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AMS - Anglo American Platinum Limited - Abridged reviewed interim financial

Release Date: 25/07/2011 08:00
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AMS - Anglo American Platinum Limited - Abridged reviewed interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 and cash distribution declaration Anglo American Platinum Limited (formerly Anglo Platinum Limited) and its Subsidiaries ("Amplats") (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1946/022452/06) JSE Codes: AMS ISIN: ZAE000013181 ABRIDGED REVIEWED INTERIM FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2011 AND CASH DISTRIBUTION DECLARATION KEY FEATURES Sadly, eight employees lost their lives during the first half of 2011 Operating free cash flow increased by 159% to R4 745 million compared to the first half of 2010 Headline earnings up 26% to R3 233 million on the back of strong operational flexibility and solid PGM prices Interim dividend of R1.3 billion, R5.00 per share Refined platinum production up 17% year-on-year to 1.17 million ounces Cash operating costs up 13% year-on-year to R12 991 per equivalent refined platinum ounce CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Reviewed Reviewed Audited Six Six Year
months months ended ended ended 30 June 30 June % 31 December
R millions Notes 2011 2010 Change 2010 GROSS SALES REVENUE 24 972 20 929 46 352 Commissions paid (167) (146) (327) NET SALES REVENUE 24 805 20 783 19 46 025 COST OF SALES (20 038) (16 817) (19) (37 991) GROSS PROFIT ON METAL SALES 3 4 767 3 966 20 8 034 Other net income/(expenditure) 211 5 (405) Market development and (226) (194) (376) promotional expenditure OPERATING PROFIT 4 752 3 777 26 7 253 Gain on revaluation of investment 33 - - in Wesizwe Platinum Limited Profit on disposal of 37% - 788 788 interest in Western Bushveld Joint Venture Gain on listing of Bafokeng - - 4 466 Rasimone Platinum Mine (BRPM) Interest expensed (135) (242) (318) Interest received 176 130 248 Remeasurements of loans and 165 163 302 receivables Losses from associates (net of 8 (203) (135) (319) taxation) PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 4 788 4 481 7 12 420 Taxation 8 (1 405) (1 119) (2 304) PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD/YEAR 3 383 3 362 10 116 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Deferred foreign exchange 102 22 (240) translation gains/(losses) Share of other comprehensive (4) - 14 (losses)/income of associates Net (losses)/gain on available (153) - 129 for sale investments TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR 3 328 3 384 10 019 THE PERIOD/YEAR PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Owners of the Company 3 328 3 272 2 9 959 Non-controlling interests 55 90 157 3 383 3 362 10 116 TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Owners of the Company 3 273 3 294 9 862 Non-controlling interests 55 90 157 3 328 3 384 10 019
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN PROFIT AND HEADLINE EARNINGS Profit attributable to 3 328 3 272 9 959 shareholders Adjustments Profit on disposal of 37% - (788) (788) interest in Western Bushveld Joint Venture Tax effect thereon - 17 17 Gain on listing of BRPM - - (4 466) Tax effect thereon - - 111 Gain on revaluation of investment (33) - - in Wesizwe Platinum Limited Tax effect thereon 3 - - Profit on sale of other mineral (6) - (14) rights and investments Tax effect thereon 2 - 2 Net (profit)/loss on disposal and (85) 81 153 scrapping of property, plant and equipment Tax effect thereon 24 (23) (43) HEADLINE EARNINGS 3 233 2 559 4 931 Number of ordinary shares in 261.2 261.4 261.6 issue (millions) Weighted average number of 261.5 249.0 5 254.8 ordinary shares in issue (millions) Earnings per ordinary share (cents) - Basic 1 273 1 314 (3) 3 909 - Diluted (basic) 1 268 1 309 (3) 3 896 Headline earnings per ordinary share (cents) - Headline 1 236 1 028 20 1 935 - Diluted 1 232 1 024 20 1 929 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Reviewed Reviewed Audited Six Six Year months months
ended ended ended 30 June 30 June 31 December R millions 2011 2010 2010 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash receipts from customers 24 315 19 784 45 617 Cash paid to suppliers and employees (18 282) (16 561) (34 261) Cash generated from operations 6 033 3 223 11 356 Interest paid (net of interest capitalised) (81) (285) (220) Taxation paid (400) (345) (905) Net cash from operating activities 5 552 2 593 10 231 CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property, plant and equipment (3 013) (3 304) (7 989) (includes interest capitalised) Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment 125 4 29 Net proceeds on disposal of 13% of Royal - - 1 323 Bafokeng Platinum Limited Distribution from associates 79 9 - Proceeds on disposal of 37% interest in 126 186 186 Western Bushveld Joint Venture Senior loan to Plateau Resources (Proprietary) (669) - - Limited (Plateau) Subscription of preference shares in Newshelf - (273) (273) 848 (Proprietary) Limited, a company owned by Afripalm Proceeds on disposal of interest in Sichuan - - 14 Anglo Platinum Exploration Company Limited Loans to associates (126) (195) (260) Advances made to Plateau for the operating (115) (77) (141) cash shortfall facility Repayment of loan by ARM Mining Consortium - 17 17 Limited Other advances (15) (30) (32) Receipt of funds in escrow regarding the - - 537 Booysendal deal Increase in investments held by environmental (11) (1) (507) trusts Interest received 52 58 33 Growth in environmental trusts (2) 14 22 Net cash used in investing activities (3 569) (3 592) (7 041) CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from the issue of ordinary share - 12 18 capital Proceeds from the rights offer (net of - 12 404 12 404 transaction costs) Purchase of treasury shares for the Bonus (295) (270) (270) Share Plan (BSP) Repayment of interest-bearing borrowings (374) (12 127) (16 147) Repayment of finance lease obligation - - (1) Cash dividends paid (1 791) - - Cash distributions to minorities (133) (129) (192) Net cash used in financing activities (2 593) (110) (4 188) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (610) (1 109) (998) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of 2 534 3 532 3 532 period/year Cash and cash equivalents at end of 1 924 2 423 2 534 period/year MOVEMENT IN NET DEBT Net debt at beginning of period/year (4 111) (19 261) (19 261) Net cash from operating activities 5 552 2 593 10 231 Net cash used in investing activities (3 569) (3 592) (7 041) Other (2 222) 12 015 11 960 Net debt at end of period/year (4 350) (8 245) (4 111) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Reviewed Reviewed Audited as at as at as at 30 June 30 June 31 December
