ANGLO AMERICAN SA FINANCE LTD - Standard and Poors downgrades Anglo American SA Finance Ltds R20bn Domestic Medium Term Note (DMTN)

Standard and Poor’s downgrades Anglo American SA Finance Ltd’s R20bn Domestic Medium Term Note (‘DMTN’)

Anglo American SA Finance Limited

Dated: 28 April 2015

Rating Agency: Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services


Standard and Poor’s downgrades Anglo American SA Finance Ltd’s
R20bn Domestic Medium Term Note (‘DMTN’) Programme’s national
scale rating to zaAA


In accordance with paragraph 4.26 of the JSE Debt Listings
Requirements, noteholders are advised that Standard and Poor’s
has downgraded the senior unsecured rating (‘NSR’) of notes
issued by Anglo American SA Finance Limited (‘AASAF’) under its
R20bn DMTN Programme to zaAA from zaAA+.     Standard and Poor’s
has affirmed the Programme’s short-term NSR at zaA-1. AASAF is a
subsidiary of Anglo American plc (BBB-, stable outlook).


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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