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Changes to the board of directors

Published: 2023-04-05 11:00:21 ET
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Kumba Iron Ore Limited
A member of the Anglo American plc group
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2005/015852/06)
Share code: KIO
ISIN: ZAE000085346
(“Kumba” or “the Company”)

CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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
fazila.patel@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 683 7063
Mobile: +27 83 297 2293
Investors                                                 Media
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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