on the poll.

Performance Rights and Options Approved for Mr Peter Huljich

Resolutions 5 and 6 concerned the issue of Director Performance Rights and Director Options to Mr Peter Huljich respectively. Both resolutions were carried with identical voting outcomes: 472,312,627 votes in favour (99.37%) and 2,999,999 votes against (0.63%), with 55,025,006 abstentions recorded for each. The voting details were disclosed in accordance with Section 251AA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2, as stated in the filing.

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