Results of Annual General Meeting

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Antofagasta PLC

20 May 2015

 



For immediate release, 20 May 2015

Antofagasta plc (the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

At today's Annual General Meeting, a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting dated 16 March 2015.

The results of the polls are:

Resolution			Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital		Votes withheld
(1)	Adopt the 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statements		1,059,530,270		10,907		89.35%		79,128
			100.00%		0.00%
(2)	Approve the 2014 Remuneration Report		1,049,760,797		9,754,030		89.35%		105,477
			99.08%		0.92%
(3)	Declare a final dividend		1,059,554,171		0		89.35%		64,983
			100.00%		0.00%
(4)	Re-elect Jean-Paul Luksic as a Director		1,042,361,880		17,051,339		89.34%		205,934
			98.39%		1.61%
(5)	Re-elect William Hayes as a Director		1,058,884,826		520,862		89.34%		213,465
			99.95%		0.05%
(6)	Re-elect Gonzalo Menendez as a Director		1,050,075,469		9,474,853		89.35%		68,831
			99.11%		0.89%
(7)	Re-elect Ramon Jara as a Director		1,045,373,466		14,176,856		89.35%		68,831
			98.66%		1.34%
(8)	Re-elect Juan Claro as a Director		1,052,819,622		6,730,400		89.35%		69,131
			99.36%		0.64%
(9)	Re-elect Hugo Dryland as a Director		1,043,428,285		16,123,370		89.35%		68,649
			98.48%		1.52%
(10)	Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director		1,059,035,202		517,272		89.35%		67,831
			99.95%		0.05%
(11)	Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director		1,059,026,803		518,671		89.35%		74,831
			99.95%		0.05%
(12)	Re-elect Andronico Luksic as a Director		1,008,121,257		49,980,771		89.23%		1,518,275
			95.28%		4.72%
(13)	Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director		1,059,242,238		310,718		89.35%		67,349
			99.97%		0.03%
(14)	Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director		1,059,478,072		73,402		89.35%		68,831
			99.99%		0.01%
(15)	Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors		1,059,492,275		61,622		89.35%		66,408
			99.99%		0.01%
(16)	Authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration		1,059,506,976		46,064		89.35%		67,265
			100.00%		0.00%
(17)	Grant Directors authority to allot securities		1,039,810,962		18,566,392		89.25%		1,242,951
			98.25%		1.75%
(18)	Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders		1,056,567,047		1,937,529		89.26%		1,115,729
			99.82%		0.18%
(19)	Authorise purchase of own shares		1,057,737,004		779,213		89.26%		1,104,088
			99.93%		0.07%
(20)	Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice		1,025,102,247		34,452,904		89.35%		65,153
			96.75%		3.25%
VOTES EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Resolution			Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital (excluding controlling shareholders)		Votes withheld
(5)	Re-elect William Hayes as a Director		228,232,696		520,862		65.34%		213,465
			99.77%		0.23%
(10)	Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director		228,383,072		517,272		65.38%		67,831
			99.77%		0.23%
(11)	Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director		228,374,673		518,671		65.38%		74,831
			99.77%		0.23%
(13)	Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director		228,590,108		310,718		65.38%		67,349
			99.86%		0.14%
(14)	Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director		228,825,942		73,402		65.38%		68,831
			99.97%		0.03%

Notes to the poll results

1.    Any proxy votes that were at the discretion of the Chairman are included in the total of "votes for" each resolution.

2.    Percentages of votes for and votes against each resolution are included on the basis of votes cast and therefore exclude abstentions.

3.    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 votes available was 1,185,856,695 votes and the total number of votes available excluding the controlling shareholders was 538,325,690 votes at the Annual General Meeting.

These results will be published within "press releases" in the media section of the website of Antofagasta plc, www.antofagasta.co.uk.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 17, 18, 19 and 20 passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the UKLA today and will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism, www.hemscott.com/nsm.do, which can be searched by company name together with filing date and/or document type. 

Investors - London                                                                                 Public Relations Advisors - London

Andrew Lindsay                    [e-mail]                Carole Cable             [e-mail]

Paresh Bhanderi                   [e-mail]            Robin Wrench          [e-mail]

Telephone                               [phone]                                 Telephone               [phone]

Investors - Santiago                                                                               Media - Santiago

Alfredo Atucha                        [e-mail]                         Pablo Orozco             [e-mail] 

Telephone                               [phone]                                    Carolina Pica             [e-mail]

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