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KUMBA IRON ORE LIMITED - Report on proceedings at the Annual General Meeting and appointment of Acting Chief Financial Officer

Release Date: 11/05/2017 15:25
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Report on proceedings at the Annual General Meeting and appointment of Acting Chief Financial Officer

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

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

At the eleventh (11th) annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of Kumba held today, 11 May 2017, all the ordinary and special resolutions
proposed at the meeting were approved by the requisite majority of votes. In this regard, Kumba confirms the voting statistics from the AGM as follows:


                                            Votes carried disclosed as a                                                       Shares abstained
                                     percentage in relation to the total                                 Shares voted            disclosed as a
                                           number of shares voted at the                               disclosed as a             percentage in                                                                     
                                                                 meeting           Number of            percentage in     relation to the total
                                                                                shares voted    relation to the total     issued share capital*                                      
                                                                                                issued share capital*
Resolutions                                                                                                                
                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                  
                                               For              Against
Ordinary resolution number 1: To re-
appoint Deloitte & Touche as               100.00%                0.00%          298,784,226                   92.77%                     0.00%
independent auditors

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.1 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.99%                0.01%          298,784,871                   92.77%                     0.00%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation: Allen
Morgan

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.2 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.99%                0.01%          298,773,471                   92.76%                     0.01%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation:
Buyelwa Sonjica

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.3 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.99%                0.01%          298,774,521                   92.76%                     0.01%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation: Dolly
Mokgatle

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.4 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.98%                0.02%          298,774,521                   92.76%                     0.01%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation:
Nonkululeko Dlamini

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.5 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.98%                0.02%          298,783,121                   92.77%                     0.00%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation:
Seamus French

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.6 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.98%                0.02%          298,784,521                   92.77%                     0.00%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation:
Stephen Pearce

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.7 - To
re-elect by way of separate resolutions,
the following non-executive directors       99.99%                0.01%          298,783,471                   92.77%                     0.00%
by rotation in terms of the
memorandum of incorporation:
Terence Goodlace

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.1 - To
elect, by way of separate resolutions,
the following directors as members of       99.77%                0.23%          298,733,565                   92.75%                     0.02%
the Audit Committee in terms of
Section 94 of the Companies Act No. 71
of 2008 as amended: Allen Morgan

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.2 - To
elect, by way of separate resolutions,
the following directors as members of       99.77%                0.23%          298,723,215                   92.75%                     0.02%
the Audit Committee in terms of
Section 94 of the Companies Act No. 71
of 2008 as amended: Dolly Mokgatle

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.3 - To
elect, by way of separate resolutions,
the following directors as members of       99.95%                0.05%          298,784,871                   92.77%                     0.00%
the Audit Committee in terms of
Section 94 of the Companies Act No. 71
of 2008 as amended: Terence Goodlace

Ordinary Resolution Number 4 -
Approval of the remuneration policy         83.40%               16.60%          298,683,411                   92.73%                     0.03%
and its implementation thereof by way
of a non-binding advisory vote

Ordinary Resolution Number 5 -
General authority for directors to allot     98.82%               1.18%          298,784,186                   92.77%                     0.00%
and issue ordinary shares

Special Resolution Number 1 - Approval
of the revised Memorandum of                 93.93%               6.07%          298,784,272                   92.77%                     0.00%
Incorporation

Special Resolution Number 2 - General        99.71%               0.29%          298,786,521                   92.77%                     0.00%
authority to issue shares for cash

Special Resolution number 3 - Approval
of remuneration of non-executive             99.99%               0.01%          298,777,328                   92.76%                     0.01%
directors

Special Resolution Number 4 - Approval
for the granting of financial assistance     99.10%               0.90%          298,782,441                   92.76%                     0.00%
in terms of Sections 44 and 45 of the
Companies Act No. 71 of 2008

Special Resolution Number 5 - General        99.48%               0.52%          298,786,891                   92.77%                     0.00%
authority to repurchase shares

*Total issued share capital is 322 085 974.

The special resolution/s will, where necessary, be lodged for registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in due course.
As previously communicated to the market, Frikkie Kotzee, the Chief financial officer stepped down at the annual general meeting today, after 5 years in
the role. A rigorous process is underway to identify and appoint his replacement. In the interim, the Company advises that Johan Prins will assume the role
of Acting Chief Financial Officer. Johan is currently the executive head of finance and plays a critical role in providing high level guidance and support to the
board and executive management team.”


Centurion
11 May 2017

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