R millions Notes 2011 2010 2010 ASSETS Non-current assets 67 206 60 098 65 408 Property, plant and equipment 37 345 35 592 37 438 Capital work-in-progress 18 024 18 949 17 065 Investment in associates 6 917 3 947 7 339 Investments held by environmental 595 79 569 trusts Other financial assets 4 251 1 414 2 904 Other non-current assets ` 74 117 93 Current assets 17 615 20 525 18 393 Inventories 12 022 13 438 12 558 Trade and other receivables 3 347 4 471 2 988 Other assets 301 193 305 Other current financial assets 21 - 8 Cash and cash equivalents 1 924 2 423 2 534 TOTAL ASSETS 84 821 80 623 83 801 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Share capital and reserves Share capital 26 26 26 Share premium 21 098 21 293 21 381 Foreign currency translation reserve (397) (116) (499) Available for sale reserve (24) - 129 Retained earnings 35 255 26 574 33 521 Non-controlling interests 382 456 460 Shareholders` equity 56 340 48 233 55 018 Non-current liabilities 14 439 23 630 19 774 Interest bearing borrowings 4 451 10 647 6 622 Obligations due under finance leases 1 2 1 Other financial liabilities 106 164 148 Environmental obligations 1 431 1 279 1 388 Employees` service benefit obligations 7 - - * Deferred taxation 12 443 11 538 11 615 Current liabilities 14 042 8 760 9 009 Current interest bearing borrowings 4 5 822 19 22 Trade and other payables 5 939 5 709 6 190 Other liabilities 1 414 2 301 2 042 Other current financial liabilities 141 177 183 Share-based payment provision 91 129 108 Taxation 635 425 464 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 84 821 80 623 83 801 * Less than R500 000 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY Foreign
currency Available Share Share translation for sale R millions capital premium reserve reserve Balance as at 31 December 2009 (audited) 24 9 143 (138) - Total comprehensive income for the 22 period Deferred tax charged directly to equity Cash distribution to minorities Ordinary share capital issued - * 12 Proceeds of rights offer (net of 2 12 402 transaction costs) Shares acquired in terms of the BSP - (-)* (270) treated as treasury shares Shares vested in terms of the BSP - * 6 Equity-settled share-based compensation Shares purchased for employees Balance as at 30 June 2010 (reviewed) 26 21 293 (116) - Total comprehensive income for the (262) 129 period Deferred tax charged directly to equity Transfer of prior year translation (121) differences on net investment in foreign subsidiary Cash distributions to minorities Rights offer shares subscribed for by (30) Group ESOP Issue of shares to certain former - * 88 preference shareholders Ordinary share capital issued - * 6 Shares vested in terms of BSP - * 24 Equity-settled share-based compensation Shares purchased for employees Balance as at 31 December 2010 (audited) 26 21 381 (499) 129 Total comprehensive income for the 102 (153) period Deferred tax charged directly to equity Cash distributions to minorities Cash dividends paid Shares acquired in terms of the BSP - (-)* (295) treated as treasury shares Shares vested in terms of the BSP - * 12 Equity-settled share-based compensation Shares purchased for employees Balance as at 30 June 2011 (reviewed) 26 21 098 (397) (24) * Less than R500 000 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (continued) Non- Retained controlling R millions earnings interests Total Balance as at 31 December 2009 (audited) 23 109 495 32 633 Total comprehensive income for the 3 272 90 3 384 period Deferred tax charged directly to (18) (18) equity Cash distribution to minorities (129) (129) Ordinary share capital issued 12 Proceeds of rights offer (net of 12 404 transaction costs) Shares acquired in terms of the BSP - (270) treated as treasury shares Shares vested in terms of the BSP (6) - Equity-settled share-based 223 223 compensation Shares purchased for employees (6) (6) Balance as at 30 June 2010 (reviewed) 26 574 456 48 233 Total comprehensive income for the 6 701 67 6 635 period Deferred tax charged directly to (10) (10) equity Transfer of prior year translation 121 - differences on net investment in foreign subsidiary Cash distributions to minorities (63) (63) Rights offer shares subscribed for by 30 - Group ESOP Issue of shares to certain former (88) - preference shareholders Ordinary share capital issued 6 Shares vested in terms of BSP (24) - Equity-settled share-based 252 252 compensation Shares purchased for employees (35) (35) Balance as at 31 December 2010 (audited) 33 521 460 55 018 Total comprehensive income for the 3 324 55 3 328 period Deferred tax charged directly to (2) (2) equity Cash distributions to minorities (133) (133) Cash dividends paid (1 791) (1 791)
Shares acquired in terms of the BSP - (295) treated as treasury shares Shares vested in terms of the BSP (12) - Equity-settled share-based 226 226 compensation Shares purchased for employees (11) (11) Balance as at 30 June 2011 (reviewed) 35 255 382 56 340 * Less than R500 000 SEGMENTAL INFORMATION Net sales revenue Operating contribution Reviewed Reviewed Audited Reviewed Reviewed Audited Six Six Year Six Six Year months months months months ended ended ended ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 30 June 30 June 31 December December R millions 2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 Operations Bathopele Mine 1 165 1 162 2 526 323 400 701 Khomanani Mine 900 743 1 709 96 70 129 Thembelani Mine 1 025 726 1 735 225 138 292 Khuseleka Mine 1 142 1 033 2 275 95 217 299 Siphumelele Mine 864 668 1 590 139 70 178 Tumela Mine 2 712 2 313 5 162 838 810 1 831 Dishaba Mine 1 361 1 214 2 634 276 280 609 Union Mine 2 613 2 301 5 099 694 765 1 331 Mogalakwena Mine 4 036 2 766 6 187 1 714 1 016 1 927 Twickenham 34 35 70 16 (62) (155) Platinum Mine Unki Platinum 270 - - 93 - - Mine Modikwa Platinum 675 567 1 304 127 126 270 Mine Kroondal Platinum 1 110 991 2 202 361 374 730 Mine Marikana Platinum 259 308 636 3 105 128 Mine Mototolo Platinum 505 471 983 178 175 325 Mine Bafokeng-Rasimone - 503 1 019 - 130 176 Platinum Mine* 18 671 15 801 35 131 5 178 4 614 8 771
Western Limb 351 306 672 129 71 179 Tailings Retreatment (WLTR) Masa Chrome 212 163 376 202 154 356 Total - mined 19 234 16 270 36 179 5 509 4 839 9 306 Purchased metals 5 571 4 513 9 846 479 266 913 24 805 20 783 46 025 5 988 5 105 10 219
Other costs (1 221) (1 139) (2 185) Gross profit on 4 767 3 966 8 034 metal sales * Bafokeng-Rasimone Platinum Mine was equity accounted from 8 November 2010. NOTES TO THE INTERIM RESULTS 1. This interim report complies with International Accounting Standard 34 - Interim Financial Reporting and South African Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, AC127, with the same title, the South African Statements and Interpretations of Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (AC 500 Series), the requirements of the Companies Act of South Africa and the disclosure requirements of the JSE Limited`s Listings Requirements. The preparation of the Group`s reviewed consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 was supervised by the Finance Director, Mr. B Nqwababa. 2. The interim report has been prepared using accounting policies that comply with International Financial Reporting Standards and South African Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The accounting policies are consistent with those applied in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010, except for the adoption of the May 2010 annual improvements to IFRS in the period under review. These changes did not have a material impact on the financial results of the Group. Reviewed Reviewed Audited Six Six Year months months
