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Reviewed condensed consolidated financial report
for the six months ended 30 June 2008
and interim cash dividend declaration
2008 Interim results

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SALIENT FEATURES AND OPERATING STATISTICS

for the period ended

  Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited
  6 months   6 months   12 months
  30 June   30 June   31 Dec
  2008   2007   2007
Share statistics (‘000)          
Total shares in issue 317 104   313 594   317 104
Treasury shares 900   742   1 766
Treasury shares (Rand million) 18   29   43
Market information          
Closing share price (Rand) 315   185   285
Market capitalisation (Rand million) 99 888   58 220   90 374
Market capitalisation (US$ million) 12 636   8 223   13 281
Net asset value per share (cents) 1 401   717   863
Capital expenditure (Rand million)          
Incurred 806   1 166   2 119
Contracted 1 271   461   589
Authorised but not contracted 1 989   1 937   1 185
Capital expenditure relating to          
Thabazimbi Mine to be financed          
by ArcelorMittal (Rand million)          
Contracted 1   2   2
Authorised but not contracted 40   12   2
Operating commitments          
Operating lease commitments 49   67   56
Shipping services 600     698
Economic information          
Average Rand/US dollar exchange rate          
(Rand/US$) 7,65   7,15   7,03
Closing Rand/US dollar exchange rate          
(Rand/US$) 7,91   7,08   6,81
Operating statistics (Mt)          
Production 17,1   15,6   32,4
Sales 17,3   16,3   32,9
   – export 13,3   11,8   24,0
   – domestic 4,0   4,5   8,9
Sishen Mine unit cost (Rand per tonne) 93,39   77,11   79,90
Sishen Mine cash cost (Rand per tonne) 86,14   69,37   74,32
Sishen Mine unit cost (US$ per tonne) 12,21   10,78   11,37
Sishen Mine cash cost (US$ per tonne) 11,18   9,70   10,57