African Rainbow Minerals : Acquisition of securities by clients of Allan Gray Proprietary Limited (“Allan Gray”)

In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, as amended, and section 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are hereby advised that African Rainbow Minerals Limited has received formal notification that clients of Allan Gray have, in aggregate, acquired an interest in the ordinary shares of the Company, such that the total interest in the ordinary shares of the Company held by Allan Gray's clients now amounts to 5.1145% of the total issued ordinary shares of the Company.

Jongisa Magagula
Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development
Office: +27 11 779 1507
E-mail: jongisa.magagula@arm.co.za

Sandton
29 July 2014

Sponsor:
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited