Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3312N

Antofagasta PLC

09 June 2010

 



Antofagasta plc

Result of AGM

London, 9 June 2010

At today's Annual General Meeting 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 2009 Annual Report and Financial		1,063,128,665		1,553,687		2,262,655
	Statements		99.85%		0.15%
(2)	Approve the 2009 Remuneration Report		1,000,719,588		10,273,702		55,951,716
			98.98%		1.02%
(3)	Declare a final dividend		1,065,780,811		0		1,164,197
			100.00%		0.00%
(4)	Re-elect Mr. C H Bailey as a Director		931,361,609		86,803,140		46,080,257
			91.47%		8.53%
(5)	Re-elect Mr. W M Hayes as a Director		1,062,915,016		2,853,539		1,176,453
			99.73%		0.27%
(6)	Re-elect Mr. G S Menendez as a Director		935,019,135		85,833,886		46,091,985
			91.59%		8.41%
(7)	Re-elect Mr. D E Yarur as a Director		1,058,803,242		6,969,928		1,171,838
			99.35%		0.65%
(8)	Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors		1,064,441,697		1,287,646		1,215,665
			99.88%		0.12%
(9)	Grant Directors authority to allot securities		1,047,898,374		15,148,724		3,897,908
			98.57%		1.43%
(10)	Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders		1,062,081,597		3,668,940		1,194,471
			99.66%		0.34%
(11)	Authorise purchase of own shares		1,065,676,233		93,578		1,175,197
			99.99%		0.01%
(12)	Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice		1,037,772,765		27,133,964		2,038,279
			97.45%		2.55%
(13)	Adopt new Articles of Association		1,063,538,880		1,208,611		2,197,516
			99.89%		0.11%

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.

Two copies of resolutions 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 passed at the Annual General Meeting 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]

Press Enquiries Bankside Consultants Tel: [phone] Oliver Winters Email: [e-mail]

 

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