Regulatory Filings • Mar 16, 2022
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US\$1,250,000,000 Anglo American Capital plc US\$500,000,000 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 US\$750,000,000 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052 Guaranteed by Anglo American plc
Anglo American Capital plc (the "Issuer" or "Anglo American Capital") is offering US\$500 million of its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes") and US\$750 million of its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes" and, together with the 2029 Notes, the "Notes") with such Notes to be guaranteed (the "Guarantees") by Anglo American plc (the "Company", "Guarantor" or "Anglo American" and, together with the Company's subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, "Anglo American Group", the "Group", or "we"). Interest will be paid on the Notes semi-annually and in arrears on September 16 and March 16 of each year, commencing on September 16, 2022. The 2029 Notes and the 2052 Notes will mature on March 16, 2029 and on March 16, 2052, respectively.
The Issuer has the option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes at any time at the redemption prices set forth in this Offering Memorandum.
The Notes will be unsecured senior obligations of the Issuer and will rank equally with all of its other existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness.
The Notes will be issued in fully registered form and only in denominations of US\$200,000 and integral multiples of US\$1,000 in excess thereof.
For a more detailed description of the Notes, see "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees" beginning on page 125.
An investment in the Notes involves risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 35.
Offering Price for the 2029 Notes: 99.352% plus accrued interest, if any, from March 16, 2022 Offering Price for the 2052 Notes: 98.273% plus accrued interest, if any, from March 16, 2022
This Offering Memorandum is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "UK Prospectus Regulation") and Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA"). Application is expected to be made to the Financial Conduct Authority in its capacity as competent authority pursuant to Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FCA") for each series of the Notes to be admitted to the official list of the FCA (the "Official List") and to the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange") for each series of the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market ("Admission"). References in this Offering Memorandum to the Notes being
listed (and all related references) shall mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market and have been admitted to the Official List. The London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market is a regulated market for purposes of Article 2(1)(13) of Regulation 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The securities to which this Offering Memorandum relates have not been recommended by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other US federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority nor have such authorities confirmed the accuracy or adequacy of this Offering Memorandum. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense in the United States.
The Notes and the Guarantees have not been registered, and we do not intend to register the Notes or the Guarantees, under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Notes are being offered and sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") and outside the United States to certain non-US persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation S"). Prospective purchasers that are qualified institutional buyers are hereby notified that the seller of the Notes and the related Guarantees may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For further details about eligible offerees and transfer restrictions, see "Plan of Distribution" and "Transfer Restrictions".
The Company's credit ratings have been issued by Fitch Ratings Ltd. ("Fitch"), Moody's Investors Service Ltd. ("Moody's") and S&P Global Ratings UK Limited ("S&P") and are BBB (stable outlook), Baa2 (negative outlook) and BBB (stable outlook), respectively. In general, United Kingdom regulated investors are restricted from using a rating for regulatory purposes if such rating is not issued by a credit rating agency established in the United Kingdom and registered under The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the "CRA Regulations"). S&P and Moody's have each been registered under the CRA Regulations by the FCA as of January 1, 2021.
In connection with the offering, the Initial Purchasers are not acting for anyone other than the Company and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their clients nor for providing advice in relation to the offering.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., DBS Bank Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank (collectively, the "Joint Bookrunners" or the "Initial Purchasers") expect to deliver the Notes to purchasers on or about March 16, 2022 through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company including its participants Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.
Joint Bookrunners
Citigroup Mizuho Securities Morgan Stanley Santander
DBS Bank Ltd. Standard Chartered Bank
Offering Memorandum dated March 14, 2022
| DEFINED TERMS7 | |
|---|---|
| PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 13 | |
| SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES21 | |
| AVAILABLE INFORMATION 22 | |
| INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 23 | |
| OVERVIEW25 | |
| SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 33 | |
| RISK FACTORS 35 | |
| CAPITALIZATION 51 | |
| RECENT DEVELOPMENTS52 | |
| USE OF PROCEEDS 53 | |
| BUSINESS DESCRIPTION 54 | |
| MINERAL PRODUCTION 70 | |
| INDUSTRY OVERVIEW72 | |
| SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION75 | |
| OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW77 | |
| REGULATION 105 | |
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND | |
| SOCIAL)109 | |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT OF ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 114 | |
| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS124 | |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES125 | |
| BOOK-ENTRY SETTLEMENT AND CLEARANCE 146 | |
| TAXATION 149 | |
| PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION154 | |
| TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS159 | |
| LEGAL MATTERS 162 | |
| INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 162 | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ANGLO AMERICAN CAPITAL PLC163 | |
| GENERAL INFORMATION164 |
In connection with the issue of the Notes, any one of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC or Santander Investment Securities Inc. (the "Stabilizing Managers") or any person acting on behalf of a Stabilizing Manager may over-allot Notes or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilizing Managers (or persons acting on their behalf) will undertake any stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the offer of the Notes is made and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the date on which the Issuer received the proceeds of the offering, or no later than 60 days after the date of the allotment of the Notes, whichever is the earlier. Any such stabilization or over-allotment must be conducted by the Stabilizing Managers (or persons acting on behalf of any Stabilizing Manager) in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and rules and on the London Stock Exchange or over-the-counter ("OTC") market.
This Offering Memorandum is provided only to prospective purchasers of the Notes. You should read this Offering Memorandum before making a decision whether to purchase any Notes. You must not use this Offering Memorandum for any other purpose, make copies of any part of this Offering Memorandum or give a copy of it to any other person, or disclose any information in this Offering Memorandum to any other person.
The Issuer and the Company accept responsibility for the information contained in this Offering Memorandum. To the best of the knowledge of the Issuer and the Company the information contained in this Offering Memorandum is in accordance with the facts and this Offering Memorandum contains no omission likely to affect its import. Where the information in this Offering Memorandum has been sourced from a third party, such information has been accurately reproduced and so far as the Issuer and the Company are aware and are able to ascertain from information published by that third party, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.
This Offering Memorandum contains and incorporates by reference information that you should consider when making your investment decision. You are responsible for making your own examination of us and your own assessment of the merits and risks of investing in the Notes. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information, whether orally or in writing, either different from that contained in this Offering Memorandum or not set forth in this Offering Memorandum, and if you believe that there is any other information upon which you wish to rely that is either different from or not set forth in this Offering Memorandum you should not rely on it at all. We are offering to sell the Notes only where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this Offering Memorandum is accurate only as of the date of this Offering Memorandum, regardless of the time of delivery of this Offering Memorandum or any resale of the Notes and, except as required by the FCA or applicable law and regulation, will not be updated.
By purchasing any Notes, you will be deemed to have acknowledged that: (1) you have reviewed this Offering Memorandum; (2) you have had an opportunity to review all information considered by you to be necessary to make your investment decision and to verify the accuracy of, or to supplement, the information contained in this Offering Memorandum; (3) you have not relied on the Initial Purchasers or any person affiliated with the Initial Purchasers in connection with your investigation of the accuracy of such information or your investment decision; (4) the Initial Purchasers are not responsible for, and are not making any representation to you concerning, our future performance or the accuracy or completeness of this Offering Memorandum; and (5) no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation concerning us or the Notes, other than as contained in this Offering Memorandum. If given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us or the Initial Purchasers.
You should read this Offering Memorandum before making a decision whether to purchase any Notes. In making any investment decision, you must rely on your own examination of the Issuer and the Company and the terms of this offering, including the merits and risks involved. You should not construe anything in this Offering Memorandum as financial, legal, business, tax or other advice. You should consult with your own
advisors as needed to assist you in making your investment decision and to advise you whether you are legally permitted to purchase the Notes.
You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction in connection with the possession or distribution of this Offering Memorandum and the purchase, offer or sale of the Notes, and you must obtain any required consent, approval or permission for the purchase, offer or sale by you of the Notes under the laws and regulations applicable to you in force in any jurisdiction to which you are subject or in which you make such purchases, offers or sales. Neither we nor the Initial Purchasers are responsible for your compliance with these legal requirements.
We are offering the Notes and the Guarantees in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. These exemptions apply to offers and sales of securities that do not involve a public offering.
The Notes are subject to restrictions on resale and transfer as described under "Transfer Restrictions". By purchasing any Notes, you will be deemed to have made certain acknowledgments, representations and agreements as described in that section of this Offering Memorandum. You may be required to bear the financial risks of investing in the Notes for an indefinite period of time.
The Initial Purchasers make no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Offering Memorandum. Nothing contained in this Offering Memorandum is, or should be relied upon as, a promise or representation by the Initial Purchasers as to the past or future. The Initial Purchasers have not independently verified any of the information contained herein (financial, legal or otherwise) and assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any such information.
This Offering Memorandum has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in the United Kingdom ("UK") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation and the FSMA from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. The expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"), and the expression "FSMA" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended).
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
Solely for the purposes of the manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Notes has led to the conclusion that:(i) the target market for the Notes is eligible counterparties as
defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook ("COBS") and professional clients as defined in Regulation (EU) 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA ("UK MiFIR") only; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into consideration the manufacturer's target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to UK MiFIR and the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (together, the "UK MiFIR Product Governance Requirements") is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturer's target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
This Offering Memorandum has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area ("EEA") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. The expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended or superseded).
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
Any distributor subject to MiFID II (for the purposes of this paragraph, a "distributor") subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes and determining the appropriate distribution channels for the purposes of the MiFID II product governance rules under Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 ("Delegated Directive"). Neither we nor any of the Initial Purchasers make any representations or warranties as to a Distributor's compliance with the Delegated Directive.
This Offering Memorandum is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Financial Promotion Order"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (''high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This Offering Memorandum is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this Offering Memorandum relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
The distribution of this Offering Memorandum and the offering and sale of the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. The Issuer, the Company and the Initial Purchasers require persons in possession of this Offering Memorandum to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. This Offering Memorandum does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase, any of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer or invitation would be unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, investors may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the US federal, state or local income tax treatment and tax structure of the offering and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the investors relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. However, any information relating to the US federal, state or local income tax treatment or tax structure shall remain confidential (and the foregoing sentence shall not apply) to the extent reasonably necessary to enable any person to comply with applicable securities laws. For this purpose, "tax structure" means any facts relevant to the US federal, state or local income tax treatment of the offering but does not include information relating to the identity of the issuer of the securities, the issuer of any assets underlying the securities, or any of their respective affiliates that are offering the securities.
In this Offering Memorandum, references to "Anglo American", the "Anglo American Group", the "Group", "we", "us", and "our" are to refer to either Anglo American plc and its subsidiaries and/or those who work for them generally, or where it is not necessary to refer to a particular entity, entities or persons. The use of these generic terms herein is for convenience only, and is in no way indicative of how the Anglo American Group or any entity within it is structured, managed or controlled. Anglo American subsidiaries, and their management, are responsible for their own day-to-day operations, including but not limited to securing and maintaining all relevant licenses and permits, operational adaptation and implementation of Group policies, management, training and any applicable local grievance mechanisms. Anglo American produces group-wide policies and procedures to ensure best uniform practices and standardization across the Anglo American Group but is not responsible for the day to day implementation of such policies. Such policies and procedures constitute prescribed minimum standards only. Group operating subsidiaries are responsible for adapting those policies and procedures to reflect local conditions where appropriate, and for implementation, oversight and monitoring within their specific businesses.
This Offering Memorandum includes "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements, including without limitation those concerning levels of actual production during any period, levels of global demand and commodity market prices, mineral resource exploration and project development capabilities and delivery, recovery rates and other operational capabilities, safety, health or environmental incidents, the effects of global pandemics and outbreaks of infectious diseases, the impact of attacks from third parties on our information systems, natural catastrophes or adverse geological conditions, climate change and extreme weather events, the outcome of litigation or regulatory proceedings, sustainability performance-related (including environmental, social and governance) goals, ambitions, targets, visions, milestones and aspirations, the availability of mining and processing equipment, the ability to obtain key inputs in a timely manner, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the availability of necessary infrastructure (including transportation) services, the development, efficacy and adoption of new technology, challenges in realizing resource estimates or discovering new economic mineralization, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, levels of capital expenditure, rating and leverage targets, the availability of sufficient credit, liquidity and counterparty risks, the effects of inflation, political uncertainty, tensions and disputes and economic conditions in relevant areas of the world, evolving societal and stakeholder requirements and expectations, shortages of skilled employees, the actions of competitors, activities by courts, regulators and governmental authorities such as in relation to permitting or forcing closure of mines and ceasing of operations or maintenance of Anglo American's assets, and changes in taxation or safety, health, environmental or other types of regulation in the countries where Anglo American operates, conflicts over land and resource ownership rights and such other risk factors identified in this Offering Memorandum (see "Risk Factors"). These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future results and events and generally may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "believe", "aim", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "foresee", "forecast", "likely", "should", "planned", "may", "estimated", "potential", "projected", "will", "continue" or other similar words and phrases. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans, ambitions, targets, visions, milestones or goals are or may be forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
The risk factors described in this Offering Memorandum could affect our future results, causing these results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. These factors are not necessarily all the important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results.
You should review carefully all information, including the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements, which are incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum. The forward-looking statements included in this Offering Memorandum are made only as of the last practicable date prior to the date hereof. Neither we nor the Initial Purchasers undertake any obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Offering Memorandum or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. All subsequent written and oral forwardlooking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements in this section.
Where cited in this Offering Memorandum, market data and industry data and forecasts were obtained and reproduced from reports prepared by Wood Mackenzie, CRU, Platts, the World Steel Association, the London Metal Exchange, Johnson Matthey, the London Platinum and Palladium Market, Camdaq, the Metal Bulletin, Argus/McCloskey Coal Price Index and the globalCOAL. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. We have not independently verified any of the data from third party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, industry forecasts and market research, which we believe to be reliable based upon the Group management's knowledge of the industry, have not been independently verified. Forecasts are particularly likely to be inaccurate, especially over long periods of time. In addition, we do not necessarily know what assumptions regarding general economic growth were used in preparing the forecasts we cite. We do not make any representation as to the accuracy of data from third party sources, industry forecasts and market research and we expressly disclaim any responsibility for, or liability in respect of, such third party information. Statements as to the Group's market position are based on the most currently available data. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the Group's industry data presented herein, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in this Offering Memorandum. Neither we nor the Initial Purchasers can guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any such industry data contained in this Offering Memorandum. Where the information in this Offering Memorandum has been sourced from a third party, such information has been accurately reproduced and so far as the Issuer and the Company are aware and are able to ascertain from information published by that third party, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading. Further, where the information in this Offering Memorandum has been sourced from a third party, reference is made to the third party source where such information appears in the document.
For United States public company reporting purposes, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure
requirements for issuers with material mining operations whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act. These amendments became effective February 25, 2019 (the "SEC Modernization Rules") with compliance required for the first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. While the SEC Modernization Rules are more closely aligned with current industry and global regulatory practices and standards than past SEC reporting requirements, there may be some differences in reporting regimes for Ore Reserve estimates between Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, 2012 edition and the South African Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (2016 Edition) on the one hand, each of which are used by the Group, and the SEC Modernization Rules on the other hand.
| Defined Term "2029 Notes" |
Definition 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 |
|---|---|
| "2052 Notes" | 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052 |
| "AA Sur" | Anglo American Sur SA |
| "AASA" | Anglo American South Africa Proprietary Limited |
| "Agent" | Citibank, N.A. |
| "ANM" | National Mining Agency |
| "Anglo American", "Company" and "Guarantor" | Anglo American plc |
| "Anglo American Capital" and "Issuer" | Anglo American Capital plc |
| "Anglo American Group", "Group", "us", "we" and | Anglo American, together with its subsidiaries and |
| "our" | managed joint ventures |
| "Anglo American Platinum" | Anglo American Platinum Limited |
| "Atlatsa" | Atlatsa Resources Corporation |
| "Australian dollar" and "AUD" | The lawful currency of Australia |
| "BBBEE" | Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment |
| "BEE" | Black Economic Empowerment |
| "Brazilian real" and "BRL" | The lawful currency of Brazil |
| "British pound" and "GBP" | The lawful currency of the United Kingdom |
| "Canadian dollars" and "CAD" | The lawful currency of Canada |
| "Cerrejón" | Carbones del Cerrejón Limited, Cerrejón Zona Norte SA |
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| "CFEM" | Calculation of mining royalties |
| "Chilean peso" and "CLP" | The lawful currency of Chile |
| "CMA" | Competition and Markets Authority |
| "CRA Regulation" | Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 |
| "c/lb" | US cents per pound |
| "DBCM" | De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited |
| "De Beers" | DB Investments Plc and De Beers Plc together with their subsidiaries, joint ventures and associated companies |
| "Debswana" | Debswana Diamond Company, a 50:50 joint venture with the GRB |
| "Deloitte" | Deloitte LLP |
| "DNPM" | National Department of Mineral Production |
| "dmtu" | Dry metric tonne units |
| "DMRE" | South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy |
| "DTC" | The Depository Trust Company |
| "Eskom" | Eskom Holdings Limited (the South African electrical utility operator) |
| "Euro" and "EUR" | The lawful common currency of the EU member states who have adopted the Euro as their sole national currency |
| "Exchange Act" | The United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated |
| "FCA" | thereunder The Financial Conduct Authority acting under Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 |
| "Ferroport" | Ferroport Logística Comercial Exportadora SA (formerly referred to as LLX Minas-Rio Logística Comercial Exportadora SA or LLX Minas-Rio Logística SA) |
| Defined Term Definition "FIEL" amended) "FSMA" The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 "GEMCO" Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Limited "GHG" Greenhouse gases "GMC" Group Management Committee "GRB" The Government of the Republic of Botswana "GRN" The Government of the Republic of Namibia "Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements" accordance with UK GAAP, together with the related independent auditor's audit report, as at and for the year ended December 31, 2019 "Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements" with International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and Company financial statements prepared in accordance with UK GAAP, together with the related independent auditor's audit report, as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2020 "Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements" Company financial statements prepared in accordance with UK GAAP, together with the related independent auditor's audit report, as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2021 "H1 2021" Six months ended June 30, 2021 "HDSA(s)" Historically Disadvantaged South Africans "Hotazel" Hotazel Manganese Mined and Metalloys "IAS 34" International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting "IFRS 11" International Financial Reporting Standard 11 Joint Arrangements "IFRS" the period of January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 the International Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and for the the UK adopted International Accounting Standards. "IMF" International Monetary Fund "Indenture" The Indenture, dated April 8, 2009, as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture dated as of May 14, |
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Defined Term Definition
"Indicated Mineral Resource" An Indicated Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade (or quality), densities, shape and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient confidence to allow the application of Modifying Factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological evidence is derived from adequately detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes, and is sufficient to assume geological and grade (or quality) continuity between points of observation where data and samples are gathered.
"Inferred Mineral Resource" An Inferred Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade (or quality) are estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling. Geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade (or quality) continuity. It is based on exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes. An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to an Ore Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
"Initial Purchasers" Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., DBS Bank Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank
"Iron Ore Brazil" The business unit containing the Minas-Rio Operation
"Issuer 2019 Financial Statements" The audited financial statements of Anglo American Capital and notes thereto prepared in accordance with UK GAAP, together with the related independent auditor's audit report, as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2019
"Issuer 2020 Financial Statements" The audited financial statements of Anglo American Capital and notes thereto prepared in accordance with UK GAAP, together with the related independent auditor's audit report, as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2020
"Issuer 2021 Financial Statements" The audited financial statements of Anglo American Capital and notes thereto prepared in accordance with UK GAAP, together with the related independent auditor's audit report, as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2021
"Joint Bookrunners" Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., DBS Bank Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank
"JORC Code" The Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, 2012 edition
"kt" Denotes kilotonnes
| Defined Term "Kumba" |
Definition Kumba Iron Ore Limited |
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| "lb" | Denotes pounds |
| "Measured Mineral Resource" | A Measured Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade (or quality), densities, shape, and physical characteristics are estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the application of Modifying Factors to support detailed mine planning and final evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological evidence is derived from detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes, and is sufficient to confirm geological and grade (or quality) continuity between points of observation where data and samples are gathered. |
| "Midstream" | In relation to diamonds, Midstream is the point in the process that falls between mining (upstream) and retailers (downstream). In particular, Midstream activities involve cutting and polishing rough diamonds and setting the resultant polished into jewelry. |
| "MiFID II" | Directive 2014/65/EU |
| "Minas-Rio" | Anglo American Minério de Ferro Brasil SA (previously Anglo Ferrous Minas-Rio Mineração SA) |
| "Minas-Rio Operation" | Minas-Rio together with Ferroport |
| "Mineral Resource" "Mining Right" |
A Mineral Resource is a concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade (or quality) and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade (or quality), continuity or other geological characteristics of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge, including sampling. Mineral Resources are sub-divided, in order of increasing geological confidence, into Inferred, Indicated and Measured categories. References to "Diamond Resources" shall be construed accordingly. The Mining Right granted by the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in accordance with the provision of MPRDA to undertake or conduct mining activities for a defined period in relation to the area and the mineral to which the Mining Right relates and in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by the Mining Right and the MPRDA. |
| "Minorco" | Minorco Société Anonyme, a Luxembourg based |
| "Modifying Factors" | Modifying Factors are considerations used to convert Mineral Resources to Ore Reserves. These include, but are not restricted to, mining, processing, metallurgical, infrastructure, economic, marketing, legal, environmental, social and governmental factors. |
| "Mondi" | Mondi Group |
| "MPRDA" | The South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 |
| "Mt" | Denotes million tonnes |
| "Mtpa" | Denotes million tonnes per annum |
| Defined Term "Namdeb Holdings" |
Definition Namdeb Holdings (Proprietary) Limited |
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| "Niobium" | Anglo American Nióbio Brasil Limitada (previously Mineração Catalão de Goiás Limitada, "Catalão") |
| "Notes" | The 2029 Notes together with the 2052 Notes |
| "Official List" | The official list of the FCA |
| "old order mining" or "prospecting rights" | Prospecting, mining and mineral rights formerly regulated under the South African Minerals Act 50 of 1991 of the RSA and South African common law |
| "Operating Model" | A model for how we set targets, plan, manage, execute and improve our work, bringing consistency of approach to everything we do |
| "Ore Reserves" | An Ore Reserve is the economically mineable part of a Measured and/or Indicated Mineral Resource. It includes diluting materials and allowances for losses, which may occur when the material is mined or extracted and is defined by studies at pre-feasibility or feasibility level as appropriate that include application of Modifying Factors. Such studies demonstrate that, at the time or reporting, extraction could reasonably be justified. Ore Reserves are sub-divided in order of increasing confidence into Probable Ore Reserves and Proved Ore Reserves. |
| "oz" | Denotes ounces or, in the case of PGMs, troy ounces |
| "PCI" | Pulverized coal injection |
| "Peace River Coal" | Peace River Coal Incorporated |
| "PGM(s)" | Platinum group metal(s) |
| "Phosphates" | Anglo American Fosfatos Brasil Limitada |
| "Probable Ore Reserves" | A Probable Ore Reserve is the economically mineable part of an Indicated, and in some circumstances, a Measured Mineral Resource. The confidence in the Modifying Factors applying to a Probable Ore Reserve is lower than that applying to a Proved Ore Reserve. |
| "Proved Ore Reserves" | A Proved Ore Reserve is the economically mineable part of a Measured Mineral Resource. A Proved Ore Reserve implies a high degree of confidence in the Modifying Factors. |
| "PwC" | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| "RBCT" | The Richards Bay Coal Terminal |
| "RPM" | Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited |
| "RSA" | The Republic of South Africa |
| "Samancor" | Samancor Holdings together with GEMCO and Samancor Marketing |
| "Samancor Holdings" | Samancor Holdings Proprietary Limited |
| "Samancor Marketing" | Samancor Marketing Pte. Ltd |
| "SARB" | South African Reserve Bank |
| "SARS" | South African Revenue Service |
| "Scaw Metals" | Scaw South Africa (Proprietary) Limited together with, in respect of periods prior to 2011, the Scaw Metals International business |
| Defined Term "Scope 1" |
Definition Scope 1 emissions include CO2e emissions from fossil fuels, coal seam gas fugitive emissions, renewable fuels and operational processes. Process emissions include those associated with on-site and managed sewerage facilities, on-site water-treatment facilities, the use of carbonates in acid leaching processes at copper-processing facilities, fugitive emissions during the production of phosphates. |
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| "Scope 2" | Scope 2 emissions include CO2 from electricity purchased and reported in millions of tonnes of CO2e |
| "SIOC" | Sishen Iron Ore Company (Proprietary) Limited |
| "Sirius" | Sirius Minerals plc (renamed Anglo American Woodsmith |
| "South African rand", "ZAR" | The lawful currency of the Republic of South Africa |
| "TEMCO" | Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company Pty Limited |
| "Thungela" | Thungela Resources Limited |
| "tonnes" | Denotes metric tonnes (1,000 kilograms) |
| "Trustee" | Citibank, N.A. |
| "Trust Indenture Act" | The US Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended |
| "UK GAAP" | Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in the United Kingdom |
| "US GAAP" | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States |
| "US\$" and "US dollar" | The lawful currency of the United States of America |
The financial information of the Group for 2021, 2020 and 2019 has been prepared on the basis of applicable law and IFRS. The change in accounting framework set out in the IFRS definition had no impact on recognition, measurement or disclosure in the financial information for the years presented herein. The financial information of the Issuer has been prepared on the basis of applicable law and UK GAAP, including FRS 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework".
The Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Issuer 2021 Financial Statements and the Issuer 2020 Financial Statements incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), independent accountants registered to carry out audit work by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, with an address at 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH. The Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements and the Issuer 2019 Financial Statements incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum, have been audited by Deloitte LLP ("Deloitte"), independent accountants who are registered to carry out audit work by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, with an address at 1 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3HQ, as stated in their reports appearing therein.
Our business unit structure focuses our portfolio around principal products which are located in areas of key geographic focus for each product. These business units are:
Our Group results are reported on a reportable segment basis in accordance with IFRS. Reportable segments are:
The Group's operating segments are aligned to those business units that are evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Operating segments with similar economic characteristics are aggregated into reportable segments.
The Group has reassessed its reportable segments following the demerger of Thungela Resources Limited. The Thermal Coal (South Africa and Cerrejón) operating segment, which was previously aggregated with Metallurgical Coal within the 'Coal' reportable segment, has been presented within the 'Corporate and other' reportable segment as it is no longer part of the Group's core business due to our exit from thermal coal operations (see "Recent Developments - Exit from Thermal Coal Operations"). The results of the Group's metallurgical coal businesses are now disclosed separately as the 'Metallurgical Coal' reportable segment. Additionally, the 'Nickel and Manganese' reportable segment has been amended to disaggregate the Nickel and Manganese businesses. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements for purposes of each of the "Corporate and Other" and "Metallurgical Coal" reportable segments as well as the disaggregation of the "Nickel and Manganese" reportable segment. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers convenience.
Shipping revenue related to shipments of the Group's products is shown within the relevant operating segment. Revenue from other shipping arrangements is presented within the 'Corporate and Other' segment, which also includes unallocated corporate costs and exploration costs and the results of the Group's Thermal Coal (South Africa and Cerrejón) operations. Revenue disclosed in relation to Cerrejón arose in advance of the sale agreement for the disposal announced in June, 2021.
