Antofagasta Regulatory News (ANTO)

13 Jun 2007 11:20

Antofagasta PLC13 June 2007 For immediate release 5 Princes Gate Telephone: + 44 20 7808 0988London Fax: + 44 20 7808 0986SW7 1QJ info@antofagasta.co.ukUnited Kingdom London, 13 June 2007 At today's Annual General Meeting 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 2006 Annual 1,018,603,871 3,479,515 1,180,530 Report and Financial Statements 99.66% 0.34% (2) Approve the 2006 1,022,484,071 778,420 1,425 Remuneration Report 99.92% 0.08% (3) Declare a final 1,023,245,236 0 18,680 dividend 100.00% 0.00% (4) Re-elect Mr. D E 980,261,391 42,994,035 8,490 Yarur as a Director 95.80% 4.20% (5) Re-elect Mr. C H 931,607,673 63,469,508 28,186,735 Bailey as a Director 93.62% 6.38% (6) Re-elect Mr. G S 931,642,308 63,459,973 28,161,635 Menendez as a Director 93.62% 6.38% (7) Re-elect Mr. W M 1,022,972,326 283,100 8,490 Hayes as a Director 99.97% 0.03% (8) Re-appoint Deloitte and 1,022,176,214 1,085,096 2,606 Touche LLP as Auditors 99.89% 0.11% (9) Authorise purchase of 1,022,762,477 341,419 160,020 own shares 99.97% 0.03% Notes to the proxy votes 1. Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the total of proxy votes for each resolution. 2. The above proxy voting instructions were received prior to the meeting. 3. Percentages are calculated on the basis of votes cast and therefore exclude abstentions. 4. 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 at the Annual General Meeting was 1,185,856,695 votes. Two copies of resolution 9 passed at the Annual General Meeting will besubmitted to the UK Listing Authority today and will shortly be available forinspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which issituated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonade, London E145HS.-------------------------------- ----------------------------------Enquiries Issued byAntofagasta plc Bankside ConsultantsTel: +44 20 7808 0988 Tel: +44 20 7367 8873www.antofagasta.co.uk Keith IronsDesmond O'Conor Email: keith@bankside.comEmail: doconor@antofagasta.co.uk Oliver WintersHussein Barma Email: oliver.winters@bankside.comEmail: hbarma@antofagasta.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange