ANGLO AMERICAN SA FINANCE LIMITED - BIAANG-Rating Action by S & P

BIAANG-Rating Action by S & P

Anglo American SA Finance Limited

Dated: 7 March 2019

Issuer Code: BIAANG

Rating Action



Rating Agency: Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings(‘S&P’)


S&P has upgraded the Anglo American plc (‘AA plc’) rating to
BBB/A-2 from BBB-/A-3 with a stable outlook.


In accordance with paragraph 7.46 of the JSE Debt Listings
Requirements, noteholders are advised that S&P has upgraded the
senior unsecured ratings of AA plc and its subsidiaries to
BBB/A-2 from BBB-/A-3 and changed the outlook to stable from
positive. Concurrently, S&P has affirmed the company’s long term
national scale rating (‘NSR’) at zaAAA/zaA-1+. AA plc is the
Guarantor under Anglo American SA Finance Ltd’s R20bn DMTN
Programme.


For further information contact:

Debt Sponsor – The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Zoya Sisulu
Tel (011)721 5594 Email: zoya.sisulu@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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