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Anglo American publishes shareholder circular for demerger of Anglo American Platinum
Anglo American plc
Registered office: 17 Charterhouse Street, London EC1N 6RA
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820
JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM
("the Company")
8 April 2025
Anglo American publishes shareholder circular for demerger of Anglo American Platinum
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") set out a clear plan in May 2024 to unlock the significant inherent
value in its portfolio and to deliver sustainably stronger growth and shareholder returns by focusing on
the company's world-class positions in copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients. The simplification
of Anglo American's current portfolio includes the demerger of a portion of its 67% owned platinum
group metals business, Anglo American Platinum Limited ("AAP"). Representing the critical next step in
the process, Anglo American has today published the circular to seek the approval of its shareholders for
the demerger at a General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: "Anglo American Platinum has been part of
the Anglo American group for many decades as a leader in the platinum group metals industry. While
there have been many benefits of being part of Anglo American, it became increasingly clear that the
valuation and value creation prospects of both companies could be better optimised as two entirely
separate entities. Anglo American Platinum is now set up to thrive independently and, with the
exceptional management team in place, now is the right time to demerge the business and as a result
allow our shareholders to participate directly in its success."
Craig Miller, CEO of Anglo American Platinum said: "As an independent company with a new name –
Valterra Platinum(1) – we offer an exciting investment proposition based on our industry-leading resource
endowment and integrated processing capacity. All of our managed mining assets are in the first half of
the cost curve which, together with our leading integrated value chain, provides us with meaningful
pathways to deliver value-accretive growth. With global Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) supply in deficit,
minimal industry investment in new production capacity, and a strong case for enduring demand, we are
confident about the medium and long-term outlook for PGMs. Together with our disciplined approach to
capital allocation and robust balance sheet, we are positioned strongly to continue delivering leading
shareholder returns through the cycle. We believe that a listing on the London Stock Exchange, in addition
to our current listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, will further benefit our geographically diverse
shareholder base and will assist in building the Group's profile and providing a larger market for trading
in our shares."
Consistent with its commitment to implement the demerger in a responsible manner, Anglo American
has already sold down an 11.9% shareholding in AAP from its original 79% shareholding and will retain a
c.19.9% shareholding following the demerger. Anglo American has therefore already increased the free
float of AAP by more than 50% to help improve share trading liquidity in AAP while the number of AAP
shares to be distributed through the demerger has been reduced by approximately 40%. These steps are
expected to help make the implementation of the demerger more efficient and mitigate flowback post
demerger.
AAP is also proceeding with the admission of its shares to the International Secondary Listing category of
the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's ("LSE") Main Market for listed securities ("AAP UK Admission"), which will be in addition to
its existing primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE"). A prospectus in connection with
the AAP UK Admission has been formally approved by the FCA and published by AAP today. The AAP
prospectus also contains information on AAP's recent performance, for the two months ended 28
February 2025.
Proposed demerger and share consolidation process
In order for the proposed demerger to be implemented, Anglo American shareholder approval will be
sought at a General Meeting to be held immediately following the Annual General Meeting, at 1pm UK
time (or as soon thereafter as the AGM shall have concluded or been adjourned) on Wednesday, 30 April
2025. If the ordinary resolution is approved, it is expected that the effective date for the demerger will
be Saturday, 31 May 2025 and AAP UK Admission will occur on Monday, 2 June 2025.
As a result of the proposed demerger, c.51% of the issued share capital of AAP will be distributed to Anglo
American shareholders who will each receive 110 AAP shares for every 1,075 Anglo American shares that
they hold(2).
Anglo American will continue to hold c.19.9% of AAP following the demerger and intends to retain this
shareholding for at least 90 days following the demerger (subject to appropriate exceptions for any sale
to maintain, and not exceed, this c.19.9% interest), with this shareholding position to be managed
responsibly over time to effect a full separation.
In conjunction with the demerger, Anglo American intends to carry out a share consolidation. This is
intended to provide consistency in the Anglo American share price before and after the demerger
process. The share consolidation ratio will be determined on the basis of the relative three month
volume-weighted average share prices for Anglo American and AAP, as adjusted for its proposed
additional dividend, up to the day prior to the ratio being announced on Tuesday, 20 May 2025. The
effective date for the share consolidation is expected to be Sunday, 1 June 2025 and unconditional
dealings in the consolidated shares is expected to commence on the LSE and the JSE on Monday, 2 June
2025. Anglo American shareholder approval is being sought for the share consolidation as part of the
ordinary resolution to approve the demerger.
