ANGLO AMERICAN SA FINANCE LTD - Ratings Announcement

Ratings Announcement

Anglo American SA Finance Limited – Rating Action

Dated: 12 August 2013

Rating Agency: Moody’s Investor Services


Moody’s downgrades Anglo American SA Finance Ltd’s national
scale rating to A2.za; negative outlook


In accordance with paragraph 4.25 of the JSE Debt Listings
Requirements,   noteholders   are  advised   that   Moody’s   has
downgraded the senior unsecured national scale rating (NSR) of
Anglo American SA Finance Limited (‘AASAF’), a subsidiary of
Anglo American plc (‘Anglo American’, Baa2, negative outlook),
to A2.za from A1.za, with negative outlook.         Concurrently,
Moody’s has downgraded the NSR on AASAF’s Domestic Medium Term
Note (‘DMTN’) Programme, which is guaranteed by Anglo American
on a senior unsecured basis, to A2.za from A1.za.     Moody’s has
affirmed the company’s short-term NSR at Prime-1.za (P-1.za).


For further information contact:

Debt Sponsor – The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Alexi Contogiannis
Tel (011)721 8003 Email: alexi.contogiannis@standardbank.co.za

Anglo American SA Finance Limited
Pranill Ramchander
Tel (011)638 2592 Email: pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com

Debt Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting
through its Corporate and Investment Banking division.

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