OREANDA-NEWS. Anglo American wishes to draw attention to Kumba Iron Ore Limited's announcement of its results for the year ended 31 December 2014. Kumba Iron Ore Limited reported headline earnings of R11,006 million.

Anglo American will report underlying earnings in respect of Kumba Iron Ore Limited of USD 693 million for the year ended 31 December 2014, which takes into account certain adjustments.

Anglo American will report results for the year ended 31 December 2014 on 13 February 2015. The above figures are unaudited.

Underlying earnings

Underlying earnings is profit attributable to equity shareholders before special items and remeasurements, and is therefore presented after net finance costs, income tax and non-controlling interests. Special items and remeasurements are those items of financial performance that the Group believes should be separately disclosed to assist in the understanding of the underlying financial performance achieved by the Group.

Anglo American is one of the world's largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Our portfolio of mining businesses meets our customers' changing needs and spans bulk commodities - iron ore and manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals and minerals - copper, nickel, niobium and phosphates; and precious metals and minerals - in which we are a global leader in both platinum and diamonds. At Anglo American, we are committed to working together with our stakeholders - our investors, our partners and our employees - to create sustainable value that makes a real difference, while upholding the highest standards of safety and responsibility across all our businesses and geographies. The company's mining operations, pipeline of growth projects and exploration activities span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.