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ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Annual Financial Report and Notice of AGM

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Annual Financial Report and Notice of AGM

Anglo American plc (the “Company”)
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820
JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM

8 March 2021

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND NOTICE OF AGM

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6 and Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule (“DTR”) 4.1, the
Company announces that the following documents are today published on its website:
www.angloamerican.com

    •   Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 (the “2020 Annual Report”)
    •   Notice of the 2021 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) to be held on 5 May 2021
    •   Sustainability Report 2020

The 2020 Annual Report, Notice of the 2021 AGM and the 2021 AGM proxy form (“Proxy Form”) have
been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be made available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

The above mentioned documents (except for the Proxy Form) are available on our website at
www.angloamerican.com/investors/annual-reporting and
www.angloamerican.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm/agm2021 respectively, and will be
posted to shareholders on 22 March 2021. Shareholders can obtain additional copies of the Proxy
Form from our Registrar, Equiniti Limited at Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex
BN99 6DA or view online at www.shareview.co.uk.

This announcement should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Preliminary Results
announcement issued on 25 February 2021. Together these constitute the material required by DTR
6.3.5 to be communicated to the media in full unedited text through a Regulatory Information Service.
This material is not a substitute for reading the Company’s 2020 Annual Report. Page references and
references to notes to the financial statements, refer to those contained in the 2020 Annual Report.

An indication of the important events that occurred in 2020 and their impact on the consolidated
financial statements and the consolidated financial statements themselves were announced to the
London Stock Exchange on 25 February 2021, forming part of the Preliminary Results announcement
for the year ended 31 December 2020. Additional content forming part of the management report are
set out in the appendices to this announcement.

Clare Davage
Deputy Company Secretary

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in
almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, development
projects and undeveloped resources, provides many of the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner,
greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of
developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative
practices and the latest technologies to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers
– and to discover new resources – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, the
steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in
development and thermal coal operations planned for divestment – we are committed to being carbon
neutral across our operations by 2040. We work together with our business partners and diverse
stakeholders to unlock sustainable value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the
communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo
American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.
www.angloamerican.com


Forward-looking statements and third-party information

This announcement includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in
this document, including, without limitation, those regarding Anglo American’s financial position, business, acquisition and
divestment strategy, dividend policy, plans and objectives of management for future operations (including development plans
and objectives relating to Anglo American’s products, production forecasts and Ore Reserves and Mineral Resource estimates)
and environmental, social and corporate governance goals and aspirations, are forward-looking statements. By their nature,
such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of Anglo American, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding Anglo American’s present and future
business strategies and the environment in which Anglo American will operate in the future. Important factors that could cause
Anglo American’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements
include, among others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of global demand and commodity market prices,
mineral resource exploration and development capabilities, recovery rates and other operational capabilities, safety, health or
environmental incidents, the effects of global pandemics and outbreaks of infectious diseases, the outcome of litigation or
regulatory proceedings, the availability of mining and processing equipment, the ability to produce and transport products
profitably, the availability of transportation infrastructure, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and
operating costs, the availability of sufficient credit, the effects of inflation, political uncertainty and economic conditions in
relevant areas of the world, the actions of competitors, activities by courts, regulators and governmental authorities such as in
relation to permitting or forcing closure of mines and ceasing of operations or maintenance of Anglo American’s assets and
changes in taxation or safety, health, environmental or other types of regulation in the countries where Anglo American
operates, conflicts over land and resource ownership rights and such other risk factors identified in the section of this document
titled ‘Managing Risk Effectively’. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be construed in light of such risk factors and
undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. Anglo American expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking (except as required by applicable law, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the UK Listing
Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Listings Requirements of the
securities exchange of the JSE Limited in South Africa, the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange and the
Namibian Stock Exchange and any other applicable regulations) to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-
looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Anglo American’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Nothing in this document should be interpreted to
mean that future earnings per share of Anglo American will necessarily match or exceed its historical published earnings per
share. Certain statistical and other information about Anglo American included in this document is sourced from publicly
available third-party sources. As such, it has not been independently verified and presents the views of those third parties,
though these may not necessarily correspond to the views held by Anglo American and Anglo American expressly disclaims
any responsibility for, or liability in respect of, such information.

