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Kumba Iron Ore's interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024

23 July, 2024

KEY FEATURES

Positioned for a sustainable future

  • More than eight years fatality-free production at Sishen
  • Zero occupational diseases
  • Over nine years without any level 3-5 environmental incidents
  • Shared value of R27.7 billion created

Resilient financial performance

  • Average realised FOB export price of US$97/wmt, above benchmark
  • EBITDA* margin of 44%
  • Cost savings of ~R1.8 billion
  • Closing net cash* of R14.6 billion

Disciplined capital allocation

  • Attributable free cash flow* of R9.1 billion
  • ROCE of 48%
  • Interim cash dividend of R18.77 per share

* This constitutes pro forma financial information in terms of the Listings Requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Limited and should be read in conjunction with the supplementary non-IFRS financial measures on page 34 of the interim results announcement.

MPUMI ZIKALALA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF KUMBA, SAID:

"Our first half results reflect strong execution of our business reconfiguration plan while improving safety across our operations. By prioritising operational safety, stability, capability and cost-efficient production, we achieved savings of R1.8 billion and an improved C1 unit cost of US$38.5/wmt. This coupled with an average realised price of US$97/wmt contributed to an EBITDA of R15.6 billion and an EBITDA margin of 44%. Attributable free cash flow of R9.1 billion supported our Board's decision to declare an interim dividend of R6.0 billion, of which our empowerment partners will receive R2.0 billion. Through creating R27.7 billion of enduring shared value, we continue to reimagine mining to improve people's lives."

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

For more information please visit: www.angloamericankumba.com

23 July 2024

The complete Interim Results are available on our website and attached.

Download the Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2024 (111 KB, opens in a new window)

For further information, please contact:

Company Secretary
Fazila Patel
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 12 683 7060
Mobile: +27 83 297 2293
Investors Media
Penny Himlok
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 12 622 8324
Mobile: +27 82 781 1888
Sinah Phochana
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +27 12 683 7019
Mobile: +27 76 066 0655

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 copper, nickel, platinum group metals, diamonds (through De Beers), and premium quality iron ore and steelmaking coal – 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

Forward-looking statements

This announcement includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those regarding Kumba’s financial position, business, acquisition and divestment strategy, dividend policy, plans and objectives of management for future operations (including development plans and objectives relating to Kumba’s products, production forecasts and Ore Reserves and Mineral Resource estimates), are forward-looking statements. By their nature, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Kumba, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding Kumba’s present and future business strategies and the environment in which Kumba will operate in the future. Important factors that could cause Kumba’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of global demand and commodity market prices, mineral resource exploration and development capabilities, recovery rates and other operational capabilities, the effects of global pandemics and outbreaks of infectious diseases, the availability of mining and processing equipment, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the availability of transport infrastructure, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, the availability of sufficient credit, the effects of inflation, political uncertainty and economic conditions, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities such as permitting and changes in taxation or safety, health, environmental or other types of regulation, conflicts over land and resource ownership rights and such other risk factors identified in Kumba’s most recent Integrated Report. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be construed in light of such risk factors and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Kumba expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking (except as required by applicable law, the Takeover Regulation Panel,  the Listings Requirements of the securities exchange of the JSE Limited in South Africa, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and any other applicable regulations) to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Kumba’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that future earnings per share of Kumba will necessarily match or exceed its historical published earnings per share.

Certain statistical and other information about Kumba included in this announcement is sourced from publicly available third-party sources. As such, it has not been independently verified and presents the views of those third parties, though these may not necessarily correspond to the views held by Kumba and Kumba expressly disclaims any responsibility for, or liability in respect of, such third-party information.