DIRECTOR CHANGE

RNS Number : 3070N
Antofagasta PLC
16 January 2019
 

NEWS RELEASE, 16 JANUARY 2019

 

DIRECTOR CHANGE

 

 

 

Antofagasta plc (the "Company") announces that William Hayes, a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 2006, will not offer himself for re-election as a Director at the Company's annual general meeting to be held on 22 May 2019. He will therefore step down as a Director of the Company and member of the Sustainability and Stakeholder Management Committee at the conclusion of that meeting.

 

Mr. Hayes will continue to serve as a director and chairman of the Company's joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation, Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited, and will continue to receive fees from the Company for that role.

 

Antofagasta Chairman Jean Paul Luksic said; "I would like to thank Bill for the significant contribution he has made to the Board and the Company as a Director, former Senior Independent Director and Audit and Risk Committee Chairman and for the wise counsel he has contributed to the Board over many years."

 

Mr. Hayes has not and will not receive any loss of office payments, nor will he be paid any further remuneration for his service as a director of the Company, other than that accrued up to 22 May 2019.

 

 

 

Investors - London


Media - London


Andrew Lindsay 

Telephone

alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk

+44 20 7808 0988

Carole Cable

Telephone

antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com

020 7404 5959

Andres Vergara

avergara@antofagasta.co.uk 

Will Medvei

antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com

Telephone

+44 20 7808 0988

Telephone

+44 20 7404 5959





Investors - Santiago


Media - Santiago


Francisco Veloso

fveloso@aminerals.cl

Pablo Orozco

porozco@aminerals.cl

Telephone

+56 2 2798 7000

Carolina Pica

cpica@aminerals.cl



Telephone

+56 2 2798 7000

 


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