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OVERVIEW & STRATEGY
Operational fundamentals improving
on track to meet full-year guidance
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PRIORITISING HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
Working towards zero harm and achieving excellence in environmental stewardship and community development
Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate*
per million hours worked
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H1 2022
Fatality-freefirst six months of 2022
Strong safety result: TRIFR* improved39% year-on-year as compared to H1 2022
Revitalised safety strategy roll-out continues at all operations
TRIFR* remains below 2021 ICMM member average 2.90
Continuous application of our Major Hazard Management process
Safety
is our first value.
*Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate ("TRIFR"),
previously known as the All-Injury Frequency Rate ("AIFR"), the broadest measure of workplace safety, measures workplace safety in terms of the total number of injuries and fatalities that occur per million hours worked (by employees and contractors).
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H1 2022 HIGHLIGHTS - CREATING THE FOUNDATION FOR VALUE DELIVERY
IMPROVING CAPITAL & OPERATING DISCIPLINE
key to meeting objectives
ACHIEVING
CATALYSTS transforming performance
Strong safety performance and culture - fatality-free first H1 2022, focus on zero harm
Strong production contributions - Cerro Vanguardia, Siguiri, Sunrise Dam, Iduapriem and Tropicana
Underground grade improved 10% year-on-year, following reinvestment initiatives
Total cash costs increased 6% year-on-year, below inflation, to $1,068/oz in H1 2022
Free cash flow of $471m; underpinned by cash distributions received from Kibali
Exploring strategic optionsfor Gramalote Project, in Colombia, and Córrego do Sítio mine, in Brazil
Cash returns to shareholders - interim dividend of $121m or 29 US cents per a share declared for H1 2022
Obuasi on track to achieve its annual production guidance between 240,000oz - 260,000oz
Operational fundamentals improving - on track to meet full-year guidance with sequentially improving quarterly performances
Reinvestment programme on track to grow Ore Reserve and production, at lower costs, over medium- to longer term
REGAINING COMPETITIVENESS
Rebuilding consistency - on track to meet guidance for 2022
Full Asset Potential Review - Sunrise Dam and Siguiri shifting to implementation phase, Cuiabá in assessment phase
Balance sheet remained in a solid position -liquidity of ~$2.6bn, low leverage
Work underway to move down the cost curve and enhance margins
Commitment to shareholder returns and closing the gap to peers
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