Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and executive director ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number 1989/002164/06) Share Code: ACL ISIN: ZAE000134961 (“ArcelorMittal South Africa”) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In compliance with paragraph 3.59 (a) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, shareholders are advised that after following an appropriate recruitment process, the Board of Directors (Board) has approved the appointment of Mr Wim de Klerk as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Board with effect from 1 September 2016. Wim holds a Bachelors of Accountancy degree (Honours) from the University of Pretoria, an Executive Management Diploma from Darden as well as a Strategic Marketing Diploma from Harvard. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa). His current position is that of Finance Director and Executive Director of Exxaro Resources Limited, a position he held since 2008. He has over 30 years working experience in the audit, tax, steel, titanium (TiO2) and mining industries, having spent the last 15 years in various executive positions at both Kumba Resources and Exxaro Resources. Prior to this Wim worked at Iscor where he managed Iscor Quarries and the Grootegeluk mine. He became a member of the executive team as Group General Manager: Strategy and Continuous Improvement in 1999. Wim is well qualified and has the necessary experience and understanding of the steel industry to fulfill the role of Chief Executive Officer at ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited effectively. The board congratulates Wim on his appointment and looks forward to his contribution. 08 March 2016 Vanderbijlpark Works Sponsor to ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd For further information please contact: Themba Sepotokele Manager: Corporate Communications Tel: (016) 889 2007 Date: 08/03/2016 12:00:00 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.