ended ended ended 30 June 30 June 31 December R millions 2011 2010 2010 3. Gross profit on metal sales Gross sales revenue 24 972 20 929 46 352 Commissions paid (167) (146) (327) Net sales revenue 24 805 20 783 46 025 Cost of sales (20 038) (16 817) (37 991) On-mine (11 660) (11 066) (23 227) Cash operating costs (10 069) (9 393) (19 919) Depreciation (1 548) (1 669) (3 275) Deferred waste stripping (43) (4) (33) Purchase of metals and leasing activities* (4 355) (4 846) (9 215) Smelting (1 305) (1 108) (2 574) Cash operating costs (932) (766) (1 846) Depreciation (373) (342) (728) Treatment and refining (1 021) (833) (1 785) Cash operating costs (826) (696) (1 467) Depreciation (195) (137) (318) (Decrease)/increase in metal inventories (476) 2 175 995 Other costs (1 221) (1 139) (2 185) Gross profit on metal sales 4 767 3 966 8 034 Gross profit margin (%) 19.2 19.1 17.5 * Consists of purchased metals in concentrate, secondary metals and other metals. 4. Interest-bearing borrowings The Group has the following borrowing facilities Committed 21 479 21 499 21 491 Uncommitted 4 739 4 783 4 730 Total facilities 26 218 26 282 26 221 Less: facilities utilised (6 273) (10 666) (6 644) Interest bearing borrowings (451) (10 647) (6 622) Current interest bearing borrowing (5 822) (19) (22) Available 19 945 15 616 19 577 Weighted average borrowing rate (%) 6.38 7.66 6.31 The Group has received notice from one of its lenders that it plans on closing its South African branch in the near future. The R1.3 billion 364-day committed facility from this lender remains unutilised and matures on 25 October 2011. In addition, the R10.6 billion committed facility with Anglo American SA Finance Limited (AASAF) matures on 22 May 2012 and the borrowing under the facility has been classified as a current liability. Management will commence negotiations with AASAF prior to the expiry of the facility. Reviewed Reviewed Audited Six Six Year months months
ended ended ended 30 June 30 June 31 December R millions 2011 2010 2010 5. Commitments Mining and process property, plant and equipment Contracted for 1 603 2 508 1 553 Not yet contracted for 25 553 34 333 27 028 Authorised by the directors 27 156 36 841 28 581 Project capital 22 805 32 428 24 380 - within one year 3 835 4 351 3 565 - thereafter 18 970 28 077 20 815 Stay-in-business capital 4 351 4 413 4 201 - within one year 3 528 3 622 2 998 - thereafter 823 791 1 203 Capital commitments relating to the Group`s share in associates Contracted for 352 109 362 Not yet contracted for 2 933 2 361 3 185 3 285 2 470 3 547 Other Operating lease rentals - buildings and 461 513 500 equipment - within one year 96 89 87 - within two to five years 261 257 267 - thereafter 104 167 146 Information Technology Service Providers 264 480 619 - within one year 86 106 228 - thereafter 178 374 391 These commitments will be funded from existing cash resources, future operating cash flows, borrowings or any other funding strategies embarked on by the Group. The Group has provided Plateau, a company owned by Anooraq, with a facility that covers its senior debt repayments should Plateau not be able to meet its repayments. The facility is limited to 29% of 49% of Bokoni Platinum Mine`s free cash flows up to a maximum of R500 million plus accrued interest. The Group has provided Lexshell 36 General Trading (Proprietary) Limited (Lexshell 36), a company owned by the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela traditional community, with a facility that covers its outstanding hedge exposure. The facility is limited to Union Mine`s cash flows, and call on this facility is considered a remote possibility. The Group has also provided Lexshell 36 with a project capital expenditure facility to fund their proportionate share of any specific new project capital incurred for the development of a new shaft, other than the 5 South Decline Project at Union Mine. This facility expires on 31 March 2015 and is limited to 15% of the capital spend on the shaft. At 30 June 2011, this facility had not been drawn upon. 6. Contingent liabilities Letters of comfort have been issued to financial institutions to cover certain banking facilities. There are no encumbrances over Group assets, other than the assets held under finance leases by the Group. The Group is the subject of various claims, which are individually immaterial and are not expected, in aggregate, to result in material losses. The Group has, in the case of some of its mines, provided the Department of Minerals Resources with guarantees that cover the difference between the closure costs and amounts held in the environmental trusts. At 30 June 2011, these guarantees amounted to R2 682 million (30 June 2010: R3 107 million, 31 December 2010: R2 493 million). 7. Changes in accounting estimates for inventory During the current period, the Group changed its estimate of the quantities of inventory based on the outcome of a physical count of in-process metals. The Group runs a theoretical metal inventory system based on inputs, the results of previous counts and outputs. Due to the nature of in-process inventories being contained in weirs, pipes and other vessels, physical counts only take place once per annum, except in the Precious Metal Refinery, which takes place once every two years. This change in estimate has had the effect of increasing the value of inventory disclosed in the financial statements by R417 million (2010: decrease of R520 million). This results in the recognition of an after-tax gain of R300 million (2010: loss of R374 million). 8. Reclassification of comparative figures During the current period, the Group changed its disclosure of taxation arising on equity accounted earnings. Previously, the associates` share of taxation was included in the Group`s taxation expense in the statement of comprehensive income. Losses from associates are now reflected net of the Group`s share of the associates` taxation. This resulted in the losses from associates reducing by R107 million for the year ended 31 December 2010 (30 June 2010: R9 million) and the taxation expense increasing by the corresponding amount. 9. Corporate governance The Board reaffirms its commitment to sound governance. It considers that the Company and its subsidiaries applied the King Code of Governance Principles during the period under review, except with regard to the appointment of Cynthia Carroll, who is not independent, as Chairman. The Code contemplates the appointment of a non-independent Chairman requiring that in those circumstances, a Lead Independent Non-Executive Director be appointed. Valli Moosa has been appointed Deputy Chairman and he fulfils the role of Lead Independent Non-Executive Director. There exists a balance of power and authority on the Board so that no one individual has unfettered power of decision making. In addition, the Board has adopted a Statement of Division of Responsibilities amongst the Chairman, the Lead Independent Non-Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer, which clearly establishes the responsibilities of each role. In the light of the King III Code and the introduction of a new Companies Act, the Corporate Governance Committee conducted a gap analysis and is in the process of reconstituting, renaming and reviewing the functions of several Board Committees. 