Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4611W

Antofagasta PLC

11 June 2008

 



Antofagasta PLC

At today's Annual General Meeting and Separate Class 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 Against		Votes withheld
(1)	Adopt the 2007 Annual Report and Financial		1,062,635,292		481,400		1,474,939
	Statements		99.95%		0.05%
(2)	Approve the 2007 Remuneration Report		1,047,125,105		497,848		16,968,678
			99.95%		0.05%
(3)	Declare a final dividend		1,063,954,362		61,500		575,769
			99.99%		0.01%
(4)	Re-elect Mr. J-P Luksic as a Director		972,660,640		12,324,274		79,606,625
			98.75%		1.25%
(5)	Re-elect Mr. G A Luksic as a Director		901,333,506		145,451,073		17,807,051
			86.10%		13.90%
(6)	Re-elect Mr. J G Claro as a Director		1,063,944,248		443,474		203,909
			99.96%		0.04%
(7)	Re-elect Mr. J W Ambrus as a Director		1,061,042,646		2,450,114		1,098,870
			99.77%		0.23%
(8)	Re-elect Mr. C H Bailey as a Director		958,007,839		87,674,924		18,908,867
			91.62%		8.38%
(9)	Re-elect Mr. G S Menendez as a Director		957,946,424		87,740,519		18,904,687
			91.61%		8.39%
(10)	Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as Auditors		1,063,436,536		951,551		203,544
			99.91%		0.09%
(11)	Authorise purchase of own shares		1,064,256,966		128,626		206,039
			99.99%		0.01%
(12)	Adopt new Articles of Association		943,754,275		100,380,303		20,457,051
			90.39%		9.61%
Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of Ordinary Shares
Resolution			Votes For		Votes Against		Votes withheld
	Adopt new Articles of Association		755,318,496		87,928,196		19,442,345
			89.57%		10.43%
Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares
Resolution			Votes For		Votes Against		Votes withheld
	Adopt new Articles of Association		188,299,600		0		0
			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 985,856,695 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, and 2,000,000 5% Cumulative Preference Shares carrying 100 votes each.  Accordingly, the total number of available votes was 1,185,856,695 votes at the Annual General Meeting, 985,856,695 votes at the Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of Ordinary Shares, and 200,000,000 votes at the Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares.

Two copies of resolutions 11 and 12 passed at the Annual General Meeting and the resolutions passed at the two separate 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.

Enquiries Antofagasta plc Tel: [phone] www.antofagasta.co.uk Desmond O'Conor Email: [e-mail] Hussein Barma Email: [e-mail]

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