KIO - Kumba Iron Ore Limited - Trading statement for the twelve months ended 31

KIO - Kumba Iron Ore Limited - Trading statement for the twelve months ended 31 
December 2010                                                                   
Kumba Iron Ore Limited                                                          
A member of the Anglo American plc group                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 2005/015852/06)                                            
JSE Share code: KIO                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000085346                                                              
("Kumba" or "the Company")                                                      
TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010                  
Kumba is currently finalising its results for the twelve months ended 31        
December 2010 ("the period"), which will be released on SENS on or about 10     
February 2011. Shareholders are advised that earnings and headline earnings are 
likely to be between R14,000 million and R14,400 million, with headline earnings
per share ("HEPS") and earnings per share ("EPS") being between R43.65 and      
R44.90.                                                                         
Headline earnings and basic earnings reported for the financial results for the 
twelve months ended 31 December 2009 (as restated in the interim results for the
6 months ended 30 June 2010, released on SENS on 22 July 2010) ("the comparative
period") were R6,972 million and R6,992 million respectively while HEPS and EPS 
reported for the comparative period were R21.87 and R21.94 respectively.        
The increase in earnings is attributable primarily to increases in export iron  
ore prices and sales volumes in the period.                                     
The forecast financial information on which this trading statement is based has 
not been reviewed and reported on by the Company`s external auditors.           
Pretoria                                                                        
17 January 2011                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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