APPENDIX A – Principal risks

We define a principal risk as a risk or combination of risks that would threaten the business model,
future performance, solvency or liquidity of Anglo American. In addition to these principal risks, we
continue to be exposed to other risks related to currency, inflation, community relations, environment,
litigation and regulatory proceedings, changing social expectations, infrastructure and human
resources. These risks are subject to our normal procedures to identify, implement and oversee
appropriate mitigation actions, supported by internal audit work to provide assurance over the status
of controls or mitigating actions. These principal risks are considered over the next three years as a
minimum, but we recognise that many of them will be relevant for a longer period.

For more on Principal risks see pages 54 – 57

Catastrophic risks

We also face certain risks that we deem catastrophic risks. These are very high severity, very low
likelihood events that could result in multiple fatalities or injuries, an unplanned fundamental change
to strategy or the way we operate and have significant financial consequences. We do not consider
likelihood when assessing these risks, as the potential impacts mean these risks must be treated as a
priority. Catastrophic risks are included as principal risks.

For more on catastrophic risks see page 54

Risk appetite

We define risk appetite as ‘the nature and extent of risk Anglo American is willing to accept in relation
to the pursuit of its objectives’. We look at risk appetite from the context of severity of the
consequences should the risk materialise, any relevant internal or external factors influencing the risk,
and the status of management actions to mitigate or control the risk. A scale is used to help determine
the limit of appetite for each risk, recognising that risk appetite will change over time.

If a risk exceeds appetite, it will threaten the achievement of objectives and may require a change to
strategy. Risks that are approaching the limit of the Group’s risk appetite may require management
actions to be accelerated or enhanced to ensure the risks remain within appetite levels.

For catastrophic and operational risks, our risk appetite for exceptions or deficiencies in the status of
our controls that have safety implications is very low. Our internal audit programme evaluates these
controls with technical experts at operations and the results of that audit work will determine the risk
appetite evaluation, along with the management response to any issues identified.

For more on the risk management and internal control systems and the review of their effectiveness
See pages 121-122

Summary

Our risk profile evolved in 2020, largely as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to have
a significant impact on global society. No new significant risks were identified as a result of the
pandemic; however, the likelihood and/or severity of a number of existing unwanted events that could
impact Anglo American was reassessed. We elevated pandemic health risk to a principal risk in early
2020 as a result of the emerging Covid-19 threat.

Our catastrophic risks are the highest priority risks, given the potential consequences.