Segments predominantly derive revenue as follows – De Beers: rough and polished diamonds; Copper: copper; Platinum Group Metals: platinum group metals and nickel; Iron Ore: iron ore; Metallurgical Coal: metallurgical coal; Nickel: nickel; Manganese: manganese ore. Revenue reported within Corporate and Other revenue includes thermal coal revenue from the South African thermal coal operations prior to the demerger in June 2021, the Group's share of thermal coal revenue from Cerrejón up to July 1, 2021, after which, revenue is reported within special items, the margin from the Group's thermal coal marketing and trading activity and shipping revenue relating to carriage services provided to third parties. The segment results are stated after elimination of inter-segment interest and dividends and include an allocation of corporate costs.
Some financial and other information in this Offering Memorandum has been rounded and, as a result, the figures shown as totals in this Offering Memorandum may vary slightly from the exact arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.
The financial results of the PGMs segment and Kumba's contribution to the Iron Ore segment, reconcile to the financial results of Anglo American Platinum and Kumba, respectively, when taking into account certain adjustments, principally consolidation adjustments and corporate cost allocations.
Changes in Group accounting policy relating to revenue resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 as published in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. The financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 have not been restated. The impact of the restatements is shown in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, which are incorporated by reference into this document.
During 2021 the Group amended its accounting policy in respect of certain physically-settled contracts relating to the purchase and sale of material produced by third parties (third-party sales) and now presents the margin on these transactions on a net basis within revenue from other sources where the contracts form part of the Group's commodity trading activities. Revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2021 are both \$8.0 billion lower than would have been reported under the Group's previous accounting policy (\$4.1 billion of which relates to copper, \$1.8 billion relates to platinum group metals and \$1.8 billion relates to thermal coal), with no impact on operating profit or reported cash flows. Revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 as presented in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements have been restated for this change in accounting policy. Revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 have both reduced by \$5.5 billion (US\$3 billion of which relates to copper, US\$1.9 billion relates to
platinum group metals and US\$530 million relates to thermal coal) from \$30,902 million and \$25,271 million (respectively, and prior to the restatement) to \$25,447 million and \$19,816 million (respectively, and after the restatement), with no impact on operating profit or reported cash flows. No changes have been made to reflect this change in policy with respect to the information presented in this Offering Memorandum for the year ended December 31, 2019. The impact of the restatements is shown in Note 7 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability."
The Group has amended its definition of net debt to exclude all variable vessel lease contracts that are priced with reference to a freight index. These liabilities have been excluded as they are required to be remeasured at each reporting date to the latest spot freight rate, which generates significant short term volatility in reported values and means that the carrying value of the lease liability is not necessarily consistent with the average lease payments which are expected to be made over the lease term. The change in definition resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 as published in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 20 to the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail. Net debt for the year ended December 31, 2021 is \$74 million lower than would have been reported under the Group's previous definition. The prior period comparatives have been restated for this change in definition. Net debt for the year ended December 31, 2020 has been reduced by \$45 million compared to the previously reported values and net debt for the year ended December 31, 2019 has been reduced by \$91 million compared to previously reported.
When assessing and discussing the Group's reported financial performance, financial position and cash flows, management makes reference to Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs") of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that are not defined or specified under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
The APMs used by the Group fall into two categories:
APMs are not uniformly defined by all companies, including those in the Group's industry. Accordingly, the APMs used by the Group may not be comparable with similarly titled measures and disclosures made by other companies. APMs should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or as superior to, measures of financial performance, financial position or cash flows reported in accordance with IFRS.
The Group uses APMs to improve the comparability of information between reporting periods and business units, either by adjusting for uncontrollable factors or special items which impact upon IFRS measures or, by aggregating measures, to aid the user in understanding the activity taking place across the Group's portfolio.
Their use is driven by characteristics particularly visible in the mining sector:
• Earnings volatility: The Group mines and markets commodities and precious metals and minerals. The sector is characterized by significant volatility in earnings driven by movements in macro-
economic factors, primarily price and foreign exchange rates. This volatility is outside the control of management and can mask underlying changes in performance. As such, when comparing yearon-year performance, management excludes certain items (such as those classed as 'special items') to aid comparability and then quantifies and isolates uncontrollable factors in order to improve understanding of the controllable portion of variances.
Consequently, APMs are used by the Board and management for planning and reporting. A subset is also used by management in setting director and management remuneration, such as attributable free cash flow prior to growth capital expenditure.
The portion of the Company's 2021 Annual Report incorporated by reference herein contains an Alternative Performance Measures section that sets out the Financial APMs used by the Group along with the closest equivalent IFRS measure and the rationale for adjustments. The Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum, include the adjustments to reconcile the APMs to the primary financial statements. In addition, the Company's 2021, 2020 and 2019 Annual Report also contains the Non-Financial APMs used by the Group along with the purpose for the Group using these measures. The APMs used by the Group are defined below.
Group Revenue includes the Group's attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue and excludes revenue special items and remeasurements. Revenue from Cerrejón arising after the signing of the agreement for the disposal in June 2021 has been classified as a special item. A reconciliation to "Revenue", the closest equivalent IFRS measure to Group Revenue is disclosed in Note 2 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 2 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements , incorporated by reference herein.
Underlying EBIT is 'Operating profit/(loss)' presented before special items and remeasurements and includes the Group's attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' underlying EBIT. Underlying EBIT of associates and joint ventures is the Group's attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue less operating costs before special items and remeasurements of associates and joint ventures. Underlying EBIT from Cerrejón arising after the signing of the agreement for the disposal in June 2021 has been classified as a special item. A reconciliation to "profit/(loss) before net finance income/(costs) and tax", the closest equivalent IFRS measure to underlying EBIT is provided within Note 2 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 2 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements , incorporated by reference herein. Further, "profit/(loss) before net finance
(costs)/income and tax", is reconciled to "profit/(loss) for the financial year" in the consolidated income statement on page 173 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, consolidated income statement on page 158 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and consolidated income statement on page 148 of the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements , as included in the respective 2021, 2020 and 2019 Annual Reports of the Company, incorporated by reference herein.
Underlying EBITDA is underlying EBIT before depreciation and amortization and includes the Group's attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' underlying EBIT before depreciation and amortization. Underlying EBITDA from Cerrejón arising after the signing of the agreement for the disposal in June 2021 has been classified as a special item. A reconciliation to 'Profit/(loss) before net finance income/(costs) and tax', the closest equivalent IFRS measure to underlying EBITDA, is provided within Note 2 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 2 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein. Further, "profit/(loss) before net finance (costs)/income and tax", is reconciled to "profit/(loss) for the financial year" in the consolidated income statement on page 173 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, page 158 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and on page 148 of the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, as included in the respective 2021, 2020 and 2019 Annual Reports of the Company, incorporated by reference herein.
Underlying earnings is 'Profit/(loss) for the financial year attributable to equity shareholders of the Company' before special items and remeasurements and is therefore presented after net finance costs, income tax expense and non-controlling interests. A reconciliation to 'Profit/(loss) for the financial year attributable to equity shareholders of the Company', the closest equivalent IFRS measure to underlying earnings, is provided within Note 2 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 2 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein.
The mining EBITDA margin is derived from the Group's underlying EBITDA as a percentage of Group revenue, adjusted to exclude certain items to better reflect the performance of the Group's mining business. The mining EBITDA margin reflects Debswana accounting treatment as a 50/50 joint operation, excludes third-party sales, purchases and trading and excludes Platinum Group Metals' purchase of concentrate. A reconciliation to the IFRS measure operating profit margin is disclosed in Other Information, Alternative Performance Measures, as included in the 2021, 2020 and 2019 Annual Report of the Company as incorporated by reference herein.
Net debt is calculated as total borrowings less variable vessel lease contracts that are priced with reference to a freight index, and cash and cash equivalents (including derivatives which provide an economic hedge of net debt). Borrowings do not include the Hancock royalty liabilities which arose as of H1 2020, on the basis that obligations to make cash payments against this liability only arise when the Woodsmith project generates revenues, and that otherwise the Group is not currently contractually liable to make any payments under this arrangement (other than in the event of the Woodsmith project's insolvency). A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, short term borrowings and medium and long term borrowings to the consolidated balance sheet is disclosed in Note 20 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 20 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 20 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein.
Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed. A reconciliation to 'Expenditure on property, plant and equipment', the closest equivalent IFRS measure to capital expenditure, is provided within Note 12 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 12 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 12 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein.
Capital employed is defined as net assets excluding net debt, vessel lease contracts that are priced with reference to a freight index, the debit valuation adjustments attributable to derivatives hedging net debt and financial asset investments. Attributable capital employed excludes capital employed of non-controlling interests. Average attributable capital employed is calculated by adding the opening and closing attributable capital employed for the relevant period and dividing by two. A reconciliation to the closest IFRS measure, net assets, is disclosed in Note 9 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9 of the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9 to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein.
The underlying effective tax rate equates to the income tax expense, before special items and remeasurements and including the Group's share of associates' and joint ventures' tax before special items and remeasurements, divided by profit before tax before special items and remeasurements and including the Group's share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax before special items and remeasurements.
The calculation of underlying effective tax rate for the years 2021, 2020 and 2019 is set forth on page 85 of this Offering Memorandum as part of the Operating and Financial Review.
Attributable free cash flow is calculated as 'Cash flows from operations' plus dividends received from associates, joint ventures and financial asset investments, less capital expenditure, less expenditure on noncurrent intangible assets (excluding goodwill), less tax cash payments excluding tax payments relating to disposals, less net interest paid including interest on derivatives hedging net debt, less dividends paid to noncontrolling interests. A reconciliation to "cash flows from operations", the closest equivalent IFRS measure, is provided on page 74 of the Group Financial Review in the 2021 Annual Report of the Company, on page 64 of the Group Financial Review in the 2020 Annual Report of the Company and page 54 of the Group Financial Review in the 2019 Annual Report of the Company, incorporated by reference herein.
Sustaining attributable free cash flow is used to measure the amount of cash available to finance returns to shareholders or growth after servicing debt, providing a return to minority shareholders and meeting the capex commitments needed to sustain the current production base of existing assets. It is calculated as attributable free cash flow prior to growth capex and expenditure on non-current intangible assets (excluding goodwill). A reconciliation to "cash flows from operations", the closest equivalent IFRS measure, is provided on page 74 of the 2021 Annual Report of the Company.
Copper equivalent production, expressed as copper equivalent tonnes, shows changes in underlying production volume. It is calculated by expressing each commodity's volume as revenue, subsequently converting the revenue into copper equivalent units by dividing by the copper price (per tonne). Long term
forecast prices (and foreign exchange rates where appropriate) are used, such that period-on-period comparisons exclude any impact for movements in price.
When calculating copper equivalent production, sales from non-mining activities are excluded. Volume from projects in pre-commercial production are included.
Unit cost is the direct cash cost including direct cash support costs incurred in producing one unit of saleable production. Unit cost relates to equity production only.
For bulk products (iron ore, coal), unit costs shown are FOB i.e. cost on board at port. For base metals (copper, nickel), they are shown at C1 i.e. after inclusion of by-product credits and logistics costs. For PGMs and diamonds, unit costs include all direct expensed cash costs incurred i.e. excluding, among other things, market development activity, corporate overhead etc. PGM unit costs exclude by-product credits. Royalties are excluded from all unit cost calculations.
Copper equivalent unit cost is the cost incurred to produce one tonne of copper equivalent. Only the cost incurred in mined output from subsidiaries and joint operations is included, representing direct costs in the consolidated income statement controllable by the Group. Costs and volumes from associates and joint ventures are excluded, as are those from operations that are not yet in commercial production, that deliver domestic production, and those associated with third party volume purchases of diamonds and PGMs concentrate.
When calculating copper equivalent unit cost, unit costs for each commodity are multiplied by relevant production, combined and then divided by the total copper equivalent production, to get a copper equivalent unit cost i.e. the cost of mining one tonne of copper equivalent. The metric is in US dollars and, where appropriate, long term foreign exchange rates are used to convert from local currency to US dollars.
The Group's productivity measure calculates the copper equivalent production generated per employee. It is a measure that represents how well headcount is driving revenue. It is calculated by dividing copper equivalent production by the average direct headcount from consolidated mining operations in a given year.
The Group uses an underlying EBITDA waterfall to understand its year-on-year underlying EBITDA performance. The waterfall isolates the impact of uncontrollable factors in order that the real year-on-year improvement in performance can be seen by the user.
The following variables are normalized in the results of subsidiaries and joint operations, for:
The remaining variances are in real US dollar terms for the base year i.e. comparing 2021 with 2020, the sales volume and cash cost variances exclude the impact of price, foreign exchange rates and CPI and are
hence in real 2020 terms. This allows the user of the waterfall to understand the underlying real movement in sales volumes and cash costs on a consistent basis.
The Company and the Issuer are incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. Most of the directors and executive officers of the Company and all the directors of the Issuer live outside the United States. Most of the assets of the Company's and the Issuer's directors and executive officers and substantially all the Company's and the Issuer's assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to serve process on those persons or the Company or the Issuer in the United States or to enforce judgments obtained in US courts against them based on civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States.
There is doubt as to enforceability in the English courts, in original actions or in actions for enforcement of judgments of US courts, of liabilities predicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States. In addition, awards of punitive damages in actions brought in the United States or elsewhere may not be enforceable in the United Kingdom. The enforceability of any judgment in the United Kingdom will depend on the particular facts of the case in effect at the time.
For so long as the Company is neither subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, nor exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) thereunder, the Issuer and the Company, respectively, will furnish to the holder of any Notes and to each prospective purchaser designated by any such holder, upon the request of such holder or prospective purchaser, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A (d)(4) under the Securities Act. Any such request may be made to us at 17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA, England. As of the date hereof, the Company is exempt from such reporting obligations under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
We are incorporating by reference certain information into this Offering Memorandum, which means we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to such information. The information being incorporated by reference is an important part of this Offering Memorandum and should be reviewed before deciding whether or not to purchase the Notes described herein. Subject to the limitations and exclusions described in the paragraphs below, the following documents, which have previously been published and have been filed with the FCA, shall be incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum:
Except as expressly stated above, no part of the 2021 Annual Report of the Company, 2020 Annual Report of the Company, the 2019 Annual Report of the Company, the 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Issuer, the 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Issuer or the 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Issuer or any other document referred to in the documents listed above is incorporated by reference herein and does not form any part of this Offering Memorandum. Non-incorporated parts or other documents referred to in the documents listed above are either not relevant for the investor or are covered elsewhere in the document.
The documents which have been incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum may also be accessed at https://www.angloamerican.com/investors/fixed-income-investors (the "special purpose website"). The special purpose website contains only the foregoing information and is not part of our website. The content of our website does not form any part of this Offering Memorandum. You may also obtain copies of this information by telephoning +44 (0) 20 7968 8888.
This overview highlights certain information contained in this Offering Memorandum. This overview does not contain all the information you should consider before purchasing the Notes. You should read this entire Offering Memorandum carefully, including the sections entitled "Forward-Looking Statements", "Risk Factors", "Business Description" and "Operating and Financial Review" included elsewhere in this Offering Memorandum and the financial information and the notes thereto incorporated by reference as outlined in the section entitled "Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference". Other than under "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees" or where the context indicates otherwise, references herein to "us", "we", "our" and similar terms are to the Group.
Anglo American is a leading global mining company, with a world class portfolio of mining and processing operations and undeveloped resources, with more than 106,000 people working for us around the world, in 15 countries. We provide many of the essential metals and minerals that are fundamental to the transition to a low carbon economy and enabling a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world, as well as meeting the growing consumer-driven demands of the world's developed and maturing economies.
Anglo American plc is the holding company of the Group. It is a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales and registered in England and Wales.
Our businesses' contribution to underlying EBIT (underlying EBIT is "operating profit/(loss)" presented before special items and remeasurements and includes the Group's attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' underlying EBIT) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 is summarized in the table below, reflecting the total of subsidiaries and equity accounted entities:
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| De Beers | 168 | — | 620 |
| Copper | 960 | 1,227 | 3,428 |
| Nickel | 89 | 79 | 261 |
| Platinum Group Metals | 1,672 | 2,270 | 6,753 |
| Iron Ore | 2,952 | 4,091 | 6,359 |
| Metallurgical Coal | 1,079 | (468) | 450 |
| Manganese | 388 | 245 | 250 |
| Crop Nutrients | — | 1 | (42) |
| Corporate and Other | (298) | (395) | (289) |
| 7,010 | 7,050 | 17,790 |
(1) The Group has reassessed its reportable segments following the demerger of Thungela. The Thermal Coal (South Africa and Cerrejón) operating segment, which was previously aggregated with Metallurgical Coal within the 'Coal' reportable segment, has been presented within the 'Corporate and other' reportable segment as it is no longer part of the Group's core business due to the commitment to exit from the production of thermal coal. The results of the Group's metallurgical coal businesses are now disclosed separately as the 'Metallurgical Coal' reportable segment. Additionally, the 'Nickel and Manganese' reportable segment has been amended to disaggregate the Nickel and Manganese businesses. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements for purposes of each of the "Corporate and Other" and "Metallurgical Coal" reportable segments as well as the disaggregation of the "Nickel and Manganese" reportable segment. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers' convenience.
We are a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper and nickel, platinum group metals ("PGMs"), and the steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal. The exit from the last of our thermal coal operations, the commissioning of the Quellaveco copper project in Peru (currently expected in mid-2022), and the ongoing development of our recently acquired Woodsmith project (Crop Nutrients business) represent the latest phase of our portfolio trajectory towards future-enabling products. The Anglo American business segments are outlined below. For a more detailed description of the business segments, see "Business Description—Business Segments".
The scale and diversity of our portfolio allow us to optimize our financial resources, technical expertise and supplier relationships to deliver on our potential, and to the benefit of all our stakeholders. The portfolio's depth and breadth create what we believe is a measured risk profile that is financially resilient in a low carbon world, and support sustainable returns through spreading our investments across diverse asset geographies and end markets.
The primary source of competitive advantage in the mining industry is to own high quality, high margin, long life assets of scale, with positions that can be further enhanced if those assets deliver products into structurally attractive markets. In assessing our asset portfolio, we consider:
For a more detailed description of the Group's strategy and strategic growth projects, see "Business Description—Strategy".
De Beers plc ("De Beers") has a global leadership position in diamonds, producing around a third of the world's rough diamonds, by value. Within its portfolio, De Beers (in which Anglo American holds an 85% interest), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Botswana, has one of the richest diamond mines in the world at Jwaneng, and one of the largest resources, in terms of total carats, at Orapa. De Beers' major diamond mining assets have large, long life and scalable resources and we are continuing to invest in the existing operations to extend mining activities. Through its differentiated rough diamond distribution model, De Beers has a range of insights into its customers' demand patterns. The company seeks to stimulate consumer demand for diamonds through its De Beers Forevermark™ and De Beers Jewellers brands and through its participation in the Natural Diamond Council.
Anglo American has a world class asset position in copper, built around its interests in two of the world's largest copper mines – Los Bronces (a 50.1% owned and managed operation) and Collahuasi (44% interest in the independently managed joint venture). The tier one Quellaveco copper project we are developing in Peru – due to start production in mid-2022 – is one of the world's largest untapped copper ore bodies. The resource base of these assets underpins our future near-asset growth opportunities, in addition to the polymetallic Sakatti deposit which is being evaluated extensively by our Discovery and Base Metals teams in Finland.
Our Nickel business has the capacity to produce around 45,000 tonnes per year of nickel, the majority of which is used in the production of high quality stainless and heat resistant steels. Our assets are in Brazil, with two ferronickel production sites: Barro Alto and Codemin (both 100% owned). Our PGMs operations in South Africa produce nickel sulphate as a by-product, amounting to 22,300 tonnes in 2021. Nickel sulphate is a critical input in lithium ion batteries used in multiple carbon abatement technologies, including battery electric vehicles.
Our PGMs business (held through an effective 79.2% interest in Anglo American Platinum Limited) is a leading producer of PGMs — platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium. It mines, processes and refines the PGM basket of these six precious metals from its high quality resource base, located in the biggest known PGM deposit – the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. It also owns and operates the Unki mine – one of the world's largest PGM deposits outside of South Africa, on the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe.
Anglo American's iron ore operations provide customers with high iron content ore, a large percentage of which is direct-charge product for steelmaking blast furnaces. In South Africa, we have a 70% shareholding in Kumba Iron Ore, whose Sishen and Kolomela mines produce high grade and high quality lump ore and also a premium fine ore. In Brazil, our Minas-Rio operation (100% owned), consisting of an open pit mine and beneficiation plant, produces a high grade pellet feed product, with low levels of contaminants. The iron ore is transported through a 529 kilometer pipeline to the iron ore handling and shipping facilities (50% owned) at the port of Açu.
Our metallurgical coal assets include the Moranbah and Grosvenor metallurgical coal mines (both of which we own 88%), located in Queensland. We are the world's third largest exporter of metallurgical coal for steelmaking, according to Wood Mackenzie, and our coal operations in Australia serve customers throughout Asia, Europe and South America. Moranbah and Grosvenor are underground longwall operations and produce premium quality hard coking coal.
We have a 40% interest in the Samancor joint venture (managed by South32, which holds a 60% interest), with operations based in South Africa and Australia, and marketing operations in Singapore.
We are progressing the development of the Woodsmith project (100% owned) in the north east of England to access what we believe to be the world's largest known deposit of polyhalite, a natural mineral fertilizer containing potassium, sulphur, magnesium and calcium. As we develop the mine and associated infrastructure, we are also developing demand for its product - known as POLY 4 - by developing and implementing detailed sales and marketing strategies for each region and supporting customers with their own market development activities in order to further promote POLY4 to the end users of the product who are farmers. We are accelerating the number of commercial scale on-farm demonstrations, with around 800 now in progress or complete.
This business segment includes the non-core businesses previously reported under Other Mining and Industrial.
Our strategy is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long life mineral assets, to seek to deliver sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We aim to achieve this through innovative practices and technologies in the hands of our world-class people.
The quality and long life of our mineral assets are the foundations of our global business. We actively manage our asset portfolio to improve its overall competitive position, providing products that support a fastgrowing population and enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world.
Across every aspect of our business, we are thinking innovatively about how we work to ensure the safety of our people, enhance our sustainability performance, and deliver industry-leading margins and returns. We are seeking to develop a replicable model of differentiated practices and capabilities that is designed to deliver superior value to all our stakeholders from assets that are in our hands.
Our people are critical to all that we do: we create working environments and an inclusive and diverse culture that encourages and supports high performance and innovative thinking. The partnerships we build, both within Anglo American and with our stakeholders – locally and globally, are central to maintaining our regulatory and social licenses to operate and our sustained commercial success.
We continue to refine and upgrade the quality of our asset portfolio to ensure that our capital is deployed effectively. Anglo American has transformed the quality and performance of its portfolio since 2013, halving the number of assets while producing more physical product. This transformation has been achieved through extensive operational self-help and other efficiency work, together with the sale, placing onto care and maintenance, and closure of less attractive assets, resulting in a step-change in our operational performance, profitability and cash flow generation.
During 2021, the Group's focus was on continuing to improve our competitive position, progressing the construction of the Quellaveco copper project in Peru, completing our exit from thermal coal operations and progressing the technical review of the Woodsmith polyhalite project.
On June 4, 2021, Anglo American demerged its thermal coal operations in South Africa into a newly incorporated company, Thungela Resources Limited, that was subsequently admitted to trading on both the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges on June 7, 2021. On January 11, 2022, Anglo American completed the sale of its 33.3% interest in Cerrejón to Glencore plc. The completion of this transaction represented the final stage of Anglo American's previously announced transition from thermal coal operations. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Corporate and Other - Significant Transactions and Restructuring - Exit from thermal coal operations" for further details.
At our Woodsmith polyhalite project, our detailed technical review to ensure the technical and commercial integrity of the mine design and its associated transportation and port infrastructure, is largely complete. Several aspects of the project have been identified for modification that will bring the project up to Anglo American's safety and operating integrity standards, as well as optimize the value of the asset for the long term. Anglo American expects to make changes to the design of the mine infrastructure, including the installation of additional ventilation earlier in the development of the underground mining area to enable the use of only continuous mining equipment. These configuration modifications will result in a different and longer construction schedule. The technical review also confirmed the high quality and potential of the project, with the scale and quality of the polyhalite orebody supporting the project's forecast first quartile operating cost
position and strong margins. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Crop Nutrients - Recent Developments" for further details.
The Quellaveco copper project in Peru remains on track, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, with first production currently expected in mid-2022. Total project costs are estimated at \$5.4-5.5 billion (100% basis), excluding the impact of potential additional COVID-19 related disruption. The construction of a full scale coarse particle recovery plant, currently expected to be completed in 2023 at a cost of \$0.2 billion, will allow retreatment of coarse particles from flotation tailings to improve recoveries by approximately 3% on average over the life of the mine. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Copper - Significant Transactions and Restructuring - Quellaveco update" for further details.
Strict value criteria are applied to the assessment of Anglo American's growth options and, for major greenfield projects, we expect to sequence their development and consider including partners where appropriate. The Group will continue to maintain optionality to progress with holistic, value-accretive projects, should market conditions and capital availability permit.
Longer term, the Group has a number of organic growth options under consideration, including expansions at the Mogalakwena PGMs complex in South Africa, the Collahuasi copper joint operation in Chile, the Moranbah-Grosvenor metallurgical coal complex in Australia, and the Sakatti polymetallic project in Finland.
For a more detailed description of the Group's strategy and portfolio, see "Business Description— Strategy".