10. Auditor`s review The interim report from which the abridged interim results have been extracted has been reviewed by the Company`s auditors, Deloitte & Touche. The review was performed in accordance with ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed By The Independent Auditor Of The Entity. Their unqualified report is available for inspection at the Company`s registered office. Any reference to future financial performance, included in this announcement, has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company`s auditors. COMMENTARY SAFETY We are sorry to report eight of our employees lost their lives during the period. We extend our sincere condolences to their families, friends and colleagues. There was also an increase in the lost time frequency rate (LTIFR) to 1.33 during the first half of the year. While this is unfortunate, we are encouraged that the severity of these injuries has decreased. Also encouraging is that the actions taken to prevent the traditional causes of injury and death, falls of ground, tramming and transport and inundations, have shown remarkable results. Clearly, it has been a very difficult start to the year. There have been more safety stoppages in the first quarter than the whole of last year and we have had many breaks due to public holidays and long weekends resulting in disruption to the operating environment. We have worked relentlessly with our partners in Government and Labour and we believe we have our journey to zero harm back on track. In light of our performance we have reviewed our safety strategy using internal and external experts. While the overall program is still sound, we have adjusted our priorities within the program based on the current risk. Our Safety Strategy has four main components: Appropriate safety management systems, Engineering out the Risk, Developing appropriate behavior, and Wellness in the Workplace. Together these strategies have improved our safety performance over the past three years. While the first half has been a step backward, the overall trend remains positive as our safety performance during the period is still the second best half year we have had. MINERALS LEGISLATION, TRANSFORMATION AND COMMUNITIES Anglo American Platinum has made significant progress towards achieving its transformation objectives as envisaged by the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development (MPRD) Act and the Mining Charter. The key milestones achieved in support of our Social and Labour Plan include: 12% women in mining, compared with the 10% requirement; (While it is still a challenge to fill underground mining positions with women, in management we have done better: Top management 13%, senior management 10%, middle management 21% and junior management 20%); 52% historically disadvantaged South Africans (HDSA) in management positions, compared to the 40% Charter requirement; (Top management 38%, senior management 39%, middle management 54% and junior management 62%); HDSA procurement of R9.8 billion, up from R8.9 billion reported for the first half of 2010, equating to 42% spent with HDSA suppliers in the first half of 2011; and Plans in place to build 20 000 houses in the next 10 years with the initial 1 000 already under construction. We have a clear and transformational plan which has evolved beyond the recording of numbers to focusing on creating a "great place to work", and being the employer of choice. This includes creating the right culture within the company and a focus on increasing women participation in mining. Anglo American Platinum recognises the importance and impact of sustainability on our core business and we track our sustainability targets. Notable achievements include reductions in our water consumption and that we did not have level two or three environmental incidents reported during the first half of 2011. Anglo American Platinum continues to engage host communities on their community representative structure and the long term development plans, following the announcement of a multi-billion rand community economic empowerment transaction in February 2011. This is to ensure that the benefits from the transaction will be directed to the right areas, as our ultimate goal is to make a meaningful and sustainable contribution to the ability of host communities to thrive well beyond the life of our operations. FINANCIAL REVIEW Anglo American Platinum delivered a strong financial performance during the first half of 2011. Operating free cash flow increased by 159% compared to the first half of 2010. The Company generated R2 914 million more than the first half of 2010. This was achieved as a result of a 5% improvement in the Rand basket price, an increase of 13% in Platinum sales volumes and a 35% reduction in net working capital days. In addition capital discipline continues to improve. As a result, an interim dividend of R5.00 per share, amounting to a total dividend of R1.3 billion, was declared. This implies a dividend cover of 2.5 times. The dividend declared will be paid on 22 August 2011. Headline earnings per ordinary share increased by 20% year-on-year to R12.36. The headline earnings margin improved by 44% from 9% to 13% compared to the second half of 2010. Headline earnings for 2011 excluded approximately R95 million of gains from the profit on disposal of assets and revaluation of the company`s investment in Wesizwe Platinum Limited. Headline earnings for 2010 excluded R771 million profit on the disposal of our 37% interest in the Western Bushveld Joint Venture. Refined platinum sales for the six months ended 30 June 2011 increased by 13% to 1.23 million ounces compared to the first half of 2010. The average Rand/US dollar exchange rate achieved on sales was 9% stronger than the previous half year. The exchange rate achieved over the last six months was R6.90, compared to R7.54 in 2010, which reduced our earnings by R1 555 million. The cash operating cost per equivalent refined platinum ounce was 13% higher than the first half of 2010. Based on our estimate the average increase in our costs, discounting the effect of consumption and volume, is approximately 10% compared to the first half of 2010. This is primarily due to increases in the cost of electricity, diesel, explosives, steel and labour which materially exceeded the escalation in the consumer price index. In spite of the underlying cost pressure, higher number of safety stoppages and the 18% deterioration in underground productivity we have managed to contain our unit cost increase to 13%. This was achieved through continued focus on asset optimisation and supply