Last checked at 11 Jun 2008 11:39
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
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: doconor@antofagasta.co.uk Hussein Barma Email: hbarma@antofagasta.co.uk | Press Enquiries Bankside Consultants Tel: +44 20 7367 8873 Keith Irons Email: keith@bankside.com Oliver Winters Email: oliver.winters@bankside.com |