Ms Dlamini is being appointed as a full director and is the shareholder representative of the Industrial Development Corporation ('IDC'). Mr French is being appointed as an alternate director to both Ms Natascha Viljoen and Mr Andile Sangqu, the current Anglo American representatives on the Board.

Ms Dlamini currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the IDC. Prior to joining the IDC in September 2015 she was with Eskom where she spent 14 years in various executive positions. Ms Dlamini holds a BCom degree and is a Chartered Accountant (SA).

Mr French is currently the Chief Executive Officer ('CEO') of Anglo American's Bulk Commodities business, responsible for its coal and iron ore interests globally. He joined Anglo American in 2007 and held the position of CEO of Anglo American's Metallurgical Coal business between 2009 and 2013, and CEO of the global Coal business until 2015. Mr French holds a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Fani Titi, Chairman of Kumba Iron Ore, commented: 'On behalf of the entire Board, we welcome both Ms Dlamini and Mr French and we look forward to their valuable participation in our discussions as we continue to build Kumba's resilience as a business for the benefit of all its stakeholders.'

31 October 2016

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