Posting of circular to shareholders and notice of general meeting African Rainbow Minerals Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1933/004580/06) JSE Share code: ARI ISIN: ZAE000054045 (“ARM” or the "Company") POSTING OF CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING OF THE ARM BROAD-BASED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TRUST Shareholders of ARM (“ARM Shareholders”) are referred to the announcement released on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited on Monday, 15 February 2016 regarding the proposed specific repurchase by Subco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARM, of approximately 12.7 million ARM ordinary shares held by the ARM Broad-Based Economic Empowerment Trust (“the Trust”) and the provision of a subordinated unsecured loan by ARM to the Trust (“the proposed restructuring”). ARM Shareholders are advised that the circular detailing the terms of the proposed restructuring, including a notice of general meeting (“the Circular”), was posted to ARM Shareholders today. The general meeting of ARM Shareholders will be held, subject to any cancellation, postponement or adjournment, on Wednesday, 13 April 2016 in Boardrooms 6 and 7 at the Sandton Sun Hotel, Corner of Fifth Street and Alice Lane, Sandton, 2196 at 11:00 SA time, to consider and, if deemed fit, pass, with or without modification, the special and ordinary resolutions set out in the notice of general meeting attached to the Circular. The record date for determining which ARM Shareholders are entitled to participate in and vote at the general meeting is Friday, 8 April 2016. Accordingly, the last day to trade in order to be eligible to participate in and vote at the general meeting will be Friday, 1 April 2016. A copy of the Circular is also available on the Company's website at www.arm.co.za Johannesburg 11 March 2016 UBS South Africa Proprietary Limited Financial adviser and transaction sponsor Bowman Gilfillan Legal adviser Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited JSE sponsor Jongisa Magagula Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development Office: +27 11 779 1507 Email: jongisa.magagula@arm.co.za Date: 11/03/2016 05:31:00 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.