KUMBA IRON ORE LIMITED - Changes to the Board of Director

Changes to the Board of 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)
JSE Share code: KIO
ISIN: ZAE000085346
("Kumba" or the “Company”)

Kumba Iron Ore Limited: Changes to the Board of Director

In compliance with Section 3.59 of the JSE Listings Requirement the following information is
disclosed:

Mr Anthony Martin (Tony) O’Neill has tendered his resignation as a non-executive director
from the Board of Kumba Iron Ore Limited with effect from 5 February 2016.

Mr O’Neill served on the Kumba Board of Directors from 30 September 2013, as a
shareholder representative of Anglo American. The Board wishes to express its gratitude and
appreciation to Mr O’Neill for his significant contribution and guidance over his tenure and
wishes him everything of the best in his future endeavours.

Ms Natascha Viljoen will be appointed as representative non-executive director on the board
of the Company, effective 8 February 2016. Ms Viljoen is currently the Group Head of
Processing at Anglo American Plc. Ms Viljoen holds an Engineering Degree in Extractive
Metallurgy from the University of Potchefstroom and an Executive Masters of Business
Administration from the University of Cape Town. Her career stretches over various
commodities and disciplines in the mining industry with ten years in senior management roles.
The Board is delighted to welcome Ms Viljoen to Kumba and wishes her the best.


For further information, please contact:

Company Secretary
Avanthi Parboosing
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Tel: +27 12 683 7095

05 February 2016

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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