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Annual Report 2007 - Antofagasta plc

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GDPGross Domestic Product.GovernmentThe Government of the Republic of Chile.GuanacoSouth American animal, similar to the llama.Group<strong>Antofagasta</strong> <strong>plc</strong> and its subsidiaries companies.Hedge AccountingAccounting treatment for derivatives financial instrumentpermitted under IAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition andMeasurement”, which recognises the offsetting effects onprofit or loss of changes in the fair values of a hedginginstrument and the hedged item.IASInternational Accounting Standards.IASBInternational Accounting Standards Board.IFRICInternational Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing Interpretations Committee.IFRSInternational Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing Standards.IRRInternal Rate of Return.ISO 9.001An international quality management system standard publishedby the International Organisation for Standardisation.ISO 14.001An international environmental management system standardpublished by the International Organisation for Standardisation.IVAImpuesto al Valor Agregado, or Chilean Value Added Tax(Chilean VAT).Key Management PersonnelPersons with authority and responsibility for planning, directingand controlling the activities of the Group.KPIKey performance indicator.LIBORLondon Inter Bank Offer Rate.LMELondon Metal Exchange.Los PelambresMinera Los Pelambres, a 60%-owned subsidiary of the Groupincorporated in Chile.LSELondon Stock Exchange.LTIFRLost Time Injury Frequency Rate.MadecoMadeco S.A., a subsidiary of Quiñenco.MichillaMinera Michilla S.A., a 74.2%-owned subsidiary of the Groupincorporated in Chile.OHSAS 18.001Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (standardsfor occupational health and safety management systems).Provisional PricingA sales term in several copper and molybdenum concentratesale agreements and cathodes sale agreements which providesfor provisional pricing of sales at the time of shipment, withfinal pricing being based on the monthly average LME copperprice or monthly average molybdenum price for specific futureperiods, normally ranging from 30 to 180 days after deliveryto the customer. For the purposes of IAS 39, the provisionalsale is considered to contain an embedded derivative (i.e. theforward contract for which the provisional sale is subsequentlyadjusted) which is separated from the host contract (i.e. thesale of metals contained in the concentrate or cathode at theprovisional invoice price less tolling charges deducted).QuiñencoQuiñenco S.A., a Chilean financial and industrial conglomerateunder the control of the Luksic family and listed on the SantiagoStock Exchange.Realised PricesEffective sale price achieved comparing revenues (grossed upfor tolling charges for concentrate) with sales volumes.ROCEReturn on Capital Employed.SENCEServicio Nacional de Capacitación y Empleo de Chile (ChileanNational Training and Employment Service).Severity RateNumber of lost days during the year in relation to the numberof hours worked.SterlingUnited Kingdom currency.SVSSuperintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile, the Chileansecurities regulator.TethyanTethyan Copper Company Limited, a 50%-owned joint ventureentity of the Group incorporated in Australia.TSRTotal Shareholder Return, being the movement in theCompany’s share price plus reinvested dividends.Turnbull GuidanceThe revised guidance on internal control for directors onCombined Code issued by the Turnbull Review Group inOctober 2005.UFUnidad de Fomento, an inflation-adjusted unit of accountused in Chile.UKUnited Kingdom.UKLAUnited Kingdom Listing Authority.USUnited States.US DollarsUnited States currency.<strong>Antofagasta</strong> <strong>plc</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Financial Statements <strong>2007</strong> 149GLOSSARY & DEFINITIONS

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