Financial results for the

year ended 31 December 2021

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Financial results for the year ended 31 December 2021

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Overview

Kobus Verster

Operations and Market Review

Kobus Verster

Financial Review and Capital Allocation

Suretha van Wyk

Sustainability and Growth

Kobus Verster

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Conclusion and Outlook

Kobus Verster

Overview

Kobus Verster

Overview and salient features

+R8 532

STRONG EBITDA

+R1 887

POSITIVE FREE

+34%

CRUDE STEEL

+35%

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

PROFITABILITY

CASH FLOW

PRODUCTION

PROGRAMME (BTP) SAVINGS

million

million

2021: R8 569 million

2021: R1 961 million

2021: 3 026 kt

2021: R2 085 million

2020: R37 million

2020: R74 million

2020: 2 257 kt

2020: R1 543 million

Strongest annual EBITDA since 2008

• Average international dollar steel prices increased by 91%*

Headline profit of R6 860 million (2020: R2 033 million loss)

• Realised a 47% increase in rand steel prices

Sales volumes increased by 13% to 2,5 million tonnes

• Raw material basket (RMB)** increased by 10% against a 42% increase in the international

Net debt reduced by R2 366 million to R1 258 million after a R2 724 million

RMB (rand terms)

• Increased capital allocation and significant progress on decarbonisation roadmap development

reduction in a payable with extended credit terms

EBITDA evolution (Rm)

International HRC*** and rebar*** price

International Iron Ore and

Hard Coking Coal (HCC) price evolution ($/t)

evolution ($/t)

2021

5 351

H2

R8 569

million

2021

3 218

H1

2020

1 293

H2

R37

million

2020

-1 256

H1

+66%

1 300

+83%

  1. 200
  1. 100
  1. 000
    900
    800
    700
    600
    500
    400
    300

2020

2020

2020

2020

2021

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

S&P Platts, MetalBulletin

Average international

Source:

Rebar price

Average international

HRC price

2021

2021

2021

Q2

Q3

Q4

+152%

+39%

450

+14%

400

Platts

350

Iron Ore Lump EPP

S&P

300

Iron Ore Fines EPP

250

Coal HCC FOB Australia

Source:

200

150

100

50

2020

2020

2020

2020

2021

2021

2021

2021

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

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Financial results for the year ended 31 December 2021

  • Source: CRU index
  • ArcelorMittal South Africa's raw material basket in rand terms
  • HRC: Hot Rolled Coil. Average domestic price between N. Europe, Japan, US Midwest, China, Turkey, India and Russia
  • Rebar: Average price between China FOB and Turkey FOB

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