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Antofagasta plc (the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
London, 13 June 2012
At today's Annual General Meeting, a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 12 March 2012.
The results of the polls are:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital | Votes withheld | |||||
Adopt the 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements | 1,079,844,879 | 322,253 | 91.09% | 3,007,369 | ||||
99.97% | 0.03% | |||||||
Approve the 2011 Remuneration Report | 986,270,965 | 23,625,238 | 85.16% | 73,278,496 | ||||
97.66% | 2.34% | |||||||
Declare a final dividend | 1,082,772,675 | 0 | 91.31% | 402,026 | ||||
100.00% | 0.00% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. J-P Luksic as a Director | 1,004,861,866 | 74,001,068 | 90.98% | 4,311,764 | ||||
93.14% | 6.86% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. G S Menendez as a Director | 1,074,065,382 | 7,897,066 | 91.24% | 1,212,252 | ||||
99.27% | 0.73% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. R F Jara as a Director | 1,065,250,311 | 17,522,274 | 91.31% | 402,115 | ||||
98.38% | 1.62% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr.G A Luksic as a Director | 913,261,212 | 111,269,254 | 86.40% | 58,644,233 | ||||
89.14% | 10.86% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. J G Claro as a Director | 1,071,646,847 | 11,125,739 | 91.31% | 402,115 | ||||
98.97% | 1.03% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. W M Hayes as a Director | 1,070,754,323 | 12,017,663 | 91.31% | 402,715 | ||||
98.89% | 1.11% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. H Dryland as a Director | 1,070,585,521 | 12,184,164 | 91.31% | 405,015 | ||||
98.87% | 1.13% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. T C Baker as a Director | 1,070,752,731 | 12,016,720 | 91.31% | 405,250 | ||||
98.89% | 1.11% | |||||||
Re-elect Mr. M L S De Sousa-Oliveira as a Director | 1,080,284,124 | 2,485,962 | 91.31% | 404,615 | ||||
99.77% | 0.23% | |||||||
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | 1,078,220,999 | 4,548,575 | 91.31% | 405,126 | ||||
99.58% | 0.42% | |||||||
Grant Directors authority to allot securities | 1,062,514,655 | 18,335,539 | 91.15% | 2,322,006 | ||||
98.30% | 1.70% | |||||||
Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders | 1,081,653,774 | 1,090,113 | 91.30% | 430,814 | ||||
99.90% | 0.10% | |||||||
Authorise purchase of own shares | 1,081,906,461 | 862,583 | 91.31% | 405,657 | ||||
99.92% | 0.08% | |||||||
Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice | 1,057,582,987 | 25,179,325 | 91.31% | 412,389 | ||||
97.67% | 2.33% | |||||||
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 at the Annual General Meeting.
These results will be published on investor relations, press releases and download pages of the website of Antofagata plc, www.antofagasta.co.uk.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 14, 15, 16 and 17 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.
Enquiries - London Antofagasta plc Tel: +44 20 7808 0988 www.antofagasta.co.uk Desmond O'Conor Email: doconor@antofagasta.co.uk Hussein Barma Email: hbarma@antofagasta.co.uk | Press Enquiries - London Bankside Consultants Tel: +44 20 7367 8871 Simon Rothschild Email: simon.rothschild@bankside.com |