Exercise Of Options And Subsequent Sale Of Shares By Company Secretary And Directors Of A Major Subsidiary 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") EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT SALE OF SHARES BY COMPANY SECRETARY AND DIRECTORS OF A MAJOR SUBSIDIARY In terms of paragraph 3.63 - 3.65 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the following information is disclosed: COMPANY SECRETARY Company Secretary : Vusani Malie Company : Kumba Iron Ore Limited Vesting date : 01 March 2013 Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : Off market exercise of bonus shares in terms of the Kumba Bonus Share Plan Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of bonus shares : 3,014 Price per share : R346.68 Value of transaction : R1,044,893.52 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : On market sale of shares Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of shares sold : 1,215 Selling price : R567.16 Value of transaction : R689,099.40 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes DIRECTORS OF A MAJOR SUBSIDIARY Director : Christo van Loggerenberg Company : Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd Vesting date : 01 March 2013 Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : Off market exercise of bonus shares in terms of the Kumba Bonus Share Plan Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of bonus shares : 5,616 Price per share : R346.68 Value of transaction : R1,946,954.88 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : On market sale of shares Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of shares sold : 2,263 Selling price : R567.16 Value of transaction : R1,283,483.08 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Director : Francois Louw Company : Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd Vesting date : 01 March 2013 Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : Off market exercise of bonus shares in terms of the Kumba Bonus Share Plan Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of bonus shares : 5,542 Price per share : R346.68 Value of transaction : R1,921,300.56 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : On market sale of shares Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of shares sold : 5,542 Selling price : R567.16 Value of transaction : R3,143,200.72 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Director : Aart van den Brink Company : Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd Vesting date : 01 March 2013 Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : Off market exercise of bonus shares in terms of the Kumba Bonus Share Plan Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of bonus shares : 3,648 Price per share : R346.68 Value of transaction : R1,264,688.64 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Date of transaction : 05 March 2013 Nature of transaction : On market sale of shares Class of securities : Ordinary shares Number of shares sold : 1,470 Selling price : R567.16 Value of transaction : R833,725.20 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Yes Centurion 06 March 2013 For 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: 06/03/2013 04:25:00 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.