Production Ramp Up Continues At Sishen Mine Kumba Iron Ore Limited A member of the Anglo American plc group (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2005/015852/06) Share code: KIO ISIN: ZAE000085346 ("Kumba" or “the Company”) PRODUCTION RAMP UP CONTINUES AT SISHEN MINE Kumba confirms that production at the Company’s Sishen Mine continues to ramp up following the end of the illegal occupation of the mine by a small group of striking employees on Tuesday, 16 October 2012. Sishen’s normal shift roster was restored towards the end of last week. In the first instance, employees reported for a two-day safety induction and certain mining activities resumed on Saturday, 20 October 2012. However, employee attendance rates in the mining production area are on average still lower than 50%, which is less than what is required for the full operation of the mine. The South African Police Service is maintaining a strong presence in the areas around the mine and incidences of intimidation are being reported to them. The Company will provide a further update when it publishes its 3Q2012 production statement on Thursday, 25 October 2012. For further information, please contact: Gert Schoeman Manager Communication and Branding gert.schoeman@angloamerican.com +27 (0)12 683 7019 +27 (0)83 259 6843 Centurion 22 October 2012 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 22/10/2012 03:49:00 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.