Kumba Iron Ore Ltd - TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

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
("the Company")


TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012


Kumba Iron Ore Limited is currently finalising its results for the

six months ended 30 June 2012 ("the period"), which will be

released on SENS on 20 July 2012. Headline earnings and basic

earnings for the period are likely to be between R7,100 million

and R7,500 million, with headline earnings per share ("HEPS") and

earnings per share ("EPS") to be between R22.10 and R23.40.


Headline earnings and basic earnings reported for the financial

results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 (as released on SENS

on 21 July 2011) ("the comparative period") were R9,061 million

and R9,052 million respectively while HEPS and EPS reported for

the comparative period were R28.23 and R28.20 respectively.


The decrease in earnings is largely attributable to a decrease in
export iron ore prices in the period.


The forecast financial information on which this trading statement

is based has not been reviewed and reported on by the Companya''s
external auditors.

Pretoria
6 July 2012


Sponsor

RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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