Antofagasta : Notification of Major Interest in Shares
February 05, 2016 at 05:39 am EST
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RELEASE, 5 FEBRUARY 2016
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
ANTOFAGASTA PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):
No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
International Value Advisers, LLC, an investment adviser registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
See section 9.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
4 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii
3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,ix
Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of Voting Rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB0000456144
35,020,755
35,020,755
36,005,928
28,790,943
7,214,985
2.428%
0.608%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date xiii
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix,xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
36,005,928
3.0363%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
International Value Advisers, LLC ("IVA") is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940. As such, pursuant to advisory contracts, IVA has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients. Persons other than IVA are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from, the sale of all securities reported hereunder.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Ericia C Gray
15. Contact telephone number:
+1-646-738-3850
Antofagasta plc issued this content on 05 February 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 05 February 2016 10:38:25 UTC
Original Document: http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/~/media/Files/A/Antofagasta/pdf/aplc-tr1-notification-iva-5-feb-16.pdf
Antofagasta plc is one of the world's leading copper producers. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- mining operation (96.9%): 660.6 Kt of copper, 209,100 ounces of gold and 11 Kt of molybdenum produced in 2023;
- freight transportation (31%): rail and road transportation (7.1 Mt transported in 2022).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (0.4%), Switzerland (6.1%), Europe (4.6%), Japan (31.5%), China (22.4%), Asia (19.7%), Chile (6.3%), Latin America (2.1%) and United States (6.9%).