Notes:
Any capitalised terms not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Circular.
1 It is proposed that AAP will be renamed Valterra Platinum Limited, subject to approval by shareholders of AAP at the annual
general meeting of AAP on 8 May 2025. Valterra Platinum Limited will trade with the abbreviated name of "Valterra" and share
code "VAL" but maintain the existing ISIN ZAE000013181.
2 As set out in the Circular, taking into account the 5,922,814 Anglo American Shares for which the right to receive a dividend
has been waived as at Friday 4 April 2025, this ratio assumes 1,331,655,099 Anglo American Shares will be held by Qualifying
Shareholders at the Demerger Record Time.
Additional information
The shareholder circular setting out further detail in relation to the demerger and share consolidation,
including the terms and conditions applicable to the demerger and share consolidation and expected key
dates, has been published today, Tuesday, 8 April 2025, together with the notice convening the General
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 ("Circular"). The Circular is available on
www.angloamerican.com/investors/anglo-american-platinum-demerger. Anglo American shareholders
are advised to read the Circular with care and in full.
In respect of the AAP UK Admission, the AAP prospectus has been published on AAP's website
(www.angloamericanplatinum.com).
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.1, a copy of the circular has been submitted to the Financial
Conduct Authority (FCA) and will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism.
Timetable
The following are the indicative dates and times that will apply to the demerger and share consolidation, which
are based on current expectations and are subject to change. If any of the dates and times below change, Anglo
American will give notice of the change by issuing an announcement through a RNS and SENS announcement.
All references to time in this timetable are to London (UK) time unless otherwise stated. At the date of
publication, London (UK) time is one hour behind South Africa time.
Principal events Indicative time and/or date
Record date for Anglo American Shareholders to receive the Friday, 4 April 2025
Circular
Publication of the Circular and the AAP Prospectus Tuesday, 8 April 2025
SENS declaration announcement released by Anglo American Tuesday, 8 April 2025
regarding the Demerger and the Share Consolidation
Last day to trade Anglo American Shares on the SA Register in order Tuesday, 22 April 2025
to participate in the General Meeting
Latest time and date for receipt of Form of Proxy for the General 13:00 on Monday, 28 April 2025(1)
Meeting
Latest time and date for appointing a proxy for the General Meeting 13:00 on Monday, 28 April 2025(1)
by way of CREST Proxy Instruction
Voting Record Time for Anglo American Shareholders in respect of 18:30 on Monday, 28 April 2025(1)
the General Meeting
Annual General Meeting 11:00 on Wednesday, 30 April 2025
General Meeting(2) 13:00 on Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Announcement of results of Annual General Meeting and General Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (after the
Meeting General Meeting)
SENS finalisation announcement regarding the Demerger and the By 11:00 (South Africa time) on
Share Consolidation (including the ratio for the Share Consolidation) Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Latest time and date for Equiniti to receive completed Form of 13:00 on Thursday, 22 May 2025
Election from Small UK Certificated Shareholders participating in
the UK Certificated Share Sale Option
Last date for transfers between the Registers in order to Tuesday, 27 May 2025
participate in the Demerger and the Share Consolidation (3)
Closing of the Anglo American ADS issuance and cancellation books(4) Close of business (New York City
time) on Thursday, 29 May 2025
Last date for Qualifying Shareholders to trade on the SA Register for Friday, 30 May 2025
Qualifying Shareholders to participate in the Demerger and Anglo
American Shareholders to trade on the SA Register for Anglo
American Shareholders to participate in the Share Consolidation
Demerger Record Time for determining entitlement to the 18:00 on Friday, 30 May 2025
Demerger Distribution
Share Consolidation Record Time 18:00 on Friday, 30 May 2025
ADS Record Date for determining entitlement to the Demerger Close of business (New York City
Distribution time) on Friday, 30 May 2025
Demerger Distribution of Demerger Shares to Qualifying 23:59 on Saturday, 31 May 2025
Shareholders (Demerger Effective Time)
Share Consolidation becomes effective 00:01 on Sunday, 1 June 2025
Admission of the AAP Shares to the FCA's Official List and to 08:00 on Monday, 2 June 2025
trading on the LSE's main market for listed securities and
commencement of unconditional dealings in AAP Shares on the
LSE
Anglo American Admission and commencement of unconditional 08:00 on Monday, 2 June 2025
dealings in the New Anglo American Shares on the LSE under the
new ISIN (GB00BTK05J60 and SEDOL: BTK05J6)
Crediting of AAP DIs to CREST accounts and Computershare UK As soon as possible after 08:00 on
Nominee Monday, 2 June 2025
CREST accounts credited in respect of New Anglo American Shares As soon as possible after 08:00 on
in Uncertificated Form Monday, 2 June 2025
