21 July 2014
Anglo American Platinum Limited interim results 2014

Anglo American wishes to draw attention to Anglo American Platinum Limited's announcement of its results for the six months ended 30 June 2014. Anglo American Platinum Limited reported headline earnings of R157 million.

Anglo American will report an underlying loss in respect of Anglo American Platinum Limited of $1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2014, which takes into account certain adjustments.

$m 6 months ended 30.06.14 6 months ended 30.06.13 Year ended 31.12.13
IFRS headline earnings 14 140 152
Exploration 2 1 2
Operating and financing remeasurements (3) (5) (8)
Restructuring costs included in headline earnings - - 105
BEE transactions and related charges - - (44)
Tax special item included in headline earnings - - 188
Other adjustments 3 (8) 5
16 128 400
Non-controlling interests (3) (26) (80)
Elimination of intercompany interest 23 42 67
Depreciation of assets fair valued on acquisition (net of tax) (9) (19) (36)
Corporate cost allocation (28) (33) (64)
Contribution to Anglo American underlying earnings (1) 92 287

Anglo American will report results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 on 25 July 2014. The above figures are unaudited.

Underlying earnings

Underlying earnings is net profit attributable to equity shareholders, adjusted to remove special items and remeasurements, and any related tax and non-controlling interests. Special items are those items of financial performance that the Group believes should be excluded from underlying financial performance. Operating special items include impairment charges and reversals and other exceptional items, including restructuring costs. Non-operating special items include profits and losses on disposals of investments and businesses as well as certain adjustments relating to business combinations. Remeasurements include adjustments to ensure that the unrealised gains or losses on derivative instruments are recorded in underlying earnings in the same period as the underlying transaction against which these instruments provide an economic, but not formally designated, hedge as well as foreign exchange impact arising in US dollar functional currency entities on deferred tax balances.

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