1. Catastrophic risks
We are exposed to the              Impact: Multiple fatalities and     Risk movement: No change.
following risks we deem as         injuries, damage to assets,
potentially catastrophic:          environmental damage,               Risk appetite: Operating within
tailings dam failure; slope        production loss, reputational       the limits of our appetite.
wall failure; mineshaft            damage and loss of licence to
failure; and fire and              operate. Financial costs            Commentary: These very high
explosion.                         associated with recovery and        impact but very low frequency risks
                                   liability claims may be             are treated with the highest
Root cause: Any of these risks     significant. Regulatory issues      priority.
may result from inadequate         may result and community
design or construction, adverse    relations may be affected.
geological conditions,
shortcomings in operational        Mitigation: Technical
performance, natural events        standards exist that provide
such as seismic activity or        minimum criteria for design
flooding, and failure of           and operational performance
structures or machinery and        requirements, the
equipment.                         implementation of which is
                                   regularly inspected by
                                   technical experts. Additional
                                   assurance work is conducted
                                   to assess the adequacy of
                                   controls associated with these
                                   risks.
2. Product prices
Global macro-economic              Impact: Low product prices          Risk movement: Increased since
conditions leading to              can result in lower levels of       2019.
sustained low product prices       cash flow, profitability and
and/or volatility.                 valuation. Debt costs may rise      Risk appetite: Operating within
                                   owing to ratings agency             the limits of our appetite.
Root cause: The most               downgrades and the possibility
significant factors contributing   of restricted access to funding.    Commentary: We believe macro-
to this risk at present are the    The Group may be unable to          economic uncertainty has
impacts of government              complete any divestment             increased, primarily as a result of
imposed lockdowns to manage        programme within the desired        the Covid-19 pandemic. This may
the Covid-19 pandemic and          timescales or achieve               result in price volatility in the
associated increased levels of     expected values. The capacity       products mined, and marketed, by
public debt; a future global       to invest in growth projects is     Anglo American.
pandemic or major health           constrained during periods of
crisis; a fiscal crisis in a key   low product prices – which
economy or economic bloc;          may, in turn, affect future
and armed conflict or terrorist    performance.
event.
                                   Mitigation: Maintaining a
                                   conservative balance sheet
                                   and proactive management of
                                   debt facilities and the delivery
                                   of cash improvement and
                                   operational performance
                                   targets are the key mitigation
                                   strategies for this risk. Regular
                                   updates of economic analysis
                                   and product price assumptions
                                   are discussed with executive
                                   management and the Board.
3. Cyber security
Loss or harm to our                 Impact: Theft or loss of           Risk movement: Increased since
technical infrastructure and        intellectual property, financial   2019.
the use of technology within        losses, increased costs,
the organisation from               reputational damage and            Risk appetite: Operating within
malicious or unintentional          operational disruption.            the limits of our appetite.
sources.
                                    Mitigation: We have a              Commentary: Cyber security risk
Root cause: The frequency           dedicated Global Information       was reassessed and was deemed
and sophistication of attempted     Management Security team           to have increased in 2020, owing
criminally motivated cyber          with appropriate specialist        to the greater sophistication and
attacks is increasing.              third-party support to oversee     frequency of attempted cyber
                                    our network security. We have      attacks. During 2020, we further
                                    achieved UK Cyber Essentials       strengthened our control
                                    Certification and an ongoing       environment. Our controls
                                    cyber awareness programme          responded as planned and no
                                    is in place across the Group.      cyber attack attempt resulted in
                                                                       negative impacts for Anglo
                                                                       American.

4. Safety
Failure to eliminate fatalities.    Impact: A fatal incident is        Risk movement: No change.
                                    devastating for the bereaved
Root cause: Fatalities may          family, friends and colleagues.    Risk appetite: Operating within
result from operational leaders,    Over the longer term, failure to   the limits of our appetite.
employees and contractors           provide a safe working
failing to apply safety rules and   environment will threaten our      Commentary: While we continue
hazard identification, including    licence to operate.                to see an overall improvement in
non-compliance with critical                                           our safety performance, during
controls.                           Mitigation: All operations         2020 there were two work-related
                                    continue to implement safety       fatalities in our managed
                                    improvement plans, with a          operations, compared with four in
                                    focus on: effective                2019. This is still an unacceptable
                                    management of critical controls    level and management remains
                                    required to manage significant     fully committed to the elimination
                                    safety risks; learning from high   of fatalities.
                                    potential incidents and
                                    hazards; embedding a safety
                                    culture; and leadership
                                    engagement and
                                    accountability. Our Elimination
                                    of Fatalities Taskforce
                                    oversees targeted
                                    improvement initiatives to
                                    further improve safety
                                    performance.