chain management and utilising the flexibility of Mogalakwena mine. Labour productivity of our underground mines was adversely affected by safety stoppages and face availability. Measured as square meters per total operating employee per month, the average for the period was 5.88m2 compared to 7.15m2 in the first half of 2010, a decrease of 18%. As outlined in the outlook section, we expect productivity of underground operations to return to the levels originally planned for 2011 during the course of the second half. Therefore, we expect the average labour productivity for 2011 to be 6.6 m2. This temporary deterioration in productivity had an adverse effect on the production of equivalent refined platinum ounces which was down 3% compared to same period last year. The effect of productivity losses was partially mitigated by increased production from Mogalakwena mine, new production from Unki mine and higher milling of surface material. Despite many challenges faced during this half year, the gross profit margin improved by 19% from 16% to 19%, compared to the second half of 2010. In line with the improvement in operating free cash flow, net debt decreased by 47% to R4.35 billion from R8.25 billion at the end of June 2010. The current level of debt is in line with the balance as at 31 December 2010 following a dividend payment of R1 791 million earlier this year. MARKETS Anglo American Platinum maintains its view that the platinum market will remain in balance in 2011. The continued recovery in the autocatalyst and industrial segments and the sustained strength of the jewellery segment, particularly in China, is expected to be met by increases in production. The average US dollar price achieved for platinum in the first six months is robust given the unexpected negative effect the Japanese earthquake and tsunami had on the market and the substantial reduction in the net long positions of platinum. We continue to believe that there is strong demand and investor interest to support the market. Beyond 2011 Anglo American Platinum expects platinum demand to continue to improve from the low levels of 2010 and for primary supply growth to remain challenged by safety related production stoppages and the strong Rand. The current Rand basket price is inadequate to incentivise sustainable investment to secure future supply. AUTOCATALYSTS Global vehicle production in 2011 is anticipated to reach in excess of 75 million vehicles, implying a 3% growth from 2010 levels. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan resulted in supply disruptions for the Japanese auto market as well as knock-on supply chain delivery issues. It is estimated that the disaster resulted in vehicle production losses of approximately 2.8 million units worldwide. We anticipate that the majority of these losses will be recovered by the second quarter of 2012. Sales volumes across all other major markets, excluding Japan, have been higher in the period compared with 2010 levels. With the exception of Japan, all markets are expected to experience growth with the highest growth expected from developing markets. INDUSTRIAL Following the recovery in 2010, the demand from the industrial sector is expected to remain strong in the near to medium term. Demand for consumer goods including electronics, packaging and other chemicals continues to show strong growth particularly in Asian markets. The fuel cell industry continues to benefit from acceptance as a proven technology and is moving towards more widespread commercialisation. The largest fuel cell unit growth has been in the stationary power sector which is being driven by demand for residential units and off-grid mobile base stations. JEWELLERY The platinum jewellery market benefited from relative price stability and the higher gold prices. The developed jewellery markets have remained healthy despite some regional variation on performance. Jewellery purchases in China have increased by approximately 20% in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010. The Indian jewellery market development program continues to show success. INVESTMENT Overall ETFs platinum holdings have increased by approximately 15% in the first half of 2011. Net long speculative positions have declined by 36% over the same period exhibiting a lack of general confidence in the world commodity markets. Despite this reduction, the platinum price remains resilient and has found a trading support level above $1 700 per ounce. OPERATIONS Refined platinum production increased by 17% to 1.17 million ounces in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Equivalent refined platinum production (equivalent ounces are mined ounces expressed as refined ounces) from the mines managed by Anglo American Platinum and its joint venture partners for the first half of 2011 was 1.16 million ounces, a slight decrease of 3% compared to the first half of 2010. Wholly owned mines produced 763 100 equivalent refined platinum ounces, an increase of 2% compared to the first half of 2010. The majority of this increase was from Mogalakwena, Unki and Thembelani. The Unki project was delivered successfully, on schedule and within budget in January 2011 and contributed 22 400 additional equivalent refined platinum ounces. In addition, Mogalakwena open-pit mine continued to perform strongly providing Anglo American Platinum with a flexible production source. This was however partly offset by lower volumes from Bathopele, Khuseleka and Union mines. Joint ventures and associates achieved zero fatal accidents and showed an improvement in the lost time injury frequency rate for the six month reporting period. However, all operations were impacted by regulatory stoppages and short term operational challenges resulting in lower production volumes with equivalent refined platinum ounces down 11% from 396 800 ounces to 353 700 ounces in the first half of 2011. Purchased equivalent refined ounces from third parties decreased by 9% to 43 300 ounces in the first half of 2011. The overall 4E built-up head grade for the first half of 2011 was 3.16g/t compared to 3.15g/t in the same period in 2010. Grade from all production sources were higher compared to 2010, particularly at Mogalakwena which increased by 15%. The 4E built-up head grade for Merensky and UG2 increased by 2% and 1% respectively. The overall grade was impacted by the increased milling of lower grade ore sources while fewer higher grade underground tonnes were processed as a result of the operational challenges experienced. Tonnes milled decreased by 1% to 20.5 million in the first half of 2011. This decrease was a direct result of the safety stoppages and the successful conclusion of the Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited transaction in November 2010, with our 33% direct holding in Bafokeng Rasimone Mine (BRPM) now reported as an associate. Attributable tonnes milled from BRPM included in the comparative period for 2010 were 389 000 tonnes. The underground production deficit was partly made up from new mining at Unki and other sources such as Mogalakwena and surface