Annual Report 2000 in PDF - Antofagasta plc

) is limited to:I) allotments of equity securities where such securities have been offered (whether by way of rights issue,open offer or otherwise) to holders of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company in proportion(as nearly as may be) to their existing holdings of ordinary shares but subject to the Directors havinga right to make such exclusions or other arrangements in connection with the offering as they deemnecessary or expedient:i) to deal with equity securities representing fractional entitlements; andii)to deal with legal or practical problems arising in any overseas territory or by virtue of shares beingrepresented by depositary receipts, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or anystock exchange or any other matter whatsoever; andII) allotments of equity securities for cash otherwise than pursuant to paragraph I up to an aggregatenominal amount equal to £492,928.By Order of the BoardFor and on behalf ofPetershill Secretaries LimitedSecretary8 May 2001Registered Office:Park House16 Finsbury CircusLondonEC2M 7AHNotes1) A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting may appoint one person to attend and on a poll tovote in his place. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.2) To be valid, the form of proxy and the Power of Attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed ora notarially certified copy thereof, must be lodged with the Registrars of the Company, Computershare Servicesplc, PO Box 1075, The Pavilions, Bristol BS99 3FA, no less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the meeting.ANTOFAGASTA PLC Annual Report 20003) There are no Directors‘ service contracts of more than one year‘s duration and therefore no such contracts areto be made available for inspection in accordance with the rules of the London Stock Exchange.79