Shareholders' information
   
  Since listing, Kumba outperformed the ALSI 40 by 25% and the resource index by 35%
   
  MARKET LISTINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION
 

The principal market for Kumba Resources Limited is the JSE. As a constituent of the All Share Top 40 index (ALSI 40 index), Kumba shares trade through the STRATE system.

STRATE is the authorised central securities depositary (CSD) for equities in South Africa that incorporates an electronic settlement system.
   
  STRATE achieves secure, electronic settlement of share transactions on the JSE and for off-market trades. Shares in companies listed on the JSE can no longer be bought or sold unless they have been dematerialised on to the STRATE system. This process involves submitting paper share certificates to a custodian bank or JSE member firm (broker) for conversion into an electronic record, an exercise referred to as dematerialisation.
   
  The introduction of the Johannesburg Equity Trading (JET) system a few years ago highlighted the deficiencies in the JSE’s paper-based settlement system. Shares were no longer traded on a trading floor, and this contributed to a massive leap in the number of trades each day. Back-office support services were incapable of handling this increase in daily transactions efficiently in a paper-based environment. The transition to an efficient settlement system has increased market activity and will certainly improve the international perception of the South African market by reducing settlement and operational risk in the market, increasing efficiency and ultimately reducing costs. Accordingly, by heightening investor appeal, STRATE enables South Africa to compete effectively with other international markets, and not just those of emerging countries. For additional information please refer to the STRATE website: www.strate.co.za.
   
  Closing JSE share prices are published in most national and regional SA newspapers and are available during the day on the Kumba and other websites. Share prices are also available on I-Net Bridge, Reuters and Bloomberg.
   
  Kumba has an over-the-counter (OTC) sponsored American depositary receipt (ADR) facility with the Bank of New York (BoNY) under a deposit agreement.
   
  ADR HOLDERS
  ADR holders may instruct the BoNY as to how the shares represented by their ADRs should be voted. Registered holders of ADRs will have the annual and interim reports mailed to them at their recorded address. Brokers or financial institutions, which hold ADRs for shareholder clients, are responsible for forwarding shareholder information to their clients and will be provided with copies of the annual and interim reports for this purpose.
   
  DIVIDEND DETERMINATION
  Dividends are determined in South African rand (ZAR) and are then declared payable in the same currency by the group. ADR shareholders are paid in US dollar by the group’s ADR bank, BoNY. BoNY effects the conversion of ZAR-determined dividend in US dollars on behalf of its US ADR shareholders. Contact Computershare or BoNY for further details.
   
  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
  GENERAL SHAREHOLDER ENQUIRIES
  Computershare is the registrar for Kumba. All enquiries and correspondence concerning shareholding (other than shares held in ADR form) should be directed to the registrar. Computershare’s contact details are on Administration and Shareholders’ diary. Shareholders must notify Computershare promptly in writing of any change of address.
   
  All enquiries concerning shares held in ADR form should be directed to the BoNY, whose contact details are also given on Administration and Shareholders’ diary or alternatively visit their website at: www.adrbny.com.
   
  Shareholders can obtain details about their own shareholding on the Internet. Full details, including how to gain secure access to this personalised enquiry facility, are provided on the Computershare website: www.computershare.com.
   
  CONSOLIDATION OF SHARE CERTIFICATES
  If your certificated shareholding in Kumba is represented by several individual share certificates, you may wish to have these replaced by one consolidated certificate; there is no charge for this service. You should send your share certificates to Computershare together with a letter of instruction.
   
  PUBLICATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  Shareholders wishing to receive the annual report and/or the interim report in electronic rather than paper form should register their instruction on the Kumba website at: www.kumbaresources.com.
   
  SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
  MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
  As far as is known, Kumba is directly controlled by another corporation, Anglo American plc, which owns and/or controls directly more than 10% of its shares.
   
  As of 31 December 2004, the two entities known to Kumba as owning more than 10% of its shares were Anglo American plc and Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) with 201 092 500 and 41 498 615 shares, representing 66,62% and 13,75% respectively. Kumba does not know of any arrangements which may result in a change of this control. As of 31 December 2004, the total amount of the voting securities owned by the directors of Kumba was 70 318 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0,02% of the number of shares in issue.
 

 

 
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