Appointment of Jorge Bande NEWS RELEASE, 22 January, 2015 NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS INTERESTS

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, Antofagasta plc (the "Company") announces that Andronico Luksic, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, was appointed as a director of Tech Pack S.A with effect from 16 April 2014.

Investors - London Media (Brunswick)

Andrew Lindsay

alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk

Carole Cable

antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com

Paresh Bhanderi

pbhanderi@antofagasta.co.uk

Robin Wrench

antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com

Telephone

+44 20 7808 0988

Telephone

+44 20 7404 5959

Investors - Santiago

Alejandro Rivera

arivera@aminerals.cl

Telephone

+56 2 2798 7000

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