5. Climate change
Climate change is one of the        Impact: Potential loss of          Risk movement: Increased since
defining challenges of our          stakeholder confidence leading     2019
era and our commitment to           to negative impact                 Risk appetite: Operating within
being part of the global            on value, cash flow and            the limits of our appetite.
response presents both risks        profitability. Operational
and opportunities.                  disruption in the event of         Commentary: For more
                                    extreme weather events. Long       information on our Sustainable
Root cause: We are                  term demand for metals and         Mining Plan and climate change
committed to the ongoing            minerals mined and marketed        policy, see pages 35-37, and for
realignment of our portfolio in     by Anglo American may              further information on how we
a responsible manner;                deviate from assumptions           engage with key stakeholders, see
however, different stakeholder       based on societal demands for      page 13.
expectations continue to evolve      climate change abatement. We
and are not always aligned.          may fail to achieve carbon
Long term demand for the             reduction targets in the event
metals and minerals produced         that new technologies are not
and marketed by Anglo                effective or embedded in our
American may deviate from            operations.
current assumptions. Changing
weather patterns and an              Mitigation: We have
increase in extreme weather          articulated our climate change
events may impact operational        plans, policies and progress
stability and our local              and engage with key
communities. Our carbon              stakeholders to ensure they
emission reduction targets are       understand them. Our
partly reliant on new                Sustainable Mining Plan
technologies that are at various     includes operation-specific and
stages of development.               Group targets for reductions in
                                     carbon emissions, power and
                                     water usage.

6. Operational stability
Unplanned operational                Impact: Inability to achieve       Risk movement: Increased since
stoppages impacting                  production, cash flow or           2019.
production and profitability.        profitability targets. There are   Risk appetite: Operating within
                                     potential safety-related matters   the limits of our appetite.
Root cause: Failure to               associated with unplanned
implement and embed our              operational stoppages, along       Commentary: During 2020, there
Operating Model, maintain            with a loss of investor            were two material unplanned
critical plant, machinery and        confidence.                        operational incidents in our
infrastructure and operate in                                           Metallurgical Coal business in
compliance with                      Mitigation: Implementation of      Australia and one material
Anglo American’s Technical           our Operating Model and            unplanned operational incident in
Standards                            compliance with Technical          our PGMs business in South
will affect our performance          Standards, supported by            Africa.
levels. We are also exposed to       operational risk management
risks of interruptions of power      and assurance processes, is
supply and the failure of third-     the key mitigation against this
party owned and operated             risk. Regular tracking and
infrastructure, e.g. rail networks   monitoring of progress against
and ports. Our operations may        the underlying EBITDA targets
also be exposed to natural           is undertaken.
catastrophes and extreme
weather events.

7. Pandemic
Large scale outbreak of              Impact: As has been                Risk movement: Increased since
infectious disease increasing        witnessed by the Covid-19          2019.
morbidity and mortality over         pandemic, widespread               Risk appetite: Operating within
a wide geographic area.              consequences include the           the limits of our appetite.
                                     physical and mental health and
Root cause: Human                    well-being of our people and       Commentary: In light of the
population growth,                   local communities; economic        Covid-19 pandemic, this risk was
urbanisation, changes in land        shocks and disruption; social      reclassified as a principal risk in
use, loss of biodiversity,           unrest; an increase in political   2020.
exploitation of the natural          stresses and tensions, a rise in
environment, viral disease from      criminal acts that could impact
animals and increased global         Anglo American and the
travel and integration are all
contributory causes of health     potential for increased
pandemics.                        resource nationalism.

                                  Mitigation: Anglo American
                                  actively monitors global
                                  pandemic-potential diseases.
                                  In the event of a pandemic, our
                                  Group Crisis Management
                                  Team is activated at an early
                                  stage to direct the Group’s
                                  response, prioritising the well-
                                  being of our people, their
                                  families and host communities,
                                  and ensuring the continuity of
                                  the operations.

