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EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED - Exx - Community unrest results in fatal shooting at Exxaro operation

Release Date: 21/10/2020 16:45
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Exx - Community unrest results in fatal shooting at Exxaro operation

EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration Number: 2000/011076/06)
JSE share code: EXX
ISIN code: ZAE000084992
ADR code: EXXAY
(Exxaro)


COMMUNITY UNREST RESULTS IN FATAL SHOOTING AT EXXARO OPERATION

Diversified South African-based resources group Exxaro Resources Limited (“Exxaro”) acknowledges with
great sadness the loss of life of a local community member of Lephalale. The deceased was part of a
community protest that entered the private property owned by Exxaro near its Grootegeluk mine operations,
which protestors set fire to a part of the veld and a conveyor belt leading out of the mine. The community
member died on the scene after a fatal rubber bullet shot following an exchange with a private security
company. We convey our sympathies to the family and community members on this unfortunate loss of life.
We will be liaising with the family pending the police investigation.

Over the past few weeks, Exxaro and key Lephalale Local Municipality leaders have been in a structured
process to conduct consultative discussions to resolve the issues that led to protest marches to Exxaro’s
assets at its Grootegeluk mine complex. The Mine Management has been engaged in the structured process
to address issues related to local recruitment, local procurement, enterprise and supplier development, skills
development and social investment initiatives. Members of the community engaged in a parallel process of
illegal protests outside the structured process on a number of occasions during these consultations, resulting
in violent actions that led to the destruction of critical infrastructure and the fatal injury to one of the protesters
on the morning of Tuesday 20th October 2020.

Exxaro exercises fair corporate governance processes in relation to employment and procurement
opportunities to provide transparent and unfettered access to local community members and South African
society. We will continue to address these issues of concern to reach a long-term resolution on future
opportunities for the benefit of community members.

The community unrest will not have a material impact on the production and sales performance of the mine
operations.

Editor’s Note:
Exxaro is one of the largest South African-based diversified resources groups, with interests in coal,
mineral sands, iron ore and energy markets. www.exxaro.com

Enquiries:

MZILA MTHENJANE – EXECUTIVE HEAD, STAKEHOLDER AFFAIRS
Tel: +27 83 417 6375
Email: MZILA.MTHENJANE@EXXARO.COM
21 October 2020

Sponsor
Absa Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Absa Bank Limited

Date: 21-10-2020 04:45:00
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