For immediate release, 22 May 2019
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 18 March 2019.
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 2018 Annual Report and Financial Statements | 1,079,300,266 | 16,425 | 91.02% | 309,378 | |||||||||
100.00% | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
(2) | Approve the 2018 Remuneration Report | 1,060,477,326 | 17,686,386 | 90.92% | 1,462,356 | |||||||||
98.36% | 1.64% | |||||||||||||
(3) | Declare a final dividend | 1,079,616,395 | 0 | 91.04% | 9,674 | |||||||||
100.00% | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
(4) | Re-elect Jean-Paul Luksic as a Director | 1,020,617,442 | 58,223,081 | 90.98% | 785,545 | |||||||||
94.60% | 5.40% | |||||||||||||
(5) | Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director | 1,076,426,749 | 3,173,122 | 91.04% | 26,198 | |||||||||
99.71% | 0.29% | |||||||||||||
(6) | Re-elect Gonzalo Menéndez as a Director | 1,041,552,936 | 38,047,292 | 91.04% | 26,198 | |||||||||
96.48% | 3.52% | |||||||||||||
(7) | Re-elect Ramón Jara as a Director | 1,045,590,436 | 34,009,435 | 91.04% | 26,198 | |||||||||
96.85% | 3.15% | |||||||||||||
(8) | Re-elect Juan Claro as a Director | 1,043,349,362 | 36,251,483 | 91.04% | 25,224 | |||||||||
96.64% | 3.36% | |||||||||||||
(9) | Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director | 1,072,889,131 | 6,710,740 | 91.04% | 26,198 | |||||||||
99.38% | 0.62% | |||||||||||||
(10) | Re-elect Andrónico Luksic as a Director | 1,041,622,477 | 37,983,837 | 91.04% | 19,755 | |||||||||
96.48% | 3.52% | |||||||||||||
(11) | Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director | 1,077,655,175 | 1,946,670 | 91.04% | 24,224 | |||||||||
99.82% | 0.18% | |||||||||||||
(12) | Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director | 1,076,501,382 | 3,098,489 | 91.04% | 26,198 | |||||||||
99.71% | 0.29% | |||||||||||||
(13) | Re-elect Francisca Castro as a Director | 1,076,858,846 | 2,744,181 | 91.04% | 23,042 | |||||||||
99.75% | 0.25% | |||||||||||||
(14) | Elect Michael Anglin as a Director | 1,079,124,287 | 291,575 | 91.02% | 210,207 | |||||||||
99.97% | 0.03% | |||||||||||||
(15) | Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 1,079,589,959 | 20,035 | 91.04% | 15,775 | |||||||||
100.00% | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
(16) | Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditor's remuneration | 1,079,606,164 | 7,875 | 91.04% | 12,030 | |||||||||
100.00% | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
(17) | Grant Directors authority to allot securities | 1,064,525,513 | 15,086,768 | 91.04% | 13,788 | |||||||||
98.60% | 1.40% | |||||||||||||
(18) | Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders | 1,078,031,391 | 1,576,333 | 91.04% | 17,545 | |||||||||
99.85% | 0.15% | |||||||||||||
(19) | Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders for the purposes of an acquisition or specified capital investment | 1,075,271,172 | 4,337,677 | 91.04% | 16,420 | |||||||||
99.60% | 0.40% | |||||||||||||
(20) | Authorise purchase of own shares | 1,069,091,493 | 9,608,610 | 90.96% | 925,965 | |||||||||
99.11% | 0.89% | |||||||||||||
(21) | Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice | 1,056,790,601 | 21,422,065 | 90.92% | 1,304,732 | |||||||||
98.01% | 1.99% | |||||||||||||
VOTES EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS | ||||||||||||||
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital (excluding controlling shareholders) | Votes withheld | ||||||||||
(5) | Re-elect Ollie Oliveira as a Director | 245,774,619 | 3,173,122 | 71.11% | 26,198 | |||||||||
98.73% | 1.27% | |||||||||||||
(9) | Re-elect Tim Baker as a Director | 242,237,001 | 6,710,740 | 71.11% | 26,198 | |||||||||
97.30% | 2.70% | |||||||||||||
(11) | Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director | 247,003,045 | 1,946,670 | 71.11% | 24,224 | |||||||||
99.22% | 0.78% | |||||||||||||
(12) | Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director | 245,849,252 | 3,098,489 | 71.11% | 26,198 | |||||||||
98.76% | 1.24% | |||||||||||||
(13) | Re-elect Francisca Castro as a Director | 246,206,716 | 2,744,181 | 71.11% | 23,042 | |||||||||
98.90% | 1.10% | |||||||||||||
(14) | Elect Michael Anglin as a Director | 248,472,157 | 291,575 | 71.06% | 210,207 | |||||||||
99.88% | 0.12% | |||||||||||||
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 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 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, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM, which can be searched by company name together with filing date and/or document type.
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