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Updated trading statement for the twelve months ended 31 December 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")
UPDATED TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
Anglo American Platinum will release results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015 (“the
period”) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) on 8 February 2016.
Shareholders are referred to the Company’s business update and trading statement released on SENS
on 8 December 2015 in which the Company advised that headline earnings and headline earnings per
share (“HEPS”) for the period were expected to be at least 20% (R157 million or 60 cents per share)
lower than for the comparative reporting period for the twelve months ended 31 December 2014
(“comparative period”) and that basic earnings and basic earnings per share (“EPS”) for the period were
also expected to be at least 20% (R125 million or 48 cents per share) lower than for the comparative
period.
Following the end of the period, shareholders are advised that headline earnings and HEPS for the
period are likely to decrease to between R60 million and R135 million (or between 92% and 83% lower
than the prior year) and 25 cents and 55 cents per share (or between 92% and 82% lower than the prior
year) respectively. This compares to headline earnings and HEPS of R786 million and 301 cents
respectively reported for the comparative period.
Basic earnings and EPS for the period are likely to decrease to between a loss of R12.1 billion and a
loss of R12.2 billion (or between 2,039% and 2,055% lower than the prior year) and a loss of between
4,630 cents and 4,665 cents per share (or between 2,037% and 2,052% lower than the prior year)
respectively. This compares to basic earnings and EPS of R624 million and 239 cents respectively
reported for the comparative period.
The expected decrease in earnings and headline earnings is largely due to impairments and write-offs of
the carrying value of assets of R14.0 billion (post-tax), with only R1.8 billion impacting headline earnings;
restructuring costs amounting to R850 million (post-tax) due to reorganising the support and service
functions to ensure a rightsized overhead structure to support a more focused business; and the
implementation of operational plans which focus on the need to deliver positive cash flows and further
increase efficiencies which ultimately led to a reduction in contractors and employees.
As previously announced in the Company’s FY15 interim results released on 20 July 2015 and the
business update and trading statement released on 8 December 2015 on SENS, certain one-off items
have impacted headlines earnings for the full year to 31 December 2015. Excluding these one-off items
of the write off of Atlatsa loans (equating to a loss of 686 cents per share post-tax), restructuring costs
(equating to a loss of 325 cents per share post-tax) and the increase in inventory based on the result of
an annual inventory count (equating to a gain of 599 per share post-tax), the headline earnings
performance of the Company would have improved by a total of 412 cents per share, against a headline
earnings of 301 cents per share in the comparative period.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on
by the Company’s external auditors.
Johannesburg
25 January 2016
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
For further information, please contact:
Investors:
Emma Chapman
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6239
emma.chapman@angloamerican.com
Media:
Mpumi Sithole
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6246
mpumi.sithole@angloamerican.com
About Anglo American Platinum
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. 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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