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Result of AGM

11th Jun 2008 11:39

RNS Number : 4611W

Antofagasta PLC

11 June 2008

Antofagasta PLC

At today's Annual General Meeting and Separate Class Meetings of the Holders of Ordinary Shares and the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares all resolutions were passed by shareholders.

The proxies lodged were as follows:

Annual General Meeting

Resolution		Votes For	Votes Against	Votes withheld

(1)	Adopt the 2007 Annual Report and Financial	1,062,635,292	481,400	1,474,939
	Statements	99.95%	0.05%

(2)	Approve the 2007 Remuneration Report	1,047,125,105	497,848	16,968,678
		99.95%	0.05%

(3)	Declare a final dividend	1,063,954,362	61,500	575,769
		99.99%	0.01%

(4)	Re-elect Mr. J-P Luksic as a Director	972,660,640	12,324,274	79,606,625
		98.75%	1.25%

(5)	Re-elect Mr. G A Luksic as a Director	901,333,506	145,451,073	17,807,051
		86.10%	13.90%

(6)	Re-elect Mr. J G Claro as a Director	1,063,944,248	443,474	203,909
		99.96%	0.04%

(7)	Re-elect Mr. J W Ambrus as a Director	1,061,042,646	2,450,114	1,098,870
		99.77%	0.23%

(8)	Re-elect Mr. C H Bailey as a Director	958,007,839	87,674,924	18,908,867
		91.62%	8.38%

(9)	Re-elect Mr. G S Menendez as a Director	957,946,424	87,740,519	18,904,687
		91.61%	8.39%

(10)	Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as Auditors	1,063,436,536	951,551	203,544
		99.91%	0.09%

(11)	Authorise purchase of own shares	1,064,256,966	128,626	206,039
		99.99%	0.01%


(12)	Adopt new Articles of Association	943,754,275	100,380,303	20,457,051
		90.39%	9.61%


Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of Ordinary Shares

Resolution		Votes For	Votes Against	Votes withheld

	Adopt new Articles of Association	755,318,496	87,928,196	19,442,345
		89.57%	10.43%


Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares

Resolution		Votes For	Votes Against	Votes withheld


	Adopt new Articles of Association	188,299,600	0	0
		100.00%	0.00%

Notes to the proxy votes

Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the total of proxy votes for each resolution.

The above proxy voting instructions were received prior to the meeting.

Percentages are calculated on the basis of votes cast and therefore exclude abstentions.

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 available votes was 1,185,856,695 votes at the Annual General Meeting, 985,856,695 votes at the Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of Ordinary Shares, and 200,000,000 votes at the Separate Class Meeting of the Holders of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares.

Two copies of resolutions 11 and 12 passed at the Annual General Meeting and the resolutions passed at the two separate class meetings will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority today and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonade, London E14 5HS.

Enquiries

Antofagasta plc

Tel: +44 20 7808 0988

www.antofagasta.co.uk

Desmond O'Conor

Email: [email protected]

Hussein Barma

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