Moody’s Recalibrates South Africa’s National Rating Scale and Repositions National Scale Ratings of Non-Financial Co Anglo American SA Finance Limited (“Anglo American” or “The Issuer”) AA04: ZAG000093949 AA05: ZAG000093931 AA06: ZAG000114836 AA07: ZAG000114828 Dated: 16 May 2016 Rating Agency: Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) Moody’s Recalibrates South Africa’s National Rating Scale and Repositions National Scale Ratings of Non-Financial Corporates Noteholders are advised of Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) recent decision to recalibrate the National Scale Rating (“NSR’s”) of South African non-Financial corporates in conjunction with the recalibration of the South African national rating scale. In addition to the above, Moody’s has also published global scale ratings (GSR’s) for The Issuer for the first time. As a consequence to this methodology adjustment, Anglo American’s NSR Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Note Program, Repositioned to (P)P- 3.za from (P)P-2.za. The below ratings have been newly assigned to the issuer: -BACKED NSR Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Note Program, Assigned (P)NP -BACKED NSR Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Note Program, Assigned (P)Ba3 -BACKED NSR Senior Unsecured Regular Bond/Debenture, Assigned Ba3 In addition to the above, Moody’s has stated the (P)Ba3/(P)NP global scale rating assigned to the debt issuance programme of Anglo American SA Finance Limited, an indirect 100% owned financial subsidiary of Anglo American plc (rated Ba3 positive), reflect the position of the South African subsidiary as an issuer under the South African DMTN programme of the group, guaranteed by the holding company Anglo American plc. The programme also has NSR of (P)Baa2.za and short term nationalscale rating of (P)P-3.za. The principal methodology used in rating Anglo American SA Finance Limited was Global Mining Industry published in August 2014. The detailed press release regarding this is available for viewing on the Moody’s website: https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-recalibrates-South-Africas- national-rating-scale-and-repositions-national--PR_348432 For further information contact: Debt Sponsor – The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division. Kea Sape Tel (011)344 5674 Email: kea.sape@standardbank.co.za Anglo American SA Finance Limited Treshen Moodley Tel (011)638 2411 Email: treshen.moodley@angloamerican.com Date: 16/05/2016 02:35:00 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.