RNS Number : 6930N
Antofagasta PLC
08 May 2024
 

NEWS RELEASE, 8 MAY 2024

 

ANTOFAGASTA PLC

RESULTS OF 2024 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 20 March 2024.

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 2023 Annual Report and Financial Statements


1,103,041,956


15,557


93.02%


3,327,442





100.00%

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(2)

Approve the 2023 Remuneration Report


1,067,417,624


35,807,989


93.03%


3,159,341





96.75%

 

3.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(3)

Declare a final dividend


1,106,354,096


9,931


93.30%


20,928





100.00%

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(4)

Re-elect Jean-Paul Luksic as a Director


1,047,496,591


58,866,350


93.30%


22,012





94.68%

 

5.32%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(5)

Re-elect Francisca Castro as a Director


1,096,711,961


9,644,783


93.30%


28,211





99.13%

 

0.87%

 




 




266,059,831

*

9,644,783

*








96.50%

*

3.50%

*

 

 

 

 

 











(6)

Re-elect Ramón Jara as a Director


1,070,085,318


36,271,056


93.30%


28,580





96.72%

 

3.28%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(7)

Re-elect Juan Claro as a Director


1,094,064,906


12,290,969


93.30%


29,080





98.89%

 

1.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(8)

Re-elect Andrónico Luksic as a Director


1,004,362,388


96,127,267


92.80%


5,895,298





91.27%

 

8.73%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











(9)

Re-elect Vivianne Blanlot as a Director


1,103,550,603


1,802,333


93.21%


1,032,019





99.84%


0.16%


 

 

 

 

 











(10)

Re-elect Michael Anglin as a Director


1,106,153,851


201,477


93.30%


29,627





99.98%

 

0.02%

 




 




275,501,721

*

201,477

*








99.93%

*

0.07%

*

 

 

 

 

 











(11)

Re-elect Tony Jensen as a Director


1,106,147,905


208,840


93.30%


28,210





99.98%

 

0.02%

 




 




275,495,775

*

208,840

*








99.92%

*

0.08%

*

 

 

 

 

 











(12)

Re-elect Eugenia Parot as a Director


1,106,172,470


184,275


93.30%


28,210





99.98%

 

0.02%

 




 




275,520,340

*

184,275

*








99.93%

*

0.07%

*

 

 

 

 

 











(13)

Re-elect Heather Lawrence as a Director


1,106,173,913


181,492


93.30%


29,550





99.98%

 

0.02%

 




 




275,521,783

*

181,492

*








99.93%

*

0.07%

*

 

 

 

 

 











(14)

Re-elect Tracey Kerr as a Director


1,105,966,634


388,771


93.30%


29,550


 

 

 

99.96%

 

0.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275,314,504

*

388,771

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.86%

*

0.14%

*

 

 

 

 

 











(15)

Appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors


1,106,329,432


33,494


93.30%


22,029





100.00%

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(16)

Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditor's remuneration


1,106,333,397


29,736


93.30%


21,822





100.00%

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(17)

Grant Directors authority to allot securities


1,084,230,783


22,018,492


93.29%


22,629





98.01%

 

1.99%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











(18)

Grant Directors authority to allot securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders


1,074,403,411


31,844,987


93.29%


23,506





97.12%

 

2.88%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(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


1,068,239,124


36,694,379


93.18%


1,455,001





96.68%

 

3.32%

 

 

 

 

 

 











(20)

Authorise purchase of own shares


1,097,971,231


7,941,433


93.26%


472,291


 



99.28%


0.72%






 











(21)

Permit general meetings to be called on not less than 14 days' clear notice


1,086,995,014


19,364,688


93.30%


21,227





98.25%

 

1.75%

 

 

 

 

 

 











* Result of the votes cast by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholders.













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.

4.            "Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital" represents the percentage of votes cast as a percentage of all votes that could have been cast on the resolution.

These results have been published on the Company's website (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 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

Rosario Orchard

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Carole Cable

antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com

Robert Simmons

rsimmons@antofagasta.co.uk

Telephone

+44 20 7404 5959

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