ACL - ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited - Resignation and appointment

ACL - ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited - Resignation and appointment          
of chief operating officer                                                      
ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited                                              
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1989/002164/06                                             
Share code: ACL & ISIN: ZAE000134961                                            
("ArcelorMittal South Africa" or "the company")                                 
RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER                          
Shareholders are advised that Mr Johan Fourie has tendered his                  
resignation as Chief Operating Officer ("COO") with effect from 31              
December 2011.                                                                  
Johan is a 31-year veteran of ArcelorMittal South Africa having joined          
the company in Newcastle in 1980 after completing his engineering               
studies through the company`s (then Iscor) bursary scheme.  His career          
progressed through various line positions at the Newcastle and                  
Vanderbijlpark Works.  In April 2002, he was appointed General Manager          
of Saldanha Works, a position he held until September 2006 when he was          
promoted to the position of COO responsible for all plant operations.           
The board of directors ("the board") is pleased to announce the                 
appointment of Dr Hans-Ludwig Rosenstock as the new COO with effect             
from 1 January 2012.                                                            
Hans-Ludwig held various successive COO roles at ArcelorMittal, (then           
Mittal Steel) Ruhrort and Hochfeld, ArcelorMittal Galati,                       
ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange and later CEO of ArcelorMittal              
Duisburg.  Since 2010 he held the position of COO and Vice Chairman of          
the board at ArcelorMittal Ostrava.                                             
Hans-Ludwig holds a Master`s Degree in Physical Engineering (Dipl.-             
Ing.) from the Technische Universitaet Clausthal, Germany and a PhD             
(Dr.-Ing.) from Rheinisch Westfaelische Technische Hochnische                   
Hochschule Aachen, Germany.                                                     
The board thanks Johan for his commitment and valued contribution to            
the company and wishes him well for the future.                                 
Vanderbijlpark                                                                  
26 October 2011                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited                                  
For further information please contact:                                         
Themba Hlengani - Manager: Corporate Communications                             
Tel: (016) 889 2425 or 083 440 0158                                             
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