8. Political and regulatory
Uncertainty and adverse           Impact: Uncertainty over               Risk movement: No change.
changes to mining industry        future business conditions
regulation, legislation or tax    leads to a lack of confidence          Risk appetite: Operating within
regimes can occur in any          in making investment                   the limits of our appetite.
country in which we operate.      decisions, which can influence
                                  future financial performance.          Commentary: Global economic
Root cause: The Group has         Increased costs can be                 conditions can have a significant
no control over political acts,   incurred through additional            impact on countries whose
actions of regulators, or         regulations or resource taxes,         economies are exposed to
changes in local tax regimes.     while the ability to execute           commodities, placing greater
Our licence to operate through    strategic initiatives that reduce      pressure on governments to find
mining rights is dependent on a   costs or divest assets may also        alternative means of raising
number of factors, including      be restricted, all of which may        revenues, and increasing the risk
compliance with regulations.      reduce profitability and affect        of social and labour unrest. These
                                  future performance. Political          factors could increase the political
                                  instability can also result in civil   risks faced by the Group.
                                  unrest and nullification or non-
                                  renewal of existing
                                  agreements, mining permits,
                                  sales agreements or leases.
                                  These may adversely affect the
                                  Group’s operations or
                                  performance of those
                                  operations.

                                  Mitigation: Anglo American
                                  has an active engagement
                                  strategy with governments,
                                  regulators and other
                                  stakeholders within the
                                  countries in which we operate,
                                  or plan to operate, as well as at
                                  an international level. We
                                  assess portfolio capital
                                  investments against political
                                  risks and avoid or minimise
                                  exposure to jurisdictions with
                                  unacceptable risk levels. We
                                  actively monitor regulatory and
                                  political developments at a
                                  national level, as well as global
                                  themes and international policy
                                  trends, on a continuous basis.
                                  See page 13 for more detail on
                                  how we engage with our key
                                  stakeholders.


9. Corruption
Bribery or other forms of         Impact: Potential criminal          Risk movement: No change.
corruption committed by an        investigations, adverse media
employee or agent of Anglo        attention and reputational          Risk appetite: Operating within
American.                         damage. A possible negative         the limits of our appetite.
                                  impact on licensing processes
Root cause: Anglo American        and valuation.                      Commentary: A Group
has operations in some                                                Compliance Committee was
countries where there is a        Mitigation: A comprehensive         established in 2020. Its
relatively high risk of           anti-bribery and corruption         responsibilities include oversight of
corruption.                       policy and programme,               the organisation’s anti-bribery
                                  including risk assessment,          management system to ensure its
                                  training and awareness, with        continuing suitability, adequacy
                                  active monitoring, are in place.    and effectiveness.

10. Water
Inability to obtain or sustain    Impact: Loss of production          Risk movement: No change.
the level of water security       and inability to achieve cash
needed to support                 flow or volume improvement          Risk appetite: Operating within
operations over the current       targets. Damage to                  the limits of our appetite.
life of mine plan or future       stakeholder relationships or
growth options.                   reputational damage can result      Commentary: This continues to
                                  from failure to manage this         be a risk to the majority of our
Root cause: Poor water            critical resource.                  operations. For more information
resource management or                                                on our Sustainable Mining Plan,
inadequate onsite storage,        Mitigation: Various projects        see pages 35-36.
combined with reduced water       have been implemented at
supply at some operations as      operations most exposed to
weather patterns change, can      this risk, focused on: water
affect production. Water is a     efficiency; water security; water
shared resource with local        treatment; and discharge
communities and permits to        management; as well as
use water in our operations are   alternative supplies. New
at risk if we do not manage the   technologies are being
resource in a sustainable         developed that will reduce
manner.                           water demand.