Certain of the terms and conditions described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions. The "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees" section of this Offering Memorandum contains a more detailed description of the terms and conditions of the Notes and the Guarantees. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section have the meanings set forth in "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees".
| The Issuer | Anglo American Capital plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales. The Issuer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American plc that serves as a financing vehicle through which the Anglo American Group raises funds to support its operations. |
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| The Guarantor of the Notes | Anglo American plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales. The Company is the ultimate holding company for the Anglo American Group. |
| The Notes | US\$500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes"); and US\$750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes" and, together with the 2029 Notes, the "Notes"). |
| Each series of the Notes will be issued under the Indenture among the Issuer, the Company and the Trustee. The 2029 Notes and the 2052 Notes will each be treated as a separate class of securities under the Indenture. |
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| The Guarantees | The obligations of the Issuer under the Notes will be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed on a senior and unsecured basis by the Company (the "Guarantees") pursuant to the Indenture. |
| Offering Format | The Notes are being offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to persons other than US persons in reliance upon Regulation S. |
| Issue Price | 99.352% for the 2029 Notes; and 98.273% for the 2052 Notes. |
| Issue Date | March 16, 2022. |
| Maturity Date | March 16, 2029 for the 2029 Notes; and March 16, 2052 for the 2052 Notes. |
| Interest | The 2029 Notes and the 2052 Notes will bear interest from the Issue Date at the rate of 3.875% per annum and 4.750% per annum, respectively payable semi-annually in arrears. |
| Interest Payment Dates | September 16 and March 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2022, until the applicable Maturity Date. |
| Regular Record Dates | September 1 and March 1 of each year (whether or not a business day) immediately preceding each interest payment date. |
| Status of the Notes and the Guarantees |
The Notes and the Guarantees will be direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of each of the Issuer and the Company, respectively, ranking pari passu among themselves and with all other direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations (except those obligations preferred by statute or operation of law) of the Issuer and the Company, respectively. The Notes and the Guarantees will be effectively subordinated to any debt or other obligations of any other subsidiary of the Company with respect to the earnings and assets of that subsidiary. |
| Use of Proceeds | The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. |
| Covenants | The Issuer and the Company have agreed to certain covenants with respect to the Notes and the Guarantees, including limitations on: liens; sale and leaseback transactions; and mergers and consolidations. |
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| Events of Default | The occurrence or existence of certain conditions or events, including the acceleration of certain other indebtedness of the Issuer or the Company, may accelerate the Issuer and the Company's obligations under the Notes. |
| Optional Redemption | The Issuer may redeem either or both series of the Notes, in whole or in part, at its option, at any time and from time to time, prior to, in the case of the 2029 Notes, January 16, 2029 (two months prior to the maturity date of the 2029 Notes) (the "2029 Notes Par Call Date") and in the case of the 2052 Notes, September 16, 2051 (six months prior to the maturity date of the 2052 Notes) (the "2052 Notes Par Call Date"), at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed that would be due if such Notes matured on the applicable par call date described above, less interest accrued to the relevant date of such redemption, together with, in each case, accrued interest on the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the relevant redemption date and any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto. The Issuer may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at its option, at any time and from time to time, on or after, in the case of the 2029 Notes, the 2029 Notes Par Call Date and in the case of the 2052 Notes, the 2052 Notes Par Call Date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the applicable redemption date and any Additional Amounts |
| Optional Tax Redemption | payable with respect thereto. See "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees—Optional Redemption". The Notes are subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the Issuer, in whole but not in part, at their principal amount, plus accrued interest to, but not including, the relevant redemption date and any Additional Amounts, in the event of certain Changes in Tax Laws that |
| would require the Issuer or the Company to pay Additional Amounts on the Notes. |
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| Additional Amounts | Subject to certain exceptions and limitations provided for in the Indenture, the Issuer and the Company will pay such Additional Amounts on the Notes (or under the Guarantees in respect thereof) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amounts received by each holder of a Note after all withholding or deductions shall equal the amount of principal, any premium and interest which such holder would have received in respect of such Note (or payments under the Guarantees in respect thereof) in the absence of such withholding or deduction. |
| Change of Control | If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs (as defined under "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees"), the Issuer or the Company may be required to repurchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. See "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees—Change of Control Repurchase Event". |
| Denomination, Form and Registration of Notes |
The Notes will be issued in fully registered form and only in denominations of US\$200,000 and integral multiples of US\$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be issued initially as Global Notes. The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") will act as depositary for the Notes. Except in limited circumstances, Global Notes will not be exchangeable for certificated notes. |
| Further Issues | The Issuer may from time to time without the consent of the holders of the Notes issue as many distinct series of debt securities under the Indenture as it wishes. Subject to certain conditions, it may also from time to time without the consent of the holders of the Notes issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes issued hereunder. The period of resale restrictions applicable to any Notes previously offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall automatically be extended to the last day of the period of any resale restrictions imposed on any such additional notes. |
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Citibank, N.A., whose address is Citigroup Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LB, United Kingdom. |
| Settlement | The Issuer expects to deliver the Notes on or about March 16, 2022 (the "Settlement Date") which will be the second business day following the pricing date of the offering (this settlement cycle being referred to as "T+2"). |
| Transfer Restrictions | Neither the Notes nor the Guarantees have been or will be registered under the Securities Act and each is subject to certain restrictions on resale and transfer. |
| Ratings | It is expected that the Notes will be rated Baa2 by Moody's, BBB by S&P and BBB by Fitch, subject to confirmation on the Settlement Date. |
| A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and may be subject to revisions, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. |
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| Governing Law | The Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. |
| Listing | The Company expects to make an application for Admission of the Notes to listing on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, a regulated market for purposes of MiFID II. |
| Risk Factors | We urge you to consider carefully the risks described in "Risk Factors" beginning on page 35 of this Offering Memorandum before making an investment decision. |
The summary financial information of the Group set forth below for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 has been extracted from, and should be read in conjunction with, the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto, the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto prepared in accordance with IFRS, and incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum. See "Presentation of Financial Information".
You should regard the financial data below only as an introduction and should base your investment decision on a review of this entire Offering Memorandum and the information incorporated by reference herein. The disclosures in this section include certain Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs"). For more information on the APMs please see "Presentation of Financial Information".
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| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Restated(1) | Restated(1)(2) | ||
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| Revenue(2) | 29,870 | 25,447 | 41,554 |
| Group Revenue(2)(3) | 31,825 | 26,883 | 43,258 |
| Underlying EBIT(3) | 7,010 | 7,050 | 17,790 |
| Operating profit | 6,176 | 5,631 | 17,592 |
| Profit before tax | 6,146 | 5,464 | 17,629 |
| Profit for the financial period | 4,582 | 3,328 | 11,699 |
| Profit for the financial period attributable to equity | |||
| shareholders of the Company | 3,547 | 2,089 | 8,562 |
| Underlying earnings(3) | 3,468 | 3,135 | 8,925 |
| Dividend per share (US cents)(4) | |||
| Ordinary | 109 | 100 | 289 |
| Interim Special | — | — | 80 |
| Final Special | — | — | 50 |
| Net assets | 31,385 | 32,766 | 34,770 |
| Net debt(1)(3) | (4,535) | (5,530) | (3,842) |
| Net cash inflows from operating activities | 7,664 | 6,618 | 16,723 |
| Capital expenditure(3) | 3,840 | 4,125 | 5,193 |
| Proposed Interim Ordinary Dividend | 765 | 347 | 2,140 |
(1) The Group has amended the definition of net debt during 2021 to exclude variable vessel leases. This change resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Amendment of net debt definition" for more detail.
(2) In 2021 the Group updated the revenue accounting policy to present the revenue and costs for third party sales on a net basis, This resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in this document have not been restated. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(3) Definitions are set out in the "Non-IFRS financial measures" section
(4) Interim and year-end dividends proposed in respect of the applicable period.
Anglo American plc is a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales. Anglo American has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is one of the FTSE 100 companies, which comprises the 100 largest UK listed companies by market capitalization. As of December 31, 2021, Anglo American's market capitalization was approximately US\$54.7 billion (GB£40.5 billion).
Anglo American is a publicly traded company with no single controlling shareholder. The principal offices of Anglo American plc are located at 17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA, England and its telephone number is +44 (0) 20 7968 8888.
Anglo American Capital plc is a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales. It was formed for the purpose of securing and providing financing for the Anglo American Group.
The principal offices of Anglo American Capital plc are located at 17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA, England. For further information on the Issuer, see "Description of Anglo American Capital plc".
Prospective investors should read and carefully consider the following risk factors and other information in this Offering Memorandum before deciding to purchase the Notes. We believe that the risk factors identified below represent the principal risks inherent in purchasing the Notes, but they are not the only risk factors we face. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial also may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Should any known or unknown risk factors develop into actual events, these developments could have material adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Unless otherwise specified by reference to Anglo American or Anglo American Capital, the risks apply in the context of the Group and are also applicable to each of Anglo American plc and Anglo American Capital plc.
In this context, the following specific risks have been identified:
Damage to or breakdown or loss of a physical asset, including as a result of fire, explosion, natural catastrophe and adverse geological conditions, theft of high value products, terrorism, inadequate design or construction, shortcomings in operational performance or other factors which restrict the ability to undertake maintenance including mandatory, regulatory, or court-ordered measures, can result in a loss of assets and subsequent financial losses. Our operations and development projects are exposed to natural risks, such as earthquakes or other seismic activity, flooding and extreme weather conditions. Other catastrophic risks faced by our business include failure of mine pit slopes, breaches of tailings dam walls, fire and explosion or mechanical failures in underground mines or in buildings, plant and equipment and sudden and unexpected failure of mineshafts. The occurrence of one or more of these events could also potentially lead to multiple fatalities and injuries, environmental damage, significant reputational and community relations damage, production loss, greater regulatory scrutiny and loss of or delays in obtaining licenses to operate. In particular, in response to previous tailings dam breaches, there may be greater scrutiny and regulation of tailings dams which could result in additional permitting requirements, delays in obtaining permits and higher costs, particularly in Brazil. Our Group Technical Standard ("GTS") sets out our requirements for the design, monitoring, inspection and surveillance of tailings facilities, which we follow as a minimum practice in each jurisdiction where we operate. As standards for tailings facilities become more stringent over time, our GTS will continue to evolve, including to reflect the requirements of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, and further work may be required to conform fully to such standards (see "Sustainable Development (Including Safety, Health, Environment and Social – Mineral Residue Facilities Management"). Leaks from pipelines (such as the two leaks at the Minas-Rio pipeline in 2018) or other storage vessels can cause production delays, possible environmental damage or create safety implications. The financial impact associated with clean-up and recovery costs and legal liability claims could be substantial. Our insurance with respect to any catastrophic or other significant event risk may not be sufficient to cover our financial loss flowing from an event and insurance is not available or is unavailable on economically viable terms for many risks we may face. The occurrence of events for which we are not insured, or for which our insurance is insufficient, may materially and adversely affect our revenues, operating results, cash flows, financial condition or reputation.
Commodity and diamond prices are determined principally by international markets and global supply and demand dynamics. Global macro-economic conditions and fluctuations in commodity and diamond prices have given rise, and may continue to give rise, to commodity price risk across the Group. Historically, such
prices have been subject to substantial variation. See "—The COVID-19 global pandemic has had a negative impact on worldwide economic activity and may continue to adversely affect our business" and "Industry Overview".
Volatility or falls in commodity and diamond prices may have an adverse effect on our operating results, cash flows and financial condition and could prevent us from completing certain transactions that are important to our business, which may have an adverse effect on our financial position. For example, we may not be able to sell assets at the values or within the timelines expected, complete planned acquisitions or create joint ventures.
Human population growth, urbanization, changes in land use, loss of biodiversity, exploitation of the natural environment, viral disease transmitted by animals and increased global travel and integration are all contributory causes of health pandemics. Pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases or any other serious public health concerns (such as Ebola, avian flu, H1N1, SARS and COVID-19) whether on a regional or global scale, can have widespread consequences including increased morbidity and mortality, restrictions on travel, imposition of quarantines, prolonged closures of workplaces, economic shocks and disruption and a disrupted recovery as a result of new virus variants being resistant to vaccines, social unrest, increased political stresses and tensions, a rise in criminal acts and potential for increased resource nationalism, all of which are likely to have a material adverse effect on the global economy in general, as well as on demand for our products and on commodity and diamond prices.
In addition, factors such as financial and political crises, trade wars between major economies, economic slowdown in a leading economy, elevated energy prices, terrorist attacks, armed conflict involving major world powers (such as the recent Russia–Ukraine conflict which commenced in February 2022 and its broader consequences, including as a result of the related sanctions), civil unrest or other unexpected events can also cause market disruption and volatility in the prices of our products as well as adverse impacts on global economic growth. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to a series of economic actions being imposed on Russia and may prompt further responses which could result in supply disruptions or a change in consumer sentiment towards Russian origin third party diamond production (De Beers does not recover diamonds from Russia). For example, on March 11, 2022, it was announced that President Biden will sign an Executive Order, prohibiting the import into the US of goods from several sectors of the Russian economy, including non-industrial diamonds of Russian origin. The Russia-Ukraine conflict could present a significant challenge to the diamond industry, including the potential to disrupt the Midstream, which may impact routes to market for the De Beers Group's production, or result in consumers moving away from the natural diamond category.
Adverse and volatile economic conditions, coupled with a negative price environment, can also limit our visibility in terms of anticipated revenues and costs and can affect our ability to approve, finance or implement planned projects, repay debt or invest in growth projects. In addition, rating agencies and industry analysts are likely to take such conditions into account when assessing our business and creditworthiness and any adverse determinations, including ratings downgrades, may make it more difficult or expensive for us to raise capital in the future and may adversely affect the market price of the Notes. Furthermore, certain of our financings contain financial and operational covenants. Our ability to comply with such covenants may come under greater pressure in a volatile economic environment and may therefore restrict our financial flexibility.
If global economic growth weakens in the medium to long-term, our ability to grow or maintain revenues in future years may be adversely affected, we may not be able to compete for new, complex projects that require significant capital investment and, at certain long-term price levels for a given commodity, certain of our extractive operations with respect to that commodity may not be economic. We may have to suspend certain operations in order to reduce or stop production for a period of time. Such developments could have a materially adverse effect on our business, operational results, cash flows, financial condition or reputation.
The spread of COVID-19 and related societal restrictions have had a significant negative impact on the global economy since early 2020. Financial markets were and continue to be volatile and the prices of our products were affected.
Government measures taken in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including containment and lockdown restrictions, and other indirect effects of COVID-19 on economic activity, have resulted in economic downturns in the markets in which we sell our products and has led to periods of reduced or no demand in key jurisdictions for certain of our products in such markets, for example where our customers shut down their operations, and have required us, and may further require us, to curtail, reschedule or suspend operations, construction or development at our facilities and projects. The extension or intensification of such measures, the implementation of similar measures in other countries, or any other mandatory, regulatory or court-ordered measures relating to COVID-19 would increase the impact on Anglo American's operations, projects and production. In addition, our customers or suppliers may seek to excuse their performance under their existing contracts with us by claiming that the ongoing pandemic, and government measures, constitute a force majeure event. This, together with the impact of COVID-19 more generally on the Group's suppliers, may lead to disruptions in critical supplies to Anglo American. Future spread of COVID-19, and any new variants, including in areas where our mining operations and our material facilities are located, may result in greater risk of exposure to our employees, and we may respond by curtailing, rescheduling or suspending our operations, construction or development at our facilities and projects or be required to do so. In addition, COVID-19 could represent a threat to maintaining a skilled workforce in the mining industry and could be a health-care challenge for the operations of Anglo American. The Group and the Group's personnel may, and may continue to be, impacted by COVID-19 and the Group may ultimately see its workforce productivity reduced or incur increased medical costs/insurance premiums as a result of these health risks.
The COVID-19 outbreak has also led to extreme disruption and volatility in the global capital markets, which could increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets. In addition, the magnitude of the impact of COVID-19 may cause certain financial institutions to reduce the amount of, or impose more unfavorable terms on, new credit lines they extend to companies. Therefore our ability to raise future financing required for our operations may be severely restricted at a time when we would like, or need, to do so, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our current and future funding requirements and on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. Furthermore, our customers' ability to pay may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as such customers may have to curtail or shutdown their operations, potentially leading to increased credit risks if the current economic downturn and the measures to curb the spread of the pandemic continue for an extended period of time. See "—Our business may be adversely affected by liquidity and counterparty risk".
In addition, we review our goodwill and assets when events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If there are indications that impairment may have occurred, we prepare estimates of expected future cash flows for each group of assets. Volatility of the prices for the Group's products, a significant reduction or absence of demand for diamonds, as well as operational developments due to COVID-19, may have an adverse impact on the Group's assessment of the recoverable amount of operating assets and could result in significant impairments, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition. See "—Certain factors may affect our ability to support the carrying value of our property, plant and equipment, acquired properties, investments and goodwill on our balance sheet" and "—Inaccurate assumptions in respect of critical accounting judgments could adversely affect financial results".
The COVID-19 outbreak has adversely affected and is likely to continue to adversely affect the global economy during 2022 and could result in a significant negative impact on the Group's business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The full effects of the COVID-19 outbreak remain uncertain, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the infection and new strains of the virus (including strains that are resistant to vaccines), the scope, duration and economic impact of actions taken to contain the spread of the virus or treat its impact, the availability, efficacy and uptake of vaccines, social unrest, an increase in political stresses and tensions, a rise in criminal acts that could impact
Anglo American, the potential for increased resource nationalism and the impact of each of these items on macroeconomic conditions and financial markets globally. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, financial condition results of operations and prospects, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this "Risk Factors" section.
China is an important driver of global demand and pricing for commodities worldwide. Commodity prices may be adversely affected by slower than expected levels of GDP growth in China, as well as by trade tensions between China and other major economies, and such factors could continue to have a negative impact on commodity prices generally, which would have a negative impact on our business and revenues. Factors contributing to slower levels of growth in Chinese demand for commodities may include slower or flattened economic growth, the COVID-19 outbreak, unsuccessful economic reforms, government policies that affect commodities markets, challenges in its real estate sector, reduced urbanization or industrialization and a slowing expansion of the middle class. Slowing demand for commodities from China and a sustained slowdown in China's growth, whether caused by these factors or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operational results, cash flows, financial condition and competitive position.
We maintain and rely on information technology systems, consisting of digital infrastructure, applications and communications networks to support our business activities. These systems may be harmed or subject to security breaches or other incidents, whether from malicious or unintentional sources, that may result in the theft, loss, disclosure or corruption of personal (in breach of applicable data protection legislation), sensitive or proprietary information including information relating to acquisitions and divestments, strategic decision-making, investment market communications or commercially sensitive information relating to major contracts. Security breaches may also result in misappropriation of funds, fraud, disruptions to our business operations, financial losses, increased costs, environmental damage, increased health and safety risks to people, poor product quality, theft or loss of intellectual property, legal or regulatory breaches and liability or reputational damage. Damage is also possible to equipment that is critical to mining or processing of ore, resulting in interruption to production and possible financial loss.
These risks are exacerbated by cyber-crime or activist activity aimed at causing disruption or attempts by third parties to access sensitive information. The pace of technological development makes it challenging to prevent the increasingly frequent and sophisticated attacks on information technology systems.
In order to support our continuous financial performance enhancement goal, net cost and volume improvements are targeted. Risks to delivery include unplanned or unexpected operational issues and stoppages, failure to implement, comply with and embed the Group's operating model and technical standards or to maintain critical plant, machinery and infrastructure, lack of joint venture partner support, limited and or stretched resources to manage complex and multi-disciplinary projects and inability to deliver savings through implementation of new technology and innovation. Failure to deliver our underlying EBITDA improvement targets could adversely affect our cash flow levels, reduce investor confidence and adversely affect our business or reputation.
The inability to obtain, in a timely manner, strategic consumables, raw materials and mining and processing equipment could lead to lower output volumes and could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, development projects and financial condition. During periods of strong demand for commodities, increased demand for such supplies may result in periods when supplies are not always available or cause costs to increase above normal inflation rates, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Any interruption to our supplies or increase in our costs would adversely affect our operating results, cash flows or reputation and such effects could be material.
We are exposed to liquidity risk arising from the need to finance our ongoing operations and growth, as well as to refinance our debt maturities as they fall due. Global credit markets have been severely constrained in the past and our ability to obtain funding has been, and may in the future be, significantly reduced.
Any future potential credit rating downgrade may have a negative impact on our ability to obtain funding and may further increase the cost of financing or require us to agree to more onerous financing terms and may adversely affect the value of the Notes being offered.
If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding, either due to banking and capital market conditions generally, or due to factors specific to our business, we may not have sufficient cash to meet ongoing financing needs and other requirements, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and could result in a loss of all or part of your investment in the Notes. For example, the recent COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted the global banking and capital markets and may adversely impact our operating cash flows and increase our counterparty risk in light of measures taken to reduce capacity as a result of government measures to slow down the spread of COVID-19. See "—The COVID-19 global pandemic has had a negative impact on worldwide economic activity and may continue to adversely affect our business".
To the extent that our operating cash flows are insufficient to meet our debt service obligations, including payments of interest and principal on the Notes, we may be required to raise funds through disposals of assets or use alternative funding sources such as our Group-level revolving credit bank facility. There can be no assurance, however, that such cash flows or proceeds will be sufficient or that refinancing will be available on commercially viable terms. Any failure to meet our debt service obligations or to obtain refinancing on commercially viable terms would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, business prospects, results of operations or reputation and could result in a loss of all or part of your investment in the Notes.
In addition, we are exposed to counterparty risk from customers and financial institutions that could result in financial losses should those counterparties become unable to meet their obligations to us. Furthermore, the treasury operations of our joint ventures and associates are independently managed and may expose us to liquidity, counterparty and other financial risks. Should our counterparties be unable to meet their obligations to us, or should the treasury operations of our joint ventures or associates incur losses, our operating results, cash flows, competitive position, financial condition or reputation could be materially and adversely affected.
Mining contractors are used at a number of our operations to perform various operational tasks, including carrying out mining activities and delivering ore to processing plants. In periods of high commodity prices, demand for contractors may exceed supply resulting in increased costs or lack of availability of key contractors. Disruptions of operations or increased costs also can occur as a result of disputes with contractors or a shortage of contractors with particular capabilities. Additionally, because we do not have the same control over contractors as we do over employees, there is a risk that contractors will not operate in accordance with our safety standards or other policies. To the extent that any of the foregoing risks materialize, our operating results, cash flows or reputation could be adversely affected.
Our ability to recruit, develop and retain personnel with appropriate skills is affected by global competition for skilled labor, particularly in periods of high commodity prices when demand for such personnel typically increases. Any failure to retain skilled employees or to recruit new staff may lead to increased costs, interruptions to existing operations and delay of new projects.
There is a risk that strikes or other types of conflict with unions or employees may occur at any one of our operations, development projects or suppliers of critical goods and services, or in any of the geographic regions in which we operate. In key countries where we operate, the majority of employees are members of trade unions, especially in South Africa and South America. Labor disruptions may be used not only for reasons specific to our business, but also to advocate labor, political or social goals. Any labor disruptions could increase operational costs and decrease revenues, and if such disruptions are material, they could adversely affect, possibly significantly, our results of operations, cash flows, financial condition or reputation.
Failure to meet production targets can result in increased unit costs, and such increases may be especially pronounced at operations with higher levels of fixed costs. Unit costs may exceed forecasts, adversely affecting performance and results of operations. Results of operations can be affected by a range of technical and engineering factors. Anglo American has conducted a detailed technical review of the Woodsmith polyhalite project in the United Kingdom since mid-2020 to ensure the technical and commercial integrity of the full scope of its design. Now largely complete, the review has confirmed that a number of elements of the project's design would benefit from modification to bring it up to Anglo American's safety and operating integrity standards and to optimize the value of the asset for the long term. These configuration modifications may result in a different and longer construction schedule. For further details, see "Business Description - Business Segments - Crop Nutrients Recent Developments". Failure to meet project delivery times and costs could have a negative effect on operational performance and our reputation, and lead to increased costs or reductions in revenue and profitability. Such increases could materially and adversely affect the economics of a project, and consequently our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Inadequate supply of the critical infrastructure elements for mining activity could result in reduced production or sales volumes or impact our development projects, which could have a negative effect on our financial performance. Prioritization, restrictions on supply or disruptions in the supply of essential utility services, such as water and electricity, can reduce or halt our production for the duration of the restriction or disruption and, when unexpected, may cause loss of life or damage to our mining equipment or facilities, which may in turn affect our ability to recommence operations on a timely basis. For example, in recent years drought in Chile has resulted in a decline in the country's water reserves. Such a continuous drought and decline in water reserves may increase costs, reduce production levels or impact operational stability and local communities, any of which may have an adverse impact on the Group's reputation, results of operations or financial condition. In addition, poor water resource management or inadequate onsite storage, combined with reduced water supply at some operations as weather patterns change, can affect production. Loss of permits to use water in our operations and damage to stakeholder relationships or reputational damage can result from failure to manage water in a sustainable manner.
Adequate provision of transportation services, in particular rail services and timely port access, are critical to getting our products to market and disruptions to such services may affect our operations. We are largely dependent on third party providers of utility and transportation services including rail, port and shipping services, and their provision of services, maintenance of networks and expansion and contingency plans are outside our control.
In certain instances, our growth plans are reliant on third party rail providers expanding their carrying capacity.
In South Africa, there is a risk that the electricity supply may not be able to meet the country's demands, leading to unplanned outages and failure of the national grid. We are a significant consumer of power owing to the extent of our operations in South Africa. The risk is created through the lack of investment in generating capacity and a maintenance backlog in some generating facilities leading to unplanned outages and/or potential extraordinary tariff increases. Unplanned and short-notice power supply outages can lead to production shortfalls, with a negative effect on revenue, costs and productivity. There are potential safety implications, particularly for underground mines and process activities.
Loss of critical computing systems can interrupt normal business activities.
Any such events are likely to adversely affect our production volumes and may increase our costs, which would in turn adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows, and such effects could be material.
Reduced demand for products mined by our business through substitution due to technological developments, for example alternatives being developed to the use of platinum group metals in catalytic converters and a switch to battery operated vehicles instead of fuel cell electric vehicles, or substitution of supply through recycling and shifts in consumer preferences, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Technological developments are resulting in increased production and distribution of manufactured synthetic gem diamonds. These may be fraudulently sold as natural stones (undisclosed) or marketed and sold as synthetics (disclosed). Increased competition from disclosed synthetics may lead to a potential reduction in rough diamond sales, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, cash flow, profitability and value.
Our Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates are based on a number of assumptions which are inherently prone to variability. Our Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves estimates are stated as at December 31, 2021 and such calculations are based on a number of assumptions, including the price of commodities, production costs, recovery rates, the availability and quality of geological and technical information, industry practice and subjective judgments made by management and our other competent persons with regard to the presence and grade of ore bodies and the ability to extract and process the ores economically. There are also risks associated with such estimates, including that Ore Reserves mined may be different from the Mineral Resource estimates in quality, volume, overburden strip ratio or stripping cost. In addition, Ore Reserves may not ultimately be extracted at a profit.
If we encounter mineralization or geological or mining conditions different from those predicted by historical drilling, sampling and similar examinations, we may have to adjust our mining plans in a way that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and reduce the estimated amount of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves available for production and expansion plans.
In addition, our portfolio of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves includes Inferred Mineral Resources. Inferred Mineral Resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and physical properties and their economic and legal feasibility. Furthermore, it cannot be assumed that, and there is no guarantee that, all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a Measured or Indicated Mineral Resource category. The inclusion of Mineral Resource estimates should not be regarded as a representation that these amounts will be exploited economically. There is no guarantee that the Mineral Resources estimated are capable of being directly converted to Ore Reserves, nor that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resources will ever be upgraded to a Measured or Indicated Mineral Resource category.
Future fluctuations in the variables underlying our estimates may result in material changes to our Ore Reserve estimates and such changes may have a materially adverse impact on our operating results, cash flows, financial condition and prospects or reputation.
Exploration and development are costly, speculative and often unproductive activities, but are necessary for our future growth. Failure to discover new economic mineralization, to maintain our existing mineral rights, to enhance existing Ore Reserves or to economically extract Ore Reserves in sufficient amounts and in a timely manner could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and prospects or reputation. In addition, we may not be able to recover the funds we spend identifying new mining opportunities through our exploration program.
Increasingly stringent requirements relating to regulatory, environmental and social approvals can result in significant delays in construction of our facilities and may adversely affect the economics of new mining projects, the expansion of existing operations and, consequently, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and such effects could be material.
Because of the global nature of our business, we are exposed to currency risk principally where transactions are not conducted in US dollars or where assets and liabilities are not US dollar-denominated. The majority of our sales revenue is denominated in US dollars, while the majority of our operating costs are influenced by the currencies of the countries where our operations are located and by the currencies in which the costs of imported equipment and services are denominated. The South African rand, Chilean peso, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Peruvian sol, British pound and US dollar are the most important currencies influencing our operating costs and asset valuations. Because our policy is generally not to hedge such exposures, fluctuations in the exchange rates of these currencies may adversely affect our operating results, cash flows or financial condition to a material extent.
If the Group is subjected to volatile interest rate fluctuations, its operating results, cash flows, competitive position and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. See "Operating and Financial Review of the Group—Financial Risk Exposure and Management—Interest rate risk".
