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RNS Number : 3440W  Anglo American PLC  22 December 2021

 22 December 2021
 Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers' tenth sales cycle of
 2021

Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global
Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers' tenth sales cycle of 2021,
amounting to $332 million.

 

                   Cycle 10 2021((1))  Cycle 9 2021((2))  Cycle 10 2020

                   (provisional)       (actual)            (actual)
 Sales value((3))  $332m               $438m              $452m

 

(1) Cycle 10 2021 provisional sales value represents sales as at 21 December
2021

(2) Cycle 9 2021 actual sales value represents sales between the dates of 8
November and 23 November.

(3) Sales values are quoted on a consolidated accounting basis. Auction sales
included in a given cycle are the sum of all sales between the end of the
preceding cycle and the end of the noted cycle.

 

Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various
jurisdictions around the globe, De Beers Group has continued to implement a
more flexible approach to rough diamond sales during the tenth sales cycle of
2021, with the Sight event extended beyond its normal week-long duration. As a
result, the provisional rough diamond sales figure quoted for Cycle 10
represents the expected sales value for the period 6 December to 21 December
and remains subject to adjustment based on final completed sales.

 

Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: "Rough diamond demand and midstream
sentiment continued to be positive in the final sales cycle of 2021, although
as anticipated we saw some impact on sales ahead of the seasonal closure of
polishing factories in southern Africa over the Christmas period. Nonetheless,
despite the ongoing challenges of Covid-19, our rough diamond sales for the
year are higher than what we saw in 2019 before the onset of the pandemic, and
much higher than our sales in 2020. Consumer demand for diamond jewellery is
continuing to perform very well over the key holiday period, so we head
towards the new year with positive trading conditions and industry sentiment."

 

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 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891                                                           Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8830

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 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8935

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 South Africa

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 Tel: +27 (0)11 638 3189

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 Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2175

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Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the
essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of
world-class competitive operations, with a broad range of future development
options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a
cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every
day demands of billions of consumers. With our people at the heart of our
business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover
new resources and to mine, process, move and market our products to our
customers - safely and sustainably.

 

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum
group metals, premium quality iron ore and metallurgical coal for steelmaking,
and nickel - with crop nutrients in development - we are committed to being
carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. More broadly, our Sustainable
Mining Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals to ensure we work
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diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources
for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for
society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining
mining to improve people's lives.

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