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Antofagasta PLC announced the results of its Annual General Meeting and Class Meetings held on 11 May 2022. Shareholders passed all 20 proposed resolutions, including the adoption of the 2021 Annual Report, approval of the 2021 Remuneration Report, and the declaration of a final dividend. The resolutions also included the re-election of directors and re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors, with "for" votes ranging from 94.49% to 100% of votes cast.
| Date | 11 May 2022 |
| Time | 18:01:32 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 1787L |
NEWS RELEASE, 11 MAY 2022
ANTOFAGASTA PLC
RESULTS OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CLASS MEETINGS
At today's Annual General Meeting, a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting dated 24 March 2022.
The results of the polls are:
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Annual General Meeting |
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Resolution |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital |
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Votes withheld |
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(1) |
Adopt the 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statements |
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1,089,792,195 |
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127,964 |
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91.91% |
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3,335,012 |
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99.99% |
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0.01% |
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(2) |
Approve the 2021 Remuneration Report |
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1,059,688,617 |
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27,903,201 |
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91.71% |
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5,663,353 |
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97.43% |
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2.57% |
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(3) |
Declare a final dividend |
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1,090,997,998 |
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1,903,943 |
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92.16% |
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353,230 |
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99.83% |
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0.17% |
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(4) |
Re-elect Jean-Paul Luksic as a Director |
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1,031,750,914 |
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60,109,967 |
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92.07% |
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1,394,289 |
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94.49% |
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5.51% |
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(5) |
Re-elect Tony Jensen as a Director |
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1,085,152,644 |
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8,079,934 |
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92.19% |
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22,593 |
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99.26% |
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0.74% |
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254,500,514 |
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8,079,934 |
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96.92% |
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3.08% |
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(6) |
Re-elect Ramón Jara as a Director |
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1,085,504,022 |
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7,730,467 |
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92.19% |
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20,682 |
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99.29% |
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0.71% |
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(7) |
Re-elect Juan Claro as a Director |
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1,086,990,871 |
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6,243,618 |
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92.19% |
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20,682 |
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99.43% |
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0.57% |
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(8) |
Re-elect Andrónico Luksic as a Director |
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1,078,007,958 |
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14,161,006 |
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92.10% |
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1,086,207 |
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98.70% |
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1.30% |
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(9) |
Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director |
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1,088,644,196 |
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3,519,252 |
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92.10% |
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1,091,723 |
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99.68% |
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0.32% |
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257,992,066 |
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3,519,252 |
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98.65% |
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1.35% |
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(10) |
Re-elect Jorge Bande as a Director |
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1,089,389,401 |
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3,845,638 |
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92.19% |
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20,132 |
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99.65% |
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0.35% |
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258,737,271 |
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3,845,638 |
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98.54% |
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1.46% |
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(11) |
Re-elect Francisca Castro as a Director |
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1,080,117,442 |
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13,118,007 |
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92.19% |
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19,722 |
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98.80% |
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1.20% |
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249,465,312 |
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13,118,007 |
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95.00% |
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5.00% |
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(12) |
Re-elect Michael Anglin as a Director |
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1,089,310,396 |
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3,924,643 |
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92.19% |
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20,132 |
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99.64% |
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0.36% |
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258,658,266 |
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3,924,643 |
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98.51% |
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1.49% |
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(13) |
Re-Elect Eugenia Parot as a Director |
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1,092,394,500 |
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840,950 |
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92.19% |
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19,721 |
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99.92% |
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0.08% |
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261,742,370 |
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840,950 |
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99.68% |
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0.32% |
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(14) |
Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors |
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1,091,806,180 |
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1,438,781 |
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92.19% |
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10,210 |
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99.87% |
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0.13% |
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(15) |
Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditor's remuneration |
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1,093,229,964 |
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14,379 |
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92.19% |
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10,828 |
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100.00% |
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0.00% |
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(16) |
Grant Directors authority to allot securities |
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1,076,333,075 |
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16,909,282 |
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92.19% |
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12,814 |
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98.45% |
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1.55% |
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(17) |
Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders |
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1,091,673,662 |
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201,471 |
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92.07% |
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1,380,038 |
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99.98% |
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0.02% |
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(18) |
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 |
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1,089,096,276 |
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2,786,322 |
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92.08% |
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1,372,573 |
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99.74% |
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0.26% |
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(19) |
Authorise purchase of own shares |
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1,082,121,886 |
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10,229,752 |
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92.11% |
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903,533 |
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99.06% |
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0.94% |
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(20) |
Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice |
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1,070,753,616 |
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22,491,044 |
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92.19% |
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10,511 |
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97.94% |
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2.06% |
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* Result of the votes cast by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholders. |
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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, 19 and 20 passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism today and will shortly be available for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.
Investors - London Media - London
Andrew Lindsay alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk Carole Cable antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com
Telephone +44 20 7808 0988 Telephone +44 20 7404 5959
Rosario Orchard rorchard@antofagasta.co.uk
Telephone +44 20 7808 0988
Media - Santiago
Pablo Orozco porozco@aminerals.cl
Carolina Pica cpica@aminerals.cl
Telephone +56 2 2798 7000