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Competition authorities approve acquisition of the Rustenburg operations

17 March, 2016

Anglo American Platinum shareholders are referred to the announcement released on 18 January 2016 confirming that Sibanye Gold Limited (“Sibanye”) shareholders had approved the acquisition of the Rustenburg Operations from Anglo American Platinum (“the Transaction”).

The Company is pleased to announce that on 16 March 2016 the Transaction was approved by the Competition Authorities in accordance with the Competition Act. The approval is subject to certain conditions and qualifications which Anglo American Platinum and Sibanye have confirmed are acceptable.

Shareholders are advised that the implementation of the Transaction is still subject to, amongst others, the fulfilment of the following key condition precedent:

  • The granting of consent in terms of section 11 of the MPRDA for the sale of the Mining Right and the Prospecting Right to Sibanye pursuant to the Transaction.

Further announcements will be made as appropriate as the Transaction progresses.

For further information, please contact:

Investors: Media:
Emma Chapman
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6239
[email protected]
Mpumi Sithole
Media Manager
Tel: +27 (0)11 373 6246
[email protected]

About Anglo American Platinum

Anglo American Platinum Limited is a member of the Anglo American plc Group and is the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE). Its mining, smelting and refining operations are based in South Africa. Elsewhere in the world, the Group owns Unki Platinum Mine. Anglo American Platinum has a number of joint ventures with several historically disadvantaged South African consortia as part of its commitment to the transformation of the mining industry. Anglo American Platinum is committed to the highest standards of safety and continues to make meaningful and sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations.

www.angloamericanplatinum.com

Anglo American is a globally diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the raw materials to meet the growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. Our people are at the heart of our business. It is our people who use the latest technologies to find new resources, plan and build our mines and who mine, process and move and market our products – from diamonds (through De Beers) to platinum and other precious metals and copper – to our customers around the world.

As a responsible miner, we are the custodians of those precious resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the long-term value that those resources represent for our shareholders, but also for the communities and countries in which we operate – creating sustainable value and making a real difference.

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