11. Future demand
Demand for metals and             Impact: Potential for negative      Risk movement: No change.
minerals produced and             impact on revenue, cash flow,
marketed by Anglo American        profitability and value.            Risk appetite: Operating within
may deviate from our                                                  the limits of our appetite.
assumptions.                      Mitigation: Regular reviews of
                                  production and financial plans,     Commentary: Anglo American
Root cause: Technological         as well as longer term portfolio    has committed to continuing to
developments and/or product       decisions, are based on             transition our portfolio towards
substitution leading              extensive research. We              those metals and minerals that
to reduced demand, growth in      monitor new business                enable a greener, cleaner, more
the circular economy and shifts   opportunities in line with our      sustainable world.
in consumer preferences.          strategy to secure, develop
                                  and operate a portfolio of high
                                  quality and long life resource
                                  assets, from which we will
                                  deliver leading shareholder
                                  returns. Our businesses invest
                                  in marketing and other
                                  activities to enhance the
                                  inherent value of the products
                                  we produce, including building
                                  consumer confidence in the
                                  ethical provenance of our
                                  products.

APPENDIX B – Related party transactions

35. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Group has related party relationships with its subsidiaries, joint operations, associates and joint
ventures (see notes 34 and 35). Members of the Board and the Group Management Committee are
considered to be related parties.

The Company and its subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of business, enter into various sale,
purchase and service transactions with joint operations, associates, joint ventures and others in which
the Group has a material interest. These transactions are under terms that are no less favourable to
the Group than those arranged with third parties.

                                                        Associates         Joint ventures     Joint operations
US$ million                                            2020    2019        2020     2019       2020      2019
Transactions with related parties
Sale of goods and services                                 –         –         –         –        87         163
Purchase of goods and services                          (28)      (20)     (197)     (170)   (1,985)     (2,893)

Balances with related parties
Trade and other receivables from related parties           –          3        1         –        21         17
Trade and other payables to related parties             (38)        (5)     (31)      (31)     (157)      (128)
Loans receivable from related parties                      –          –     154       230          –          –

Balances and transactions with joint operations or joint operation partners represent the portion that
the Group does not have the right to offset against the corresponding amount recorded by the
respective joint operations. These amounts primarily relate to purchases by De Beers and Platinum
Group Metals from their joint operations in excess of the Group’s attributable share of their
production.

Loans receivable from related parties are included in Financial asset investments on the Consolidated
balance sheet.

Remuneration and benefits received by directors are disclosed in the Remuneration report.
Remuneration and benefits of key management personnel, including directors, are disclosed in note
26. Information relating to pension fund arrangements is disclosed in note 27.

APPENDIX C – Statement of directors’ responsibilities in respect of the financial statements

The directors are responsible for preparing the Integrated Annual Report and the financial statements
in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that
law the directors have prepared the group financial statements in accordance with International
Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Additionally,
the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules require the directors
to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union
and parent Company financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101 ‘Reduced
Disclosure Framework’, and applicable law).

Under company law, directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that
they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and parent Company and of the profit
or loss of the Group for that period.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are required to:

 •       Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
 •       State whether International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the
         Companies Act 2006 and International Financial Reporting Standards adopted pursuant to
         Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union have been followed for
         the Group financial statements and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS
         101 have been followed for the parent Company financial statements, subject to any
         material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
 •       Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent
 •       Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
         presume that the Group and parent Company will continue in business.

The directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and parent Company and
hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the Group’s and parent Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the Group and parent Company and enable them to ensure that the
financial statements and the directors’ remuneration report comply with the Companies Act 2006.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the Group’s transactions, disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position
of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies
Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial
information included on the Group’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the
preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Directors’ responsibility statement
for the year ended 31 December 2020

The directors consider that the annual report and accounts, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and
understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s and
parent Company’s position and performance, business model and strategy.

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
 •      The Group financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with International
        Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and
        International Financial Reporting Standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
        1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets,
        liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group

 •      The parent Company financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
        United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101, give a true and fair view of the
        assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the parent Company

 •      The Strategic Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the
        business and the position of the Group and parent Company, together with a description of
        the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.

By order of the Board

Mark Cutifani           Stephen Pearce
Chief Executive         Finance Director


The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary
listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock
Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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