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

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

2 Jani Mathe in the main workshop area on Level 14 underground at Tumela Mine. MAKES A 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 ZIMELE AT A GLANCE 5 FUNDS 1,972 35% R708 MILLION INVESTED IN SMALL BUSINESSES TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED OF ZIMELE BENEFICIARIES ARE THE YOUTH 49% 25,000 R3,4 bn OF ZIMELE BENEFICIARIES ARE WOMEN PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY ZIMELE-FUNDED BUSINESSES COLLECTIVE ANNUAL TURNOVER 1,393 BUSINESSES FUNDED Vusi Seroka with his employees on site. Vusi is the owner of Vista Wa Seroka Trading Enterprise, a Zimele-funded business.

4 OUR FIVE FUNDS Zimele channels its capital through its five 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 THE SEBENZA FUND The Sebenza Fund is Zimele s fifth 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 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

5 HOW TO APPLY FOR ZIMELE FUNDING 1 Compile a business plan 3 The hub manager will assist you in completing an application form 2 Present your business plan to your local Zimele hub manager or fund representative 4 The Zimele Investment Committee will evaluate your application to determine whether the business plan meets the requirements NATIONAL NETWORK OF ZIMELE SMALL BUSINESS HUBS Kleinzee Upington Northern Cape Kuruman Kathu Postmasburg North West Vryburg Kimberley De Aar Mafikeng Mangaung Free State Mogwase Ramotshere Moiloa Rustenburg x2 Mogale City Mokopane Thabazimbi Gauteng Johannesburg Vaal Springs Kroonstad Bethlehem Lephalale x2 Dennilton Pretoria Musina Limpopo Atok Burgersfort Thembisile Hani Middelburg emalahleni Kusile Phola Secunda Tzaneen Mpumalanga Newcastle Ladysmith Bushbuckridge Mbombela Vryheid KwaZulu-Natal Kokstad Durban Ngquza Hill 5 Beaufort West Eastern Cape Graaff-Reinet Mbhashe Mthatha If your business plan meets the requirements, Zimele will provide you with the funding and the support to put your plan into action Saldanha Bay Atlantis Paarl Philippi Western Cape George Nelson Mandela Bay King Williams Town 25 Community Fund Hubs 30 Proposed Sebenza Fund Hubs

6 CONTACT 0860 ZIMELE (946353) +27 (0) Visit Visit a small business hub zimele@angloamerican.com Speak to a fund manager Figures quoted in this brochure are drawn from Anglo American s 2012 Annual and SD Reports stated in South African Rands. Printed on environmentally friendly paper.