Anglo American Shares marked 'ex' the entitlement to the Monday, 2 June 2025
Demerger Distribution and Share Consolidation on the JSE and LSE,
removal of Anglo American Shares with the old ISIN and listing and
commencement of dealings in entitlements to the New Anglo
American Shares (under the new consolidated share capital
structure) on the JSE under the new ISIN5 (GB00BTK05J60 and
SEDOL: BTK05J6)
Qualifying Shareholders on the SA Register entitled to participate in Monday, 2 June 2025
the Demerger entitled to trade in entitlements to AAP Shares
pursuant to the Demerger Distribution on the JSE
SENS announcement confirming the cash proceeds payable in By 11:00 (South Africa time) on
respect of fractional entitlements arising from the Demerger and Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Share Consolidation
Record date for JSE settlement and administrative purposes for (i) Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Demerger in respect of Qualifying Shareholders on the SA Register;
and (ii) Share Consolidation in respect of Anglo American
Shareholders on the SA Register
Crediting of South African CSDP or broker accounts of 09:00 (South Africa) time on
dematerialised holders with AAP Shares pursuant to the Demerger Thursday, 5 June 2025
and crediting of the Computershare SA Nominee with entitlements
of Certificated holders to AAP Shares pursuant to the Demerger
Crediting of South African CSDP or broker accounts of Thursday, 5 June 2025
dematerialised Anglo American holders with New Anglo American
Shares pursuant to the Share Consolidation and crediting of the
Computershare SA Nominee with entitlements of Certificated
holders to New Anglo American Shares pursuant to the Share
Consolidation
Transfers between the Registers by Anglo American Shareholders Thursday, 5 June 2025
re-opened
Crediting of cash proceeds in respect of fractional entitlements No later than Friday, 13 June 2025
arising from the Demerger and the Share Consolidation to CREST
accounts and to CSDP or broker accounts in the Strate System
Despatch of share certificates for AAP Shares and New Anglo No later than Friday, 13 June 2025
American Shares and payment advices in respect of fractional
entitlements arising from the Demerger and the Share
Consolidation (where applicable)
Latest date for despatch of cheques to Small UK Certificated Within 10 business days of
Shareholders who have elected to participate in the UK Certificated completion of the relevant sale
Share Sale Option
Notes to the timetable:
1. Monday, 28 April 2025 is a public holiday in South Africa.
2. General Meeting to commence at 13:00 or, if later, immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the AGM.
3. This is the last date on which transfer instructions must have been received by the UK Registrar or the SA Transfer
Secretary (as applicable) to process transfers between the Registers in order to participate in the Demerger and Share
Consolidation. Any instructions received after this date will not be processed until transfers between the Registers re-
open on Thursday, 5 June 2025.
4. The ADS Depositary will suspend the issuance and cancellation of Anglo American ADSs from close of business (New York
City time), Thursday 29 May 2025 until open of business (New York City time), on a date to be determined, expected to be
on or after Monday, 2 June 2025. During this time, it will not be possible to surrender Anglo American ADSs and receive
underlying Anglo American Shares, or deposit Anglo American Shares and receive Anglo American ADSs. However, the
closing of the issuance and cancellation books does not impact trading, and therefore trading of Anglo American ADSs
may continue during this period.
5. Share certificates in respect of Anglo American Shares on the SA Register may not be dematerialised or rematerialised
between Monday, 2 June 2025 and Thursday, 5 June 2025, both dates inclusive.
For further information, please contact:
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Ernest Mulibana
ernest.mulibana@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)82 263 7372
The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary
listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock Exchange
and the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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About Anglo American:
Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper,
premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the
global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our portfolio of world-class operations
and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three
businesses, positioning us to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.
Our integrated approach to sustainability and innovation drives our decision-making across the value
chain, from how we discover new resources to how we mine, process, move and market our products to
our customers – safely, efficiently and responsibly. Our Sustainable Mining Plan commits us to a series of
stretching goals over different time horizons to ensure we contribute to a healthy environment, create
thriving communities and build trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our business partners
and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders,
for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo
American is re-imagining mining to improve people's lives.
