KIO - Kumba - Unwinding of the Kumba Resources DBP Scheme and Acceptance of

KIO - Kumba - Unwinding of the Kumba Resources DBP Scheme and Acceptance of     
             conditional Awards in the Kumba DBP Scheme                         
Kumba Iron Ore Limited                                                          
A member of the Anglo American plc group                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 2005/015852/06)                                           
Share code: KIO   ISIN: ZAE000085346                                            
("Kumba" or "the Company")                                                      
UNWINDING OF THE KUMBA RESOURCES LIMITED ("KUMBA RESOURCES") DEFERRED BONUS PLAN
SCHEME ("DBP SCHEME") AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONAL AWARDS IN THE KUMBA DBP     
SCHEME                                                                          
As a result of the Kumba Resources empowerment transaction, the Kumba Resources 
DBP Scheme has been unwound and replaced with the Kumba DBP Scheme.             
In terms of clauses 3.63 and 3.64 of the JSE Listings Requirements, notice is   
hereby given that, as at 11 December 2006, directors of Kumba and its major     
subsidiaries received Kumba DBP awards in terms of the rules as follows:        
Director:                   WF van Heerden                                      
Number of shares:           186                                                 
Price:                      R89.49                                              
Nature of interest:         Direct beneficial                                   
                                                                                
Director:                   PJ Kotze                                            
Number of shares:           42                                                  
Price:                      R55.82                                              
Number of shares:           851                                                 
Price:                      R87.24166                                           
Number of shares:           204                                                 
Price:                      R89.49                                              
Nature of interest:         Direct beneficial                                   
                                                                                
Director:                   FCS Marupen                                         
Number of shares:           289                                                 
Price:                      R89.49                                              
Nature of interest:         Direct beneficial                                   
                                                                                
Director:                   EJ Myburgh                                          
Number of shares:           361                                                 
Price:                      R89.49                                              
Nature of interest:         Direct beneficial                                   


Director:                   DJ van Staden                                       
Number of shares:           565                                                 
Price:                      R89.49                                              
Nature of interest:         Direct beneficial                                   
9 February 2007                                                                 
Pretoria                                                                        
Sponsor to Kumba:                                                               
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited                                  
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