27 October 2016

The Manager, Listings Australian Securities Exchange

Company Announcements Office

2016 Annual General Meeting - Outcome of Business

We report that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, each of the four resolutions were decided by a poll and passed. The results of the poll are set out below:

Votes Cast at AGM

Resolution

For

Percentage

Against

Percentage

1. Adopt Directors' Remuneration Report

713,413,110

99.54%

3,264,304

0.46%

2. Grant of Long Term Incentive to Managing Director under Equity Incentive Plan

735,092,198

99.50%

3,681,388

0.50%

3. Re-election of Raymond Zage as a director of the Company

738,232,142

99.84%

1,183,861

0.16%

4. Re-election of Christine McLoughlin as a director of the Company

736,804,775

99.68%

2,355,470

0.32%

In respect of each of the resolutions, the total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed and the appointments specified in those proxies are set out below.

Valid Proxy Votes Received

Resolution

For

Percentage

Against

Percentage

Open

Percentage

1. Adopt Directors' Remuneration Report

594,283,698

99.31%

3,263,831

0.55%

839,727

0.14%

2. Grant of Long Term Incentive to Managing Director under Equity Incentive Plan

615,843,227

99.27%

3,658,915

0.59%

904,323

0.14%

3. Re-election of Raymond Zage as a director of the Company

618,979,670

99.67%

1,183,389

0.19%

905,823

0.14%

4. Re-election of Christine McLoughlin as a director of the Company

617,813,090

99.48%

2,354,997

0.38%

910,823

0.14%

Timothy Burt

Company Secretary

Whitehaven Coal ABN 65 086 426 253

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