REG - Antofagasta PLC Commonwealth Bnk Aus - TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares <Origin Href="QuoteRef">ANTO.L</Origin>

AntofagastaAnnouncement

21/10/2016 13:05

RNS Number : 1979N
Antofagasta PLC
21 October 2016
ForfilingswiththeFCAincludetheannex
Forfilingswithissuerexcludetheannex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OFMAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1.Identityof the issuerortheunderlying issuer ofexistingsharestowhich voting rights are attached:ii
ANTOFAGASTAPLC
2Reason for thenotification(please tick the appropriateboxor boxes):
An acquisitionor disposal ofvotingrights
X
An acquisitionor disposal ofqualifying financial instruments whichmayresult in the acquisitionofsharesalreadyissuedtowhichvotingrights are attached

An acquisitionor disposal ofinstruments withsimilar economic effecttoqualifying financial instruments

An eventchangingthebreakdownofvotingrights

Other (please specify):

3.Fullnameof person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
CommonwealthBankof Australiaonbehalfofthecontrolled undertaking;
ColonialFirstStateInvestmentsLimited FirstStateInvestments(Singapore) RealindexInvestmentsPtyLimited
FirstStateInvestmentManagement(UK)LimitedColonialFirstStateAssetManagement(Australia)LimitedFirst StateInvestmentsInternationalLimited
4.Fullnameof shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

5.Dateof thetransaction and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached:v
20thOctober2016
6.Dateonwhich issuer notified:
21stOctober2016
7.Threshold(s) that is/arecrossed or reached:vi,vii
>3%

8.Notified details:
A:Voting rights attachedtosharesviii,ix
Class/typeof shares
ifpossibleusing theISINCODE
Situationprevious tothetriggering transaction
Resultingsituationafterthetriggeringtransaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of Voting Rights
Number
ofshares
Numberofvoting
rights
%ofvotingrightsx
Direct
xi
Direct
Indirect
xii
Direct
Indirect
GB0000456144
29,560,846
29,560,846
29,583,487
29,583,487

3.00%

B: Qualifying FinancialInstruments
Resultingsituationafterthetriggeringtransaction
Typeoffinancial
instrument
Expiration datexiii
Exercise/
ConversionPeriodxiv
Numberofvoting
rightsthatmaybe acquiredifthe instrumentis exercised/converted.
%ofvoting
rights





C:FinancialInstrumentswith similareconomic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments
xv,xvi
Resultingsituationafterthetriggeringtransaction
Typeoffinancial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration datexvii
Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii
Numberofvotingrights instrumentrefersto
%ofvotingrightsxix,
xx





Nominal
Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Numberofvotingrights
Percentageofvotingrights
29,583,487
3.00%

9.Chain of controlledundertakingsthroughwhich thevoting rights and/or the financialinstrumentsareeffectivelyheld,if applicable:xxi
ColonialFirstStateInvestmentsLimited-231,616 -0.02% FirstStateInvestments(Singapore)-18,848,369-1.91% RealindexInvestmentsPtyLimited-216,667- 0.02%
FirstStateInvestmentManagement(UK)Limited-2,695,247-0.27% ColonialFirstStateAssetManagement(Australia)Limited-2,709,696-0.27% FirstStateInvestmentsInternationalLimited-4,881,892 -0.5%
ProxyVoting:
10.Nameof theproxyholder:

11.Numberof voting rightsproxyholderwillcease tohold:

12.Dateonwhichproxyholderwillceaseto hold voting rights:

13.Additional information:
Pleasebeadvised985,856,695wasusedasthe denominator.
14.Contact name:
RenatoStupar
15.Contact telephonenumber:
M:+61475945221/renato.stupar@cba.com.au

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