ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American appoints Philip Mitchell as Group Director HR and Corporate Affairs

Anglo American appoints Philip Mitchell as Group Director – HR and Corporate Affairs

Anglo American plc
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name JSE: Anglo
Share code JSE: AGL
Short name NSX: Anglo-AMRC NM
Share code: NSX: ANM
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820

3 June 2014
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Anglo American appoints Philip Mitchell as Group Director – HR and Corporate Affairs

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the appointment of Philip Mitchell as Group
Director – HR and Corporate Affairs, effective 1 September 2014, following Mervyn Walker’s
decision to retire from Anglo American.

Philip Mitchell has held a number of senior leadership positions at Rio Tinto during his 32-year
career, most recently as head of business development. His roles have spanned finance, M&A
and strategic business change, including playing leading roles in the transformation of
Hamersley into Rio Tinto’s key iron ore business, with a proven track record of working closely
with business partners and host governments in Australia, China, Asia, South America,
Indonesia and Africa.

Philip Mitchell said: “I look forward to working closely with the executive team and the HR and
Corporate Affairs groups to progress the priorities of cultural change and enhanced productivity,
being key building blocks to realising Mark Cutifani's ambition for Anglo American. In order to
generate optimal returns for shareholders from our resource base, we must set a work
environment that encourages all employees to deliver to the best of their abilities, while
recognising that our business needs to make a sustainable, positive difference in the eyes of
our host governments and communities. Being part of a team that will align its actions and
systems to deliver these outcomes is profoundly energising.”

Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “Phil Mitchell brings a rare combination
of leadership skills gained across many of Rio Tinto’s businesses and corporate activities.
Phil’s deep understanding of the mining industry and the complex interdependencies of
stakeholder groups, together with his experience of effective organisational development, will
be invaluable to Anglo American as we build a more competitive and sustainable business.”


Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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


Notes to editors:

Philip Mitchell, age 53, has extensive experience in the mining industry, following a 32-year
career with Rio Tinto. Philip has worked across many commodity businesses in roles spanning
finance, business development and M&A, including protracted negotiations with governments
and employees as part of a number of different strategic initiatives. Philip is a CPA and holds
an economics degree from the Australian National University.

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.

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