Voting Rights and Capital

Antofagasta PLC
15 December 2006


                                Antofagasta PLC
                                  
                           Voting Rights and Capital


London, 15 December 2006


In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6,
Antofagasta plc discloses the following:


Antofagasta plc's capital consists of 985,856,695 ordinary shares and 2,000,000
preference shares. Each ordinary share carries one vote and each preference
share carries 100 votes. No shares are held in treasury.


Therefore, the total number of voting rights in respect of the ordinary shares
is 985,856,695 and the total number of voting rights in respect of the
preference shares is 200,000,000. The total number of voting rights in
Antofagasta plc is 1,185,856,695.


The above figures may be used by shareholders as the denominators for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to their interest in, Antofagasta plc under the
Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.



Enquiries - London:                          Issued by:

Antofagasta plc                              Bankside Consultants
Tel: [phone]                        Tel: [phone]
www.antofagasta.co.uk                       
                                             Keith Irons
                                             Email: [e-mail]
Desmond O'Conor                             
Email: [e-mail]

Hussein Barma
Email: [e-mail]


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