Because we cannot control the market price at which commodities we produce are sold, we may be unable to pass through increased costs of production to our customers. As a result, it is possible that significantly higher future inflation in the countries in which we operate may increase future operational costs (including, but not limited to, increased and/or persistently high energy prices) without a corresponding increase in the US dollar price of the commodities we produce, or a concurrent depreciation of the local currency against the US dollar.
Cost inflation in the mining sector is more apparent during periods of high commodity prices because demand for mining-related products and services can tend to exceed supply during such periods. However, such inflation can occur at any point in the commodity cycle, and in the past we have also experienced cost inflation during periods of decreasing commodity prices, and we may experience cost inflation resulting from the impact and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, during January and February 2022, numerous countries we operate in have experienced, and may continue to experience, increased levels of inflation. A lag in the reduction of input costs relative to declining commodity prices will have a similar negative effect on our results of operations. Any such increased costs or delays in cost reductions may adversely affect our profit margins, cash flows and results of operations and such effects could be material.
Some of our operations are controlled and managed by joint venture partners, associates or by other companies. Management of such non-controlled assets may not comply with our standards, for example, on safety, health, environmental and social performance matters or on financial or other controls and procedures. This may lead to higher costs and lower production and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, financial condition or reputation.
We review and test the carrying value of our assets when events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. See, for example, "Business Description—Metallurgical Coal—Grosvenor and Moranbah". If there are indications that impairment may have occurred, we prepare estimates of expected future cash flows for each group of assets. Expected future cash flows are inherently uncertain and could materially change over time. They are significantly affected by Ore Reserve and production estimates, together with economic factors such as spot and forward commodity prices, discount rates, currency exchange rates, estimates of costs to produce Ore Reserves and future capital expenditure.
If any of these uncertainties occur, either alone or in combination, it could require management to recognize an impairment, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or reputation.
In the course of preparing financial statements, our management necessarily makes judgments and estimates that can have a significant impact on our financial statements. The most critical of these relate to impairment and impairment reversals of assets, taxation, contingent liabilities, joint arrangements, estimation of Ore Reserves, assessment of fair value, restoration, rehabilitation and environmental costs, retirement benefits and deferred stripping. The use of inaccurate assumptions in calculations for any of these estimates could have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition or reputation.
Mining is a potentially hazardous industry and is highly regulated by safety, health and environmental laws and regulations. Working conditions, including aspects such as weather, altitude and temperature, can add to the inherent dangers of mining, whether underground or in open pit mines. Failure to provide a safe and healthy working environment or an environmentally acceptable one in accordance with the relevant applicable legislation or regulations may result in government authorities, regulators or courts forcing closure of mines and ceasing of operations or maintenance of our assets, in each case on a temporary or permanent basis, or refusing mining right applications, among other measures.
Inability to eliminate fatalities and deliver a sustained improvement in safety performance or occupational health may result from management interventions and training initiatives failing to translate into behavioral change by all operational leaders, employees and contractors. Non-compliance with safety rules and critical controls and poor hazard identification and control are common failures in safety incidents which can lead to loss of life, workplace injuries and safety-related stoppages, all of which immediately impact production and in the long term, threaten our license to operate. As a consequence of safety, health or environmental incidents, we could face civil or criminal fines and penalties, liability to employees and third parties for injury, illness or death, statutory liability for environmental remediation, mandatory operational changes and other financial consequences, which may be significant. We are currently subject to ongoing litigation relating to some of these areas of risk and may face additional litigation or prosecution in the future. In the last few years, local claimants in countries outside Europe and the US have increasingly sought to raise claims arising from local environmental and/or human rights incidents in European (including U.K.) and US courts, with some recent success in the U.K. and Dutch courts. We could face similar claims - see for example "General Information - Litigation - Kabwe".
The mining process, including blasting and processing ore bodies, can generate environmental impacts including dust and noise and may require the storage of waste materials (including in liquid form). Risk in the form of dust, noise or leakage of product or polluting substances from pipelines or site operations or uncontrolled breaches of mine residue facilities such as tailings dams have the potential of generating harm to our employees, communities and the environment near our operations. Potential impacts include fines and penalties, statutory liability for environmental remediation, mandatory operational changes and other financial consequences that may be significant. Governments, courts or regulators may force closure of mines on a temporary or permanent basis or refuse future mining right applications.
We could also suffer impairment to our reputation, industrial action, difficulty in recruiting and retaining skilled employees or a change in buying behavior away from the products offered by the Group. Any future changes in laws, regulations or community expectations governing our operations could result in increased compliance and remediation costs.
Any of the foregoing developments could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.
Our business is affected by legal and regulatory uncertainty, by global, regional and national political and economic tensions, disputes and instability and by social conditions in the countries and jurisdictions in which we operate. We are exposed to various risks resulting from developments and changes (due to elections or other means) to political or fiscal regimes or other legal or regulatory regimes that may result in restrictions on the export of currency, expropriation of assets, nationalization, political instability, corruption, terrorism, the imposition of royalties or new taxes, changes in regulations or the imposition of additional requirements that may impact or increase the costs associated with our mining operations, failure to effect or renew agreements with host governments and requirements for local ownership or beneficiation. The effectiveness of national governance in countries in which we operate may be compromised by corruption, weak policy framework and ineffective enforcement of the law.
Political instability can also result in civil unrest (including social conflict and protests) or nullification or non-renewal of existing agreements, mining permits, sales agreements or leases, any of which may adversely affect our operations or results of operations. Uncertainty over future business conditions can lead to a lack of confidence in making investment decisions, which can influence future financial performance. We may in the future incur significant costs as a result of changes in the interpretation of existing laws and guidelines or the imposition of new taxes or conditions on our mining rights.
For example, in recent years, Chile has experienced significant social unrest, resulting in an October 2020 referendum that determined that a new constitution would be drafted by July 2022 by a constitutional convention. The draft constitution will be subject to another referendum expected to take place in late 2022.
Whilst considerable uncertainty remains in relation to the potential content and timing of the proposals, the proposed constitutional measures, if enacted in their current form, could affect the mining sector including our business by, amongst others, (i) the nationalization of mining companies, (ii) the annulment of mining and foresting concessions on indigenous lands that have no formal prior consent to industrial activity and (iii) the annulment of existing water use rights for industrial activity and their replacement with a new, as yet undefined, water code. In addition, the senate's mining and energy committee approved a draft bill known as the Royalty Bill proposing a sales tax of up to 3% on gross revenue from copper, lithium and other extractable materials as well as a profitability tax on the operating margin of copper mining. The bill is currently under further review in the Chilean Congressional process. In Peru, there has also been a political debate about the possibility of raising mining taxes. The adoption of such measures in Chile or Peru and related regulatory or policy changes may result in the incurrence of additional costs associated with our mining operations as well as operating challenges linked to compliance with such newly introduced measures, regulations or policy changes, all of which could have a materially negative impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition in Chile or Peru.
In addition, in certain jurisdictions in which we operate, from time to time local authorities may, or may seek to, unilaterally impose additional requirements such as backfilling or other remediation requirements on the operations of our mines which could increase the costs associated with our mines and result us in having to make unanticipated provisions for such costs. We may from time to time challenge such additional requirements if we believe that these are not lawfully imposed and may incur costs in connection with such legal challenges and they may take time to conclude.
Global supply chains may be impacted by the threat of or actual disputes between major economies. Regional and national political tensions may result in social unrest affecting our operations and employees. Uncertainty over future business conditions or actual or potential social, political or economic developments and changes may restrict the ability to execute strategic initiatives that are designed to reduce costs or divest assets and may undermine investor confidence, which may hamper investment and thereby reduce economic growth, and otherwise may adversely affect the economic or other conditions under which we operate in ways that could have a materially negative effect on our business. Increased costs can also be incurred as a result of additional regulations or resource taxes. Any of these risks may materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition or deprive us of the economic benefits of ownership of our assets.
We currently conduct, and will in the future be required to conduct, our operations (including prospecting and exploration activities) pursuant to licenses, permits, mining regulations and other authorizations. Regulations impacting the mining industry are evolving as a result of political developments, changes in societal expectations and the public perception of mining activities. Any delay and/or refusal by relevant government authorities in the obtaining, amending or renewing of a license, permit or other authorization may impact our investment or development of a resource or project or our implementation of new technology and innovation which may adversely affect our sustainability objectives, production output and revenues and may have a material adverse effect on our reputation, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Failure to comply with management processes may threaten our ability to adhere to regulations and permits. Our existing licenses, permits and other authorizations may be suspended, terminated or revoked if we fail to comply with applicable mining regulations or the relevant requirements of such licenses, permits or authorizations, and in certain cases additional requirements may be imposed on us unilaterally or in connection with amending, extending or renewing a license, permit or other authorization that may result in additional costs to us. For example, the operations at, and expansion of, Minas-Rio are dependent on the Group acquiring and maintaining environmental licenses. The Step 3 environmental license for the mine was granted in December 2018 and the Step 3 operational licenses for the heightening of the tailings dam to level 700 was obtained in April 2021. In light of new rules being implemented in Brazil in response to recent tailings dam breaches, we may encounter difficulties and consequential delays in obtaining new licenses for further heightening of the tailings dam.
In all of the jurisdictions in which we operate mines, should we fail to fulfil the specific terms of any of our licenses, permits and other authorizations or if we operate our business in a manner that violates applicable law or regulation, regulators may impose fines or suspend or terminate the license, permit or other authorization, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows, financial condition or reputation.
Due to logistical challenges related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, an extension to the existing contract for the sale of the majority of Debswana's rough diamond production has been agreed until the end of June 2022 by the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group. The terms of the existing agreement, which was originally due to expire at the end of 2020, have been extended, providing further time for contract renewal discussions. Failure to renew the sales agreement could materially and adversely affect the Group's operations, cash flows, financial condition and prospects, although De Beers' interests in Debswana's financial returns would continue pursuant to the Debswana joint venture arrangements.
Potential impacts of violations of laws governing fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering and trade sanctions or anti-competitive behavior include criminal investigations, prosecution, fines, penalties, adverse media attention, reputational damage and a negative impact on licensing processes. We may suffer financial loss if we are the victim of a fraudulent act. As indicated by indices prepared by independent nongovernmental organizations, we operate in certain countries where the risk of corruption is high, and certain industries in which we operate have in the past faced prosecution for anti-competitive behavior.
As with most large corporations, we are involved from time to time as a party to various lawsuits, arbitrations, regulatory proceedings, investigations or other disputes. Litigation, arbitration and other such legal proceedings or investigations involve inherent uncertainties and, as a result, we face risks associated with adverse judgments or outcomes in these matters. Among other matters, regulatory proceedings or litigation could occur in relation to a wide variety of matters such as contractual disputes, license to operate challenges, environmental, social, governance and human rights related matters, data breaches (including personal or sensitive data under relevant data protection legislation) or allegations of discrimination or harassment. Even in cases where we may ultimately prevail on the merits of any dispute, we may face significant costs defending our rights, lose certain rights or benefits during the pendency of any proceeding or suffer reputational damage as a result of our involvement. We are currently engaged in a number of legal and regulatory proceedings and arbitrations in various jurisdictions. See "General Information—Litigation".
There can be no assurance as to the outcome of any litigation, arbitration or other legal proceeding or investigation, and the adverse determination of material litigation could have a materially adverse effect on our business, operational results, cash flows, and financial condition or reputation.
We are subject to corporate and other tax laws, rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Changes in tax rates, tax relief and tax laws, rules and regulations, changes in practice or interpretation or inconsistent enforcement of the law by the relevant tax authorities, increasing challenges by relevant tax authorities, or any failure to manage tax risks adequately could result in increased charges, financial loss, penalties and reputational damage, which may have a negative impact on the Group's results or financial condition. In particular, revenue needs mean that increased levels of tax enforcement have become a higher priority for many governments and tax authorities in jurisdictions in which we operate, which has led to an increase in tax audits, enquiries and challenges, or the testing through litigation of the boundaries of the correct interpretation of legislation. Tax authorities may also actively pursue additional taxes based on retroactive changes to tax laws (or seek to interpret prospective tax laws and guidance retrospectively) and we may disagree with tax authorities' legal interpretations which could result in a material restatement to the tax position.
In line with our tax strategy we are committed to complying with relevant tax laws, paying the right tax at the right time, and recognizing the importance of respecting both the spirit and the letter of the laws of each country in which we operate. Nevertheless, as a complex business, we have been and will continue to be subject to the risk of adverse or aggressive interpretations of tax laws or regulations or the imposition of arbitrary or onerous taxes, interest charges and penalties. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and other government agencies in jurisdictions in which we operate have increasingly focused on issues related to the taxation of multinational corporations, including base erosion and profit shifting and the impact of digitalization and globalization on value chains and tax bases – the outcomes of multilateral and unilateral reforms in these areas are inherently uncertain. As a complex business we could also be exposed to significant fines and penalties and to enforcement measures, including, but not limited to, tax assessments, despite our best efforts at compliance. In response to tax assessments or similar tax deficiency notices in particular jurisdictions, we may be required to pay the full amount of the tax assessed (including stated penalties and interest charges) or post security for such amounts notwithstanding that we may contest the assessment and related amounts.
We operate in several countries where ownership of rights in respect of land and resources is uncertain and where disputes in relation to ownership or other community matters may arise. These disputes are not always predictable and may cause disruption to projects or operations. Our operations can also have an impact on local communities, including the need, from time to time, to relocate communities or infrastructure networks such as railways and utility services. Implementation of new technologies may have implications for employment or prospects for future employment in local communities. Failure to manage and maintain healthy relationships or a breakdown in trust with local communities, society at large, government and nongovernmental organizations may negatively affect our reputation, as well as our license to operate and our ability to bring projects into production, which could in turn adversely affect our future growth opportunities, revenues, results of operations and cash flows, potentially in a material manner. Moreover, industrial companies such as ours are being targeted increasingly by lawsuits across jurisdictions alleging a failure of duty of care on environmental, social or governance grounds, regardless of whether the targeted companies are complying with applicable regulations. There can be no certainty that we will not face similar claims or lawsuits.
Failure to identify, understand, respond and align to changing rules, regulations, binding or nonbinding legal or industry standards (whether by any present or future applicable law or regulations or by other governing rules or industry-level guidelines or any other guidance issued by non-governmental organizations, associations, trade forums and investment advisory bodies) and stakeholder and societal expectations and requirements regarding issues such as environment, social and governance (ESG) matters, particularly linked to climate change, fossil fuels and carbon emissions, as well as racial, cultural and gender matters, could affect our growth opportunities and our future revenues and cash flows. Long term demand for metals and minerals produced and marketed by Anglo American may deviate from assumptions based on societal demands for climate change abatement. Stakeholder requirements and expectations continue to evolve, and different stakeholder groups can have opposing requirements and expectations of us. For example, an increasing number of financial stakeholders are adopting stricter investment or financing criteria with regards to fossil fuels and carbon emissions. This is having a growing impact on industries that are major producers, and users, of fossil fuels and which are major emitters of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Yet such industries, particularly in poor and developing countries, are often a significant development player, contributing to such countries' economic progress, providing employment, along with earnings and foreign exchange. Failure to balance opposing stakeholder expectations adequately could lead to potential loss of stakeholder confidence in the Group and adverse effects to our reputation.
Anglo American is a significant user of energy and is also a metallurgical coal producer and exporter. Our operations are exposed to changes in climate and the need to comply with changes in the regulatory environment aimed at reducing the effect of climate change. Climate change is a key challenge in our era and our commitment to being part of the global response presents certain risks. Various measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency may affect our operations and customer demand for our products over time and are partly reliant on new technologies that are at various stages of adoption and development and may not prove effective. We may fail to achieve carbon reduction targets in the event that new technologies are not effective or embedded in our operations. Policy developments at an international, regional, national and sub-national level and emissions trading systems, such as the Emissions Trading System of the European Union, have implications on the profitability of our business where our greenhouse gasintensive and energy-intensive assets are concerned. We may be under increasing stakeholder scrutiny to manage and mitigate the climate change impacts of our operations regardless of legal, regulatory or policy developments, including on whether we are able to meet our own sustainability targets. Failure to meet our own sustainability targets, commitments or ambitions may lead to potential loss of stakeholder confidence or have an adverse impact on the Group's reputation, results of operations or financial condition.
Potential impacts from climate change for our assets depend on the circumstances at individual sites, but changing weather patterns and an increase in extreme weather events, including increased rainfall, flooding, droughts and water shortages, fires and higher average temperatures, may increase costs, reduce production levels or impact operational stability and local communities, any of which may lead to a loss of stakeholder confidence or have an adverse impact on the Group's reputation, results of operations or financial condition.
We recognize that the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is a significant threat to economic growth and development in that region and affects our business. In addition to the costs associated with the provision of anti-retroviral therapy to employees and their dependents and occupational health services (both of which will increase if the incidence of HIV/AIDS spreads), there is a risk that the recruitment and retention of the skilled personnel needed to maintain and grow our business in southern Africa (and other regions where HIV/AIDS is a major social issue) will be impacted. If this occurs, our business would be adversely affected.
Any larger, influential shareholder, or shareholders, may exert pressure on management to take a direction they assert is more conducive to realizing higher returns. This pressure may include the Group's portfolio composition, commodity choices or geographical locations in which the Group operates or plans to operate in, any of which may have an adverse impact on the Group's results, financial condition or reputation.
The Notes will be new securities for which there currently is no established trading market. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and will be subject to significant restrictions on resale. See "Transfer Restrictions". There can be no assurance regarding the future development of a market for the Notes or the ability of holders of the Notes to sell their Notes or the price at which such holders may be able to sell their Notes. If such a market were to develop, the Notes could trade at prices that may be lower than the initial offering prices depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, our operating results and the market for similar securities. Therefore, there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any trading market for the Notes or that active markets for the Notes will develop. We have made an application for listing
the Notes on the Official List and for Admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market. However, our listing and Admission may not be approved or, if approved, may not be maintained.
Any of the rating agencies that rate the debt of the Company has the ability to lower the ratings currently assigned to that debt as a result of its views about the Group's current or future business, financial condition, results of operations or other matters including, but not limited to, the sovereign credit ratings of the jurisdictions in which we operate (and in particular of South Africa). Any ratings decline could adversely affect the value of the Notes. In addition, the credit ratings ascribed to the Group and the Notes are intended to reflect our ability to meet our repayment obligations in respect of the Notes and the Guarantees, and may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to the structure, the market, the Group and other factors on the value of the Notes. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
On February 14, 2013, the European Commission published a proposed draft for a common FTT in Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia (each, other than Estonia, a "participating Member State"). However, Estonia has since stated that it will not participate.
The published draft for a common FTT has very broad scope and could, if introduced in its current form, apply to certain transactions relating to the Notes (including secondary market transactions) in certain circumstances. Primary market transactions referred to in Article 5(c) of Regulation (EC) No. 1287/2006 are expected to be exempt.
Under current proposals the FTT could apply in certain circumstances to persons both within and outside of the participating Member States. Generally, it would apply to certain transactions relating to the Notes where at least one party is a financial institution (as defined in the FTT), and at least one party is established in a participating Member State. A party may be deemed to be "established" in a participating Member State in a broad range of circumstances, including (a) by transacting with a person established in a participating Member State or (b) where the financial instrument which is the subject of the transaction is issued in a participating Member State.
The EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council indicated in a report dated June 14, 2019 that participating Member States are discussing the option of adopting a common FTT based on France's domestic model of the financial transaction tax, which would apply initially to certain listed company shares and may therefore not apply to dealings in the Notes. However, no final agreement has been reached yet.
The FTT proposal remains subject to negotiation between the participating Member States. It may therefore be altered prior to any implementation, the timing of which remains unclear. Additional EU Member States may decide to participate and/or certain of the participating Member States may decide to withdraw. Prospective holders of the Notes are advised to seek their own professional advice in relation to the FTT.
Anglo American plc is a holding company and derives the majority of its operating income and cash flow from its subsidiaries. It must rely upon distributions from its subsidiaries to generate funds necessary to meet its obligations, including any payments under the Guarantees. These subsidiaries may not be able to make distributions to Anglo American plc. Any payment of interest, dividends, distributions, loans or advances by the Company's subsidiaries could be subject to restrictions on dividends or repatriation of earnings under applicable local law, monetary transfer restrictions and foreign currency exchange regulations in the jurisdictions in which the subsidiaries operate or are incorporated. The obligations of the Issuer under the Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer. The obligations of Anglo American under the Guarantees are unsecured and rank equally with all unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Anglo American. These obligations will also be structurally subordinated to the holders of secured and unsecured debt and other creditors of subsidiaries of Anglo American. The Indenture does not place any limitation on the amount of unsecured debt that may be incurred by us or any of our subsidiaries (including the Issuer). From time to time, the Group opportunistically accesses the debt capital markets, including through issuances under its EMTN program. The Group may seek to raise additional debt financing in the future, including various forms of green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked financing, or to buy back or redeem its existing debt or to cancel existing finance facilities prior to its or their stated maturity, in each case subject to market conditions. Such additional debt financing may carry a higher rate of interest or an earlier maturity date than existing indebtedness and if such indebtedness will be sustainability-linked, there may be circumstances where additional interest will be payable. As of December 31, 2021, 21% of our debt was outstanding at our subsidiaries and joint operations (on a proportional basis), to which the notes would be structurally subordinated.
Anglo American Capital plc is a finance vehicle, the primary business of which is the raising of money for the purpose of on-lending to other members of the Group. Accordingly, substantially all of the assets of the Issuer are loans and advances made to other members of the Group. The ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations in respect of the Notes depends upon payments being made to it by other members of the Group in respect of loans and advances made by the Issuer.
The auditors' reports include language limiting the independent auditors' scope of duty in relation to such reports and the various financial statements to which they relate. In particular, the report of PwC, with respect to the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements, in accordance with guidance issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, includes the following limitations: "This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the company for the parent company's members as a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing".
Additionally, the report of Deloitte with respect to the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, in accordance with guidance issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, provides as follows: "This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed."
The SEC would not permit such limiting language to be included in a registration statement or a prospectus used in connection with an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act or in a report filed under the Exchange Act. If a US court (or any other court) were to give effect to the language quoted above, the recourse that investors in the Notes may have against the independent accountants based on their reports or the consolidated financial statements to which they relate could be limited.
The Issuer and the Company are companies organized under the laws of England and Wales, and substantially all their respective assets are, or may be, located in jurisdictions outside the US. Accordingly, it could be difficult for holders of Notes to recover against the Issuer and the Company on judgments of US courts predicated upon civil liabilities under the US federal securities laws. See "Service of Process and Enforcement of Civil Liabilities".
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of the Group as of December 31, 2021, on an actual basis. You should read the following table together with "Use of Proceeds", "Operating and Financial Review", "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees" and the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum:
| As at December 31, 2021 | |
|---|---|
| (US\$ million) | |
| Total debt(1) | 12,856 |
| Equity: | |
| Called-up share capital(2) | 737 |
| Share premium account | 2,558 |
| Other reserves | (11,045) |
| Retained earnings and own shares held(2) | 35,575 |
| Equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company | 27,825 |
| Total capitalization(3) | 40,681 |
(1) Including short-term, medium-term and long-term borrowings. As at December 31, 2021, secured and unsecured debt totaled US\$988 million and US\$11,868 million, respectively. For more information regarding our secured and unsecured debt, see "Operating and Financial Review".
(2) On July 29, 2021 the Group announced a US\$1 billion share buy back program. An accrual of US\$1 billion was recognized to account for this with US\$186 million remaining unutilized at year end 2021. As a result of this buyback, as at December 31, 2021 share capital has reduced by US\$12 million. As of February 28, 2022 the share capital has been further reduced by US\$4 million to US\$733 million.
(3) Capitalization comprises of total debt and equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company.
Anglo American considers and assesses opportunities to access the debt markets from time to time (including various forms of green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked financing) as part of the ongoing management of its liquidity and capital resources.
On March 6, 2020, Anglo American Platinum announced the temporary shutdown of the entire Anglo Converter Plant (the "ACP"), part of the chain of processing facilities, and the need to declare force majeure.
Anglo American Platinum's ACP phase A converter plant, at Waterval smelter in Rustenburg, was damaged following an explosion within the converter on February 10, 2020. Nobody was injured in the incident. As per normal business procedure, the phase B unit was commissioned to take over from the phase A plant and was in the process of ramping up to steady state when water was detected in the furnace. Notwithstanding extensive testing being conducted to determine the source of the water, and a number of circuits being isolated, water continued to be observed in the furnace. This posed a high risk of explosion and Anglo American Platinum determined that it had no other option but to temporarily shut down the phase B unit to ensure the safety of all employees, and avoid a catastrophic event.
ACP phase B returned to operation on May 12, 2020, and was subject to additional inspections and controls, which led to intermittent stoppages during the remainder of the year. On November 5, 2020, Anglo American Platinum announced that it had made the pre-emptive decision to close the ACP phase B unit for a full rebuild, following a series of water leaks, to ensure an ongoing safe operating environment, protect employees and protect the integrity of the plant and surrounding processing assets.
The rebuild of the ACP phase A unit was successfully completed ahead of schedule on November 24, 2020, with first converter matte dispatched to the Base Metal Refinery for further processing on December 7, 2020. ACP phase A was operational throughout 2021 and the build-up in work-in-progress inventory following the temporary closure has largely been processed and refined. The ACP phase B unit rebuild was completed in January 2022 and recommissioning was completed in March 2022.
On November 3, 2021, Anglo American announced the appointment of Duncan Wanblad as Chief Executive, with effect from Anglo American's AGM on April 19, 2022. Mr. Wanblad, who will also join the Board of Anglo American as an executive director on the same date subject to shareholder approval, succeeds Mark Cutifani who will retire as Chief Executive and step down from the Board at the AGM after nine years in the role. Anglo American announced a number of other senior leadership changes during 2021. See "Board of Directors and Management of Anglo American plc—Composition of the Board of Directors" and "Board of Directors and Management of Anglo American plc—Management".
On June 7, 2021, Anglo American announced the completion of the demerger of its thermal coal operations in South Africa. Thungela Resources Limited ("Thungela") commenced trading on June 7, 2021, through a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange. The admission to trading of Thungela on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges followed the completion of the demerger of Anglo American's thermal coal operations in South Africa that was announced on April 8, 2021, and approved by shareholders on May 5, 2021. The scheme of arrangement to implement the demerger was sanctioned by the UK High Court of Justice on May 26, 2021.
On January 11, 2022, Anglo American announced the completion of the sale of its 33.3% shareholding in Cerrejón to Glencore plc ("Glencore") for a total cash consideration of approximately US\$294 million, based on an economic effective date of December 31, 2020. Glencore had been a longstanding 33.3% shareholder in Cerrejón alongside Anglo American and BHP and has concurrently acquired BHP's 33.3% interest in Cerrejón. Glencore therefore now has 100% ownership and operating control of Cerrejón. The completion of this transaction marked the final stage of Anglo American's exit from thermal coal operations.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
Anglo American plc is the holding company of the Group, a leading global mining company with a world class portfolio of mining and processing operations and undeveloped resources. The Group is geographically diverse, with operations across the world.
Our strategy is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long life mineral assets, to seek to deliver sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We aim to achieve this through innovative practices and technologies in the hands of our world-class people.
