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18/05/2016 13:50

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Antofagasta PLC
18 May 2016
For immediate release, 18 May 2016
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 14 March 2016. 
The results of the polls are:
Annual General Meeting








Resolution

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital

Votes withheld










(1)
Adopt the 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statements

1,050,169,311

2,673,071

88.78%

717,006



99.75%

0.25%














(2)
Approve the 2014 Remuneration Report

1,052,359,607

1,138,173

88.84%

61,608



99.89%

0.11%














(3)
Re-elect Jean-Paul Luksic as a Director

1,027,159,641

25,129,070

88.74%

1,270,677



97.61%

2.39%














(4)
Re-elect William Hayes as a Director

1,049,902,242

3,366,233

88.82%

290,913



99.68%

0.32%














(5)
Re-elect Gonzalo Menendez as a Director

1,046,490,125

7,002,015

88.84%

67,248



99.34%

0.66%














(6)
Re-elect Ramon Jara as a Director

1,026,448,337

27,043,803

88.84%

67,248



97.43%

2.57%














(7)
Re-elect Juan Claro as a Director

1,048,759,460

4,732,680

88.84%

67,248



99.55%

0.45%














(8)
Re-elect Hugo Dryland as a Director

1,032,874,398

20,617,742

88.84%

67,248



98.04%

1.96%














(9)
Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director

1,053,056,208

412,138

88.84%

91,042



99.96%

0.04%














(10)
Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director

1,053,273,840

218,300

88.84%

67,248



99.98%

0.02%














(11)
Re-elect Andronico Luksic as a Director

932,837,658

116,043,423

88.45%

4,678,306



88.94%

11.06%














(12)
Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director

1,053,301,210

215,021

88.84%

43,157



99.98%

0.02%














(13)
Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director

1,053,279,676

212,464

88.84%

67,248



99.98%

0.02%














(14)
Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors

1,053,113,757

408,416

88.84%

37,215



99.96%

0.04%














(15)
Authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration

1,053,476,001

47,015

88.84%

36,372



100.00%

0.00%














(16)
Grant Directors authority to allot securities

1,044,289,051

7,450,041

88.69%

1,811,838



99.29%

0.71%














(17)
Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders

1,049,667,725

2,688,168

88.74%

1,196,132



99.74%

0.26%














(18)
Authorise purchase of own shares

1,050,104,466

2,399,367

88.75%

1,055,555



99.77%

0.23%














(19)
Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice

1,024,806,189

24,787,633

88.51%

3,965,566



97.64%

2.36%




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










(4)
Re-elect William Hayes as a Director

219,250,112

3,366,233

63.59%

290,913



98.49%

1.51%














(9)
Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director

222,404,078

412,138

63.65%

91,042



99.82%

0.18%














(10)
Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director

222,621,710

218,300

63.65%

67,248



99.90%

0.10%














(12)
Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director

222,649,080

215,021

63.66%

43,157



99.90%

0.10%














(13)
Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director

222,627,546

212,464

63.65%

67,248



99.90%

0.10%














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 350,086,090 votes at the Annual General Meeting.
These results will be published within "news" 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 16, 17, 18 and 19 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   Media - London
Andrew Lindsay   alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk Carole Cableantofagasta@brunswickgroup.com
Paresh Bhanderi   pbhanderi@antofagasta.co.uk  Will Medvei  antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com
Telephone   +44 20 7808 0988 Telephone +44 20 7404 5959
Investors - Santiago  Media - Santiago 
Alfredo Atucha   aatucha@aminerals.clPablo Orozco  porozco@aminerals.cl 
Telephone   +56 2 2798 7000Carolina Picacpica@aminerals.cl
  Telephone   +56 2 2798 7000
 

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