Salient features and operating statistics

for the year ended

   
Unaudited
 
Unaudited
 
   
31 Dec
 
31 Dec
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
  Share statistics (‘000)
 
 
  Total shares in issue 319 461   317 104  
  Weighted average number of shares 316 141   314 618  
  Diluted weighted average number of shares 319 779   319 660  
  Treasury shares 1 795   1 766  
  Treasury shares (Rand million) 86   43  
           
  Market information 162   285  
  Closing share price (Rand) 51 753   90 374  
  Market capitalisation (Rand million) 5 482   13 281  
  Market capitalisation (US$ million)        
           
  Net asset value per share (cents) 2 163   863  
           
  Capital expenditure (Rand million)        
  Incurred 2 563   2 119  
  Contracted 2 090   589  
  Authorised but not contracted 8 753   1 185  
           
  Capital expenditure relating to Thabazimbi Mine        
  to be financed by ArcelorMittal (Rand million)        
  Contracted -   2  
  Authorised but not contracted -   2  
           
  Operating commitments (Rand million)        
  Operating lease commitments 144   56  
  Shipping services 395   698  
           
  Economic information        
  Average Rand/US dollar exchange rate (Rand/US$) 8,25   7,03  
  Closing Rand/US dollar exchange rate (Rand/US$) 9,37   6,81  
           
  Operating statistics (Mt)        
  Production 36,7   32,4  
  Sales 33,0   32,9  
  – export 24,9   24,0  
  – domestic 8,1   8,9  
  Sishen Mine unit cost (Rand per tonne) 110,77   79,90  
  Sishen Mine cash cost (Rand per tonne) 101,86   74,32  
  Sishen Mine unit cost (US$ per tonne) 13,43   11,37  
  Sishen Mine cash cost (US$ per tonne) 12,35   10,57