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AntofagastaAnnouncement

10/11/2015 12:51

RNS Number : 2085F
Antofagasta PLC
10 November 2015
NEWS RELEASE, 10 NOVEMBER 2015
RETRACTION OF TR1 NOTIFICATION
Antofagasta plc (the "Company") has today received notification of the retraction of the TR1 notification made on 27 April 2010 that BlackRock Inc's voting rights in the Company had gone above 5%. BlackRock has never held more than 5% of the voting rights.
Please find the TR1 notification below.
 
Investors - London                                               Media - London
Andrew Lindsay   alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk   Carole Cable antofagasta@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.cl                   Pablo Orozco  porozco@aminerals.cl 
Telephone  +56 2 2798 7000                        Carolina Pica cpica@aminerals.cl
                                                              Telephone           +56 2 2798 7000
 
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
Antofagasta PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
Retractionofannouncementmadeon27thApril,2010statingthat BlackRock, Inc.'s holding had gone above 5% (notified to issuer in error). BlackRock, Inc. continues to hold less than the 5% threshold
x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
N/A
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10th November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
N/A
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB0000456144
Below 5%
Below 5%
Below 5%
Below 5%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
Below 5%
Below 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

13. Additional information:
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:
Gareth Slade
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 2536

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