Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers’ eighth sales cycle of 2018 Anglo American plc (the “Company”) Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales) Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43 ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820 JSE Share Code: AGL NSX Share Code: ANM NEWS RELEASE 16 October 2018 Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers’ eighth sales cycle of 2018 Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers’ eighth sales cycle of 2018, amounting to $475 million. Bruce Cleaver, CEO of De Beers Group, said: “While the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate has impacted demand for lower value categories, we continue to see steady overall demand for De Beers Group rough diamonds, reflecting ongoing consumer demand for diamond jewellery in the US.” Cycle 8 2018(1) Cycle 7 2018(2) Cycle 8 2017 (provisional) (actual) (actual) Sales value(3) $475m $503m $376m (1) Cycle 8 2018 provisional sales value represents sales as at 15 October 2018. (2) Cycle 7 2018 actual sales value is restated following the earlier publication of a provisional figure for the seventh sales cycle of 2018. (3) Sales values are quoted on a consolidated accounting basis. Auction Sales included in a given cycle are the sum of all sales between the end of the preceding cycle and the end of the noted cycle. For further information, please contact: Media Investors UK UK James Wyatt-Tilby Paul Galloway james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com paul.galloway@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718 Marcelo Esquivel Robert Greenberg marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com robert.greenberg@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2124 South Africa Emma Waterworth Pranill Ramchander emma.waterworth@angloamerican.com pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 20 7968 8574 Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 Ann Farndell ann.farndell@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2786 Notes to editors: 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. www.angloamerican.com The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange. Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 16/10/2018 08:00:00 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.