Result of AGM

Antofagasta PLC
14 June 2006





                                Antofagasta plc

London, 14 June 2006

At today's Annual General Meeting and Separate General Meetings of the Holders
of Ordinary Shares and the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares all
resolutions were passed by shareholders.

The proxies lodged were as follows:

Annual General Meeting

Resolution                             Votes For         Votes        Votes
                                                         Against      withheld

 (1)  Adopt the 2005 Annual Report     203,717,484        441,355     2,459,130
      and Financial
      Statements                             99.78%          0.22%

 (2)  Approve the 2005 Remuneration    197,873,931      2,966,776     5,777,262
      Report
                                             98.52%          1.48%

 (3)  Declare a final dividend         206,617,969              -             -
                                            100.00%          0.00%

 (4)  Re-elect Mr. R F Jara as a       198,557,427      1,968,450     6,092,092
      Director
                                             99.02%          0.98%

 (5)  Re-elect Mr. C H Bailey as a     184,367,649     16,315,296     5,935,024
      Director
                                             91.87%          8.13%

 (6)  Re-elect Mr. G S Menendez as a   181,117,929     19,764,775     5,735,265
      Director
                                             90.16%          9.84%

 (7)  Re-elect Mr. P J Adeane as a     199,066,307      1,958,774     5,592,888
      Director
                                             99.03%          0.97%

 (8)  Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche   206,281,309        336,071           589
      LLP as Auditors
                                             99.84%          0.16%

 (9)  Implement a bonus issue of       205,759,168        657,775       201,026
      ordinary shares
                                             99.68%          0.32%

(10)  Adopt revised Articles of        205,598,858        997,724        21,387
      Association
                                             99.52%          0.48%

(11)  Authorise purchase of own        206,547,064         66,471         4,434
      shares
                                             99.97%          0.03%

Class Meeting of the Holders of Ordinary Shares

Resolution                             Votes For         Votes         Votes
                                                         Against       withheld

      Adopt revised Articles of        167,343,974        341,844        16,900
      Association
                                             99.80%          0.20%

Class Meeting of the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares

Resolution                             Votes For         Votes         Votes
                                                         Against       withheld

 (1)  Implement a bonus issue of        37,870,560              -             -
      ordinary shares
                                            100.00%          0.00%

 (2)  Adopt revised Articles of         37,870,560              -             -
      Association
                                            100.00%          0.00%

Notes to the proxy votes

1. Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been
included in the total of proxy votes for each resolution.

2. The above proxy voting instructions were received prior to the meeting.

3. Percentages are calculated on the basis of votes cast and therefore exclude abstentions.

4. The Company had in issue 197,171,339 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, 
and 2,000,000 5% Cumulative Preference Shares carrying 20 votes each. Accordingly, 
the total number of available votes was 237,171,339 votes at the Annual General
Meeting, 197,171,339 votes at the General Meeting of the Holders of Ordinary Shares,
and 40,000,000 votes at the General Meeting of the Holders of 5% Cumulative
Preference Shares.

Copies of resolutions 9, 10 and 11 passed at the Annual General Meeting and all
the resolutions passed at the two class meetings will be submitted to the UK
Listing Authority today and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at the
Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonade, London E14 5HS.


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