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Updated trading statement for the twelve months ended 31 December 2016
ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1946/022452/06)
Share Code: AMS
ISIN: ZAE000013181
(“the Company" or "Anglo American Platinum")
Updated trading statement for the twelve months ended 31 December 2016
Anglo American Platinum will release its financial results for the twelve months ended 31 December
2016 (“the period”) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) on 15 February 2017.
The Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited require companies to publish a trading statement as soon
as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results to be reported
on next will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding period.
Shareholders are referred to the Company’s trading statement released on SENS on 10 November 2016
in which the Company advised that headline earnings and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the
period were expected to be at least 20% (R21 million or 8 cents per share) higher than for the twelve
months ended 31 December 2015 (“comparative period”) and that basic earnings and basic earnings per
share (“EPS”) for the period were also expected to be at least 20% (R2.425 billion or 928 cents per
share) higher than for the comparative period.
Headline earnings for the period is likely to increase to between R1.64 billion and R2.00 billion and
HEPS for the period is likely to increase to between 625 and 760 cents per share. This compares to
headline earnings in the prior period of R107 million and HEPS of 41 cents per share.
Basic earnings and EPS for the period are likely to increase to between R550 million and R670 million
and per share to between 210 cents and 255 cents respectively. This compares to basic earnings in the
prior year of a loss of R12.125 billion and a loss per share of 4,638 cents.
The increase in basic earnings in the period is largely due to impairments and write offs in the
comparative period of R14.0 billion (post-tax). Of these impairments, R1.8 billion impacted headline
earnings. In addition, higher restructuring costs in the comparative period of R850 million (post-tax)
impacted both basic and headline earnings.
The Company has additional impairments in the second half of 2016 of R283 million (post tax) of which
R130 million is in respect of an impairment of the investment in Bokoni, and R153 million in respect of an
impairment of the investment in Pandora following the signature of a conditional Sales and Purchase
Agreement to sell the Company’s 38% interest in Pandora to Lonmin plc. These impairments will impact
basic earnings only and will not impact headline earnings.
Following the completion of the sale of Rustenburg Operations to Sibanye Gold Limited released on
SENS on 1 November 2016, basic earnings has been impacted in the period by a loss on disposal of
the Rustenburg Operations of R919 million (post-tax). The loss on disposal of the Rustenburg
Operations has not impacted headline earnings.
During 2016, the Company concluded a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)
transaction with regards to its Amandelbult Chrome plant, granting 26% of the equity of the plant to its
BBBEE partners. An upfront consideration was received by Anglo American Platinum, which is less than
the fair value of the equity granted. The remaining consideration was settled through vendor financing
assistance provided by the Company. This transaction therefore resulted in the Company recognising
R156 million or 60 cents per share in the form of an IFRS 2 (share-based payment) charge which
impacts both basic and headline earnings for the year to 31 December 2016. This is a one-off charge
calculated on conclusion of the transaction.
Basic and headline earnings were impacted by the lower USD metal prices, a lower 2016 stock count
gain than 2015 (which was abnormally high), offset by a weaker ZAR and cost improvement initiatives
across the Company.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on
by the Company’s external auditors.
Johannesburg
6 February 2017
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
For further information, please contact:
Investors:
Emma Chapman
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6239
emma.chapman@angloamerican.com
Media:
Mpumi Sithole
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6246
mpumi.sithole@angloamerican.com
About Anglo American Platinum
Anglo American Platinum Limited is a member of the Anglo American plc Group and is the world’s
leading primary producer of platinum group metals. The company is listed on the Johannesburg
Securities Exchange (JSE). Its mining, smelting and refining operations are based in South Africa.
Elsewhere in the world, the Group owns Unki Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe. Anglo American Platinum
has a number of joint ventures with several historically disadvantaged South African consortia as part of
its commitment to the transformation of the mining industry. Anglo American Platinum is committed to
the highest standards of safety and continues to make a meaningful and sustainable difference in the
development of the communities around its operations.
www.angloamericanplatinum.com
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
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