Changes to the board of directors 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”) CHANGE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kumba Iron Ore announces that Mr Allen Morgan has decided to step down as an independent non-executive director at, and with effect from, the Company’s forthcoming AGM on 11 May 2018, after serving for twelve years on Kumba’s Board. During his tenure, Mr Morgan has chaired the Human Resources and Remuneration committees, while also serving as a member of the Audit Committee, Risk and Opportunities Committee, Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee, and the Nominations and Governance Committee. Kumba’s Chairman, Dr Mandla Gantsho, said: “I sincerely thank Allen for his dedication and commitment in discharging his duties over many years. He has contributed immensely to the successful turnaround of Kumba. On behalf of the Board and Kumba as a whole, I wish Allen the very best in his future endeavours.” Kumba will announce Mr Morgan’s successor(s) as lead independent director and chairman of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee in due course. This announcement is made in compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements. Centurion 8 March 2018 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) For further information, please contact: Media Investors Sinah Phochana Penny Himlok Sinah.phochana@angloamerican.com penny.himlok@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 12 683 7019 Tel: +27 (12) 622 8324 Mobile: +27 76 066 0655 Mobile: +27 82781 1888 Date: 09/03/2018 11:10:00 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.