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Changes to the Board of Directors

05 April, 2023

In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Mr Duncan Wanblad will step down as a Non-Executive Director of the board of directors of Kumba (Board) and member of the Strategy and Investment Committee at the conclusion of the Company’s forthcoming Annual General Meeting to be held on 30 May 2023.

Mrs Sarah Kuijlaars, Chief Financial Officer – De Beers Group, will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director effective 31 May 2023, representing the Anglo American Group. Sarah was previously CFO of Arcadis NV, a leading global design and engineering consultancy, with a listing on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Prior to this, Sarah was Deputy CFO at Rolls Royce Holdings plc, and held a number of senior financial leadership roles during a 25-year career at Royal Dutch Shell plc. She has worked in several geographies including Nigeria, Russia, Brazil and the Middle East. Sarah is also a Non-Executive Director at Inchcape plc, a leading independent multi-brand global automotive distributor.

Sarah has a Mathematics degree from Oxford University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) and an Associate member of Corporate Treasurers.

Kumba Chairperson, Mr Terence Goodlace, said: “I sincerely thank Duncan for his insights and dedication to the Board over the last four years. I also welcome Sarah to the Board. We look forward to benefitting from her extensive industry and broader experience as we continue to build a resilient and competitive business.”

Rosebank
5 April 2023

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

For further information, please contact:

Company Secretary

Fazila Patel
Tel: +27 683 7063
Mobile: +27 83 297 2293
Email: [email protected]

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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 around the globe including in China, Japan, South 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 operations, with a broad range of future development options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every day demands of billions of consumers. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, premium quality iron ore and steelmaking coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in development – we are committed to being carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. More broadly, our Sustainable Mining Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals to ensure we work towards a healthy environment, creating thriving communities and building trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

www.angloamerican.com

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