TR-1: Notification of major holdings

RNS Number : 5068M

Antofagasta PLC

17 September 2019

 

                                                                               RELEASE, 17 SEPTEMBER 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:	Antofagasta PLC (LEI: 213800MY6QVH4FVLD628)
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name	Royal Bank of Canada
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name	RBC Global Asset Management Inc. ("RBC GAM") RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc. ("PH&N IC") RBC Private Counsel (USA) Inc. ("RBC Private Counsel") Royal Trust Corporation of Canada ("Royal Trust")
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Toronto, Canada
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:	11/09/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	12/09/2019

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.02%	N/A	3.023%	35,847,470
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A	N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix				% of voting rights
	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Common Stock (ISIN: GB0000456144)	35,796,937 (RBC GAM)				3.019%
	48,250 (PH&N IC)				0.004%
	1,633 (RBC Private Counsel)				0.000%
	650 (Royal Trust)				0.000%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	35,847,470				3.023%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.		% of voting rights
N/A
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlementxii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
RBC GAM	3.019%	N/A	3.019%
Capital Funding Alberta Limited (controlling entity holding 100% of RBC GAM)	3.019%	N/A	3.019%
Royal Bank Holding Inc. (controlling entity holding 100% of Capital Funding Alberta Limited)	3.019%	N/A	3.019%
Royal Bank of Canada (controlling entity holding 100% of Royal Bank Holding Inc.)	3.019%	N/A	3.019%
PH&N IC	0.004%	N/A	0.004%
Royal Bank Holding Inc. (controlling entity holding 100% of PH&N IC)	0.004%	N/A	0.004%
Royal Bank of Canada (controlling entity holding 100% of Royal Bank Holding Inc.)	0.004%	N/A	0.004%
RBC Private Counsel	0%	N/A	0%
Royal Bank Holding Inc. (controlling entity holding 100% of RBC Private Counsel)	0%	N/A	0%
Royal Bank of Canada (controlling entity holding 100% of Royal Bank Holding Inc.)	0%	N/A	0%
Royal Trust	0%	N/A	0%
Royal Bank Of Canada (controlling entity holding 100% of Royal Trust)	0%	N/A	0%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of completion	16/09/2019

 

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