ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American appoints Ian Ashby to the Board

Anglo American appoints Ian Ashby to the Board

Anglo American plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registration number: 3564138)
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN
ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820
JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM

23 May 2017

Anglo American appoints Ian Ashby to the Board

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces that Ian Ashby will join the Board as a non-
executive director, with effect 25 July 2017.

Mr Ashby has 37 years of experience in the mining industry, including 25 years in a wide variety
of roles with BHP Billiton, ultimately leading the company’s iron ore business. Since retiring from
BHP Billiton in 2012, Mr Ashby has taken on a number of advisory and non-executive roles with
other mining and related organisations.

Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: “I look forward to welcoming Ian Ashby to
Anglo American’s Board. Ian’s leadership in major new mining projects and his depth of
operational and commercial experience across numerous commodities and mining jurisdictions
will further enrich our board discussions.”


Notes to editors:

Ian Ashby, age 59, served as President of Iron Ore for BHP Billiton between 2006 and 2012,
when he retired from the company. During his 25-year tenure with BHP Billiton, Ian held
numerous roles in its iron ore, base metals and gold businesses in Australia, the USA, and Chile,
as well as projects roles in the corporate office.

He began his career as an underground miner at the Mount Isa Mines base metals operations in
Queensland, Australia. He has served as a non-executive director of New World Resources PLC
and Genco Shipping & Trading, and has served in an advisory capacity with Apollo Global
Management and Temasek. He is currently a non-executive director of Nevsun Resources Ltd.
and Alderon Iron Ore Corp. Mr Ashby holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) degree from the
University of Melbourne in Australia.

There are no additional details to disclose under Listing Rule 9.6.13R in respect of the
appointment of Ian Ashby.


Board of Directors

Following Mr Ashby’s appointment, the Anglo American plc Board of Directors will be comprised
as follows:

Chairman                  Executive directors                   Non-executive directors
Sir John Parker           Mark Cutifani – chief executive       Sir Philip Hampton
                          Stephen Pearce – finance director     Ian Ashby (from 25 July 2017)
                          Tony O’Neill – technical director     Nolitha Fakude
                                                                Byron Grote
                                                                Mphu Ramatlapeng
                                                                Jim Rutherford
                                                                Anne Stevens
                                                                Jack Thompson

Anglo American is a globally diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class
competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the raw materials to meet
the growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. Our
people are at the heart of our business. It is our people who use the latest technologies to find
new resources, plan and build our mines and who mine, process and move and market our
products to our customers around the world.

As a responsible miner - of diamonds (through De Beers), platinum and other precious metals,
copper, nickel, iron ore and coal - we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources.
We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the long-term value that those
resources represent for our shareholders and for the communities and countries in which we
operate – creating sustainable value and making a real difference.
www.angloamerican.com


For further information, please contact:

Media                                                   Investors
UK                                                      UK
James Wyatt-Tilby                                       Paul Galloway
james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com                     paul.galloway@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759                                Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718

Marcelo Esquivel                                        Trevor Dyer
marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com                      trevor.dyer@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891                                Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8992

South Africa                                            Sheena Jethwa
Pranill Ramchander                                      sheena.jethwa@angloamerican.com
pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com                    Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8680
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592

Ann Farndell
ann.farndell@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2786


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