Appointment of a 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") APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR The announcement below is published in compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited. The Board of Kumba is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andile Sangqu as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 29 June 2015. Mr Sangqu is currently the Executive Head of Anglo American South Africa and is being appointed onto the Company’s board as a shareholder representative of Anglo American plc. He currently also serves as the Vice President of the Chamber of Mines. His qualifications include, amongst others, a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours), a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Business Leadership. Mr Sangqu will serve as a member of the Board’s Risk Committee and the Social, Ethics & Transformation Committee. The Company wishes Mr Sangqu much success in his new role. 29 June 2015 For enquiries, please contact: Avanthi Parboosing Company Secretary Kumba Iron Ore Limited Tel: (012) 683 7095 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 29/06/2015 02:30:00 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.