materials. Planned maintenance was carried out at Waterval and Polokwane furnaces to inspect and replace end walls. The Mortimer furnace will be shutdown in the second half of the year to carry out technical enhancements and upgrade power to 38MW, providing the group with smelting flexibility. WHOLLY OWNED MINES Anglo American Platinum had a very challenging start to the 2011 financial year, with a high number of safety stoppages, fatalities and multiple public holidays which negatively affected the working month and therefore the level of expected production from underground mines. Production from wholly owned underground mines for the first half of 2011 was primarily impacted by safety related stoppages, both regulatory and self imposed. The number of regulatory imposed stoppages for the first six months of 2011 was 33 compared to 17 in the same period of 2010. The Own Mines Division suffered the loss of eight employees across its operations compared to four in the same period in 2010. Individual operational performance is as follows: Bathopele Production decreased by 20% to 54 600 platinum ounces in the first half of 2011 as a result of safety related stoppages and unprotected industrial action. Two employees lost their lives at Bathopele mine during the first half of 2011. Khomanani Production declined by 4% to 44 100 platinum ounces in the period compared to the first half of 2010. One employee lost his life at Khomanani on 30 June 2011. Thembelani Production increased by 14% to 48 300 platinum ounces in the first half of 2011, up some 5 900 ounces from 2010. Two of our employees lost their lives at Thembelani mine during the period. Khuseleka Production at 54 900 platinum ounces was down 12% in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Khuseleka 2 shaft was re-opened during the first quarter of 2011 and delivered 7 200 equivalent refined new ounces. Siphumelele Production increased by 3% to 43 300 platinum ounces in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. The mine milled some 250 000 tonnes from low grade surface sources to mitigate losses from underground production caused by safety related stoppages. Tumela Production at 133 800 platinum ounces was the same as that produced in the first half of 2010. The mine continued to mill low grade surface ore during the period under review albeit some 9% lower compared to the same period in 2010. Dishaba Production at 67 500 platinum ounces was down by 5%. One employee lost his life at Dishaba during the first half of 2011. Union Production declined by 12% to 126 100 platinum ounces in the first half of 2011 due to a planned reduction in Merensky underground production, safety stoppages, operational challenges at the declines mining area and unexpected geological disturbances at the Richard shaft. The mine increased its processing of low grade surface material ore by 13% to 904 000 tonnes during the first half of 2011 in an attempt to mitigate the production losses from underground. One employee lost his life at Union Mine during the first half of 2011. Mogalakwena Production increased by 21% to 146 900 platinum ounces in the period compared to the first half of 2010. This was due to a 10% increase in tonnes milled and 15% improvement in 4E built-up head grade. The throughput constraints previously experienced at the North plant have been resolved and the plant is now running at steady state level. Unki Unki produced 22 400 ounces of platinum during the first half of 2011, some 7 900 ounces ahead of expectations. The mine is exceeding its planned ramp-up profile and is expected to reach steady state of 120 000 tonnes milled per month in the third quarter of 2011. One employee lost his life at Unki Mine during the first half of 2011. JOINT VENTURE MINES The joint venture operations and associates had a challenging first half production period due to regulatory safety stoppages despite having zero fatalities and achieving a 2% improvement in the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate for the period. Individual operational performance reflects the challenges experienced for the first half of 2011. Modikwa Production decreased by 7% to 55 800 platinum ounces compared to the first half of 2010 due to lack of equipment availability in the South shaft. Modikwa achieved eight million fatality free shifts on the 21 June 2011 and set a new benchmark for mine safety in South Africa. Kroondal Production was down 14% to 109 600 platinum ounces compared to the first half of 2010 due to regulator imposed safety stoppages, lack of stoping face availability and crews getting accustomed to new work routines. Marikana Production decreased by 48% to 16 600 platinum ounces compared to the first half of 2010 due to the intersection of a higher number of potholes at 4 shaft, ramping down of the opencast operations to final closure in March 2011, safety related stoppages and the implementation of more stringent ground support standards. Mototolo Production was down by 5% to 54 400 platinum ounces compared to the first half of 2010 due to reduced production at the higher grade Borwa Shaft as a result of the shaft developing through a dyke and fault zone. The reduced production at Borwa was however supplemented by increased production from the lower grade Lebowa shaft. ASSOCIATE MINES BRPM Production for the first half of 2011 was impacted by regulatory safety stoppages and a conveyor belt failure at North Shaft. Bokoni Production for the six month period was 12% lower compared to the same period in 2010. Remediation action will continue until a consistent level of production is maintained. As per the cautionary note released on 13 May 2011, Anglo American Platinum and Anooraq Resources Corporation are in discussions surrounding a strategic review of the assets and financing structures of Bokoni Platinum Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PROJECTS Our capital projects division has achieved a record 691 fatality free days. Major safety focus is in ensuring projects are set up in line with the company safety management system and standards. Capital expenditure for the first half of 2011, excluding capitalised interest, amounted to R2 828 million. The capital spend on projects was R1 540 million; R950 million was on stay-in-business capital and R338 million on waste stripping at Mogalakwena Mine. Project capital expenditure for the first half of 2011 was mostly spent on the Twickenham Platinum Mine project, the Base Metal Refinery 33 kt nickel expansion project, the Unki Platinum Mine project, the Khuseleka ore replacement project, the Thembelani 2 shaft replacement project and the Mortimer Furnace Upgrade. The Unki Platinum Mine Project was handed over to operations in January 2011 and is expected to reach steady state production of 120 000 tonnes milled per month about a year ahead of schedule. Civil construction work on employee housing has started in Shurungwi and the access road to the mine is currently being surfaced for all-weather purposes. The Base Metal Refinery 33 000 tonnes nickel expansion project has harvested