Last checked at 18 May 2016 13:45
For immediate release, 18 May 2016
Antofagasta plc (the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
At today's Annual General Meeting, a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting dated 14 March 2016.
The results of the polls are:
Annual General Meeting | ||||||||||
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital | Votes withheld | ||||||
(1) | Adopt the 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statements | 1,050,169,311 | 2,673,071 | 88.78% | 717,006 | |||||
99.75% | 0.25% | |||||||||
(2) | Approve the 2014 Remuneration Report | 1,052,359,607 | 1,138,173 | 88.84% | 61,608 | |||||
99.89% | 0.11% | |||||||||
(3) | Re-elect Jean-Paul Luksic as a Director | 1,027,159,641 | 25,129,070 | 88.74% | 1,270,677 | |||||
97.61% | 2.39% | |||||||||
(4) | Re-elect William Hayes as a Director | 1,049,902,242 | 3,366,233 | 88.82% | 290,913 | |||||
99.68% | 0.32% | |||||||||
(5) | Re-elect Gonzalo Menendez as a Director | 1,046,490,125 | 7,002,015 | 88.84% | 67,248 | |||||
99.34% | 0.66% | |||||||||
(6) | Re-elect Ramon Jara as a Director | 1,026,448,337 | 27,043,803 | 88.84% | 67,248 | |||||
97.43% | 2.57% | |||||||||
(7) | Re-elect Juan Claro as a Director | 1,048,759,460 | 4,732,680 | 88.84% | 67,248 | |||||
99.55% | 0.45% | |||||||||
(8) | Re-elect Hugo Dryland as a Director | 1,032,874,398 | 20,617,742 | 88.84% | 67,248 | |||||
98.04% | 1.96% | |||||||||
(9) | Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director | 1,053,056,208 | 412,138 | 88.84% | 91,042 | |||||
99.96% | 0.04% | |||||||||
(10) | Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director | 1,053,273,840 | 218,300 | 88.84% | 67,248 | |||||
99.98% | 0.02% | |||||||||
(11) | Re-elect Andronico Luksic as a Director | 932,837,658 | 116,043,423 | 88.45% | 4,678,306 | |||||
88.94% | 11.06% | |||||||||
(12) | Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director | 1,053,301,210 | 215,021 | 88.84% | 43,157 | |||||
99.98% | 0.02% | |||||||||
(13) | Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director | 1,053,279,676 | 212,464 | 88.84% | 67,248 | |||||
99.98% | 0.02% | |||||||||
(14) | Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 1,053,113,757 | 408,416 | 88.84% | 37,215 | |||||
99.96% | 0.04% | |||||||||
(15) | Authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration | 1,053,476,001 | 47,015 | 88.84% | 36,372 | |||||
100.00% | 0.00% | |||||||||
(16) | Grant Directors authority to allot securities | 1,044,289,051 | 7,450,041 | 88.69% | 1,811,838 | |||||
99.29% | 0.71% | |||||||||
(17) | Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders | 1,049,667,725 | 2,688,168 | 88.74% | 1,196,132 | |||||
99.74% | 0.26% | |||||||||
(18) | Authorise purchase of own shares | 1,050,104,466 | 2,399,367 | 88.75% | 1,055,555 | |||||
99.77% | 0.23% | |||||||||
(19) | Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice | 1,024,806,189 | 24,787,633 | 88.51% | 3,965,566 | |||||
97.64% | 2.36% | |||||||||
VOTES EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS | ||||||||||
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital (excluding controlling shareholders) | Votes withheld | ||||||
(4) | Re-elect William Hayes as a Director | 219,250,112 | 3,366,233 |
63.59% |
290,913 | |||||
98.49% | 1.51% | |||||||||
(9) | Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director | 222,404,078 | 412,138 | 63.65% | 91,042 | |||||
99.82% | 0.18% | |||||||||
(10) | Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director | 222,621,710 | 218,300 |
63.65% | 67,248 | |||||
99.90% | 0.10% | |||||||||
(12) | Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director | 222,649,080 | 215,021 | 63.66% | 43,157 | |||||
99.90% | 0.10% | |||||||||
(13) | Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director | 222,627,546 | 212,464 |
63.65% | 67,248 | |||||
99.90% | 0.10% | |||||||||
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 and the total number of votes available excluding the controlling shareholders was 350,086,090 votes at the Annual General Meeting.
These results will be published within "news" in the "media" section of the website of Antofagasta plc, www.antofagasta.co.uk.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 16, 17, 18 and 19 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.
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