Annual Report 2007 - Antofagasta plc

EnvironmentThe Group seeks to ensure that its operations andproducts cause minimal harm to the environment. Careis taken to limit discharges of environmentally harmfulsubstances and to dispose of waste material in a safemanner. Contingency arrangements and plans exist toreduce the risk and limit the effect of any accidentalspillage. The Group’s policy is that all its operationsshould comply fully with or exceed applicable Chileanregulations. Further information regarding the Group’senvironmental performance and activities is givenin the Corporate Social Responsibility report onpages 36 to 59.AuditorsIn the case of each of the persons who is a Directorat the date of approval of this Annual Report:• so far as he is aware, there is no relevant auditinformation of which the Company’s auditors areunaware; and• he has taken all steps that he ought to have takenas a Director in order to make himself aware of anyrelevant audit information and to establish that theCompany’s auditors are aware of that information.For these purposes, “relevant audit information”means information needed by the Company’s auditorsin connection with preparing their report.This statement is made and should be interpreted inaccordance with the provisions of section 234ZA ofthe Companies Act 1985.A resolution to re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as theCompany’s auditor will be proposed at the forthcomingAnnual General Meeting.Annual General Meeting and ClassMeetingsThe Annual General Meeting and Class Meetings ofthe Company will be held from 10.30 a.m. on 11 June2008 at Church House Conference Centre, Dean’sYard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ. The Notice ofthe Meeting, together with an explanation of thebusiness to be dealt with at the Meeting, is included ina separate document sent to shareholders with thisAnnual Report.By Order of the BoardFor and on behalf ofPetershill Secretaries LimitedCompany Secretary10 March 2008DIRECTORS’ REPORTAntofagasta plc Annual Report and Financial Statements 2007 63