Director/PDMR Shareholding

5 Oct 2005 11:31

Antofagasta PLC05 October 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Antofagasta plc 2. Name of director Mr Charles Bailey 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest Beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) Charles Bailey 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) NA 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Share sale 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NA 8. Percentage of issued class NA 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 3,000 10. Percentage of issued class N/A (less than 0.01%) 11. Class of security Ordinary shares 12. Price per share £15.39 13. Date of transaction 03 October 2005 14. Date company informed 4 October 2005 15. Total holding following this notification 10,000 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification NA (less than 0.01%) If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification N/A 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Hussein Barma, 020 7808 0988 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Hussein Barma, Chief Financial Officer Date of Notification 5 October 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange