ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American suspends Minas-Rio iron ore operation for pipeline checks

Anglo American suspends Minas-Rio iron ore operation for pipeline checks

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

Anglo American suspends Minas-Rio iron ore operation for pipeline checks

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the suspension of its Minas-Rio iron ore
operation in Brazil, with effect Thursday 29 March, in order to conduct a full inspection of the
pipeline that carries iron ore, in slurry form, from the mine to the export terminal.

Minas-Rio took the decision to suspend the operation following a minor leak that was identified
in the pipeline at approximately 7pm on 29 March. This leak of non-hazardous iron ore slurry was
stopped within eight minutes and caused no disruption to local water supply. It occurred in close
proximity to a similar leak on 12 March, near a pumping station. There were no injuries.

Specialised technical equipment will now be used to identify any other areas of potential
weakness within the pipeline. Due to the length of the pipeline and the priority of ensuring the
protection of the natural environment, the current expectation is that it will take approximately 90
days for the full inspection to be completed during which time operations at Minas-Rio will remain
suspended.

Minas-Rio is working closely with its employees and unions and all the relevant authorities in
Brazil, both locally and nationally, and Anglo American’s Marketing business is engaging with its
customers in relation to product delivery schedules.

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

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.

3 April 2018

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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