Anglo American is currently implementing a number of major structural changes to unlock the inherent
value in its portfolio and thereby accelerate delivery of its strategic priorities of Operational excellence,
Portfolio simplification, and Growth. This portfolio transformation will focus Anglo American on its world-
class resource asset base in copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients, once the sale of our
steelmaking coal and nickel businesses, the demerger of our PGMs business (Anglo American Platinum),
and the separation of our iconic diamond business (De Beers) have been completed.
www.angloamerican.com
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In this document, references to "Anglo American", the "Anglo American Group", the "Group", "we", "us", and "our"
are to refer to either Anglo American plc and its subsidiaries and/or those who work for them generally, or where it
is not necessary to refer to a particular entity, entities or persons. The use of those generic terms herein is for
convenience only, and is in no way indicative of how the Anglo American Group or any entity within it is structured,
managed or controlled. Anglo American subsidiaries, and their management, are responsible for their own day-to-
day operations, including but not limited to securing and maintaining all relevant licences and permits, operational
adaptation and implementation of Group policies, management, training and any applicable local grievance
mechanisms. Anglo American produces group-wide policies and procedures to ensure best uniform practices and
standardisation across the Anglo American Group but is not responsible for the day to day implementation of such
policies. Such policies and procedures constitute prescribed minimum standards only. Group operating subsidiaries
are responsible for adapting those policies and procedures to reflect local conditions where appropriate, and for
implementation, oversight and monitoring within their specific businesses.
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the recommendation, solicitation, inducement or offer to buy, subscribe for or sell shares in Anglo American or any
other securities by Anglo American or any other party. Further, it should not be treated as giving investment, legal,
accounting, regulatory, taxation or other advice and has no regard to the specific investment or other objectives,
financial situation or particular needs of any recipient.
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in this document, including, without limitation, those regarding Anglo American's financial position, business,
acquisition and divestment strategy, dividend policy, plans and objectives of management for future operations,
prospects and projects (including development plans and objectives relating to Anglo American's products,
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(including environmental, social and governance) goals, ambitions, targets, visions, milestones and aspirations, 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 Anglo American
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 Anglo American's present and
future business strategies and the environment in which Anglo American will operate in the future. Important factors
that could cause Anglo American'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 product prices, unanticipated downturns in business relationships with customers or their purchases
from Anglo American, mineral resource exploration and project development capabilities and delivery, recovery rates
and other operational capabilities, safety, health or environmental incidents, the effects of global pandemics and
outbreaks of infectious diseases, the impact of attacks from third parties on our information systems, natural
catastrophes or adverse geological conditions, climate change and extreme weather events, the outcome of litigation
or regulatory proceedings, the availability of mining and processing equipment, the ability to obtain key inputs in a
timely manner, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the availability of necessary infrastructure
(including transportation) services, the development, efficacy and adoption of new or competing technology,
challenges in realising resource estimates or discovering new economic mineralisation, the impact of foreign
currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, the availability of sufficient credit, liquidity and
counterparty risks, the effects of inflation, terrorism, war, conflict, political or civil unrest, uncertainty, tensions and
disputes and economic and financial conditions around the world, evolving societal and stakeholder requirements
and expectations, shortages of skilled employees, unexpected difficulties relating to acquisitions or divestitures,
competitive pressures and the actions of competitors, activities by courts, regulators and governmental authorities
such as in relation to permitting or forcing closure of mines and ceasing of operations or maintenance of Anglo
American's assets and changes in taxation or safety, health, environmental or other types of regulation in the
countries where Anglo American operates, conflicts over land and resource ownership rights and such other risk
factors identified in Anglo American's most recent Annual 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 document. Anglo American expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking (except as required by applicable law, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the UK
Listing Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Listings
Requirements of the securities exchange of the JSE Limited in South Africa, the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Botswana
Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange and any other applicable regulations) to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Anglo American's
expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement
is based.
Nothing in this document should be interpreted to mean that future earnings per share of Anglo American will
necessarily match or exceed its historical published earnings per share. Certain statistical and other information
included in this document is sourced from third party sources (including, but not limited to, externally conducted
studies and trials). As such it has not been independently verified and presents the views of those third parties, but
may not necessarily correspond to the views held by Anglo American and Anglo American expressly disclaims any
responsibility for, or liability in respect of, such information.
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