KUMBA IRON ORE LIMITED - Changes to the Board

Changes to the Board

Kumba Iron Ore Limited
A member of the Anglo American plc group (“Anglo American”)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2005/015852/06)
Share code: KIO
ISIN: ZAE000085346
(“Kumba” or “the Company”)

Changes to the Board

Kumba is pleased to announce the appointments of Ms Nonkululeko Dlamini (nee Veleti) and Mr
Seamus French as non-executive directors to the Board, with effect from 1 November 2016, in
compliance with Section 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listing Requirements.

Ms Dlamini is being appointed as a full director and is the shareholder representative of the Industrial
Development Corporation (“IDC”). Mr French is being appointed as an alternate director to both Ms
Natascha Viljoen and Mr Andile Sangqu, the current Anglo American representatives on the Board.

Ms Dlamini currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the IDC. Prior to joining the IDC in
September 2015 she was with Eskom where she spent 14 years in various executive positions. Ms
Dlamini holds a BCom degree and is a Chartered Accountant (SA).

Mr French is currently the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Anglo American’s Bulk Commodities
business, responsible for its coal and iron ore interests globally. He joined Anglo American in 2007 and
held the position of CEO of Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal business between 2009 and 2013, and
CEO of the global Coal business until 2015. Mr French holds a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Fani Titi, Chairman of Kumba Iron Ore, commented: “On behalf of the entire Board, we welcome both Ms
Dlamini and Mr French and we look forward to their valuable participation in our discussions as we
continue to build Kumba’s resilience as a business for the benefit of all its stakeholders.”

31 October 2016

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

For further information, please contact:
Company Secretary
Avanthi Parboosing
avanthi.parboosing@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 12 683 7060
Mobile: +27 82 907 4723
 

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