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”) CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kumba is pleased to announce the changes to the committees of the Board of the company. Following changes to the Board of directors as announced on 9 March 2018, Kumba advises on the following changes to the committees of the Board which were approved at the Kumba Board meeting on Friday 11 May 2018: - Mr Terence Goodlace was appointed as lead independent non-executive director. Mr Goodlace steps down as Risk and Opportunities Committee chairman but remains a Risk and Opportunities Committee member; - Mrs Dolly Mokgatle was appointed as Risk and Opportunities Committee chairman. Mrs Mokgatle steps down as Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee chairman but remains a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee; - Mrs Buyelwa Sonjica was appointed as Social Ethics and Transformation Committee chairman; - Mrs Ntombi Langa-Royds was appointed as Human Resources and Remuneration Committee chairman, following Mr Allen Morgan‘s retirement from the Board and as chairman of the committee. These changes were implemented with effect from Friday, 11 May 2018. The announcement is made in compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements. Centurion 16 May 2018 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) For further information, please contact: Company Secretary Celeste Appollis celeste.appollis@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 683 7063 Mobile: +27 83 452 6497 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 Notes to editors: Kumba Iron Ore Limited, a member of the Anglo American plc group, is a leading value-adding supplier of high quality iron ore to the global steel industry. Kumba produces iron ore in South Africa at Sishen and Kolomela mines in the Northern Cape Province. Kumba exports iron ore to customers in a range of geographical locations around the globe including China, Japan, Korea and a number of countries in Europe and the Middle East. www.angloamericankumba.com Anglo American is a global diversified mining business and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals to meet the growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world. As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. Date: 16/05/2018 02:26:00 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.