KUMBA IRON ORE ANNUAL REPORT 2006

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT

for the year ended 31 December 2006

This report on remuneration and related matters covers issues which are the concern of the board as a whole in addition to those which were dealt with by the Remuneration Committee.

REMUNERATION POLICY

The human resources and remuneration committee has a clearly defined mandate from the board aimed at:

  • ensuring that the company’s chairman, directors and senior executives are fairly rewarded for their individual contributions to the group’s overall performance;
  • ensuring that the group’s remuneration strategies and packages, including the incentive schemes, are related to performance, are suitably competitive and give due regard to the interests of the shareholders and the financial and commercial health of the group.

DIRECTORS’ SERVICE CONTRACTS

All executive directors’ service contracts are subject to six calendar months’ notice. Non-executive directors are not bound by service contracts.

There are no restraints of trade associated with the contracts.

SUMMARY OF REMUNERATION – For the year ended 31 December 2006

 
Basic
Directors’
Committee
Performance
Benefits and
Retirement fund
Name
salary
fees
fees
bonuses
allowances
contributions
Total
Executive directors
R’000
R’000
R’000
R’000
R’000
R’000
R’000

EJ Myburgh1
248
1 090
162
25
1 525
VP Uren2
197
22
18
237
MW von Wielligh3
MJ Kilbride4
 
445
1 090
184
43
1 762

Non-executive directors
PL Zim5
240
240
PM Baum6
120
120
GS Gouws6
120
23
143
DD Mokgatle
120
11
131
N Moyo
120
11
131
AJ Morgan
120
120
PB Matlare
120
120

Subtotal
960
45
1 005


1 Remuneration relates to the period from 1 November 2006 to 31 December 2006.
2 Remuneration relates to the period from date of listing on the JSE (20 November 2006 to 31 December 2006).
3 Resigned as executive director on 31 January 2006.
4 Resigned as executive director on 9 February 2006.
5 Non-executive director who was appointed as non-executive chairman of the board on 9 February 2006.
6 Fees paid to their respective employers and not to the individuals.

DIRECTORS’ INTEREST IN KUMBA IRON ORE SHARES

At 31 December 2006  
Beneficial
 
Executive director
Direct
Indirect

EJ Myburgh
635

Non-executive directors did not have any beneficial interest in the group.

There has been no change to the interest of directors in share capital since the year-end.

On 31 December 2006 no director had direct or indirect interests of more than 1% in the share capital of the company.

DIRECTORS’ SHARE OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARE AWARDS

The following options and rights in shares in the company were outstanding in favour of directors of the company under the company’s share option schemes:

MANAGEMENT SHARE OPTION SCHEME

For the year ended 31 December 2006

 
Proceeds if
gain if
 
Options
exercisable
exercisable
 
held at
Exercise
at 31 Dec
at 31 Dec
 
31 Dec
price
Exercisable
2006
2006
Name
2006
R
period
R
R

Executive director
EJ Myburgh
51 000
17,37
12/3/08
6 273 000
5 387 130
 
26 730
22,04
11/1/09
3 287 790
2 698 661
 
32 920
26,40
3/16/11
4 049 160
3 180 072

Total
110 650
13 609 950
11 265 863