MANUAL ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED

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1 MANUAL OF ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED and all its subsidiaries and related entities Prepared in accordance with section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, No 2 of Last updated: July 2010

2 ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED [Registration Number 1989/002164/06] ( ArcelorMittal ) INTRODUCTION The Promotion of Access to Information Act, No 2 of 2000, ( the Act ) gives effect to the constitutional right of access to information held by a public or private body. ArcelorMittal is a private body and as such has to comply with the requirements of the Act. One of the requirements of the Act is the compilation of a manual that contains information on the records held by the relevant private body. This document serves as the manual of ArcelorMittal, all it operating divisions, its subsidiaries and related entities listed below in compliance with the requirements of the Act. The entities covered by this manual are: - Collect-a-Can (Pty) Ltd - Saldanha Steel (Pty) Ltd - Ferrosure (South Africa) Insurance Company Ltd - Iscor Building System (Pty) Ltd - Iscor Trust - Yskor Landgoed (Pty) Ltd - Pybus Fifty-Seven (Pty) Ltd - Steelfin Lease (Pty) Ltd - IPSA Strategic Sourcing Education Trust - Dombotema Mining Investments (Pty) Ltd - Mabwetema Mining Investments (Pty) Ltd - Vicva Investments and Trading Nine (Pty) Ltd - Dunswart Utility Company A copy of this manual can be inspected at ArcelorMittal s offices in Vanderbijlpark and is also available on the company s website (see details below). COMPANY OVERVIEW ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, which has been known as Iscor Limited since June 1989 and change its name to Ispat Iscor Ltd on 17 August 2004 and change its again name on 1 st March 2005 to Mittal Steel South Africa Limited and again to ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited on 3 October 2007, was established in 1928 to promote industrialisation in South Africa through the production of steel for the growing manufacturing industry. Today ArcelorMittal is the African continent s premier steel producer with world-class steel production facilities in flat and long steel products Page 2 of 8

3 PART I [s51(1)(a)] CONTACT DETAILS The company secretary of ArcelorMittal has been duly authorised by the company s chief executive officer to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Act. Contact details for the company secretary are as follows: Contact person : Mr M Manjingolo Postal address : ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd PO Box 2, Vanderbijlpark, 1900 Physical address : Corporate Centre Delfos Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark, 1911 Telephone number : Facsimile number : mlawuli.manjingolo@arcelormittal.com GENERAL INFORMATION Name of the private body : ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (including its subsidiaries) Postal address : ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, PO Box 2, Vanderbijlpark, 1900 Physical address : Corporate Centre Delfos Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark, 1911 Telephone number : Facsimile number : Website : PART II [s51(1)(b)] GUIDE ON HOW TO USE THE ACT A guide on how to use the Act is to be compiled by the Human Rights Commission in terms of s10 of the Act by no later than August Any queries should be directed to: The South African Human Rights Commissioner, PAIA Unit The Research and Documentation Department Postal address : Private Bag 2700, Houghton 2041 Telephone number : Facsimile number : Website : Page 3 of 8

4 PART III[s51(1)(c)] COPY OF NOTICE No notice in terms of s52(2) of the Act has been published. Certain records are, however, freely available on the company s website. PART IV [s51(1)(d) and (e)] RECORDS HELD IN TERMS OF OTHER LEGISLATION Records are kept in accordance with the following legislation: Accounting and finance: Income Tax Act, No 58 of 1962 Value Added Tax Act, No 89 of 1991 Human resources: Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 7 of 1997 Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 Skills Development Levies Act, No 99 of 1999 Unemployment Insurance Act, No 63 of 2001 Wages Act, No 5 of 1957 Workmen s Compensation Act, No 30 of 1941 Pension Fund Act, No 24 of 1956 Medical Schemes Act, No 131 of 1998 Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995 Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act 4 of 2002 Company secretarial and administration: Companies Act, No 61 of 1973 Regional Services Councils Act, No 109 of 1985 Page 4 of 8

