ARI - African Rainbow Minerals Limited - African Rainbow Minerals Limited

ARI - African Rainbow Minerals Limited - African Rainbow Minerals Limited       
("ARM") announces changes to the composition of its Board of Directors and      
executive management                                                            
African Rainbow Minerals Limited                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1933/004580/06)                                            
JSE Share code: ARI                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000054045                                                              
African Rainbow Minerals Limited ("ARM") announces changes to the composition of
its Board of Directors and executive management                                 
In terms of section 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, notification 
is hereby given of the following changes relating to the executive directors and
executive management of ARM:                                                    
A.   Reduction in the number of executive directors on the ARM Board of         
    Directors                                                                   
In line with global best practice ARM is reducing the number of executive   
    directors on its Board from eight to five with effect from 1 June 2012.     
    All the former executive directors will continue to be full-time executives 
    of the Company in the positions described in part B below.                  
B.   Re-organisation of senior executive management                             
B.1  Mr Jan Steenkamp will become the Chief Executive: ARM Exploration and      
    Technical Services with effect from 1 July 2012.                            
B.2  Mr Steenkamp will continue to hold the position of Deputy Chairman of      
Assmang Limited and to chair the Assmang Limited Executive Committee.       
B.3  Mr Andre Joubert will be promoted to the position of Chief Executive: ARM  
    Ferrous with effect from 1 July 2012. This is the position that was         
    previously held by Mr Steenkamp. Mr Joubert is currently the Executive:     
Operations of ARM Ferrous, which position he has held for the past two and  
    half years.                                                                 
B.4  Mr Stompie Shiels will continue to be responsible for all the functions and
    duties he performed as an executive director. His new title is Executive:   
Business Development and Investor Relations of ARM.                         
B.5  Mr Steve Mashalane will assume a new position with the title Senior        
    Executive: Corporate Affairs of ARM.                                        
B.6  Mr Peter Steenkamp will be responsible for all of ARM Platinum`s operations
as Executive: Operations of ARM Platinum and will report directly to the    
    Chief Executive Officer of ARM.                                             
B.7  Mr Bennie Boshielo has been promoted to the position of Executive:         
    Corporate Affairs of ARM Platinum with immediate effect, and will report    
directly to the Chief Executive Officer of ARM.                             
ENDS                                                                            
For more information please contact:                                            
Jongisa Klaas                                                                   
Corporate Development and Head of Investor Relations                            
Tel:    +27 11 779 1507                                                         
Mobile: +27 82 562 5288                                                         
E-mail: jongisa.klaas@arm.co.za                                                 
Johannesburg                                                                    
1 June 2012                                                                     
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited               
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