Appointment of company secretary 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”) APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY Kumba Iron Ore is pleased to announce the appointment of Fazila Patel as Company Secretary, with effect from 7 January 2020. This appointment follows the announcements released on the Stock Exchange News Service on 18 June 2019 and 22 July 2019 in which they were advised of the resignation of the Company Secretary and appointment of Acting Company Secretary, respectively. Fazila previously served as the Group Company Secretary and Head of Legal for Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited. She holds a BA (Law) obtained through the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal – Durban and an LLB from the University of Witwatersrand. She further completed a Certificate Programme in Corporate Governance through the University of Johannesburg. The Board and management welcome Fazila and wish her great success in her new role. This announcement is in compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, Centurion 17 December 2019 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) For further information, please contact: Acting Company Secretary Ms Isabella Crafford isabella.crafford@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 679 2209 Mobile: +27 74 889 9355 Investors Media Penny Himlok Sinah Phochana penny.himlok@angloamerican.com sinah.phochana@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 12 622 8324 Tel: +27 12 683 7019 Mobile: +27 82 781 1888 Mobile: +27 76 066 0655 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 leading global mining company 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 that enable a cleaner, more electrified world and that meet the fast 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 – safely, responsibly and sustainably. As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. www.angloamerican.com Date: 17-12-2019 04:14:00 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.