Dealings in securities by company secretary and director of Kumba 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”) DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY COMPANY SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF KUMBA In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (“JSE”), the following information is disclosed: Company secretary: Vusani Malie Date of transaction: 23 August 2012 Nature of transaction: On market sale of shares Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of shares sold: 2,742 Selling price: R561.53 per share Value of transaction: R1,539,715.26 Nature of interest: Direct beneficial Clearance obtained: Yes Director: Frederick Kotzee Grant date: 01 June 2012 Acceptance date: 23 August 2012 Nature of transaction: Off market grant and acceptance of bonus shares in terms of the Kumba bonus share plan (“BSP”) Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of bonus shares: 2,222 Price per share: R552.50 Value of transaction: R1,227,655.00 Vesting period: Bonus shares vest after three years in terms of the Kumba BSP Nature of interest: Direct beneficial Clearance obtained: Yes Centurion 23 August 2012 Enquiries contact: Mr VF Malie Company Secretary Kumba Iron Ore Limited Tel: (012) 683 7060 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 23/08/2012 05:00:00 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.