ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American appoints Jim Rutherford to the Board

Anglo American appoints Jim Rutherford to the Board

Anglo American plc
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820
(the "Company")

4 November 2013


Anglo American appoints Jim Rutherford to the Board

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the appointment to its Board of Jim
Rutherford as a non-executive director, with immediate effect.

Mr Rutherford has more than 25 years of experience in investment banking and investment
management, both as an institutional investor and analyst. Between 1997 and 2013, he was a
Senior Vice President at Capital Group, one of the world’s largest and longest established
investment management companies, with responsibility for investments in the mining & metals
industry.

Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: “I am delighted to welcome Jim Rutherford
to Anglo American’s Board. Jim brings his considerable financial insight from the perspective of
the capital markets, combined with his deep strategic understanding of the mining industry. I
am sure that Jim’s experience and expertise will bring considerable benefit to our Board.”

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Notes to editors:

Jim Rutherford, age 54, joined Capital Group in 1997 and until 2013 was a Senior Vice
President of Capital International Investors (a division of Capital Group), with responsibility for
investments in the mining & metals industry with a broad geographic focus that included
Europe, Emerging Markets and Australasia. Prior to joining Capital Group, Jim was an
investment analyst covering the South American mining & metals industry for HSBC James
Capel in New York. He also held analyst roles with Credit Lyonnais, covering diversified
industrial companies, and CRU International, covering the copper industry.

Mr Rutherford received his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Computer Science from
Queen’s University, Belfast (UK) and gained his Master of Arts in Development Economics from
the University of Sussex (UK).


Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK
and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Our portfolio of mining
businesses meets our customers’ changing needs and spans bulk commodities – iron ore and
manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals and minerals – copper, nickel,
niobium and phosphates; and precious metals and minerals – in which we are a global leader
in both platinum and diamonds. At Anglo American, we are committed to working together with
our stakeholders – our investors, our partners and our employees – to create sustainable value
that makes a real difference, while upholding the highest standards of safety and responsibility
across all our businesses and geographies. The company’s mining operations, pipeline of
growth projects and exploration activities span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North
America, Asia and Europe.
www.angloamerican.com




For further information, please contact:

Media                                                    Investors
UK                                                       UK
James Wyatt-Tilby                                        Paul Galloway
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759                                 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718

Emily Blyth                                              Caroline Crampton
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8481                                 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2192

South Africa                                             Sarah McNally
Pranill Ramchander                                       Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8747
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592

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