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Trading statement for the six months ended 30 June 2015
ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1946/022452/06)
Share Code: AMS
ISIN: ZAE000013181
(“The Company" or "Anglo American Platinum")
TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Anglo American Platinum Limited (“the Company”) will release results for the six months ended
30 June 2015 ("the period") on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) on
20 July 2015.
With reference to the listings requirements of the JSE Limited, companies are required to
publish a trading statement as soon as they become reasonably certain that the financial
results for the period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from those of the
previous corresponding reporting period.
Anglo American Platinum advises shareholders, with reasonable certainty, that headline
earnings and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the six months ended 30 June 2015 will
be at least 20% (R31 million or 12 cents per share) higher than the comparative reporting
period for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (“the comparative period”). Headline earnings
and HEPS for the comparative period were R157 million and 60 cents respectivel
Basic earnings and basic earnings per share (“EPS”) will also be at least 20% (R86 million or
33 cents per share) higher than the comparative period. Basic earnings and EPS for the
comparative period were R429 million and 164 cents respectively.
The increase in headline earnings and basic earnings is primarily due to the improvement in
operational performance following the protected industrial action in the comparative period.
The Company cannot yet however quantify a more specific range or a percentage increase,
and will release a further announcement once there is more certainty.
The forecast financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been
reviewed, or reported on, by the Company’s external auditors.
Johannesburg
15 June 2015
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
For further information, please contact:
Investors:
Emma Chapman
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6239
emma.chapman@angloamerican.com
Media:
Mpumi Sithole
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6246
mpumi.sithole@angloamerican.com
Notes to editors:
Anglo American Platinum Limited is a member of the Anglo American Plc Group and is the
world's leading primary producer of platinum group metals. The company is listed on the
Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE). Its mining, smelting and refining operations are
based in South Africa. Elsewhere in the world, the Group owns Unki Platinum Mine in
Zimbabwe and is actively exploring in Brazil. Anglo American Platinum has a number of joint
ventures with several historically disadvantaged South African consortia as part of its
commitment to the transformation of the mining industry. Anglo American Platinum is
committed to the highest standards of safety and continues to make meaningful and
sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations.
www.angloamericanplatinum.com
Anglo American is a global and diversified mining business that provides the raw materials
essential for economic development and modern life. Our people are at the heart of our
business. It is our people who use the latest technologies to find new resources, plan and build
our mines and who mine, process and move and market our products – from bulk commodities
and base metals to precious metals and diamonds (through De Beers) – to our customers
around the world. Our diversified portfolio of products spans the economic development cycle
and, as a responsible miner, we are the custodians of precious resources. We work together
with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the long-term value that those resources
represent for our shareholders, but also for the communities and countries in which we operate
– creating sustainable value and making a real difference. Our mining operations, growth
projects and exploration and marketing activities extend across southern Africa, South America,
Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.
www.angloamerican.com
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