The Directors Antofagasta plc 103 Mount Street London

W1K 2TJ United Kingdom

21 March 2024

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Statement of Reasons connected with ceasing to hold office as Auditors

In accordance with Section 519 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), we set out below the reasons connected with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, registered auditor number C001004062, ceasing to hold office as auditors of Antofagasta plc, registered no: 01627889 (the "Company") effective from the conclusion of the 2024 Annual General Meeting, which is currently scheduled to be held on 8 May 2024.

The reason we are ceasing to hold office is that the Company undertook a competitive tender process for the position of statutory auditor and we were unsuccessful in retaining the audit.

There are no reasons for and no other matters connected with our ceasing to hold office as auditors of the Company that we consider need to be brought to the attention of the Company's members or creditors.

Yours faithfully,

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH T: +44 (0) 20 7583 5000, F: +44 (0) 20 7212 4652,www.pwc.co.uk

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC303525. The registered office of PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP is 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH.PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for designated investment business and by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for regulated legal activities.

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