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CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS AT THE 2022 AGM
CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS AT THE 2022 AGM.
About this update from Antofagasta Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n NEWS RELEASE, 11 MAY 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS AT THE 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Antofagasta plc (the \"Company\") today released the script to be used by the Chairman, Jean-Paul Luksic at the Company's Annual General Meeting that commences at 2:00 pm today.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.\n \n \n Welcome to Antofagasta plc's 2022 Annual General Meeting.\n \n \n It is a pleasure to be here in London to meet with our shareholders after two years without being able to do so. Thank you for joining us today, be it in person or virtually, and I confirm that we have a quorum present.\n \n \n Our directors, Juan Claro, Andronico Luksic and Vivianne Blanlot are unable to be here today for personal or medical reasons but Juan and Vivianne are joining us by video. In addition, Iván Arriagada, our CEO and several senior members of his executive team are also here. Photos and short biographies of each of our Directors, including their Board and Committee roles, are set out on pages 13 to 18 of the Notice of Meeting.\n \n \n I would like to start with a brief overview of the strategy and performance of your company and make some comments on the macro environment in which we operate. Iván Arriagada will then make a presentation about our performance in 2021 and then we will move onto the formal part of the meeting when we propose and vote on the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, and after that I will open the floor for questions.\n \n \n I will start by saying a few words about operating responsibly.\n \n \n The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all our lives over the last year, but thanks to the changes made to the way we work and the additional safety and health measures we took, our operations and projects have been able to continue, although with some delays at our projects. By the end of the year over 97% of our employees, contractors and sub-contractors had been double vaccinated and this prepared them well for the rise in the omicron variant.\n \n \n Even as the world grappled with the effects of the pandemic, it also contended with the accelerating - and increasingly evident - effects of climate change. Copper has a vital role to play in helping countries, cities, and companies to decarbonise.\...