African Rainbow Minerals Limited · JSE:ARI

African Rainbow Minerals — FY2009 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from African Rainbow Minerals's earnings presentation, September 2009

  1. Slide 1: The future looks bright

    The future looks bright Provisional results for the year ended 30 June 2009 Disclaimer Certain statements in this report constitute forward looking statements that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information. They include but are not limited to statements that are predict

  2. Slide 2: Corporate structure

    Corporate structure 3 Overview and strategy Patrice Motsepe, Executive Chairman

  3. Slide 3: Salient features

    “ARM is financially robust and continues to invest significant funds to grow the company despite the massive global economic crisis.” Patrice Motsepe ARM Executive Chairman Salient features Headline earnings decreases by 42% from R4.0 billion to R2.3 billion, impacted by the global economic recessio

  4. Slide 4: Salient features and headline earnings over 6 years

    Salient features ARM corporate loan of R967 million refinanced; new facility increased to R1.75 billion and extended for three years Khumani 10 mtpa mine completed on time and within budget; a further 6 mtpa expansion approved Goedgevonden and Nkomati expansion projects commence commissioning TEAL’s

  5. Slide 5: Diversified earnings and revenues

    Diversified earnings Divisional attributable headline earnings 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 -500 F2006 F2007 F2008 F2009 PGMs Nkomati Iron ore Manganese Chrome Coal 9 Diversified revenues F2008 Revenue commodity contributions F2009 Revenue commodity contributions Platinum Platinum Manganese 18% 32%

  6. Slide 6: ARM strategy continues to create value

    ARM strategy continues to create value Operational Organic growth efficiencies 2 x 2010 Acquisitions Africa Entrepreneurial Owner operator Profit focused Partner of choice management World-class management team 11 Continuation of key growth projects important for ARM’s investment case • ARM’s contin

  7. Slide 7: Investing in our future

    Continuation of key growth projects important for ARM’s investment case Favourable • Volume growth is occurring in markets where the absolute commodity dit incremental volume is not expected to negatively impact markets the global demand/supply balances Key growth • Key projects include GGV Thermal

  8. Slide 8: Responding to the global economic crisis

    Responding to the global economic crisis New Cash Quick Operational opportunities preservation response restructuring and acquisitions • Positive cash flow • Production • Retrenchments of • Continuous from operating volumes adjusted ARM employees assessment of activities based on dramatic minimised

  9. Slide 9: Delivering company transforming growth projects

    Corporate action places ARM in a strong position Two Rivers g • ARM has entered into an agreement p with Impala p Platinum to incorporate adjacent prospecting properties into Two Rivers Platinum Mine • This extends the life of mine by 6 years • ARM’s ownership will dilute from 55% to 51%, retaining

  10. Slide 10: Quality long-term growth assets under construction

    Quality long-term growth assets under construction Khumani Iron Ore Goedgevonden Nkomati Nickel Large (10 o 16 mtpa) Thermal Coal Scale Expansion Capex committed 95% (20%) 90% 75% 375ktpm plant Stage Ramp-up (Building) Commissioning commissioning Position on cost 40th percentile 25th percentile 40th

  11. Slide 11: Operational performance

    Operational review André Wilkens, Chief Executive Officer Operational performance 13% increase in iron ore sales to 7.4 million tonnes 6% increase in attributable PGM production/sales to 323 259 ounces 42% decrease in external manganese ore sales to 2.15 million tonnes 12% decrease in nickel product

  12. Slide 12: ARM in a strong position

    ARM in a strong position Quick response to Cash Operational changing market preservation efficiencies dynamics • No operations to be cash flow • Balance between minimising shareholder • Retrenchments of ARM negative at depressed pricing value destruction due to global recession employees minimised t

  13. Slide 13: Strong underlying cash flows and divisional EBITDA margins

    Strong underlying cash flows ARM F2009 EBITDA margin is 44% ARM cash flow from operating activities (R million) 76% 2,456 Manganese 70% 1,422 Iron ore 60% 414 Coal 22% 156 Chrome 10% 177 Nkomati Platinum -13% 830 25 Divisional EBITDA margins 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% Chrome Iron o

  14. Slide 14: Solid EBITDA margins; Modikwa costs improving

    Solid EBITDA margins Stock-pile rebuild and planned maintenance contributed to cost increases % change F2009 F2009 vs F2008 EBITDA Commodity group Unit cost (metric) (decrease)/increase margin (%) Iron ore R/tonne (7) 70 Nickel R/tonne milled 15 10 Manganese ore R/tonne 19 81 Platinum R/PGMs 20 (13)

  15. Slide 15: Mining costs

    Mining costs ARM Ferrous ARM Platinum ARM Coal Cost control and plant Export volumes increasing Increasing volumes with optimisation with restructuring and shift to lower cost restructuring implemented implemented open cast mining Approximate on mine and Approximate on mine Approximate on mine smelt