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, development projects and undeveloped resources provides many of the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world through a lower carbon global economy and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of developed and maturing economies. We are a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper and nickel, PGMs, and the steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal. The exit from the last of our thermal coal operations, the commissioning of the Quellaveco copper project in Peru (currently expected in mid-2022), and the ongoing development of our recently acquired Woodsmith project (Crop Nutrients business) represent the latest phase of our portfolio trajectory towards future-enabling products.
The scale and diversity of our portfolio allow us to optimize our financial resources, technical expertise and supplier relationships towards delivery on our potential, and to the benefit of our customers. The portfolio's depth and breadth create what we believe a measured risk profile and support sustainable returns through spreading our investments across diverse asset geographies and end markets.
We continue to refine and upgrade the quality of our asset portfolio to ensure that our capital is deployed effectively. Anglo American has transformed the quality and performance of its portfolio since 2013, halving the number of assets while producing more physical product. This transformation has been achieved through extensive operational self-help and other efficiency work, together with the sale, placing onto care and maintenance, or closure of less attractive assets, resulting in a step-change in our operational performance, profitability and cash flow generation.
During 2021, the Group's focus was on continuing to improve our competitive position, progressing the construction of the Quellaveco copper project in Peru, completing our exit from thermal coal operations and progressing the technical review of the Woodsmith polyhalite project.
On June 4, 2021, Anglo American demerged its thermal coal operations in South Africa into a newly incorporated company, Thungela Resources Limited, that was subsequently admitted to trading on both the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges on June 7, 2021. On January 11, 2022, Anglo American completed the sale of its 33.3% interest in Cerrejón to Glencore plc. The completion of this transaction represented the final stage of Anglo American's previously announced transition from thermal coal operations. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Corporate and Other - Significant Transactions and Restructuring - Exit from thermal coal operations" for further details.
At our Woodsmith polyhalite project, our detailed technical review to ensure the technical and commercial integrity of the mine design and its associated transportation and port infrastructure, is largely complete. Several aspects of the project have been identified for modification that will bring the project up to Anglo American's safety and operating integrity standards, as well as optimize the value of the asset for the long term. Anglo American expects to make changes to the design of the mine infrastructure, including the installation of additional ventilation earlier in the development of the underground mining area to enable the use of only continuous miners. These configuration modifications will result in a different and longer construction schedule. The technical review also confirmed the high quality and potential of the project, with the scale and quality of the polyhalite orebody supporting the project's forecast first quartile operating cost position and strong margins. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Crop Nutrients - Recent Developments" for further details.
The Quellaveco copper project in Peru remains on track, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, with first production currently expected in mid-2022. Total project costs are estimated at \$5.4-5.5 billion (100% basis), excluding the impact of potential additional COVID-19 related disruptions. The construction of a full scale coarse particle recovery plant, currently expected to be completed in 2023 at a cost of \$0.2 billion, will allow retreatment of coarse particles from flotation tailings to improve recoveries by approximately 3% on average over the life of the mine. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Copper - Significant Transactions and Restructuring - Quellaveco update" for further details.
Strict value criteria are applied to the assessment of Anglo American's portfolio of future growth options and, for major greenfield projects, we expect to sequence their development and consider including partners where appropriate. The Group will continue to maintain optionality to progress with holistic, value accretive projects, should market conditions and capital availability permit.
Longer term, the Group has a number of future organic growth options under consideration, including expansions at the Mogalakwena PGMs complex in South Africa, the Collahuasi copper joint operation in Chile, the Moranbah-Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine complex in Australia, and the Sakatti polymetallic project in Finland.
Discovery and Geosciences, including our exploration activities, is consolidated and centrally coordinated, covering near-asset and greenfield discovery, projects, and operations. The integrated team is supporting a greater technical understanding of our world-class assets, a strategic differentiator, enabling the detailed understanding of our world class assets to inform our pursuit of discoveries. Building on the Group's strategy and long track record of discovery success, our strategy continues to shape a global, diversified, riskbalanced portfolio focused on new discovery search spaces and mineral system thinking. This effort is enhancing our position as a discoverer of superior-value deposits that have the potential to improve our production profile, over time.
Across every aspect of our business, we are thinking innovatively about how we work to ensure the safety or our people, to enhance the sustainability of our business, and to deliver enduring value in its many forms for all our stakeholders.
Our Operating Model is the foundation to support us by providing structure, stability and predictability in the way that we plan and execute every task. Unplanned work is inherently more costly, and less safe, than planned work.
Our Marketing business aims to optimize the value from our mineral resources. We do this by seeking to fully understand and address our customers' specific needs and optimizing our capabilities in the financial and physical markets to drive the right commercial decisions across the value chain—from mine to market.
P101 is our transformational asset productivity program that builds on the stability provided by our Operating Model. It improves the performance of our most value-accretive processes in our value chain to achieve best-in-class benchmarks, then pushes the capability boundary further, seeking to establish new industry benchmarks in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. Adopting a P101 mindset has resulted in a number of productivity improvements across the Group, including: Capcoal in Australia operating their rope shovel at an overall equipment effectiveness of 88% in 2020; Mogalakwena achieving a 25% improvement on a previously demonstrated annual shovel performance; and Minas-Rio in Brazil being recognized for its fleet performance, achieving 6,000 direct operating hours and greater than 110% nominal payload conformance.
FutureSmart Mining™ is our blueprint for the future of our business. The intrinsic links between technology, digitalization and many of our sustainability outcomes are driving the innovations that will transform the nature of mining and how our stakeholders experience our business. A future in which broad, innovative thinking, enabling technologies, and collaborative partnerships are helping to shape an industry that is safer, more sustainable and efficient, and better harmonized with the needs of our host communities and society. This is about transforming our physical and societal footprint.
Our people are critical to all that we do. The partnerships we build, both within Anglo American and with our stakeholders – locally and globally, are central to maintaining our regulatory and social licenses to operate and our commercial success. We strive to create safe, working environments and an inclusive and diverse culture that encourages and supports high performance and innovative thinking. Our Organization Model ensures we have the right people in the right roles doing the right value-adding work, with clear accountabilities that minimize work duplication and increase organization capability and effectiveness.
Safety comes foremost in everything we do; we train, equip and empower our people to work safely every day. We believe, too, that creating an inclusive and diverse working environment and culture that encourages and supports high performance and innovative thinking gives our business a competitive advantage. Our main priority is to protect the health and safety of our people, the communities around our operations and the environment, and we have shown consistent improvement across the business. Our approach to safety is governed by our safety, health and environment ("SHE") policy and the management framework that we use to implement the policy is called the SHE Way. In. In February 2021, we refreshed the SHE Way to include a set of eight technical specifications to support safety practitioners in SHE Way implementation with more than 30 tools to enable consistent adoption of best practices in applying the new requirements.
Underpinning our strategy, we have a value-focused approach to capital allocation with clear prioritization of firstly sustaining our operations and maintaining asset integrity (including reserve life) and secondly paying the base dividend to our shareholders (determined on a 40% underlying earnings-based payout ratio) while ensuring a strong balance sheet. All remaining capital is then allocated to discretionary capital options which include organic and inorganic growth options, as well as additional shareholder returns. In all cases, discretionary projects are robustly assessed against financial and non-financial metrics including their delivery of net positive benefit to our shareholders and the communities in which we operate, and the projects' ability to improve and upgrade our portfolio in line with the transition to a low carbon economy and global consumer demand trends.
Capital allocation is prioritized to ensure we maintain balance sheet flexibility, with our near-term objective to seek to ensure that the Group's net debt to underlying EBITDA ratio does not exceed 1.5x, at the bottom of the commodity pricing cycle.
Anglo American was incorporated on May 14, 1998 and became a public listed company in May 1999 following the completion of a combination with Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited, a public limited company incorporated in South Africa, now known as Anglo American South Africa Proprietary Limited ("AASA"), and an exchange offer for the shares of Minorco Société Anonyme, now known as Minorco Overseas Holdings Limited ("Minorco"). AASA was founded in South Africa in 1917 to exploit gold mining opportunities in the country. In the succeeding decades, AASA became increasingly involved in a wide range of mining and other industries. The successful simultaneous development in the 1950s of five gold mines in South Africa brought AASA to the forefront of the mining industry internationally.
Beginning in the mid-1960s, AASA developed a range of investments in Europe, North America, Australia and South East Asia. We entered into new markets, including the steel industry through the acquisition of Scaw Metals, the timber, pulp and paper industry with the founding of the Mondi Group ("Mondi"), and increased investment in the South African coal industry through the development of a portfolio of nine coal mines and a stake in the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
By the 1990s, AASA had a wide range of mining, financial and industrial interests both in sub-Saharan Africa and internationally, with the latter largely held through Minorco, which was originally incorporated in the UK in 1928 as Rhodesian Anglo American Limited. The structures of AASA and Minorco had arisen as a result of South Africa's period of political and financial isolation from the international community and had proven increasingly complicated as we sought to develop a focused strategy for the Group. As a result, in 1999, the newly formed Anglo American acquired all the shares of both companies, a combination designed to create focused divisions, to achieve simplicity and transparency of structure and, in the process, to enhance shareholder value.
This section provides background information, an industry overview and information related to strategy and business development for each segment.
The following table sets forth the Group's underlying EBIT for the periods presented on a segment basis. The table below summarizes the split by subsidiaries, equity accounted entities and total Group underlying EBIT:
| Year ended December 31, 2019 |
% | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
% | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | ||||||
| Restated(1) | Restated(1) | |||||
| Subsidiaries | ||||||
| De Beers | 168 | 2.4 | — | 0.0 | 620 | 3.5 |
| Copper | 960 | 13.7 | 1,227 | 17.4 | 3,426 | 19.3 |
| Nickel | 89 | 1.3 | 79 | 1.1 | 261 | 1.5 |
| Platinum Group Metals | 1,672 | 23.9 | 2,247 | 31.9 | 6,686 | 37.6 |
| Iron Ore(2) | 2,886 | 41.2 | 3,997 | 56.7 | 6,297 | 35.4 |
| Metallurgical Coal | 882 | 12.6 | (548) | (7.8) | 185 | 1.0 |
| Manganese(2) Crop Nutrients(3) |
— | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
| — (330) |
0.0 | (10) (305) |
(0.1) | (50) (331) |
(0.3) | |
| Corporate and Other(2) | (4.7) | (4.3) | (1.9) | |||
| Total | 6,327 | 6,687 | 17,093 | |||
| Equity accounted entities | ||||||
| De Beers | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nickel | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
| Platinum Group Metals | — | 0.0 | 23 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.4 |
| Iron Ore | 66 | 0.9 | 94 | 1.3 | 62 | 0.3 |
| Metallurgical Coal | 197 | 2.8 | 83 | 1.2 | 265 | 1.5 |
| Manganese | 388 | 5.5 | 245 | 3.5 | 250 | 1.4 |
| Crop Nutrients(3) | — | 0.0 | 11 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Corporate and Other(2) | 32 | 0.5 | (93) | (1.3) | 42 | 0.2 |
| Total Group operations including equity | 7,010 | 7,050 | 17,790 | |||
| accounted entities | (683) | 100 | (363) | 100 | (697) | 100 |
| Less: associates and joint ventures | ||||||
| Total Group operations excluding equity | 6,327 | 6,687 | 17,093 | |||
| accounted entities Reconciliation: |
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| Net income from associates and joint | ||||||
| ventures | 389 | 103 | 634 | |||
| Special items and remeasurements | (144) | (543) | 292 | |||
| Net finance costs | (426) | (783) | (390) | |||
| Income tax expense | (1,564) | (2,136) | (5,930) | |||
| Profit for the financial year | 4,582 | 100 | 3,328 | 100 | 11,699 | 100 |
| Subsidiaries and attributable share of equity | ||||||
| accounted entities | ||||||
| De Beers | 168 | 2.4 | — | 0.0 | 620 | 3.5 |
| Copper | 960 | 13.7 | 1,227 | 17.4 | 3,428 | 19.3 |
| Nickel | 89 | 1.3 | 79 | 1.1 | 261 | 1.5 |
| Platinum Group Metals | 1,672 | 23.9 | 2,270 | 32.2 | 6,753 | 38.0 |
| Iron Ore | 2,952 | 42.1 | 4,091 | 58.0 | 6,359 | 35.7 |
| Metallurgical Coal | 1,079 | 15.4 | (468) | (6.6) | 450 | 2.5 |
| Manganese | 388 | 5.5 | 245 | 3.5 | 250 | 1.4 |
| Crop Nutrients(3) | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | (42) | (0.2) |
| Corporate and Other(2) | (298) | (4.3) | (395) | (5.6) | (289) | (1.6) |
| Total Group operations including equity | ||||||
| accounted entities | 7,010 | 100 | 7,050 | 100 | 17,790 | 100 |
(1) The Group has reassessed its reportable segments following the demerger of Thungela. The Thermal Coal (South Africa and Cerrejón) operating segment, which was previously aggregated with Metallurgical Coal within the 'Coal' reportable segment, has been presented within the 'Corporate and Other' reportable segment as it is no longer part of the Group's core business due to the commitment to exit from the production of thermal coal. The results of the Group's metallurgical coal businesses are now disclosed separately as the 'Metallurgical Coal' reportable segment. Additionally, the 'Nickel and Manganese' reportable segment has been amended to disaggregate the Nickel and Manganese businesses. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements for purposes of each of the "Corporate and Other" and "Metallurgical Coal" reportable segments as well as the disaggregation of the "Nickel and Manganese" reportable segment. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers' convenience.
(2) The 'Corporate and Other' segment includes unallocated corporate costs, exploration costs and the results of the Group's Thermal Coal (South Africa) and Cerrejón operations. Exploration costs represent the cost of the Group's exploration activities across all segments.
(3) On March 17, 2020, the Group acquired a 100% interest in Sirius Minerals Plc, and since that date it has been accounted for as a subsidiary of the Group and reported as the Crop Nutrients segment.
The above tables present equity accounted entities (associates and joint ventures) separately from subsidiaries.
The following table sets forth the Group's geographical analysis of Group Revenue allocated based on the country in which the customer is located:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
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| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| Restated(1) (US\$ million) |
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| South Africa | 807 | 539 | 1,428 | |
| Other Africa | 1,220 | 890 | 1,664 | |
| Brazil | 437 | 432 | 728 | |
| Chile | 574 | 502 | 712 | |
| Other South America | 71 | 21 | 65 | |
| North America | 786 | 790 | 1,872 | |
| Australia | 229 | 12 | 44 | |
| China | 9,470 | 9,191 | 11,248 | |
| India | 2,898 | 1,805 | 2,274 | |
| Japan | 3,114 | 3,937 | 6,169 | |
| Other Asia | 6,055 | 4,354 | 7,539 | |
| United Kingdom (Anglo American plc's country of | ||||
| domicile) | 2,379 | 1,229 | 3,144 | |
| Other Europe | 3,785 | 3,181 | 6,371 | |
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | ||||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue) | 31,825 | 26,883 | 43,258 | |
| Less: associates and joint ventures | (1,955) | (1,436) | (1,711) | |
| Revenue before special items and remeasurements | 29,870 | 25,447 | 41,547 |
(1) Changes in the Group accounting policy relating to revenue, resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. The financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in this document have not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review— Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
This section provides background information, a business overview, information related to strategy and business development and any significant growth or restructuring projects for each segment.
De Beers is a world leading diamond company, accounting for approximately one third of the world's rough diamond supply by value. De Beers recovers diamonds from four countries: Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.
De Beers sells the majority of its rough diamonds through 10 Sight sales each year to Sightholders, with the balance being sold via its Auctions business to registered buyers. It licenses its diamond brand De Beers Forevermark™ and markets and sells polished diamonds and diamond jewelry via its De Beers Forevermark™ and De Beers Jewellers businesses.
In Botswana, via a 50:50 joint venture with the Government of the Republic of Botswana ("GRB") known as Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited ("Debswana"), the company recovers diamonds from three mines including Jwaneng, one of the world's richest diamond mines by value. The mine's highgrade ore contributes around 70% of Debswana's revenue. The US\$2 billion 'Cut-9' expansion of Jwaneng is expected to extend the life of the mine to 2036 and is expected to yield an estimated 57 million carats of rough diamonds.
Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a further extension to the existing contract for the sale of the majority of Debswana's rough diamond production has been agreed until the end of June 2022 by the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group. The terms of the existing agreement, which was originally due to expire at the end of 2020, have been extended, providing further time for contract renewal discussions.
In Namibia, De Beers has a 50:50 joint venture with the Government of the Republic of Namibia ("GRN") through Namdeb Holdings, where they recover both land-based diamonds (Namdeb) and offshore diamonds (Debmarine Namibia). Namibia has the richest known marine diamond deposits in the world, with Diamond Resources estimated at approximately 79 million carats in approximately 1.1 million k(m2 ) of sea-bed. Marine diamond deposits represent around 75% of Namdeb Holdings' total diamond production and 94% of its Diamond Resources.
In South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines (in which the Group has a 74% interest) recovers diamonds from Venetia mine in Limpopo Province. Venetia is the country's largest producer of diamonds, contributing about half of the country's annual diamond production by volume. Open-pit mining at Venetia is expected to complete in 2022 and the transition is already well underway to convert to underground mining. The US\$2.1 billion Venetia Underground project is currently expected to extend the life of the mine to 2047 and yield an estimated 88 million carats.
In Canada, De Beers has a 51% interest in, and is the operator of, Gahcho Kué open-pit mine in the Northwest Territories. It began commercial production in 2017 and has a 9-year life, producing an average of 5 million carats a year, yielding an estimated total of 44 million carats (100% basis).
De Beers also develops industrial supermaterials through Element Six, which includes the production of laboratory grown diamonds for Lightbox Jewelry. De Beers offers education, diamond grading, inscription and testing services through De Beers Institute of Diamonds.
De Beers sells rough diamonds through two distribution channels: most are sold via term contract sales to customers (known as Sightholders) through De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (Proprietary) Limited, based in Botswana, with the remainder being sold via regular auctions via De Beers Auction Sales, based in Singapore. De Beers concluded its selection process for the next contract cycle with Sightholders and new contracts commenced in April 2021. De Beers is also an equal joint venture partner in Diamond Trading Company Botswana (Proprietary) Limited and in Namibia Diamond Trading Company (Proprietary) Limited ("NDTC") with the GRB and GRN, respectively; these local companies are engaged in sorting and valuing diamonds and also support De Beers' global selling function. NDTC also sells diamonds to local Namibian based Sightholders. In South Africa, De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa ("DBSSSA") is a trading division of DBCM. DBCM through its holding company is held 74% by De Beers, with the remaining 26% held by Ponahalo Investments (RF) Proprietary Limited. DBSSSA is engaged in sorting and valuing South African production and also supports De Beers in the global selling function. It also sells diamonds locally to South African based Sightholders.
The diamond industry continued to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2021. In the first half of the year, consumer sales of diamond jewelry in the US and mainland China posted positive growth not only on the COVID-19 affected sales in 2020, but also in comparison to 2019 before the onset of the pandemic. Other global consumer markets initially saw a less pronounced rebound due to the uneven timing of pandemic impacts across the world, but the second half of 2021 saw a more positive recovery trend across the entire international diamond value chain.
The ongoing increase in consumer demand led to very strong growth rates in consumer sales of diamond jewelry in the US in 2021, with holiday season sales increasing by about a third compared to 2020. The strength of demand was the result of an accumulation of savings by US consumers through the various lockdowns and restrictions on movement seen earlier in the pandemic, a pent-up demand for weddings and engagements, a strong desire for diamonds as meaningful gifts that symbolize personal connection; and less luxury travel.
The positive demand trends in retail underpinned the increased demand for polished diamonds and as a result, stocks of polished diamonds in cutting centers steadily declined during the course of 2021. Lower supply and steady demand for polished diamonds from retailers supported growth in polished diamond prices.
As downstream and Midstream demand conditions continued to improve, rough diamond production and prices increased throughout the year, following the significant reductions seen at the start of the pandemic. Midstream sentiment and rough diamond demand were robust throughout 2021.
The longer term evolution of the diamond value chain continues, including a sustained focus on inventory balance, the efficient distribution of diamonds throughout the pipeline, increased online purchasing, and a greater focus on the provenance and sustainability credentials of companies and their products.
On May 16, 2019 the Group announced the approval by Debmarine Namibia, a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers Group and the GRN, of the construction of a new custom-built diamond recovery vessel. The Benguela Gem, which is currently expected to operate for at least 30 years, arrived in Cape Town in September 2021, and the mission equipment outfitting was completed in December 2021. The vessel is now in the final stages of commissioning and is currently expected to go into production at the end of the first quarter of 2022.
In Canada, mining at Victor Mine ended in June 2019 with the depletion of the economically mineable Ore Reserve and the mine is now in the decommissioning and ongoing rehabilitation phase of mine closure.
In Chile, we have interests in two major copper operations: a 50.1% interest in the Los Bronces mine, which we manage and operate, and a 44% interest in the independently managed Collahuasi joint operation; we also manage and operate the El Soldado mine and Chagres smelter (50.1% interest in both). Approximately \$1.1 billion is being allocated to the Collahuasi desalination project across 2022-2024 to secure water supply to the operations. We will contribute 44% of this cost in proportion with our interest in the independently managed joint venture. In Peru, we have a 60% interest in the Quellaveco project, which was approved for development in mid-2018 and we are on track for first production in 2022, ramping up to full output the following year. During the first 10 years, production is expected to average 300,000 tonnes of copper equivalent per year, with a first quartile cash cost. The Group also has a future potential project, the polymetallic Sakatti deposit in Finland.
The average LME copper price increased by 51%, due to a strong recovery in economic activity following the initial waves of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. While demand rebounded sharply in 2020 in China, momentum in 2021 was led by the US and Europe, as China faced difficulties in its real estate sector. Despite the strength of demand, reinforced by government measures to offset the effects of the pandemic, but copper, like many commodities, was affected by supply-chain problems in major economies. Copper supply growth continued to be constrained, resulting in declines in reported inventories to multi-year lows. Demand for the metal has benefited from copper's key role in global decarbonization efforts, with growth in copper intensive applications, such as wind and solar power generation. Investment fund interest in copper also contributed to
price strength, as prices reached 486c/lb in May 2021, although concerns about inflation and potential interest rate rises have tempered further advances.
Anglo American announced on July 26, 2018, that its Board had approved the development of the Quellaveco copper project in Peru. This follows the completion of the transaction announced in June 2018, whereby Mitsubishi increased its interest in AAQSA, which owns the Quellaveco project, to 40% via the issuance of new shares.
The project is on track to achieve first production in mid-2022, in line with the original project schedule despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic to date. 2021 saw the achievement of several major milestones and, as at February 2022, construction on all work fronts is reaching the final stages. The Vizcachas Dam – part of the infrastructure that will provide water to both the operation and local communities – is now commissioned and turned over to the operating team. In addition, the 95 kilometer water pipeline to the site is on track to be completed in in the first quarter of 2022. In the mine, pre-stripping started in April 2021, moving 24 million tonnes of waste in the year, and first ore was reached and excavated in October 2021. The majority of the mine equipment fleet is now assembled, being the first in Peru to use fully automated haul trucks and drills, and all three rope shovels are operation-ready. Significant progress has been made on the primary crusher, with commissioning currently due to begin in the first quarter of 2022. The overland ore transport conveyor belt to the processing plant is being installed following completion of excavation work in the tunnel section of the conveyor route. We are also nearing construction completion at the processing plant, and pre-commissioning of the first milling line began in January 2022. In the tailings area, the starter dam is built to its full elevation, and at the port, works to expand the existing port facilities remain on-track to allow copper concentrate shipments to begin in 2022.
During the first quarter of 2022, Peru has been experiencing its third wave of COVID-19 following the spread of the Omicron variant throughout the country. While almost all of the onsite workforce is fully vaccinated and incidents of serious illness have been rare, progress has been negatively impacted by reduced workforce availability and the need to isolate the increasing number of COVID-19 cases identified onsite. To date, this disruption has not materially impacted the project schedule or capital estimate, however the camp has, at times, reduced to approximately 50% occupancy rates, compared with 95% in December 2021 and early January 2022, and the full impact of this disruption will depend on how long these challenging conditions last. As a result of this, production guidance for 2022 has been revised and the total project capital expenditure estimate has been tightened to \$5.4–5.5 billion (previously \$5.3–5.5 billion), of which the Group's share is approximately \$2.8 billion. This excludes the impact of potential additional COVID-19 disruption. See "Risk Factors" for further discussion of the potential risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capital expenditure in 2021 (on a 100% basis) was \$1.3 billion, of which the Group's share is \$0.8 billion. Guidance for 2022 remains \$0.8–1.1 billion (100% basis), of which the Group's share is \$0.5–0.7 billion. In 2022, focus is shifting to commissioning and operational readiness, which is aligned with the Anglo American Operating Model. The operating team is largely in place, along with a dedicated commissioning team implementing an integrated commissioning plan. All key obtainable permits have been received, and we are ontrack to obtain operational permits that will become available as infrastructure is completed. In addition, key operational contracts are either placed or under negotiation. The local Moqueguan workforce has been key to the success of the project and, as we near the close-out of construction activities, we are working closely with the government and local communities to manage the demobilization and support future employment opportunities for the local workforce.
The Nickel operations provide ingredients for stainless and alloy steels.
Our nickel assets are wholly owned, consisting of two ferronickel production sites in Brazil: Barro Alto and Codemin. Our Nickel business has the capacity to produce around 45,000 tonnes per annum of ferronickel, the primary end use for which is in the global stainless steel industry.
In 2021, the average LME nickel price of 839 c/lb was 34% higher than prior year (2020: 625 c/lb), as demand outstripped supply, with demand benefiting from the easing of COVID-19 restrictions globally, as well as a particularly robust consumption in stainless steel and batteries (electric vehicles and energy storage) applications.
Our Platinum Group Metals ("PGMs") business (held through an effective 79.2% interest in Anglo American Platinum Limited) is a leading producer of PGMs, essential metals for cleaning vehicle exhaust emissions and as the catalyst in electric fuel cell technology. We wholly own and operate three mining operations in South African's Bushveld complex: Mogalakwena, which is the world's largest open pit PGMs mine, Amandelbult and Mototolo, as well as Modikwa and Kroondal which are two jointly owned non-managed platinum mines. We also own and operate the Unki mine, which is one of the world's largest PGM deposits outside of South Africa, on the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. We own smelting and refining operations, located in South Africa, which treat concentrates from our wholly owned mines, joint operations and third parties. See "Significant Transactions and Restructuring" below for updates in relation to Mototolo, Bokoni and Kroondal.
Annual average PGM prices in 2021 were significantly higher than in 2020, with a large number of price records in the first half of 2021 giving way to lower prices in the second half, as a result of supply and demand dynamics. In the first half of 2021, demand was supported by a recovering global economy and optimism over the automotive production outlook. This was moderated in the second half as the semiconductor chip shortage curtailed automotive production. Meanwhile, supply was disrupted by the temporary closure of two Russian mines early in the year, but increased later on due to robust South African refined production and a recovery in Russian refined production. The average realized basket price increased by 36% in US dollar terms to \$2,761 per PGM ounce (2020: \$2,035 per PGM ounce), with all PGMs contributing.
On November 1, 2016, Anglo American Platinum completed the sale of the Rustenburg mining and concentration operations (the "Rustenburg Operations") by its wholly owned subsidiary Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited to Sibanye Rustenburg Platinum Mines Proprietary Limited ("Sibanye"), at that time, a subsidiary of Sibanye Gold Limited ("Sibanye Gold").
