Ray O’Rourke to step down from Anglo American Board Anglo American plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Registration number: 3564138) Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820 JSE Share Code: AGL NSX Share Code: ANM Ray O’Rourke to step down from Anglo American Board Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces that Ray O’Rourke, a non-executive director, has notified the Board of his intention to step down after more than six years, in order to concentrate on his business commitments as chairman and chief executive of Laing O’Rourke. Mr O’Rourke will step down from the Anglo American Board with effect 25 July 2016. Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: “Ray has brought his tremendous experience of complex projects, safety and innovation to our Board discussions over the last six years and more. I am very grateful for the commitment he has given us over that time and for his always valuable contribution. We wish him all the very best as he continues to build upon the successes of his business”. For further information, please contact: Media Investors UK UK James Wyatt-Tilby Paul Galloway james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com paul.galloway@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718 Marcelo Esquivel Ed Kite marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com edward.kite@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2178 South Africa Sheena Jethwa Pranill Ramchander sheena.jethwa@angloamerican.com pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8680 Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 Ann Farndell ann.farndell@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2786 Notes to editors: Anglo American is a globally diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the raw materials to meet the growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. 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 diamonds (through De Beers) to platinum and other precious metals and copper – to our customers around the world. As a responsible miner, we are the custodians of those 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. www.angloamerican.com 1 July 2016 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 01/07/2016 10:00:00 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.