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Appointment of PwC as external auditor from 2020

02 May, 2019

As outlined in the Company’s 2018 Integrated Report, shareholders are advised that Deloitte & Touche’s (“Deloitte”) services as the external auditors of Amplats will terminate by rotation in 2020.  Following the conclusion of a formal tender process led by an Anglo American plc steering committee on which Amplats was represented, the Audit and Risk Committee has recommended and the Board of directors of Amplats has approved the proposed appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as its external auditor.  The appointment will take effect from and including the year ending 31 December 2020. The appointment of PwC will be recommended to shareholders for approval at Amplats Annual General Meeting in 2020.

Deloitte will perform the audit function in respect of Amplats’ financial statements for the financial year ending 31 December 2019 (the “2019 Audit”). On completion of the 2019 audit, Deloitte will stand down and PwC will assume the role of external auditors for Amplats.

There are no matters in connection with Deloitte’s prospective retirement as external auditors which need to be brought to the attention of shareholders. In accordance with the relevant legislative requirements in South Africa, the Board will receive from Deloitte, upon their retirement as auditor, notification of any matters that need to be brought to the attention of creditors or shareholders of Amplats.

Johannesburg

2 May 2019

For further information, please contact:

Investors Media
Emma Chapman
Tel: (SA) +27 (0) 11 373 6239
[email protected]
Jana Marais
Tel: (SA) +27 (0) 11 638 2607
[email protected]

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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 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 a meaningful and sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations. 

www.angloamericanplatinum.com

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