The upfront cash proceeds of ZAR1.5 billion (US\$110 million) were used to reduce net debt and further strengthen Anglo American Platinum's balance sheet. Sibanye will also pay minimum deferred proceeds of ZAR3.0 billion (in nominal terms) (US\$220 million), to be earned through a 35% share of the distributable free cash flows generated by the Rustenburg Operations on an annual basis for a period of six full years commencing from January 1, 2017.
To the extent that there is an outstanding minimum deferred proceeds balance at the end of the six year period, Sibanye has the option to extend the payment period for up to two years (to December 31, 2024), or until the minimum deferred payment has been paid in full (whichever is earlier). Sibanye also has the option to settle the outstanding balance in cash or listed Sibanye Gold ordinary shares at the end of the six or eight year period. In February 2020, with Anglo American Platinum consent, Sibanye completed a Scheme of Arrangement in order to effect an internal restructuring of the Sibanye group. As a result of the restructuring should Sibanye elect to settle any outstanding balance in shares, the shares issued will be ordinary listed shares in Sibanye-Stillwater Limited rather than in Sibanye Gold.
On August 27, 2019, Anglo American Platinum and Atlatsa completed the acquisition and inclusion of the Central Block and Kwanda North prospecting rights into RPM's Mogalakwena mining right. The acquisition was part of a composite transaction which included, among others: the disposal of Anglo American Platinum's 22.55% shareholding in Atlatsa for a nominal cash consideration; the waiver and/or capitalization of all of the current debt owing by Atlatsa group to Anglo American Platinum totaling approximately R4.8 billion (the loans had already been fully impaired); the waiver of further debt to be provided to Atlatsa until December 31, 2019, for care and maintenance costs at Bokoni Mine; and the waiver of all of the debt owing by Atlatsa Holdings Proprietary Limited, Atlatsa's controlling shareholder, to Anglo American Platinum totaling approximately R0.5 billion (this loan has also already been fully impaired). Atlatsa and Anglo American Platinum retained their 51% and 49% respective shareholdings in the Bokoni Mine joint venture, however, see "- Sale of Bokoni mine" below for a recent update in respect of the Bokoni mine.
On December 10, 2021, Anglo American Platinum announced that its Board had approved the Mototolo / Der Brochen life extension project. The development of the project leverages the existing Mototolo infrastructure, enabling mining to extend into the adjacent Der Brochen Mineral Resource, which is anticipated to extend the life of the mine beyond 30 years. The execution of the project is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2022. The total capital investment is expected to be R3.9billion (approximately US\$245 million), during a period of over six years, with the majority of capital expected to be invested in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
On December 20, 2021, Anglo American Platinum announced that Bokoni Platinum Holdings had entered into a sales and purchase agreement to dispose of its 100% interest in Bokoni Mine to African Rainbow Minerals Limited ("ARM"). Anglo American Platinum holds a 49% interest and its joint venture partner, Atlatsa Resources Corporation, holds a 51% interest in Bokoni Platinum Holdings. Employees and local communities will also be minority shareholders in the new ownership structure through special purpose vehicles, alongside ARM. Bokoni Mine has been on care and maintenance since 2017. The transaction is subject to certain conditions precedent, including mandatory regulatory approvals, and is currently expected to complete in 2022.
On January 31, 2022, Anglo American Platinum announced that it had agreed to dispose of its 50% interest in the Kroondal pool-and-share agreement ("Kroondal PSA") and the Marikana pool-and-share agreement ("Marikana PSA"), (collectively the "PSAs") to Sibanye-Stillwater Limited ("Sibanye-Stillwater"), the other 50% owner of the PSAs. Under the terms of the transaction, Sibanye-Stillwater will acquire Anglo American Platinum's interest in both the Kroondal PSA and Marikana PSA for a purchase price of R1. In exchange, Sibanye-Stillwater will take the burden of all closure costs and rehabilitation liabilities. In addition, should the remaining unmined Merensky mineralization (which is not declared as a Mineral Resource) be mined in future, Anglo American Platinum will earn a deferred compensation amount on a rand per tonne mined basis (the rate of which is dependent on metal prices at that time). The terms of the transaction are subject to certain conditions precedent, including mandatory regulatory approvals, and is expected to complete in 2022.
Anglo American's iron ore operations provide customers with high-grade iron ore, which help our steel customers meet ever-tightening emissions standards. In South Africa, we have a 70% shareholding in Kumba Iron Ore, whose Sishen and Kolomela mines produce high grade and high quality lump ore and also a premium fine ore. In Brazil, we have developed the Minas-Rio operation (100% owned), consisting of an open pit mine and beneficiation plant, which produces a high grade pellet feed product, with low levels of contaminants.
Kumba, which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, operates two open-pit mines – Sishen and Kolomela—both located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, producing high-grade (64%-65% average Fe content) and high-quality lump ore and a premium fine ore. Around 69% of Kumba's production is lump, which commands a premium price, owing to its physical strength and high iron content. Kumba is serviced by an 861-kilometer rail line to the Atlantic coast at Saldanha Bay, managed by Transnet. Our marketing teams work closely with our customers to blend and match our products with their needs—before shipment from Saldanha Bay to China, Japan, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
Our integrated iron ore operation in Brazil, Minas-Rio, consists of an open pit mine and beneficiation plant, which produces a high-grade (approximately 67% Fe content) pellet feed product, with low levels of contaminants. The iron ore is then transported through a 529-kilometer pipeline to the iron ore handling and shipping facilities at the port of Açu.
Between 2018 and 2021, Minas-Rio received regulatory approvals relating to the Step 3 environmental license for the mine area of Minas-Rio and the heightening of the tailings dam to level 700. Access to the Step 3 areas provides greater operational flexibility and access to higher grade iron ore to support the increase of production of operation towards its full design capacity of 26.5 Mt (wet basis).
During 2019, operations at Minas-Rio achieved a successful ramp-up and the operating license for the first tailings dam extension to level 689 was awarded in December 2019. Construction work for level 700 has completed and the operating license for the increase to level 700 was granted in April 2021.
In March 2020, the Public Prosecutor of Conceição do Mato Dentro filed a public civil claim against Anglo American and the State of Minas Gerais seeking the suspension of the operating license for the heightening the tailings dam up to level 690. An injunction ordering Anglo American to present a collective project for the resettlement of communities downstream from the tailings dam was granted by the local judge, however the Court of Appeal suspended the decision and the operating license remains valid. The case is now in the evidence gathering phase and it is not possible, at this stage, to state when a decision may be delivered.
On July 28, 2020 Kumba announced the approval of its Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine by the boards of Kumba and Anglo American. The total capital cost of the project is currently expected to be approximately R7 billion, including pre-stripping. The project entails the development of a new pit, Kapstevel South, and associated infrastructure at Kolomela. The pit is a conventional truck and shovel operation producing high quality direct shipping ore.
On February 15, 2019, the ANM issued new regulations on tailings storage facilities and banning upstream construction and heightening of tailings storage facilities. Since the Group's tailings storage facility is to be heightened using the downstream method, the banning of upstream heightening of tailings storage facilities is not currently expected to impact directly on the Group, however other aspects of the new rules, including the reporting requirements and licensing rules, will apply.
On February 25, 2019, the State of Minas Gerais issued State Law nr. 23.291/2019 providing for a new policy for tailings disposal in the State. The new rules include stricter procedures for tailings storage facilities and eliminate the possibility of upstream heightening of tailings storage facilities. The main concerns regarding the Minas Gerais State Law nr. 23.291/2019 are the requirements for resettling communities downstream from
the tailings dams in response to new dam construction work or dam heightening, and a financial guarantee for reclamation and damages should an incident occur. The former requirement would be applicable were Anglo American to apply for a new license in order to heighten the tailings dam, whilst the latter requirement would only be expected to be enforceable when the government promulgates the rules for the calculation of the amount of, and the format of, the guarantee.
The Municipality of Conceição do Mato Dentro also issued a new Law nr. 2.284/2020 for the granting of location permits, focusing on tailings storage facilities, on August 28, 2020. The law states that companies operating tailings dams within the municipality should, upon application for the renewal of permits, present projects for alternative uses of tailings, aiming at reducing the disposal into dams and to demonstrate that they are using the best tailings storage solution available. The law also requires the resettlement of communities downstream from tailings dams on the occurrence of new dam construction work or dam heightening. Companies have three years to comply with the new rules and a resettlement would only be required in case of a new heightening of the tailings dam.
On January 15, 2021, the state of Minas Gerais published Law 23.795/21, establishing the "state police for communities affected by dams". Relevant provisions of Law 23.795/21 are, amongst others, a wide obligation to compensate all damages caused to communities by the dams, an obligation to provide assistance to communities when negotiating compensation and resettlement programs and the provision of full access to installation, operation and decommissioning information through public hearings, which may increase costs and timing of licensing. The implementation of Law 23.795/21 is subject to further regulation by the government.
Federal laws, Minas Gerais state laws and the Municipality of Conceição do Mato Dentro laws are under continued scrutiny and additional regulations are expected to be issued and may impose restrictions and/or create additional challenges in relation to mining operations.
We are the world's third largest exporter of metallurgical coal for steelmaking, according to CRU, and our metallurgical coal operations, located in Australia, serve customers throughout Asia, Europe and South America. Our assets include the Moranbah and Grosvenor (for each of which we hold an 88% ownership interest) metallurgical coal mines, both located in Queensland, Australia. In 2020, Anglo American completed a transaction to provide for the equalization of ownership across our integrated metallurgical coal operations at Moranbah and Grosvenor through the sale of a 12% interest in Grosvenor mine to the minority joint operation participants in Moranbah.
Metallurgical coal is used principally in blast-furnace steelmaking production; around 70% of global steel output is produced using this method. Emerging markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, continue to drive demand for metallurgical coal – helping to generate the steel needed for infrastructure, housing, transport and machinery.
Average realized prices differ from the average market price owing to differences in material grade and timing of contracts. Hard coking coal price realization increased to 93% of our benchmark (2020: 90%), driven by the return of premium quality hard coking coal production from Moranbah in the second half of 2021, in a higher price environment. The average market price for Australian hard coking coal increased by 82% to \$226/tonne (2020: \$124/tonne). Coking coal prices in the first half of 2021 were impacted by the ban on Australian-originated coal into Chinese ports and the COVID-19 outbreak in India, but recovered strongly in the second half of 2021, due to a reduction of supply from Australian and North American producers, while demand from Asian steel makers outside China remained strong with steel production supported by robust margins. See "Risk Factors - Slower levels of growth in Chinese demand for commodities may negatively impact pricing".
At the Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in Australia, operations were suspended in early May 2020 following the gas ignition incident underground. The incident resulted in a US\$100 million writedown relating to lost equipment and longwall assets in that area. On February 21, 2022, Anglo American announced the safe restart of mining operations following receipt of confirmation from the regulator, Resources Safety and Health Queensland on February 16, 2022, that longwall mining operations could recommence.
Operations at Moranbah were suspended from February 21, 2021 until June 3, 2021 in response to elevated gas levels, and were further impacted by challenging geological conditions during the second half of 2021.
On February 9, 2022, Anglo American announced that its new Aquila mine had achieved its first longwall shear of steelmaking metallurgical coal on schedule and within budget, marking the project's final stages of construction and commissioning. The Aquila mine, located near Middlemount in Central Queensland in Australia, extends the life of Anglo American's existing Capcoal underground operations by seven years, after the company's nearby Grasstree mine recently reached its end of life and is currently in the mine closure planning and execution phase.
The Aquila mine has been developed as one of Australia's most technologically advanced underground mines, leveraging Anglo American's advancements in underground automation technology, remote operations and data analytics. The mine features two longwalls, allowing operations to continue without the downtime that is usually required for longwall moves. Both longwalls are fully remote-capable and will be sequentially operated from a site-based remote operations center on the surface of the mine. Aquila is owned 70% by Anglo American and 30% by Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
On November 27, 2019, the Group announced the entry into an agreement providing for equalization of ownership across its integrated metallurgical coal operations at Moranbah and Grosvenor, in Queensland, Australia. The long-established Moranbah mine and processing operation is 88% owned by Anglo American, with 12% owned by a consortium of Japanese companies (Nippon Steel Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Nippon Steel Trading Corporation, Shinsho Corporation and JFE Mineral Co., Ltd). The neighboring Grosvenor mine was wholly owned by Anglo American and came onstream in 2016. The Grosvenor mine uses Moranbah's coal processing infrastructure, therefore the Group sought to replicate the ownership structure of Moranbah at Grosvenor, through the agreed sale of a 12% interest in the Grosvenor mine to the same consortium partners, in order to align the interests of all of the owners. The transaction completed on December 18, 2020.
The Manganese operations provide ingredients for stainless and alloy steels. They are located in South Africa and Australia.
In Manganese, we have a 40% interest in Samancor (managed by South32, which holds a 60% interest) with operations based in South Africa and Australia, and marketing operations based in Singapore.
The average benchmark price for manganese ore (Metal Bulletin 44% manganese ore CIF China) increased by 12% to \$5.21/dmtu (2020: \$4.67/dmtu), largely due to stronger demand and weather related supply disruptions that affected South African producers.
On August 13, 2020, South32 announced that GEMCO, owned by Samancor, had entered into a binding agreement for the sale of its shareholding in TEMCO to an entity within GFG Alliance ("GFG"). Completion of the transaction was announced on January 4, 2021, with GFG making a nominal payment to GEMCO to acquire 100% of the shares in TEMCO. As a condition to the completion of the transaction, the parties entered into an ore supply agreement from GEMCO to TEMCO.
On November 29, 2021, South32 announced that Samancor had entered into a binding conditional agreement for the sale of the Metalloys manganese alloy smelter ("Metalloys") to Satka Investments Proprietary Limited ("Satka"). On March 7, 2022, South32 announced that the sale will not proceed. This follows a failure to satisfy certain commercial conditions to the agreement. Production at Metalloys ceased in March 2020 and the site is expected to remain on care and maintenance as future options for the smelter are assessed.
Anglo American is developing the Woodsmith project in the north east of England to access what we believe to be the world's largest known deposit of polyhalite, a natural mineral fertilizer product containing potassium, sulphur, magnesium and calcium. The Woodsmith project is located approximately three kilometers south of Whitby where polyhalite ore will be extracted via two 1.6 kilometer deep mine shafts and transported to the port at Teesside on an underground conveyor belt in a 37 kilometer tunnel, thereby minimizing impact on the surface. It will then be granulated at a materials handling facility to produce a low carbon fertilizer product—known as POLY4—expected to be exported to a network of customers overseas from Anglo American's dedicated port.
Following the completion of the acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc on March 17, 2020, development of the project continues to progress. Excavation of the mineral transport tunnel had surpassed 18 kilometers by the end of 2021, beyond the intermediate access shaft site at Lockwood Beck. The Lockwood Beck shaft is complete, having reached its target depth of 383 meters, while shaft lining is currently underway. At the mine head itself, shaft boring has started in the services shaft, while progress is also being made on the production shaft infrastructure.
Anglo American has conducted a detailed technical review of the project since mid-2020 to ensure the technical and commercial integrity of the full scope of its design. Now largely complete, the review has confirmed that a number of elements of the project's design would benefit from modification to bring it up to Anglo American's safety and operating integrity standards and to optimize the value of the asset for the long term.
The Woodsmith team is further developing the engineering to optimize the configuration of the project, recognizing the multi-decade life of the mine. Particular attention is on those aspects identified at the outset of Anglo American's ownership - namely, the sinking of the two main shafts, the development of the underground mining area, the changes required to accommodate both increased production capacity and the more efficient and scalable mining method of using only continuous miners; such improvements will also require the installation of additional ventilation earlier in the development of the underground mining area.
Ahead of the full project execution phase, the Woodsmith team, led by new CEO Tom McCulley, will be working through the detailed design engineering throughout 2022 and is expected to make a number of changes to the phasing of work, particularly in relation to the two main shafts. The capital budget for 2022 is therefore expected to be reduced by approximately \$0.1 billion to \$0.6 billion to accommodate these changes.
Anglo American expects that the improvements it is making to the project will result in an enhanced configuration and therefore a different and longer construction schedule. Anglo American's capital budget for the development of Woodsmith will reflect such scope and timing changes to ensure that its exacting standards are met and the full commercial value of the asset is realized. Once the detailed design engineering is complete, and the capital budget and schedule are updated, the full project will be submitted to the Anglo American Board.
This business segment includes the non-core businesses previously reported under Other Mining and Industrial.
On June 7, 2021, Anglo American announced the completion of the demerger of its thermal coal operations in South Africa. The demerger took place after a restructuring of the legal entities in South Africa such that a single legal entity, incorporated as Thungela Resources Limited ("Thungela"), held the assets and liabilities to be demerged with a fair market value at \$719 million as of the demerger date. See Note 33 to the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
Thungela commenced trading on June 7, 2021, through a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange. The admission to trading of Thungela on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges followed the completion of the demerger of Anglo American's thermal coal operations in South Africa that was announced on April 8, 2021, and approved by shareholders on May 5, 2021.The scheme of arrangement to implement the demerger was sanctioned by the UK High Court of Justice on May 26, 2021.
On January 11, 2022, Anglo American announced the completion of the sale of its 33.3% shareholding in Cerrejón to Glencore plc ("Glencore") for a total cash consideration of approximately US\$294 million, based on an economic effective date of December 31, 2020. Glencore had been a longstanding 33.3% shareholder in Cerrejón alongside Anglo American and BHP and has concurrently acquired BHP's 33.3% interest in Cerrejón. Glencore therefore now has 100% ownership and operating control of Cerrejón. The completion of this transaction marked the final stage of Anglo American's exit from thermal coal operations.
On July 29, 2021, the Group announced its intention to return an additional US\$2 billion to its shareholders through (i) an on-market irrevocable and non-discretionary share buyback program of up to US\$1 billion (the "Buyback Program"); and (ii) a special dividend of US\$0.80 per ordinary share, equal to US\$1 billion. The Buyback Program was completed on February 11, 2022. Further, on February 24, 2022 the Group announced its intention to return an additional US\$0.6 billion to its shareholders through a special dividend of US\$0.50 per ordinary share.
This section provides the entire output of consolidated entities and the Group's attributable share of joint operations, associates and joint ventures where applicable, except for De Beers' joint operations which are presented on a 100% basis.
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (thousands of carats) | ||||
| De Beers segment(1) | ||||
| Botswana | 23,254 | 16,559 | 22,326 | |
| Namibia | 1,700 | 1,448 | 1,467 | |
| South Africa | 1,922 | 3,771 | 5,306 | |
| Canada | 3,900 | 3,324 | 3,177 | |
| 30,776 | 25,102 | 32,276 |
(1) De Beers production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué joint operation in Canada, which is on an attributable 51% basis.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (tonnes) | |||
| Copper segment(1)(2) | |||
| Collahuasi (44% share) | 248,800 | 276,900 | 277,200 |
| AA Sur — Los Bronces mine | 335,000 | 324,700 | 327,700 |
| AA Sur — El Soldado mine | 54,200 | 45,800 | 42,300 |
| Total attributable copper production | 638,000 | 647,400 | 647,200 |
(1) Production is presented on a contained metal basis.
(2) Excludes Anglo American Platinum's copper production.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (tonnes) | |||
| Nickel segment(1) | |||
| Nickel | 42,600 | 43,500 | 41,700 |
(1) Excludes Anglo American Platinum's nickel production.
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (thousands of ounces, except where noted otherwise) |
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| Platinum Group Metals segment | ||||
| Produced ounces(1) | ||||
| PGMs (5e plus gold) | 3,809 | 3,809 | 4,299 | |
| Refined(2) | ||||
| Platinum | 2,211 | 1,201 | 2,400 | |
| Palladium | 1,481 | 905 | 1,628 | |
| Rhodium | 293 | 174 | 347 | |
| Copper – Refined (tonnes) | 14,200 | 10,300 | 14,600 | |
| Nickel – Refined (tonnes) | 23,000 | 13,800 | 22,300 | |
| Gold | 106 | 77 | 102 |
(1) Reflects own mine production and purchases of metals in concentrate.
(2) Excludes toll treated volumes.
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (thousands of tonnes) | ||||
| Iron Ore segment(1) | ||||
| Iron ore – Kumba | 43,086 | 37,621 | 40,862 | |
| Iron ore – Minas-Rio | 23,115 | 24,082 | 22,945 |
(1) Wet basis.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (thousands of tonnes) | |||
| Metallurgical coal segment | |||
| Metallurgical – Export | 22,852 | 16,822 | 14,908 |
| Thermal – Export | 1,411 | 2,021 | 1,677 |
| Year ended December 31, | |||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (thousands of tonnes) | |||
| Manganese segment | |||
| Manganese ore(1) | 3,513 | 3,520 | 3,683 |
(2) Production includes medium carbon ferro-manganese. There was no manganese alloy production in 2021 as the South African smelter has been on care and maintenance since the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. During Q4 2021, an agreement was entered into to divest the Metalloys business and that transaction is expected to complete during 2022. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Manganese - Other Recent Developments - Divestment of Metalloys Manganese Alloy Smelter".
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (thousands of tonnes) | ||||
| Corporate and Other segment | ||||
| South Africa(1) | ||||
| Thermal coal – Export(2) | 17,796 | 16,463 | 5,682 | |
| Thermal coal – Domestic(3) | 10,046 | 14,015 | 5,562 | |
| Colombia(4) | ||||
| Thermal coal – Export | 8,586 | 4,130 | 3,579 |
(1) 2021 production included until the demerger of our South African thermal coal operations on June 4, 2021.
(2) Thermal coal export – All product produced and sold into the export market, and production sold domestically at export parity pricing and pre-commercial production volumes from Navigation section of Khwezela.
(3) Thermal - Domestic includes Isibonelo and Rietvliet.
(4) 2021 production reflects volumes from the first half of the year only, before the sales agreement was entered into.
The relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions – in conjunction with the roll-out of mass vaccination programs and significant levels of monetary and fiscal stimulus by many governments around the world, precipitated a rapid resurgence of global economic activity in 2021, with: the IMF estimating that global growth was 5.9% during the year. The extent of this economic rebound was particularly pronounced in Europe and the US where, following contractions of 6.3% and 3.4%, respectively, in 2020, annual growth rates of 5% and 6%, respectively, were recorded in 2021. Such rapid economic expansion was also observed across major emerging markets, with growth of 8% in China and 9.5% in India. However, this recovery generally weakened during the second half of 2021.
Higher inflation in Europe and the US also emerged as part of the recovery, exacerbated by sustained pandemic-induced bottlenecks in global supply chains. The US Federal Reserve has begun to normalize monetary policy in response to these price pressures, in particular by reducing quantitative-easing programs. This shift in monetary policy contributed to a strengthening of the US dollar against a number of major currencies during 2021. Since the start of 2021, our producing regions generally saw favorable movements, with the US dollar firming by 6% to 9% against the Australian dollar, South African rand and Brazilian real, and by around 20% to the Chilean peso – providing further upside to profitability beyond the effects of higher prices.
Domestic inflationary pressures, foreign exchange movements and the prospects of further US monetary tightening have required more significant monetary policy responses among some emerging markets, including in Brazil where interest rates have been increased by 500 basis points since August 2021 in an effort to stem the tide of capital outflows, pushing the economy into recession.
Please also see Risk Factors—The emerging COVID-19 global pandemic has had a negative impact on worldwide economic activity and may continue to adversely affect our business".
Overall, a gradual recovery from COVID-19 has led to positive demand growth, with supply slowly adjusting to meet this increased demand. This was positive for us in 2021 in almost all our products, particularly in rhodium, copper and iron ore.
The industry recovery from the effects of COVID-19 continued into 2021. Strong diamond jewelry sales growth rates were experienced in both the US and China in the first half and, while other regions experienced a weaker rebound initially owing to the uneven timing and effects of the pandemic, the second half demonstrated a more positive recovery trend across the entire diamond value chain. This culminated in the US holiday season seeing unprecedented growth rates in consumer demand, attributed to accumulated savings through the lockdowns of 2020, pent-up demand for weddings and engagements; a strong desire for diamonds as gifts of love and appreciation and less luxury travel. Overall, consumer demand for diamond jewelry saw a solid positive increase on the prior year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. This demand strength translated into improved demand for polished and rough diamonds, as supply into retail remained tight throughout 2021. Overall, the outlook for diamond fundamentals continues to be positive. On the demand side, economic growth and a rise in digital and branded consumer propositions are expected to support diamond sales. The closure of certain non-De Beers mines and a lack of large projects entering production in the near term will likely keep global rough diamond supply below pre-COVID-19 levels.
Developments during 2021 reinforced some of the key long term trends influencing demand for PGMs, including substitution to more affordable platinum away from palladium in petrol vehicles, continuing growth in the proportion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) at the expense of PGM-consuming internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and expanding production of platinum-consuming fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), albeit from a low base.
Consumption of PGMs in the key automotive sector showed diverging trends across the metals, with demand for platinum rising by 18%, while palladium and rhodium declined by a modest 1% and 2% respectively from 2020. Although global production of ICE vehicles in 2021 did not rebound to the extent anticipated, largely due to a shortage of semi-conductor chips, platinum use was boosted by price-related substitution of the metal for palladium in petrol vehicles in some markets, as well as an increase in platinum loadings in heavy duty diesel vehicles in China due to tightening emissions legislation. Meanwhile, a break from the sustained increase in global average palladium and rhodium loadings in light duty petrol vehicles observed since 2016, owing to platinum substitution and thrifting in China following the phase-in of recent legislation, led to a slight softening in automotive demand for these metals.
In the other segments, industrial demand increased for each of the three main PGMs (between 4% and 13%) in 2021, buoyed by recovering economic activity, which helped to partly offset less positive developments in jewelry and investment. In total, demand for platinum in 2021, excluding that met by recycled metal, contracted by 9% to 5.0 million ounces; rhodium fell by 4% to 0.7 million ounces, while palladium was almost unchanged at 6.9 million ounces in 2020.
Mined supply of refined platinum and rhodium rebounded strongly, increasing by 22% and 19% respectively in 2021, as South African output recovered following COVID-19 related disruption and built-up pipeline inventory was processed. Palladium mined supply growth was a more modest 10% in 2021, with supply from Russia being affected by operational issues. While PGM prices were significantly stronger for 2021 on average (9% higher for palladium, 23% for platinum and 79% for rhodium), the second half of 2021 was notably weaker, with prices for all three metals at a lower level at the end of 2021 than at the beginning.
Base Metals saw electrification trends influencing the market. Copper prices were strong throughout 2021 with the price averaging 423 c/lb, an increase of 51% since 2020 and the highest calendar year nominal price. Global refined copper demand is estimated to have risen by 4.1% in 2021, with all of this growth coming from outside China as most economies made strong recoveries from the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. Refined copper consumption was stable in China, as its property market softened in the second half of 2021. Supply growth for copper was constrained, with on-going mine depletion and a need for high quality, large scale new projects to enter production to meet growing demand. Mined copper supply increased slightly to reach 21.6 Mt, while refined copper supply is estimated to have increased by just 2.7%, resulting in low exchange inventories throughout the year. Copper prices have also been supported by increasingly positive investor sentiment, amid a growing realization of its key role within the global energy transition. The required shift to copper-intensive power generation – such as wind and solar – and the electrification of vehicles and heavy industries is expected to support robust copper demand in the medium- and long term.