  16. Slide 16: Profit variance and revenue drivers

    Profit variance 9,000 Profit from operations before exceptional items 8,000 1,062 7,000 6,678 (1 051) 6,000 194 5,000 R million 65 (1 869) (553) 4,000 3 707 Thermal Thermal Coal Chrome Coal Chrome 0.7% 4% 1% (820) 13.0% Platinum 3,000 Group Iron Ore 32% Metals 24.4% 2,000 F2008 Nickel F2009 4.1% Iro

  17. Slide 17: Commodity price movements

    Commodity price movements Spot prices at 21 August 2009 vs the average F2009 prices 80 60 40 Percentage (%) 20 0 -20 -40 -60 Rhodium Nickel Palladium Copper Platinum Chrome ore Charge Gold Export Rand/Dollar Manganese Domestic Iron ore Manganese ($/oz) ($/lb) ($/oz) ($/lb) ($/oz) (R/t) chrome ($/oz)

  18. Slide 18: Manganese ore production; 2 x 2010 growth strategy

    Manganese ore production 1 2 3 Total 2008 % Contribution Africa & ME 35 China 24 Asia (ex China) 16 Americas 10 CIS 8 India 6 Other 1 Total 2008: 14mt 48% 26% 26% Total 2007: 13mt 50% 23% 27% Source: International Manganese Institute (June 2009), ARM estimates 35 2 x 2010 growth strategy – attributa

  19. Slide 19: 2 x 2010 growth strategy – 100% basis

    2 x 2010 growth strategy – 100% basis Nkomati nickel Thousand tonnes Nickel monthly sales 20 (tonnes) 18 800 16 700 14 600 12 500 10 400 8 300 6 200 100 4 0 2 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 - F2005a F2006a F2007a F2008a F2009a F2010e F2011e F2012e Chrome ore Thousand tonnes Chrome ore mon

  20. Slide 20: 2 x 2010 growth strategy; Growth projects continue

    2 x 2010 growth strategy – 100% basis Ferromanganese Thousand tonnes Ferromanganese alloys monthly sales 300 (thousand tonnes) 16 250 14 12 200 10 150 8 6 100 4 2 50 0 0 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 F2005a F2006a F2007a F2008a F2009a F2010e F2011e F2012e Charge chrome Thousand tonnes Ch

  21. Slide 21: Sufficient capacity to fund growth platforms

    Sufficient capacity to fund growth platforms Net debt calculation Per balance sheet June 2009 Dec 2008 June 2008 Long-term interest bearing borrowings 1 364 Short-term interest bearing borrowings 2 380 Total interest bearing borrowings 3 744 3 744 4 220 3 978 Assmang (50%) 13 ARM company* and other

  22. Slide 22: Questions / Appendix

    Questions Provisional results for the year ended 30 June 2009 Appendix Provisional results for the year ended 30 June 2009

  23. Slide 23: ARM operational summary

    ARM operational summary F2009 F2008 % change Modikwa PGMs in concentrate (6E) Ounces 348 866 343 062 2 Cash cost R/kg 160 507 123 995 29 Cash operating margin % (20) 58 (135) Two Rivers PGMs in concentrate Ounces 246 295 206 491 19 ARM Cash cost R/kg 136 288 125 391 9 Platinum (100% basis) Cash oper

  24. Slide 24: Operations optimised to be cash positive

    Operations optimised to be cash positive Capex Costs Volumes • Continuation of growth • Optimisation of • Short-term cutbacks projects operations • Manganese ore • Total capex rescheduled • Managing working • Machadodorp charge over 3 years >25% capital chrome and Dwarsrivier chrome • Maintain geari

  25. Slide 25: Dollar commodity price and volume variance analysis

    Dollar commodity price variance analysis Total commodity Manganese Manganese Charge price Nickel Other Platinum Palladium Rhodium Chrome Ore Alloys Iron Ore Chrome/Ore variance 0 (298) (500) (68) (1,000) 503 227 (1,051) (814) R million (141) (1,500) 808 248 (2,000) (2,500) (1375) (4) (3,000) Note: V

  26. Slide 26: Manganese market; Summarised income statement

    Manganese market Manganese commodity prices Manganese ore – China imports 20 5,500 18 5,100 16 4,700 4,300 14 3,900 $/dmtu 12 3,500 $/mt 10 3,100 8 2,700 6 2,300 1,900 4 1,500 2 1,100 0 700 Jun-06 Oct-06 Apr-07 Jun-07 Oct-07 Apr-08 Jun-08 Oct-08 Apr-09 Aug-06 Dec-06 Feb-07 Aug-07 Dec-07 Feb-08 Aug-0

  27. Slide 27: Summarised cash flow and balance sheet

    Summarised cash flow Reviewed Audited R million June 2009 June 2008 Cash generated by operations 6 678 5 175 Net finance costs 78 (246) Dividends paid (847) (315) Tax paid (1 977) (466) 3 932 4 148 Capital expenditure (3 264) (2 659) Other 247 253 Cash flow from financing activities (171) (175) Net

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