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Antofagasta PLC

10 November 2015

NEWS RELEASE, 10 NOVEMBER 2015

RETRACTION OF TR1 NOTIFICATION

Antofagasta plc (the "Company") has today received notification of the retraction of the TR1 notification made on 27 April 2010 that BlackRock Inc's voting rights in the Company had gone above 5%. BlackRock has never held more than 5% of the voting rights.

Please find the TR1 notification below.

Investors - London Media - London

Andrew Lindsay alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk Carole Cable antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com

   Paresh Bhanderi                  pbhanderi@antofagasta.co.uk                         Will Medvei antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com 

Telephone +44 20 7808 0988 Telephone

+44 20 7404 5959

Investors - Santiago Media - Santiago

Alfredo Atucha aatucha@aminerals.cl Pablo Orozco

porozco@aminerals.cl

Telephone +56 2 2798 7000 Carolina

Pica                 cpica@aminerals.cl 
             Telephone                      +56 2 2798 7000 
 
 For filings with the FSA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                    Antofagasta PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --- 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --- 
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --- 
 Other (please                                             Retraction of announcement made on                   x 
  specify):                                                27(th) April, 2010 stating that BlackRock, 
                                                           Inc.'s holding had gone above 5% (notified 
                                                           to issuer in error). BlackRock, Inc. 
                                                           continues to hold less than the 5% 
                                                           threshold 
--------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------  --- 
 3. Full name of person(s)                                                     BlackRock, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction                                                          N/A 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer                                                     10(th) November 2015 
  notified: 
----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                         N/A 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                Number            Number             Number          Number of voting         % of voting 
                of                 of                 of shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                Shares             Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0000456144   Below             Below                                         Below                       Below 
                 5%                5%                                            5%                          5% 
               ----------------  -----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                         rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
-----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Below 5%                                              Below 5% 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 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 

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