KUMBA IRON ORE LIMITED - Resignation and appointment of non-executive director

Resignation and appointment of non-executive director

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”)

RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The board of Kumba announces the resignation of David Maxwell Weston,
and the appointment of Anthony Martin O’Neill as a non-executive
director of the Company, effective 30 September 2013. Mr Weston will
retire from Anglo American plc at the end of September 2013 and the
board expresses its gratitude to Mr Weston for his excellent
contribution to the board and the Company, and wishes him well upon
his retirement.

Mr O’Neill was appointed Group Director – Technical at Anglo American
plc with effect from 1 September 2013, with responsibility for mining
and technology, business performance, asset optimisation, projects
and safety, health and environment. He most recently served as
executive vice president – business and technical development and as
joint acting chief executive officer at AngloGold Ashanti until July
2013. His 35-year career in the mining industry has spanned iron ore,
copper, nickel and gold and includes his roles as operations
executive at Newcrest Mining and as the head of the gold business at
Western Mining Corporation.



For further information please contact:

Mr VF Malie
Company Secretary
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Tel: (012) 683 7060

Centurion
19 September 2013

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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