Global nickel consumption increased by 14% following a recovery in all major demand sectors. Outside of the immediate supply/demand picture, longer term trends began to crystallize in 2021, most notably the rising sales of BEVs. Demand from the battery sector increased by 67% and is widely expected to remain the fastest-growing nickel demand segments. Stainless steel production also recovered in 2021 and was 12% higher than the prior year, driving a 10% increase in nickel demand from the sector. A notable development on the supply side was the announcement that Indonesian nickel pig iron (NPI) producers would pursue matte production (which can feed into the battery value chain), diversifying the demand streams that Indonesian nickel can serve.
During 2021, bulk commodities followed economic development and were subject to geopolitical changes. Global crude steel production reached a new record in 2021, with production estimated to have increased by 4.3% since 2020. The strongest growth was in Europe and the Americas. In China – the world's largest steel producer – production rose to a record level in May 2021 before weakening economic sentiment and a faltering real estate sector started to weigh on output. Fueled by the strong growth in China earlier in the year, to which supply struggled to respond, iron ore prices reached a new high, with the benchmark price (CFR China 62% Fe) peaking at \$233/tonne in May 2021. For the year as a whole, prices averaged \$159/tonne – the highest level since 2011.
In the first half of 2021, China's restrictions on coal imports translated to low Australian metallurgical coal benchmark prices. However, trade flows adjusted over time and prices recovered to reach levels comparable with other international price benchmarks; hard coking coal prices climbed to a record high of \$409/tonne FOB Australia in September 2021 and averaged \$226/tonne for 2021. Reflecting the speed of blast furnace restarts, raw materials pricing and availability and intensifying pressures to reduce steelmaking carbon intensity, pig iron production growth was lower than crude steel output, with stronger growth in less carbonintensive scrap and direct reduced iron. While steel is an essential enabler of economic development, efforts to reduce carbon emissions from the steelmaking process will have a bearing on total demand for iron ore and metallurgical coal, as well as on relative demand and pricing for the higher grade, lower emitting products, such as lump and high-grade concentrate, that Anglo American produces.
The fertilizer sector saw significant price increases throughout 2021, driven largely by supply issues. However, strong pricing for agricultural products has meant that farmer affordability of fertilizer has not been affected. Over the longer term, continued growth in both the world's population and its wealth means that more crops are expected to be grown to meet food requirements, albeit with limited increases – and potentially decreases – to the world's available agricultural land area. Crop yield and quality, and soil health, are therefore important, with the balanced use of sustainable, low carbon fertilizers being key to meeting global demand for food. Anglo American is not currently exposed to fertilizer prices and currently expects such exposure only following construction of the Woodsmith project.
The selected financial information for the Group set forth below as at or for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 has been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto, and incorporated by reference herein.
You should regard the selected financial data below only as an introduction and should base your investment decision on a review of this entire Offering Memorandum, including the sections entitled "Operating and Financial Review" and "Non-IFRS Financial Measures". The disclosures in this section include certain Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs"). For more information on the APMs please see "Presentation of Financial Information".
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 29,870 | 25,447 | 41,554 | |
| 31,825 | 26,883 | 43,258 | |
| 6,327 | 6,687 | 17,093 | |
| 7,010 | 7,050 | 17,790 | |
| 10,006 | 9,802 | 20,634 | |
| 11,699 | |||
| 3,468 | 3,135 | 8,925 | |
| 6.93 | |||
| 6.84 | |||
| 109.00 | 100.00 | 289.00 | |
| — | — | 80 | |
| — | — | 50 | |
| 56,152 | 62,534 | 65,985 | |
| (11,621) | |||
| (3,842) | |||
| 16,723 | |||
| (5,558) | |||
| (3,116) | (716) | (9,356) | |
| 2019 restated(1) 4,582 2.81 2.76 (9,744) (4,535) 7,664 (4,716) |
2020 restated(1)(2) (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) 3,328 1.69 1.67 (12,317) (5,530) 6,618 (4,740) |
(1) The Group has amended the definition of net debt during the year to exclude variable vessel leases. This change resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Amendment of net debt definition" for more detail.
(2) Changes in the Group accounting policy relating to revenue, resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. The financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in this document have not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review— Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(3) Definitions are set out in "Non-IFRS Financial Measures"
(4) The reconciliation from underlying EBIT to underlying EBITDA is as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Income statement measures | |||
| Underlying EBIT | 7,010 | 7,050 | 17,790 |
| Depreciation and amortization (including associates | |||
| and joint ventures)(6) | 2,996 | 2,752 | 2,844 |
| Underlying EBITDA | 10,006 | 9,802 | 20,634 |
(5) Year-end dividends proposed in respect of the applicable year-ended December 31.
(6) Non-IFRS measure: depreciation and amortization, including associates and joint ventures. Reconciliation to the closest IFRS measure, consolidated depreciation and amortization, is disclosed in Note 2 of the 2021 Group Consolidated Financial Statements.
This "Operating and Financial Review" section is intended to convey management's perspective on the Group's operational performance and its financial performance as measured in accordance with IFRS. We intend this disclosure to assist investors in understanding and interpreting the financial statements incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum. This section is based on and should be read in conjunction with the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, which are incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum, as well as the "Presentation of Financial Information" section. In this analysis, all references to "2021" are to the year ended December 31, 2021, all references to "2020" or the "prior year" are to the year ended December 31, 2020 and all references to "2019" are to the year ended December 31, 2019.
The following discussion also contains trend information and forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Offering Memorandum, particularly under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors".
We make reference herein to certain non-IFRS financial information that is explained in "Non-IFRS Financial Measures".
The Group's underlying earnings in 2021, 2020 and 2019 were US\$8,925 million, US\$3,135 million and US\$3,468 million, respectively.
2021 underlying earnings were 185% above 2020 reflecting a 111% increase in underlying EBITDA, partly offset by a corresponding increase in income tax expense and earnings attributable to non-controlling interests.
2020 underlying earnings were 10% below 2019 reflecting increased net finance costs, as well as a 2% decrease in underlying EBITDA and a higher proportion of earnings attributable to non-controlling interests.
The reconciliation of profit for the financial period to underlying earnings is set out below:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million) | |||
| Profit/(loss) for the financial period | 4,582 | 3,328 | 11,699 |
| Non-controlling interests | (1,035) | (1,239) | (3,137) |
| Profit/(loss) for the financial period attributable to | |||
| equity shareholders of the Company | 3,547 | 2,089 | 8,562 |
| Revenue remeasurements | — | — | (7) |
| Operating special items(1) | 49 | 1,000 | (598) |
| Operating remeasurements(1) | 102 | 56 | 106 |
| Non-operating special items(1) | (7) | (513) | 207 |
| Financing special items and remeasurements(1) | 6 | 8 | 113 |
| Special items and remeasurements tax | (196) | 346 | 659 |
| Non-controlling interests on special items and | |||
| remeasurements | (33) | 72 | 57 |
| Share of associates' and joint ventures' special items | |||
| and remeasurements | — | 77 | (174) |
| Underlying earnings | 3,468 | 3,135 | 8,925 |
(1) Before tax and non-controlling interests
The Group's profit attributable to equity shareholders for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$8,562 million, US\$2,089 million and US\$3,547 million respectively.
The US\$6,473 million increase in profit attributable to equity shareholders from 2020 to 2021 was driven by an operating specials gain in 2021 of US\$598 million, principally consisting of US\$1,482 million impairment reversal at Minas-Rio and El Soldado together with a strong price environment. This has been offset by impairments of US\$795 million principally comprising of impairments within Metallurgical Coal.
The US\$1,458 million decrease in profit attributable to equity shareholders from 2019 to 2020 was driven by an operating special items loss in 2020 of US\$1,000 million, principally consisting of net impairment charges of US\$589 million to operations at Barro Alto and impairment charges of South African thermal coal of US\$149 million.
During 2021 the Group amended its accounting policy in respect of certain physically settled contracts relating to the purchase and sale of material produced by third parties (third-party sales) and now presents the margin on these transactions on a net basis within revenue from other sources where the contracts form part of the Group's commodity trading activities. Revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2021 are both \$8.0 billion lower than would have been reported under the Group's previous accounting policy (\$4.1 billion of which relates to copper, \$1.8 billion relates to platinum group metals and \$1.8 billion relates to thermal coal), with no impact on operating profit or reported cash flows. Revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 as presented in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements have been restated for this change in accounting policy. Revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 have both reduced by \$5.5 billion (US\$3 billion of which relates to copper, US\$1.9 billion relates to platinum group metals and US\$530 million relates to thermal coal) from \$30,902 million and \$25,271 million (respectively, and prior to the restatement) to \$25,447 million and \$19,816 million (respectively, and after the restatement), with no impact on operating profit or reported cash flows. No changes have been made to reflect this change in policy with respect to the information presented in this Offering Memorandum for the year ended December 31, 2019 and as such revenue and operating costs for December 31, 2019 may not be comparable to the restated revenue and operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2020. The impact of the restatements is shown in Note 7 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 7 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
The Group's results of operations and year-to-year comparability of its financial results are affected by a number of factors, including changes in commodity prices and exchange rates, production levels, cost pressures, acquisitions, divestments and accounting standards. In addition, both the 2021 and 2020 results were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, predominantly related to national lockdowns in southern Africa. Subsequent disruption includes enhanced preventative safety measures and supply chain interruptions.
The table below sets forth the average market prices for certain of our key commodities for the periods presented:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Average prices for the period | |||
| Copper (US cents/lb)(1) | 272 | 280 | 423 |
| Platinum (US\$/oz)(2) | 864 | 885 | 1,086 |
| Palladium (US\$/oz)(2) | 1,539 | 2,197 | 2,388 |
| Rhodium (US\$/oz)(3) | 3,914 | 11,220 | 20,109 |
| Iron ore (62% Fe CFR) (US\$/tonne)(4) | 93 | 109 | 160 |
| Iron ore (66% Fe Concentrate CFR) (US\$/tonne)(5) | 104 | 120 | 185 |
| Hard coking coal (FOB Australia) (US\$/tonne)(4) | 177 | 124 | 226 |
| PCI (FOB Australia)(US\$/tonne)(4) | 110 | 78 | 164 |
| Nickel (US cents/lb)(1) | 632 | 625 | 839 |
| Manganese ore (44% CIF China) (US\$/dmtu)(5) | 5.58 | 4.67 | 5.21 |
(1) Source: London Metal Exchange (LME).
(2) Source: London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM).
(3) Source: Johnson Matthey/Comdaq.
(4) Source: Platts. (5) Source: Metal Bulletin.
For further discussion on contributing factors to changes in commodity prices, see "Industry
Overview—Commodity Review".
Set forth below is the impact on 2021 underlying earnings of a 10% fluctuation in the prices for certain of the Group's key commodities. These sensitivities reflect movement of an individual commodity price in isolation and are offered for illustrative purposes. In reality the combination of movements in commodity prices, exchange rates and interest rates will result in a different outcome.
| Year ended December 31, 2021 |
|
|---|---|
| 10% sensitivity |
|
| (4) (US\$ million) |
|
| Iron ore(1) | +/-457 |
| Hard coking coal | +/-138 |
| Copper(3) | +/-281 |
| Nickel | +/-64 |
| Platinum | +/-145 |
| Palladium | +/-246 |
| Rhodium | +/-354 |
(1) Sensitivity reflects the impact of a 10% change in the average price across lump and fine.
(2) Sensitivity reflects the impact of a 10% change in South African thermal coal prices.
(3) Sensitivity excludes the impact of provisionally priced copper.
(4) Stated after tax at marginal rate. Sensitivities are the average of the positive and negative and reflect the impact of a 10% change in the average prices achieved during 2021. Increases in commodity prices increase underlying earnings and vice versa.
Average market prices for the Group's basket of commodities and products increased from 2020 to 2021 by 43%, contributing US\$10.2 billion of improvement to underlying EBITDA. Higher realized prices were achieved across all of our products, with the dollar PGMs basket increasing by 36%, primarily driven by rhodium price which increased by 85% in the year, as well as iron ore and copper prices which increased by 41% and 52% respectively.
Average market prices for the Group's basket of commodities and products increased from 2019 to 2020 by 7%, contributing US\$2.2 billion of improvement to underlying EBITDA. The price achieved for the PGMs basket increased by 51%, largely due to rhodium and palladium, which recorded increases of 179% and 46% respectively, while the realized price for iron ore and copper increased by 23% and 10% respectively. These were partly offset by a 34% reduction in the weighted average realized price for metallurgical coal.
| As at December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Period end prices | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Copper (US cents/lb)(1) | 279 | 351 | 440 |
| Platinum (US\$/oz)(2) | 971 | 1,075 | 962 |
| Palladium (US\$/oz)(2) | 1,920 | 2,370 | 1,928 |
| Rhodium (US\$/oz)(3) | 6,050 | 17,000 | 14,150 |
| Iron ore (62% Fe CFR) (US\$/tonne)(4) | 92 | 159 | 119 |
| Iron ore (66% Fe Concentrate CFR) (US\$/tonne)(5) | 106 | 177 | 147 |
| Hard coking coal (FOB Australia) (US\$/tonne)(4) | 140 | 103 | 357 |
| PCI (FOB Australia)(4) | 87 | 92 | 244 |
| Nickel (US cents/lb)(1) | 635 | 750 | 949 |
| Manganese ore (44% CIF China) (US\$/dmtu)(5) | 4.20 | 4.27 | 5.60 |
The table below sets forth the spot market prices for certain of our key commodities at period end:
(1) Source: London Metal Exchange (LME).
(2) Source: London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM).
(3) Source: Johnson Matthey/Comdaq.
(4) Source: Platts.
(5) Source: Metal Bulletin.
The Group's policy is generally not to hedge exposure to commodity prices. This is discussed further under "—Financial Risk Exposure and Management". Please also see "Risk Factors—The COVID-19 global pandemic has had a negative impact on worldwide economic activity and may continue to adversely affect our business".
The Group's results are influenced by a variety of currencies (the most important of which are listed in the table below) owing to its geographical diversity and because we sell our products principally in US dollars but incur most of our costs in local currencies.
The table below sets forth the average exchange rates for certain of our key currencies with respect to the US dollar for the periods presented. The average exchange rate has been determined using the end of day Bloomberg rates averaged for the period.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Average spot prices for the period | (per U.S. dollar) | ||
| South African rand | 14.45 | 16.46 | 14.79 |
| Brazilian real | 3.95 | 5.16 | 5.40 |
| British pound | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.73 |
| Australian dollar | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.33 |
| Euro | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.85 |
| Chilean peso | 703 | 792 | 761 |
| Peruvian Sol | 3.34 | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Botswanan pula | 10.77 | 11.42 | 11.08 |
| Closing spot prices | |||
| South African rand | 14.03 | 14.69 | 15.96 |
| Brazilian real | 4.02 | 5.19 | 5.57 |
| British pound | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.74 |
| Australian dollar | 1.43 | 1.30 | 1.38 |
| Euro | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.88 |
| Chilean peso | 752 | 712 | 852 |
| Peruvian Sol | 3.32 | 3.62 | 3.99 |
| Botswanan pula | 10.60 | 10.80 | 11.75 |
Set forth below is the impact for 2021 underlying earnings of the Group of a 10% fluctuation in certain exchange rates. These sensitivities reflect movement of an individual exchange rate in isolation and are offered for illustrative purposes. In reality, the combination of movements in commodity prices, exchange rates and interest rates will result in a different outcome.
| Year ended December 31, 2021 |
|
|---|---|
| 10% sensitivity |
|
| (1) (US\$ million) |
|
| South African rand/US dollar(2) | +/-558 |
| Australian dollar/US dollar(2) | +/-111 |
| Chilean peso/US dollar(2) | +/-39 |
| Brazilian real/US dollar(2) | +/-110 |
(1) Excludes the effect of any hedging activities. Stated after tax at marginal rate.
(2) A strengthening of the South African rand, Australian dollar, Chilean peso and Brazilian real relative to the US dollar reduces underlying earnings and vice versa.
In 2021, the impact of foreign exchange on Underlying EBITDA of US\$1.0 billion was largely due to stronger local currencies in our countries of operation, principally the South African rand. In 2020, the impact of foreign exchange on Underlying EBITDA of US\$0.9 billion was largely due to weaker South African rand, Brazilian real and Chilean peso.
The mining industry continues to experience price inflation for costs of inputs used in production, which leads to higher production costs reported by many mining companies, including the Group which has experienced generally higher production costs across its operations.
Commodity prices are determined principally by international markets and global supply and demand and the Group is unable to control the prices at which it sells the commodities it produces. Accordingly, in the event of significant inflation in input costs, particularly labor and power costs, without a concurrent devaluation of the local currency or an increase in commodity prices, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
In 2021, the Group's weighted average CPI was 5.0%, compared with 2.9% in 2020. This was influenced by increases in inflation in all countries of operation. The impact of inflation on costs reduced underlying EBITDA by \$0.5 billion.
We have undertaken a number of significant transactions since the beginning of 2015, including several that were entered into for the purpose of actively restructuring the Group in order to improve our portfolio and strengthen our financial position.
The transformation of our portfolio is well advanced, moving from 68 assets in 2013 to 28 at the end of December 2021. We will continue to refine and upgrade our asset portfolio on an ongoing basis in order to ensure that our capital is deployed effectively. We had no key divestments since January 1, 2019 other than the Thungela demerger which completed on June 7, 2021 and the sale of our 33.3% shareholding in Cerrejón which completed on January 11, 2022. See "Business Description - Business Segments - Corporate and Other - Significant Transactions and Restructuring - Exit from thermal coal operations".
The table below summarizes the Group's income statement and certain other measures for the periods indicated and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Group 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements and Group 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto, which are incorporated by reference into this Offering Memorandum.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Restated(1)(2) | Restated(1)(2) | ||
| (US\$ million) | |||
| Income statement | |||
| Revenue(2)(3) | 29,870 | 25,447 | 41,554 |
| Total operating costs before special items(2) | (23,543) | (18,760) | (24,454) |
| Operating profit before special items | 6,327 | 6,687 | 17,100 |
| Operating special items | (49) | (1,000) | 598 |
| Operating remeasurements | (102) | (56) | (106) |
| Operating profit | 6,176 | 5,631 | 17,592 |
| Non-operating special items | 7 | 513 | (207) |
| Share of net income from associates and joint ventures(4) |
389 | 103 | 634 |
| Total profit from operations and associates | 6,572 | 6,247 | 18,019 |
| Net finance costs before financing special items and | |||
| remeasurements | (420) | (775) | (277) |
| Financing special items and remeasurements | (6) | (8) | (113) |
| Profit before tax | 6,146 | 5,464 | 17,629 |
| Income tax expense | (1,564) | (2,136) | (5,930) |
| Profit for the financial year | 4,582 | 3,328 | 11,699 |
| Underlying EBIT | 7,010 | 7,050 | 17,790 |
| Underlying earnings | 3,468 | 3,135 | 8,925 |
| Dividends per share (US cents)(5) | |||
| Ordinary | 109.0 | 100.0 | 289.0 |
| Interim Special | — | — | 80.0 |
| Final Special | — | — | 50.0 |
| Balance sheet | |||
| Total assets | 56,152 | 62,534 | 65,985 |
| Net assets | 31,385 | 32,766 | 34,770 |
| Total share capital | 5,111 | 5,107 | 3,295 |
| Net debt(1) | (4,535) | (5,530) | (3,842) |
(1) The Group has amended the definition of net debt during the year to exclude variable vessel leases. This change resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Amendment of net debt definition" for more detail.
(2) Changes in the Group accounting policy relating to revenue, resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. The financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in this document have not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review— Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(3) Revenue includes \$7 million (2020: \$0 million) of revenue remeasurements.
| Group Revenue | 1,955 | 1,436 | 1,711 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating costs (before special items and remeasurements) | (1,272) | (1,073) | (1,014) |
| Associates' and joint ventures' underlying EBIT | 683 | 363 | 697 |
| Net finance costs | (31) | (22) | (13) |
| Income tax expense | (258) | (158) | (222) |
| Non-controlling interests | (5) | (3) | (2) |
| Share of net income from associates and joint ventures | |||
| (before special items and remeasurements) | 389 | 180 | 460 |
| Special items and remeasurements | — | (79) | 184 |
| Special items and remeasurements tax | — | 2 | (10) |
| Share of net income from associates and joint ventures | 389 | 103 | 634 |
(5) Interim and year-end dividends proposed in respect of the applicable year-ended December 31 2021.
Group Revenue for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$41,554 million, US\$25,447 million and US\$29,870 million respectively. The 63% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally driven by increased prices across the Group, particularly in PGMs, iron ore and copper. The 15% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by a change in revenue accounting policy (see "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability", "Presentation of Financial Information—Changes in Accounting Policy") to present the revenue and costs for third-party sales on a net basis, so only the margin is reflected within revenue. Group revenue for 2020, excluding the impact of the restatement, was US\$30,902 million and increased by 3% from 2019, principally driven by increased prices across the Group, particularly in PGMs and iron ore, as well as higher third-party sales in copper.
The gain of US\$7 million for 2021 relates to remeasurements on derivatives presented in revenue from other sources.
Total operating costs before operating special items and remeasurements for 2021, 2020 and 2019 were US\$24,454 million, US\$18,760 million and US\$23,543 million, respectively. The 30% increase in operating costs from 2020 to 2021 was principally driven by an increase in third party commodity purchases and consumables, maintenance and other production input as the Group returned to normalized levels of operations post COVID. The 20% decrease in operating costs from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by the change in presentation of third party trading amounts from gross to net driven by a change in revenue accounting policy. 2020 has been restated whereas 2019 has not been restated for this change (see "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability", "Presentation of Financial Information—Changes in Accounting Policy"). Total operating costs before operating special items and remeasurements for 2020, excluding the impact of the restatement, were US\$24,215 million and increased by 3% from 2019, principally driven by input cost inflation, including labor costs, energy costs and the natural effect of ore-grade degradation.
Operating special items (before tax and non-controlling interest) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 amounted to a US\$598 million gain, US\$1,000 million loss and a US\$49 million loss, respectively, and operating remeasurements were losses of US\$106 million, US\$56 million and US\$102 million, respectively.
The operating special items gain in 2021 of US\$598 million principally consists of impairment reversals of \$1,482 million at Minas-Rio and El Soldado, offset by impairments of \$795 million recognized in respect of Metallurgical coal assets.
The operating special items loss in 2020 of US\$1,000 million principally consists of net impairment charges of US\$589 million to operations at Barro Alto and the impairment charges of South African thermal coal of US\$119 million.
The operating special items loss in 2019 of US\$49 million principally consists of net impairment related credits of US\$131 million (principally comprising the impairment reversals of Minas-Rio of US\$1,033 million and the impairment charges of South African thermal coal of US\$585 million, Cerrejón of US\$334 million and Corporate assets of US\$30 million, and a loss of US\$180 million relating to the cost of terminating a long-term power supply contract in Copper.
Non-operating special items (before tax and non-controlling interest) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 amounted to a US\$207 million loss, US\$513 million gain, and a US\$7 million gain, respectively.
The 2021 non-operating special items include a US\$207 million loss principally relating to a US\$393 million loss in connection with the demerger of the South African thermal coal operations and an impairment of US\$283 million relating to the disposal of our shareholding in Cerrejón, recognized on agreement of the sale with Glencore plc. This has been offset by a net gain of US\$507 million gain principally relating to contingent consideration adjustments in respect of disposals of the Group's interests in Rustenburg and Union (Platinum Group Metals) completed in 2016 and 2018 respectively, and contingent consideration received in respect of disposal of Anglo American Norte (Copper) completed in 2015.
The 2020 non-operating special items include a US\$532 million gain principally relating to contingent consideration adjustments in respect of disposals of the Group's interests in Rustenburg and Union (Platinum Group Metals) completed in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
The 2019 non-operating special items include an impairment charge of US\$59 million relating to the announced equalization of ownership across the Group's integrated metallurgical coal operations at Moranbah and Grosvenor in Australia (Coal). On entering into an agreement for the sale of a 12% interest in the Grosvenor mine to the same consortium partners for cash proceeds of US\$141 million, an impairment charge of US\$59 million was recorded to bring the carrying amount of the related net assets into line with its fair value less costs to sell based on the fair value of the sales consideration. Non-operating special items further included adjustments relating to former operations in respect of disposals completed in prior periods of a US\$48 million gain, a US\$23 million gain on adjustments relating to business combinations in prior years and BEE transaction charges of US\$13 million.
Our share of net income from associates and joint ventures in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$634 million, US\$103 million and US\$389 million, respectively.
The US\$531 million increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally due to an increase of US\$93 million, US\$278 million and US\$127 million within Samancor Holdings (see "—Manganese"), Cerrejón (see "— Corporate and other") and Jellinbah (see "—Metallurgical Coal"), respectively.
The US\$286 million decrease from 2019 to 2020 was principally due to the decrease in net income from Samancor Holdings (see "—Manganese"), Cerrejón (see "—Corporate and other") and Jellinbah (see "— Metallurgical Coal") which in turn were driven by lower earnings: decreases of US\$161 million, US\$84 million and US\$79 million, respectively.
Net finance costs before financing special items and remeasurements in 2021, 2020 and 2019 were US\$277 million, US\$775 million and US\$420 million, respectively.
The decrease from 2020 to 2021 of US\$498 million was principally driven by foreign exchange gains resulting from ZAR depreciation on USD cash and cash equivalents balance.
The increase from 2019 to 2020 of US\$355 million was principally driven by fair value losses on the revaluation of deferred consideration balances at PGMs relating to the Mototolo acquisition.
Financing special items and remeasurements in 2021, 2020 and 2019 were losses of US\$113 million, US\$8 million and US\$6 million, respectively.
Financing special items and remeasurements in 2021 principally comprised a net fair value loss of US\$113 million in respect of bond buybacks completed in the year
Financing special items and remeasurements in 2020 principally comprised a net fair value loss of US\$31 million in respect of bond buybacks completed in the year, offset by net gains on derivatives hedging net debt and fair value and currency movements on the related borrowings of US\$23 million.
Income tax expense before special items and remeasurements in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$5,271 million, US\$1,790 million and US\$1,760 million, respectively. Income tax expense is a function of profit before tax and the tax rates applicable in the various geographic locations in which the Group operates.
The effective rate of tax, before special items and remeasurements (including share of associates' tax before special items and remeasurements) – i.e. the underlying effective tax rate, in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was 31.4%, 31.2% and 30.8% , respectively.
The increase in the underlying effective tax rate from 2020 to 2021 and from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by the relative levels of profits arising in the Group's operating jurisdictions.
Associates' and joint ventures' tax included within net income from associates and joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2021 is a charge of US\$232 million (2020: charge of US\$156million). Excluding special items and remeasurements, this becomes a charge of US\$222 million (2020: charge of US\$158 million).