first metal in line with expectations. It is expected to reach steady state by the end of the year, as planned. The Twickenham Platinum Mine Project achieved 1.5 million fatality free shifts. Current major work includes declines and primary developments. Anglo American Platinum continues to prioritise capital projects and stay-in- business expenditure to ensure that capital funding requirements are aligned with our strategy. MINERAL RESOURCES AND RESERVES There have been no material changes to the ore reserves as disclosed in the 2010 Annual Report. BOARD AND EXCO APPOINTMENTS Albertinah Kekana was appointed independent non-executive director with effect from 1 July 2011. Khanyisile Kweyama joined us as executive head of Human Resources, also with effect from 1 July 2011. CHANGE TO THE PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS OF THE LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) The vesting of the 2011 awards under this plan will be subject to the achievement of two performance conditions over a fixed three year period. Half of each award will be subject to a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) measure while the other half will be subject to an Asset Optimisation efficiency measure. This is consistent with the performance conditions applied to its own LTIP by the Company`s holding company, Anglo American plc. OUTLOOK FOR 2011 Anglo American Platinum is expecting a stronger second half for the year. Our sales forecast remains unchanged at 2.6 million ounces of platinum in 2011 despite the impact of the Japanese earthquake, concerns about European sovereign risk and monetary policy to contain inflation in China. Despite lower production in the first half of the year, we maintain our refined production target of 2.6 million ounces of platinum for 2011. This implies production volumes of 1.4 million ounces of platinum in the second half of 2011 given that we produced 1.2 million ounces in the first half. Our cash operating cost per equivalent refined platinum ounce increased by 13% to R12 991 per equivalent refined platinum ounce during the first half of 2011. The remedial actions effected to improve safety and productivity include the implementation of safety strategy to improve workplace conditions, increasing of development and equipping to provide sufficient mineable panels for teams, focusing on people management and wellness to ensure that teams are at full strength and at work and providing quality technical assistance and support to operations. We believe the expected increase in production volume and the remedial actions implemented to improve our safety performance and labour productivity will drive our unit cost in the second half of the year to around R12 000 per equivalent refined platinum ounce. This will be largely in line with our original target for 2011. We therefore revise our unit cost target for 2011 to between R12 400 and R12 600 per equivalent refined platinum ounce. We expect labour productivity to improve from 5.9m2 in the first half of 2011 to our original annual target of 7.3m2 during the second half of the year. This is due to the expected increase in production volume from higher grade underground sources and the remedial actions as above. We therefore revise our labour productivity target for 2011 to 6.6m2. Our project ranking and prioritisation has identified less capital intensive projects in the near term and is expected to improve the efficiency of capital allocation and investment decisions. Consequently, we are revising our capital expenditure for 2011 from R8 billion to R7.3 billion, excluding capitalised interest. BEYOND 2011 Three years ago we embarked on a journey to reposition Anglo American Platinum. Our plans included actions to improve on safety, to make our production more reliable and predictable and to move our operations down the cost curve. We have made good progress towards zero harm despite the challenges experienced during the first half of 2011. We have excellent systems in place and are confident we will continue to improve safety in our business. Our production has also proved to be more predictable and reliable and where we are unlikely to achieve our targets we communicate this early to avoid surprises. We have restructured our mining and process teams to increase focus on safety, costs and productivity. Our restructuring continues with the separation of Union mine into two separate mines to improve management`s efficiency and focus on costs and productivity. Importantly, we are currently restructuring our Projects Division to improve our capacity to deliver the large number of capital project options we have. Anglo American Platinum is not immune to industry-wide cost pressures. Although we experienced higher than expected unit cost increases during the first half of 2011, we remain committed to our strategy to move down the cost curve and focus on asset optimisation and supply chain management. We will continue to build on the foundation built over the past three years and costs will continue to be managed as a priority. Importantly, we have integrated safety, production and cost management at all levels in our business, so that our success is not top down driven. In addition, we have restructured our balance sheet, introduced a new operating model, improved business planning, addressed project and capital management challenges and worked to improve both the internal corporate culture and our relationships with all the stakeholders. While there is still a lot of work to be done to extract maximum value from our assets, it is timely and opportune to develop our assets efficiently and improve our market share. Building on the work we have done to understand and develop the market, our market analysis suggests that demand will grow by about 4% per year and supply will increase by slightly less than that. This will result in an increasing market deficit, particularly in palladium and platinum markets. With all the supply side challenges in the industry we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of the expected robust growth in demand given our asset and resource base. We believe we can increase our production cost effectively into the expected deficit and this will result in a steady increase in our market share. To do this effectively we have studied and optimised our business plan to include different sources of additional ounces. UG2 in Rustenburg is our first opportunity. After years of extracting mainly Merensky, we now have an opportunity to go back to the shallow UG2 orebody. This requires much less capital compared to the very deep shafts required to continue mining Merensky. Cost of mining will be lower and this will offset the negative impact of a slightly lower grade. We continue to improve our concentrating efficiencies of UG2. Overall this means that we will be able to increase mining in the Rustenburg area in the short term and at relatively low capital and operating cost. Mogalakwena is the only true sustainable open pit platinum mine in the world and also one of the most profitable platinum