Anglo American Platinum commits to venture capital funds focused on increasing demand for PGMs
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
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Anglo American Platinum commits to venture capital funds focused on increasing demand for PGMs
Anglo American plc’s 78% owned subsidiary, Anglo American Platinum Limited (“Anglo American
Platinum”), announced today that its subsidiary, Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited (“APML”), has
subscribed for interests in two UK based venture capital funds (the “Funds"), with a total
aggregate commitment of $100 million. Anglo American Platinum’s commitment to the Funds is
matched by a $100 million commitment from South Africa’s Government Employees Pension
Fund represented by the Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd (the “PIC”).
The Funds will be managed through an independent fund management business, AP Ventures
LLP, led by two experienced former APML executives. The Funds have been established to
invest globally in companies which support the development of innovative and competitive
technological uses of platinum group metals (“PGMs”).
The first Fund will hold certain of APML’s existing investments which have been made under
APML’s PGM investment programme. The second Fund will be established to make new
investments.
Anglo American Platinum issued an announcement this morning to the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange which is available on the Anglo American Platinum website via
http://www.angloamericanplatinum.com/media/press-releases/2018.aspx.
This transaction is a smaller related party transaction under UK Listing Authority (“UKLA”) Listing
Rule 11, as the PIC is a substantial shareholder in Anglo American plc. The transaction is
therefore subject to the requirements of UKLA Listing Rule 11.1.10R.
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 Sheena Jethwa
Pranill Ramchander sheena.jethwa@angloamerican.com
pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8680
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592
Ann Farndell
ann.farndell@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2786
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.
17 July 2018
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
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
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