5 Environmental: National Environmental Management Act, No 107 of 1998 Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989 (repealed but still finds application) The National Water Act of 1998 The Explosives Act 16 of 1973 National environment Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 The Hazardous Substance Act, No 15 of 1973 The Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, No 45 of 1965 (repealed but still finds application) National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993 Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No 130 of 1993 REQUESTS FOR ACCESS The requester must comply with all the procedural requirements contained in the Act and must make a request for access to a record on the prescribed form, addressed to the company secretary (see part I [s51(1)(a)] above for details). Requesters should note that no request will be processed if the prescribed form is not duly completed and if the right that the requester is seeking to exercise or protect has not been identified. If a request is made on behalf of a third party, the requester must submit proof of the capacity in which the requester is making the request to the satisfaction of the company secretary. The company secretary will advise the requester of the fees (if any) payable to obtain access to the relevant record/s. Requester should note that access to certain records may be denied on the grounds set out in the Act. RECORDS OF ARCELORMITTAL, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED ENTITIES ArcelorMittal Corporate Office Records available: - Financial and tax - Employee - Treasury - Property - Materials management - Information management - Internal policies and procedures - Statutory and secretarial - Internal correspondence - General correspondence - Contracts and agreements Page 5 of 8

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7 - Insurance and risk management - Technology - Health and safety - Corporate affairs and investor relations - Intellectual property ArcelorMittal divisions: The ArcelorMittal divisions include the following: Flat Steel Products Vanderbijlpark works Saldanha Steel (Subsidiary) Long Steel Products Newcastle Works Vereeniging Works Pretoria Works Coke and Chemicals Records available in respect of the divisions are: - Accounting - Policies - Marketing and sales - Secretarial - Contracts and agreements - General correspondence - Statutory - Employee - Purchasing - Customers - Operational - Business units - Occupational health and safety - Corporate communications - Materials management - Information management - Planning - Products Page 6 of 8

8 ArcelorMittal subsidiaries The ArcelorMittal subsidiaries include the following: - Collect-a-Can (Pty) Ltd - Saldanha Steel (Pty) Ltd - Ferrosure (South Africa) Insurance Company (Pty) Ltd - Iscor Building Systems (Pty) Ltd - Yskor Landgoed (Pty) Ltd - Pybus Fifty-Seven (Pty) Ltd - Steelfin Lease (Pty) Ltd - Smart Coat (Pty) Ltd - Dombotema Mining Investments (Pty) Ltd - Mabwetema Mining Investments (Pty) Ltd - Vicva Investments and Trading Nine (Pty) Ltd Records available in respect of the subsidiaries are: - Accounting - Policies - Marketing and sales - Secretarial - Contracts and agreements - General correspondence - Statutory - Employee - Customers - Operational - Purchasing - Business units - Occupational health and safety - Corporate communications - Materials management - Information management - Planning - Products ArcelorMittal related entities: The ArcelorMittal related entities include the following: Iscor Trust IPSA Strategic Sourcing Education Trust Dunswart Utility Company Records available in respect of related entities are: - Financial - Statutory Page 7 of 8

9 - Requests for donations - Correspondence PART V [s51(1)(f)] OTHER INFORMATION The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has not made any regulations in this regard. PART VI [s51(3)] AVAILABILITY OF MANUAL As indicated, the manual is available for inspection, free of charge, at the office of ArcelorMittal in Vanderbijlpark and is also available on the company s website at wwww.mittalsteelsa.com. Copies may also be requested from the South African Human Rights Commission. PART VII PRESCRIBED FORM AND FEE STRUCTURE The form and fee structure prescribed under the Act are attached hereto as Annexures 1 and 2 and are also available on the company s website or on the website of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development ( under the Regulations section. Both a request fee and an access fee are payable. The request fee is a standard fee as prescribed by Regulation published in the Government Gazette and the access fee must be calculated by taking certain factors into consideration such as reproduction costs, search and preparation time and cost and postal costs. The company secretary may also require a requester to pay a deposit that will be equal to the prescribed portion of the access fee that would be payable if the request is granted. The company secretary shall withhold a record until a requester has paid the fees as required in full Page 8 of 8