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Changes to the Anglo American Platinum Board

28 November, 2017

The Board of Anglo American Platinum is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Stephen Pearce as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2018. Mr Pearce is the Finance Director of Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) and is being appointed onto the Company’s board as a shareholder representative of Anglo American.

Stephen Pearce, 53 years old, has been Finance Director of Anglo American since April 2017. Prior to that, he served as CFO of Fortescue Metals Group, the Australia-based and listed iron ore producer, since 2010, playing a major role in steering the company through a period of major investment and strong growth. The Board welcomes Mr Pearce and looks forward to the experience and knowledge he will contribute to the board.

Mr René Médori, former Finance Director of Anglo American, will be retiring from the Company’s board at the end of the current financial year, 31 December 2017.

The Board thanks Mr Médori for his valuable contribution and guidance during the last 10 years and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.

For further information, please contact:

Investors: Media:
Emma Chapman
(SA) +27 (0) 11 373 6239
[email protected]
Mpumi Sithole
(SA) +27 (0) 11 373 6246
[email protected]

Notes to editors:

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 in Zimbabwe. 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.

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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 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 long-term value that those resources represent for our shareholders and for the communities and countries in which we operate – creating sustainable value and making a real difference.

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