EXX-Exxaro Resources Limited - Exxaro and ASAC to Place 19,000,000 Exxaro shares

EXX-Exxaro Resources Limited - Exxaro and ASAC to Place 19,000,000 Exxaro shares
Exxaro Resources Limited                                                        
(Previously Kumba Resources Limited)                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 2000/011076/06)                                            
(Share code: EXX    ISIN: ZAE000084992)                                         
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES,      
CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN.                                                     
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE     
UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.                                        
EXXARO AND ASAC TO PLACE 19,000,000 EXXARO SHARES                               
Further to the announcement issued on Monday, 2 April 2007, pertaining to the   
launch of an accelerated bookbuilt placing (the "Placing") by Exxaro Resources  
Limited ("Exxaro") and Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited         
("ASAC"), ASAC has decided to place an additional 4,500,000 Exxaro ordinary     
shares given market demand and in keeping with ASAC`s commitment to increase the
target free float of Exxaro to a minimum of 25%. The total placing will now be  
19,000,000 Exxaro ordinary shares which will increase the free float of Exxaro  
to 25.7%.                                                                       
Pricing and allocations are expected to be announced as soon as practicable     
following the closing of the books. The amount of the Placing proceeds and the  
Placing price will be decided at the close of the accelerated bookbuilding      
period following agreement between RMB Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co.     
International Limited, Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited,
ASAC and Exxaro. A further announcement will be made at that time. The timing of
the closing of the books, pricing and allocations may be amended at the absolute
discretion of RMB Morgan Stanley.                                               
For further information please contact:                                         
Exxaro:                  Trevor Arran             +27 12 307 3292               
Morgan Stanley:          Beth Mandel              +27 11 507 0810               
Rand Merchant Bank:      Peter Hayward-Butt       +27 11 282 4416               
This announcement is not for publication or distribution or release in the      
United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any state  
of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not  
constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation of an offer to purchase or  
subscribe for securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The    
securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may
not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States, absent    
registration or an exemption from, or transaction not subject to, the           
registration requirements of the Securities Act. No public offering of          
securities is being made in the United States. This announcement does not and is
not intended to constitute an offer to the public in South Africa in terms of   
Chapter VI of the South African Companies Act, 1973 (as amended).               
Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken, transmitted or       
distributed, directly or indirectly in or into the United States, Canada,       
Australia or Japan.                                                             
Johannesburg                                                                    
3 April 2007                                                                    
Transactional sponsor:                                                          
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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