1,500 ENTREPRENUERS FUNDED BY. Luyanda Nwenya, Owner of ICU Eyecare Specialist - a Zimele - funded business.

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1 1,500 ENTREPRENUERS FUNDED BY Luyanda Nwenya, Owner of ICU Eyecare Specialist - a Zimele - funded business.

2 Zimele, Anglo American s enterprise development initiative, was established in 1989 to provide funding and support to previously disadvantaged South Africans, with an aim to create and develop commercially viable and sustainable small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

3 MAKES A Jani Mathe in the main workshop area on Level 14 underground at Tumela Mine.

4 ZIMELE AT A GLANCE 6 FUNDS R708 MILLION INVESTED IN SMALL BUSINESSES 2,358 TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED 37% OF ZIMELE BENEFICIARIES ARE THE YOUTH 41% OF ZIMELE BENEFICIARIES ARE WOMEN 30,000 PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY ZIMELE-FUNDED BUSINESSES R4,5 bn COLLECTIVE ANNUAL TURNOVER 1,500 BUSINESSES FUNDED

5 Vusi Seroka with his employees on site. Vusi is the owner of Vista Wa Seroka Trading Enterprise, a Zimele-funded business.

6 CONTACT 0860 ZIMELE (946353) Visit Visit a small business hub zimele@angloamerican.com Speak to a fund manager Figures quoted in this brochure are drawn from audited figures from Zimele from December 2013.

7 OUR SIX FUNDS Zimele channels its capital through its six funds with each fund focusing on a specific sector or market. THE GREEN FUND The Green Fund targets investment opportunities that mitigate carbon, reduce energy and water consumption, and improve waste and emissions management. The Fund provides funding of up to R10 million per project or business. Contact: Teresa McNeill Tel: +27 (0) teresa.mcneill@angloamerican.com THE ANGLO AMERICAN SEFA MINING FUND The Anglo American sefa Mining Fund is a joint initiative between our South African operations and sefa formerly known as Khula Enterprise Finance Limited, a governmentowned entity that promotes SME development. The Fund helps grow emerging black empowered mining companies into commercially bankable enterprises. The Fund provides equity and loan finance of up to R30 million per project. It also provides technical support during high-risk exploration and pre-feasibility studies. Contact: Alugumi Dzebu Tel: +27 (0) alugumi.dzebu@angloamerican.com THE COMMUNITY FUND The Community Fund is managed through a network of small business hubs that are based both within the communities where we operate and labour-sending areas around the country. It provides funding, training and skills development for potential entrepreneurs and business owners. The Fund provides loan finance of up to R2 million per project, at preferential interest rates to entrepreneurs and SMEs. It has changed the lives of many of its beneficiaries and their families through its network of small business hubs, which ensures that funding and training is accessible within communities. Contact: Louwrens de Jager Tel: +27 (0) louwrens.dejager@angloamerican.com THE SUPPLY CHAIN FUND The Supply Chain Fund helps our procurement departments to identify appropriate black-empowered SMEs and supports them by channelling business opportunities their way. The Fund provides equity and loan finance of up to R5 million per project. It also supplies hands-on support, business guidance and skills transfer. Contact: Peter Mothudi Tel: +27 (0) peter.mothudi@angloamerican.com

8 THE SEBENZA FUND Sebenza meaning work in isizulu is a fitting name for the Fund which aims to provide new and sustainable employment throughout South Africa. The Sebenza Fund is modelled on the successes of Zimele s other funds and provides a community-based hub system which offers financial and non-financial support to SMEs. The Godisa Fund provides both equity, quasi-equity and pure debt investments at preferential interest rates to entrepreneurs and SMEs that are economically viable and can create new long-term sustainable jobs. Tel: godisa@angloamerican.com The Sebenza Fund provides both equity and/or loan finance at preferential interests rates to entrepreneurs and SMEs that are economically viable and can create new long-term sustainable jobs. Contact: Gladwyn Leeuw Tel: gladwyn.leeuw@angloamerican.com THE GODISA FUND The Godisa Fund is a tri-partite agreement between Transnet, South Africa s national transport authority, government owned Small Enterprise Funding Agency (sefa) and Anglo American. The fund will focus on the development of black-owned small and medium enterprises (SME s) primarily in Transnet s procurement value chain in rail manufacturing, freight, logistics and related services with a particular focus on women, the youth and people with disabilities.

9 HOW TO APPLY FOR ZIMELE FUNDING 1 Compile a business plan 2 Present your business plan to your local Zimele hub manager or fund representative 3 The hub manager will assist you in completing an application form 4 The Zimele Investment Committee will evaluate your application to determine whether the business plan meets the requirements 5 If your business plan meets the requirements, Zimele will provide you with the funding and the support to put your plan into action

10 NATIONAL NETWORK OF ZIMELE SMALL BUSINESS HUBS