mines. We have made good progress on the community issues we face and have improved our capacity to process the very difficult Platreef. That means that we have the opportunity to expand the production at this mine. This is a relatively low cost, low risk project with a massive orebody that has a very long life. Accelerating the mining will increase the already high value. Unki is our mine in Zimbabwe that started production this year. We have the opportunity to expand this mine and we plan steady organic growth as we ramp up the first phase. We are working with Government to resolve the Mining Rights issues and are confident of a positive outcome. For the medium term, five to ten year, we have an extensive and undeveloped footprint on the Eastern Limb. We plan to use our assets and our relationships with our partners to develop this large resource. While the Eastern Limb is often viewed as a low margin area, it is possible, with scale to improve the value. Finally, in the long term, ten to twenty years, we have multiple deep shaft opportunities, mainly on the Western Limb. We still have deep Merensky Shafts to develop, Tumela 3 and 4 shaft, and Union Deeps. While these will be capital intensive shafts, we believe they will still be competitive at that time because of our PGM market development initiatives. This capital program allows us to develop the best business opportunities and ensures that we remain in the upper half of the margin graph. We are aware of both internal and external constraints and inhibitors of this program and have incorporated appropriate remedial actions in our management agenda. Our actions and plans are continually reviewed in light of the market situation and we will adapt them as required. C B Carroll N F Nicolau B Nqwababa Chairman Chief Executive Officer Finance Director 25 July 2011 DECLARATION OF INTERIM ORDINARY DIVIDEND (NO. 113) Notice is hereby given that an interim dividend of 500 cents per ordinary share, in the currency of the Republic of South Africa, has been declared in respect of the six months ended 30 June 2011. In accordance with the provisions of Strate, the electronic settlement and custody system used by the JSE Limited, the relevant dates of the dividend are as follows: Salient dates 2011 Last day to trade (cum dividend) Friday, 12 August First day of trading (ex dividend) Monday, 15 August Currency conversion date (for Sterling payment Monday, 15 August to UK resident shareholders) Record date Friday, 19 August Payment date Monday, 22 August Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between Monday, 15 August 2011 and Friday, 19 August 2011, both days inclusive. On Monday, 22 August 2011 the dividend will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of all certificated shareholders, where electronic dividend mandates have been provided to the transfer secretaries. Where electronic funds transfer is either not available or not elected by the shareholder, cheques dated 22 August 2011 will be posted on that date at the risk of shareholders. Holders of dematerialised shares will have their accounts credited at their CSDP or broker on 22 August 2011. Shareholders registered with addresses in the United Kingdom will be paid the dividend in Pounds Sterling at the rate of exchange determined on Monday, 15 August 2011 by Computershare in the UK, who act as the Company`s UK paying agents. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION CONSOLIDATED STATISTICS* Six Six Year months months ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December Total operations 2011 2010 2010 Marketing statistics Average market prices achieved Platinum US$/oz 1 782 1 593 1 611 Palladium US$/oz 775 462 507 Rhodium US$/oz 2 266 2 600 2 424 Gold US$/oz 1 462 1 191 1 259 Nickel US$/lb 11.55 9.52 9.70 Copper US$/lb 4.20 3.03 3.23 US$ basket price (net sales US$/oz Pt 2 927 2 540 2 491 revenue per Pt ounce sold) sold US$ basket price (net sales US$/oz 1 552 1 293 1 336 revenue per PGM ounce sold) PGM sold Platinum R/oz 12 275 12 021 11 733 Palladium R/oz 5 345 3 483 3 690 Rhodium R/oz 15 806 19 593 17 731 Gold R/oz 10 006 9 057 9 106 Nickel R/lb 79.91 71.95 71.23 Copper R/lb 29.08 22.84 23.62 R basket price (net sales R/oz Pt 20 194 19 165 18 159 revenue per Pt ounce sold) sold R basket price (net sales R/oz PGM 10 712 9 757 9 740 revenue per PGM ounce sold) sold Average exchange rate R/US$ 6.8997 7.5439 7.2890 achieved on sales Exchange rate at end of year R/US$ 6.7766 7.6543 6.6031 Financial statistics and ratios Gross profit margin % 19.2 19.1 17.5 Earnings before interest, R 6 700 5 834 11 271 taxation, depreciation and millions amortisation (EBITDA) Operating profit to average % 17.9 14.6 14.0 operating assets Return on average % 12.2 16.6 23.1 shareholders` equity Return on average capital % 15.0 13.4 12.3 employed Interest cover - EBITDA % 25.1 8.9 11.7 Net debt to capital employed % 7.2 14.6 7.0 Interest-bearing debt to % 11.1 22.1 12.1 shareholders` equity Net asset value per ordinary R 215.7 184.5 210.3 share Cost of sales per total Pt R 16 284 15 516 14 986 ounce sold Cash operating cost per R 12 991 11 493 11 730 equivalent refined Pt ounce (excluding ounces from purchased concentrate and associated costs) Cash operating cost per R 12 818 13 752 11 336 refined Pt ounce Equivalent refined platinum 000 oz 1 160.1 1 195.7 2 484.0 production Pipeline stock adjustment 000 oz 35.5 (34.0) (34.0) Refined platinum production 000 oz (1 (1 (2 173.6) 000.5) 569.9) Mining 000 oz (892.4) (768.3) (1 989.3) Purchases of concentrate 000 oz (281.2) (232.2) (580.6) Platinum pipeline movement 000 oz 22.0 161.2 (119.9) * Not reviewed or audited REGISTERED OFFICE 55 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001 (P.O. Box 62179, Marshalltown, 2107) Telephone +27 11 373-6111 Facsimile +27 11 373-5111 REGISTRARS Computershare Investor Services (Proprietary) Limited (Registration No. 2004/003647/07) 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001 (P.O. Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107) Telephone +27 11 370-5000 Facsimile +27 11 688-5200 The 2011 interim report will be posted to shareholders on or about 29 July 2011. Detailed results are available on the Internet at: http://www.angloamericanplatinum.com E-mail enquiries should be directed to: kgapu.mphahlele@angloamerican.com DIRECTORS AND COMPANY SECRETARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: N F Nicolau (Chief Executive Officer), B Nqwababa (Finance Director) NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: C B Carroll (Chairman) (American), B R Beamish, G G Gomwe (Zimbabwean), R Medori (French) INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: M V Moosa (Deputy Chairman and Lead Independent Non-Executive Director), R M W Dunne (British), A Kekana, Dr B A Khumalo, W E Lucas-Bull, S E N Sebotsa, T A Wixley ALTERNATE DIRECTOR: P G Whitcutt COMPANY SECRETARY: D J Alison Sponsor Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 25/07/2011 08:00:05 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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