Associates' and joint ventures' tax included within net income from associates and joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2020 is a charge of US\$156 million (2019: charge of US\$258 million). Excluding special items and remeasurements, this becomes a charge of US\$158 million (2019: charge of US\$258 million)
| Year ended December 31, 2019 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before special items and remeasure ments |
Associates' and joint ventures' tax and non controlling interests(1) |
Calculation of underlying effective tax rate |
Before special items and remeasure ments |
Associates' and joint ventures' tax and non controlling interests(1) |
Calculation of underlying effective tax rate |
Before special items and remeasure ments |
Associates' and joint ventures' tax and non controlling interests(1) |
Calculation of underlying effective tax rate |
|
| (US\$ million) | |||||||||
| Profit before tax Tax Profit for the |
6,296 (1,760) |
263 (258) |
6,559 (2,018) |
6,092 (1,790) |
161 (158) |
6,253 (1,948) |
17,276 (5,271) |
224 (222) |
17,500 (5,493) |
| financial year Effective tax |
4,536 | 5 | 4,541 | 4,302 | 3 | 4,305 | 12,005 | 2 | 12,007 |
| rate including associates |
30.8% | 31.2% | 31.4% |
The table below summarizes the Group's tax expense before special items and remeasurements for the periods indicated.
(1) This corresponds to the share of associates and joint ventures tax and non-controlling interests, presented net but not disclosed separately on the income statement.
For 2021, of the total tax charge of US\$659 million, there is a net current tax charge of US\$24 million (2020: credit of US\$32 million) and a net deferred tax charge of US\$635 million (2020: charge of US\$378 million).
Tax on special items and remeasurements includes a tax remeasurement charge of US\$349 million principally arising on Brazilian deferred tax, a tax on special items charge of US\$339 million and tax special item credits of US\$29 million.
For 2020, of the total tax charge of US\$346 million, there is a net current tax credit of US\$32 million (2019: credit of US\$56 million) and a net deferred tax charge of US\$378 million (2019: credit of US\$140 million). Tax on special items and remeasurements includes a tax remeasurement charge of US\$418 million and a tax on specials items credit of \$72 million principally arising on Brazilian deferred tax (2019: tax remeasurements charge of \$406 million and credit of \$602 million principally arising on Brazilian deferred tax).
Profit for the financial years 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$11,699 million, US\$3,328 million and US\$4,582 million, respectively. The year on year movements are explained by reference to the movements of the component parts which are discussed above.
In this section, Group Revenue and underlying EBIT include the Group's share of revenue and EBIT from associates and joint ventures and excludes special items and remeasurements, unless otherwise stated. Capital expenditure relates to cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment in the year presented.
The table below sets forth the Group's underlying EBIT by business segment for the years presented:
| Year ended December 31, 2019 |
% | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
% | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||||||
| De Beers | 168 | 2.4 | 0 | — | 620 | 3.5 | |
| Copper | 960 | 13.7 | 1,227 | 17.4 | 3,428 | 19.3 | |
| Nickel | 89 | 1.3 | 79 | 1.1 | 261 | 1.5 | |
| Platinum | 1,672 | 23.9 | 2,270 | 32.2 | 6,753 | 38.0 | |
| Iron Ore | 2,952 | 42.1 | 4,091 | 58.0 | 6,359 | 35.7 | |
| Metallurgical Coal | 1,079 | 15.4 | (468) | (6.6) | 450 | 2.5 | |
| Manganese | 388 | 5.5 | 245 | 3.5 | 250 | 1.4 | |
| Crop Nutrients | — | — | 1 | — | (42) | (0.2) | |
| Corporate and Other | (298) | (4.3) | (395) | (5.6) | (289) | (1.6) |
The following table summarizes the results of operations of De Beers for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue) | 4,605 | 3,378 | 5,602 | ||
| Underlying EBIT | 168 | — | 620 | ||
| Underlying EBITDA | 558 | 417 | 1,100 | ||
| Capital employed | 8,800 | 8,967 | 8,415 | ||
| Capital expenditure(1) | 567 | 381 | 565 | ||
| Share of Group EBIT | 2% | —% | 3% | ||
| Share of Group capital employed | 25% | 24% | 22% | ||
| Total production (thousand carats) – 100% basis(2) | 30,776 | 25,102 | 32,276 |
(1) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
(2) Except for Gahcho Kué, from which the Group's 51% attributable share is included.
The Group's share of underlying EBIT from De Beers in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$620 million, US\$— million and US\$168 million, respectively.
De Beers' underlying EBIT in 2021 was US\$620 million, which was principally driven by the improvement in sales due to the recovery in demand, as well as higher prices reflecting positive market sentiment. This in turn caused an increase in the rough price index, increasing margins in both the mining and trading business throughout the year. This was partly offset by unfavorable foreign exchange rate movements and inflation.
De Beers' underlying EBIT in 2020 was US\$0 million, which was principally driven by difficult market conditions due to COVID-19. This caused lower sales and a reduction in the rough price index, reducing margins in both the mining and trading business, particularly in the first half of the year. This was partly offset by cost saving measures and favorable foreign exchange rates.
The Group's share of De Beers' revenue was US\$5,602 million, US\$3,378 million and US\$4,605 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively. The 66% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally driven by positive sentiment and strong demand for diamonds in key consumer markets, with rough diamond sales increasing by 75% to US\$4.9 billion (2020: US\$2.8 billion). During the year, the average rough price index increased by 11%, in response to the positive market sentiment. The 27% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by the challenging market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, with rough diamond sales decreasing by 30% to US\$2.8 billion (2019: US\$4.0 billion).
Total De Beers rough diamond production on a 100% basis (with the exception of the Gahcho Kué joint venture, which is on an attributable 51% basis) was 32.3 million carats in 2021, 25.1 million carats in 2020 and 30.8 million carats in 2019. The 29% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally driven by the lower levels of production in 2020 as a result of the impact of COVID-19 related lockdowns and lower demand due to the pandemic, as well as the need to meet stronger demand for rough diamonds in 2021. The 18% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by lower demand due to the pandemic and COVID-19-related shutdowns in southern Africa in the first half of the year.
In 2021, Botswana (Debswana) total production from Orapa and Jwaneng increased by 35% to 22.3 million carats (2020: 16.6 million carats). In 2021, production at Jwaneng increased by 71% to 12.9 million carats (2020: 7.5 million carats). At Orapa, production increased by 5% to 9.4 million carats (2020: 9.0 million carats). This was largely due to the planned treatment of higher grade ore at Jwaneng, while production increased at Orapa despite the impact of heavy rainfall at the beginning of the year and the planned closure of Plant 1 in late 2020. In Namibia (Namdeb Holdings), production increased by 1% to 1.5 million carats in 2021
(2020: 1.4 million carats). Production from the marine operation was 1% higher, driven by the remobilization of most vessels in late 2020, partly offset by planned maintenance. Production at the land operation marginally increased by 2% to 0.3 million carats in 2021 (2020: 0.3 million carats). In South Africa (DBCM), production increased by 41% to 5.3 million carats (2020: 3.8 million carats) primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns in the first half of 2020 and the planned processing of higher grade ore from the final cut of the Venetia open pit In Canada, production decreased by 4% to 3.2 million carats in 2021 (2020: 3.3 million carats) principally reflecting the temporary COVID-19 related shutdown in the first quarter of 2021.
In 2020, Botswana (Debswana) production decreased by 29% to 16.6 million carats from 23.3 million carats.
In 2020, production at Jwaneng decreased by 40% to 7.5 million carats (2019: 12.5 million carats). At Orapa, production decreased by 16% to 9.0 million carats (2019: 10.8 million carats). This decrease in Botswana (Debswana), Jwaneng and Orapa was largely due to a nationwide lockdown in the first half of the year and the planned treatment of lower grade material in response to the lower demand. In Namibia (Namdeb Holdings), production decreased by 15% to 1.4 million carats in 2020 (2019: 1.7 million carats). Production from the marine operation was 13% lower, driven by the suspension of marine mining during part of the third quarter in response to lower demand. Production at the land operation decreased by 21% to 0.3 million carats in 2020 (2019: 0.4 million carats) principally as a result of the COVID-19-related shutdown. In South Africa (DBCM), production increased by 96% to 3.8 million carats (2019: 1.9 million carats) primarily due to increased grade from the last cut of the open pit which more than offset the reductions from the national shutdown in the first half of the year. In Canada, production decreased by 15% to 3.3 million carats in 2020 (2019: 3.9 million carats) principally reflecting the Victor Mine reaching the end of its life in the first half of 2019.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Copper business segment and average market price for copper for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue)(1) | 5,840 | 4,199 | 6,433 | ||
| Underlying EBIT | 960 | 1,227 | 3,428 | ||
| Underlying EBITDA | 1,618 | 1,864 | 4,011 | ||
| Capital employed | 8,238 | 9,128 | 11,232 | ||
| Capital expenditure(2) | 1,078 | 1,443 | 1,773 | ||
| Share of Group underlying EBIT | 14% | 17% | 19% | ||
| Share of Group capital employed | 23% | 24% | 29% | ||
| Production (kilotonnes)(3) | 638.0 | 647.4 | 647.2 | ||
| Copper (US cents/lb)(4) | 272 | 280 | 423 |
(1) In 2021 the Group updated the revenue accounting policy to present the revenue and costs for third-party sales on a net basis, so only the margin is reflected within revenue. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. 2020 revenue has been restated accordingly and was previously US\$7,176 million. 2019 has not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(2) Of the total capital expenditure in FY2021 of US\$1,773 million, US\$777 million (2020: US\$788 million), relates to the Quellaveco project and is presented on an attributable basis after deducting direct funding from non-controlling interests. FY2021 capital expenditure in relation to the Quellaveco project on a 100% basis was US\$1,295 million, of which the Group's 60% share is US\$777 million. FY2020 capex on a 100% basis was US\$1,314 million, of which the Group's 60% share is US\$788 million. FY2019 capex on a 100% basis was US\$1,338 million, of which US\$515 million was funded by cash from the Mitsubishi syndication transaction in 2018. Of the remaining US\$823 million, the Group and Mitsubishi funded their respective 60% and 40% shares via shareholder loans.
(3) Total Copper segment production represents 100% of production for all operations except Collahuasi which represents 44%.
(4) Average LME price.
Copper business segment underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$3,428 million, US\$1,227 million and US\$960 million, respectively.
Underlying EBIT in 2021 increased by 179% from 2020 primarily as a result of a 52% increase in the average realized copper price.
Underlying EBIT in 2020 increased by 28% from 2019 primarily as a result of a 10% increase in the average realized copper price and record low unit costs.
Group Revenue (including attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$6,433 million, US\$4,199 million and US\$5,840 million, respectively. Revenue increased by 53% from 2020 to 2021, principally driven by increased copper prices. Revenue decreased from 2019 to 2020 due to the change in revenue accounting policy (see "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability", "Presentation of Financial Information—Changes in Accounting Policy"). Before the change, revenue increased by 28% from 2019 to 2020, principally driven by an increase in third-party sales and the increase in price towards the end of the year (2020 revenue before restatement was US\$7,176 million).
Sales of certain commodities are "provisionally priced" such that the price is not settled until a predetermined future date usually based on the average market price over a period defined in the contract. Revenue on these sales is initially recognized at the current market price and then marked to market until final settlement using the forward price for the period equivalent to that outlined in the contract (mark to market adjustments are recorded in revenue). A gain to revenue of US\$337 million was recorded in 2021 (2020: gain to revenue of US\$298 million, 2019: gain to revenue of US\$2 million) reflecting the favorable impact of provisionally priced sales.
At Los Bronces, production in 2021 increased by 1% to 327,700 tonnes principally due to higher water availability partially offset by planned lower grades (2021: 0.70% versus 2020: 0.81%). Production in 2020 decreased by 3% to 324,700 tonnes principally due to expected lower water availability and planned lower grades (2020: 0.81% versus 2019: 0.83%), partly offset by improved operational performance.
At Collahuasi, Anglo American's attributable share of copper production was 277,200 tonnes in 2021, slightly above the prior year (2020: 276,900). In 2020 Anglo American's attributable share of copper production was 276,900 tonnes in 2020, an increase of 11% principally due to improved plant performance as well as planned higher grades (2020: 1.24% vs. 2019: 1.19%).
At El Soldado, production in 2021 decreased by 8% to 42,300 tonnes due to planned lower grades (2021: 0.73% versus 2020: 0.84%). Production in 2020 decreased by 15% to 45,800 tonnes due to planned lower grades (2020: 0.84% versus 2019: 0.93%).
The Group has reassessed its reportable segments and the 'Nickel and Manganese' reportable segment has been amended to disaggregate the Nickel and Manganese businesses. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers' convenience.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Nickel business segment and the average market price for nickel for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | ||||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | ||||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue)(1) | 572 | 534 | 710 | |
| Underlying EBIT | 89 | 79 | 261 | |
| Underlying EBITDA | 191 | 206 | 320 | |
| Capital employed | 1,925 | 1,157 | 1,285 | |
| Capital expenditure(2) | 42 | 33 | 29 | |
| Share of Group underlying EBIT | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Share of Group capital employed | 5% | 3% | 3% | |
| Nickel production (tonnes) | 42,600 | 43,500 | 41,700 | |
| Nickel price (US cents/lb)(3) | 632 | 625 | 839 |
(1) In 2021 the Group updated the revenue accounting policy to present the revenue and costs for third-party sales on a net basis, so only the margin is reflected within revenue. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. 2020 revenue has been restated accordingly and was previously US\$572 million. 2019 has not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(2) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
(3) Average LME price.
Nickel business segment underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$261 million, US\$79 million and US\$89 million, respectively. The 230% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally due to higher realized nickel prices. The 11% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was principally due to a decrease in the average realized nickel price, partly offset by favorable foreign exchange.
Group Revenue (including attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$710 million, US\$534 million and US\$572 million, respectively. The 33% increase in revenue from 2020 to 2021 was primarily driven by higher average realized nickel prices. The 7% decrease in revenue from 2019 to 2020 was due to the change in revenue accounting policy (see "Operating and Financial Review— Factors Impacting Comparability", "Presentation of Financial Information—Changes in Accounting Policy"). Before the change, revenue was flat from 2019 to 2020 as higher sales were offset by lower price. (2020 revenue before restatement was US\$572 million).
Nickel production in 2021 of 41,700 tonnes was 4% below 2020, primarily due to licensing delays in the second half of the year and planned lower ore grades. Nickel production in 2020 of 43,500 tonnes was 2% above 2019, primarily due to continued operational stability.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Platinum business segment and the average basket price of metal sold for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue)(1) | 6,866 | 6,604 | 14,502 |
| Underlying EBIT | 1,672 | 2,270 | 6,753 |
| Underlying EBITDA | 2,000 | 2,555 | 7,099 |
| Capital employed | 4,045 | 4,967 | 4,082 |
| Capital expenditure(2) | 569 | 571 | 894 |
| Share of Group EBIT | 24% | 32% | 38% |
| Share of Group capital employed | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| PGM M&C production (thousands of ounces)(3) | 4,441 | 3,809 | 4,299 |
| PGM refined production (thousands of ounces)(3) | 4,650 | 2,713 | 5,138 |
| Average basket price (US\$/ PGM ounce) | 1,347 | 2,035 | 2,761 |
(1) In 2021 the Group updated the revenue accounting policy to present the revenue and costs for third-party sales on a net basis, so only the margin is reflected within revenue. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. 2020 revenue has been restated accordingly and was previously US\$8,465 million. 2019 has not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(2) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
(3) Ounces refer to troy ounces. PGMs is 5E+Au (platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium plus gold).
PGMs' business segment underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$6,753 million, US\$2,270 million and US\$1,672 million, respectively. The 197% increase from 2020 to 2021 was due to a 36% increase in the PGM basket price, driven mainly by the higher average rhodium price, as well as an 82% increase in sales volumes. The 36% increase from 2019 to 2020 was due to a 51% increase in the basket price, driven primarily by higher prices for palladium and rhodium. The PGMs cash operating unit cost increased by 22% in 2021 to US\$868 per PGM ounce (2020: US\$713 per PGM ounce) due to the stronger South African rand and input cost inflation, partly offset by higher production volumes.
Group Revenue (including attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$14,502 million, US\$6,604 million and US\$6,866 million, respectively. The 120% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally due to the higher PGM basket price as well as the increase in sales volumes. Revenue decreased from 2019 to 2020 due to the change in revenue accounting policy (see "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability", "Presentation of Financial Information—Changes in Accounting Policy"). Before the change, revenue increased by 23% principally due to the higher PGM basket price (2020 revenue before restatement was US\$8,465 million).
The average dollar price realized for the basket of metals sold by PGMs in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$2,761, US\$2,035 and US\$1,347, per PGM ounce, respectively. The increase of 36% from 2020 to 2021 was mainly due to the 85% increase in the average market rhodium price. The increase of 51% from 2019 to 2020 was driven by to a 43% increase in the average palladium market price and a 187% increase in the average rhodium market price.
Total PGMs production (metal in concentrate), including both own-mined production and purchase of concentrate, increased by 13% to 4,298,700 ounces in 2021 (2020: 3,809,000 ounces) due primarily to recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 in 2020. In 2020, total PGM production (metal in concentrate), including both own-mined production and purchase of concentrate, decreased 14% to 3,809,000 ounces (2019: 4,440,800) due to shutdowns caused by COVID-19.
Refined PGM production increased by 89% to 5,138,400 ounces in 2021 (2020:2,713,000 ounces). The increase was primarily attributable to recovery in ACP phase A, following the rebuild in 2020 and solid performance across all processing assets. Refined PGM production decreased 40% to 2,713,100 ounces in 2020 (2019: 4,650,000 ounces), primarily attributable to ACP shutdowns during the year.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Iron Ore business segment and average market price for iron ore for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue)(1) | 6,758 | 7,905 | 11,104 |
| Underlying EBIT | 2,952 | 4,091 | 6,359 |
| Kumba | 1,918 | 2,386 | 3,960 |
| Iron Ore Brazil | 1,034 | 1,705 | 2,399 |
| Underlying EBITDA | 3,407 | 4,565 | 6,871 |
| Capital employed | 8,363 | 8,472 | 8,379 |
| Capital expenditure(2) | 594 | 517 | 628 |
| Share of Group underlying EBIT | 42% | 58% | 36% |
| Share of Group capital employed | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Iron Ore Kumba production (Mt)(3) | 43.1 | 37.6 | 40.9 |
| Iron Ore Brazil production (Mt)(3) | 23.1 | 24.1 | 22.9 |
| Iron Ore (US\$/t)(4) | 93 | 109 | 160 |
(1) In 2021 the Group updated the revenue accounting policy to present the revenue and costs for third-party sales on a net basis, so only the margin is reflected within revenue. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. 2020 revenue has been restated accordingly and was previously US\$7,954 million. 2019 has not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(2) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
(3) Production is Mt (wet basis)
(4) Average iron ore market price for the year. Source: Platts (62% Fe, CFR). The Platts 62 Index is used for comparison purposes. Differing grades of iron ore product are priced using other indices.
Iron Ore business segment's underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$6,359 million, US\$4,091 million and US\$2,952 million, respectively. The 55% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally driven by a higher average realized iron ore price. The 39% increase from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by a higher average realized iron ore price and favorable foreign exchange.
Group Revenue (including attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$11,104 million, US\$7,905 million and US\$6,758 million, respectively. Both the 40% increase in revenue from 2020 to 2021 and the 17% increase in revenue from 2019 to 2020 were due to higher iron ore prices than the previous year, as well as due to the change in revenue accounting policy (see "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability", "Presentation of Financial Information—Changes in Accounting Policy"). Before the change, 2020 revenue was US\$7,954 million.
Underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$3,960 million, US\$2,386 million and US\$1,918 million, respectively. Underlying EBIT was 66% higher in 2021 than in 2020 principally due to the 47% higher Platts 62% Fe iron ore market price, partly offset by a 26% increase in unit costs to \$39/tonne (2020: \$31/tonne) and a stronger South African rand. Underlying EBIT was 24% higher in 2020 than in 2019 principally due to 17% higher Platts 62% Fe iron ore market price and a 6% decrease in unit costs to \$31/tonne (2019: \$33/tonne), largely reflecting the weaker South African rand, partly offset by lower sales volumes.
Kumba's iron ore production for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was 40.9Mt, 37.6 Mt and 43.1Mt, respectively. The 9% increase from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to COVID-19 related disruptions in 2020, as well as improved plant availability and reliability. The 13% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 and logistical capacity constraints, as well as above average rainfall and operational issues at the Sishen crusher and Kolomela plant.
Underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$2,399 million, US\$1,705 million and US\$1,034 million, respectively. Underlying EBIT was 41% higher in 2021 than in 2020, principally due to the higher Metal Bulletin 66% iron ore market price and the benefit of the weaker Brazilian real, partly offset by a 5% decrease in volumes and a 14% increase in unit costs to \$24/tonne (2020: \$21/tonne) due to higher input and maintenance costs. Underlying EBIT in 2020 was 65% higher than 2019, principally due to the higher Metal Bulletin 66% iron ore market price, the impact of the weaker Brazilian real and higher sales volumes.
IOB production for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was 22.9 Mt, 24.1 Mt and 23.1 Mt respectively. The 5% decrease from 2020 to 2021 was principally driven by lower plant availability from unplanned maintenance at the beneficiation plant. The 4% increase from 2019 to 2020 was principally driven by steady performance throughout the year, despite a one-month planned stoppage to carry out routine internal scanning of the pipeline.
Minas-Rio project capital expenditure is estimated at US\$8.2 billion, which has largely been spent.
The Minas-Rio iron ore project in Brazil was acquired in two separate transactions in 2007 and 2008. Prior to 2016, impairment charges totaling US\$11.3 billion (before tax) were recorded against the carrying value of Minas-Rio. In 2019 the valuation was assessed and the previous impairment was partially reversed, resulting in a gain of \$1.0 billion. The valuation was reassessed in 2021 and the previous impairment was partially reversed, resulting in a gain of \$1.4 billion. The carrying value as at December 31, 2021 was assessed at US\$6.8 billion. The valuation remains sensitive to economic and operational factors that provide both upside and downside risk, including price and the scheduling of required permits and licenses.
The Group has reassessed its reportable segments following the demerger of Thungela. The Thermal Coal (South Africa and Cerrejón) operating segment, which was previously aggregated with Metallurgical Coal within the 'Coal' reportable segment, has been presented within the 'Corporate and other' reportable segment and the results of the Group's Metallurgical Coal businesses are now disclosed separately as the "Metallurgical Coal" reportable segment. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers' convenience.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Metallurgical Coal business segments and average realized price for metallurgical and thermal coal for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue)(1) | 3,756 | 1,909 | 2,899 |
| Underlying EBIT | 1,079 | (468) | 450 |
| Underlying EBITDA | 1,707 | 50 | 962 |
| Capital employed | 2,895 | 3,196 | 2,712 |
| Capital expenditure(2) | 670 | 683 | 649 |
| Share of underlying Group EBIT | 15% | (7)% | 3% |
| Share of Group capital employed | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| Export metallurgical coal production (Mt) | 22.9 | 16.8 | 14.9 |
| Thermal coal production (Mt) | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Hard coking coal (FOB Australia) (US\$/tonne)(3) | 177 | 124 | 226 |
| PCI (FOB Australia) (US\$/tonne)(3) | 110 | 78 | 164 |
(1) Group Revenue includes revenue relating to thermal coal of \$246 million (2020: \$132 million, 2019: \$131 million)
(2) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
Metallurgical Coal's underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$450 million, US\$(468) million and US\$1,079 million, respectively.
In 2021, underlying EBIT increased by 196% to US\$450 million, largely due to an 83% increase in the weighted average realized price for metallurgical coal, partially offset by 16% lower sales volumes, and 22% increase in unit costs to \$105/tonne (2020: \$86/tonne), reflecting the impact of lower production and the stronger Australian dollar. In 2020, underlying EBIT decreased by 143% to US\$(468) million, largely due to a 34% reduction in the weighted average realized price for metallurgical coal, a 25% decrease in sales volumes and the associated 37% increase in unit costs.
Group Revenue (including attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$2,899 million, US\$1,909 million and US\$3,756 million, respectively.
The 52% increase in revenue from 2020 to 2021 is due to higher hard coking coal market price which increased substantially in the second half of the year. The 49% decrease from 2019 to 2020 is due to a 34% reduction in the weighted average realized price for metallurgical coal and 25% decrease in sales volumes following the two underground operational incidents at Grosvenor and Moranbah.
Total metallurgical coal production in 2021 decreased by 11%, principally due to the suspension of longwall operations at Grosvenor since May 2020 following the underground gas incident (operations have since restarted on February 21, 2022), and at Moranbah from February 21, 2021 until June 3, 2021 in response to elevated gas levels. Operations at Moranbah were further impacted by challenging geological conditions during the second half of the year. Open cut operations returned to pre-COVID-19 production levels. Total metallurgical coal production in 2020 decreased by 26%, driven principally by the suspension of operations at Grosvenor from May 2020 and the fall of ground at Moranbah in the first quarter as well as geotechnical challenges during the fourth quarter. Additionally, open cut operations were reduced at Dawson and Capcoal in response to reduced demand for lower quality metallurgical coal.
The Group has reassessed its reportable segments and the 'Nickel and Manganese' reportable segment has been amended to disaggregate the Nickel and Manganese businesses. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers' convenience.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Manganese business segment and the average market price for manganese ore for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue) | 926 | 697 | 768 |
| Underlying EBIT | 388 | 245 | 250 |
| Underlying EBITDA | 443 | 304 | 315 |
| Capital employed | 380 | 238 | 238 |
| Share of Group underlying EBIT | 6% | 3% | 1% |
| Share of Group capital employed | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Manganese ore production (Mt)(1) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Manganese ore price (US cents/dmtu)(2) | 5.58 | 4.67 | 5.21 |
(1) Attributable share.
(2) Average Metal Bulletin 44% CIF China price.
Manganese business segment underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$250 million, US\$245 million and US\$388 million, respectively. The 2% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally due to a 6% increase in manganese ore sales driven by higher South African production, partially offset by increased costs due to the stronger South African rand and Australian dollar. The 37% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was driven principally by the lower manganese ore price and a 2% decrease in manganese ore sales.
Group Revenue (including attributable share of associates' and joint ventures' revenue) in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$768 million, US\$697 million and US\$926 million, respectively. The 10% increase in revenue from 2020 to 2021 was principally due to increased manganese ore sales volumes, which was driven by higher production. The 25% decrease in revenue from 2019 to 2020 was primarily driven by the lower manganese ore price and a 2% decrease in manganese ore sales due to COVID-19-related production constraints, mainly in South Africa.
Manganese ore production increased by 5% to 3.7 Mt from 2020 to 2021, reflecting the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns in South Africa in 2020. The manganese ore production remained unchanged at 3.5 Mt from 2019 to 2020, primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa in the first half of 2020 offset by increased Australian ore production due to improved mining and concentrator performance.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Crop Nutrients business segment for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue) | — | 107 | 114 |
| Underlying EBIT | — | 1 | (42) |
| Underlying EBITDA | — | 1 | (41) |
| Capital employed | — | 988 | 1,563 |
| Capital expenditure(1) | — | 292 | 530 |
| Share of Group underlying EBIT | —% | —% | —% |
| Share of Group capital employed | —% | 3% | 4% |
(1) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
During the first half of 2020, the Group completed the acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc. Revenue, EBIT and EBITDA are generated from a minority interest in the Cibra Group, a fertilizer distributer based in Brazil. In 2021, Crop Nutrients underlying EBIT was US\$(42) million (2020: US\$1 million) and Group Revenue was US\$114 million (2020: US\$107 million).
The Group has reassessed its reportable segments following the demerger of Thungela. The Thermal Coal (South Africa and Cerrejón) operating segment, which was previously aggregated with Metallurgical Coal within the 'Coal' reportable segment, has been presented within the 'Corporate and other' reportable segment as it is no longer part of the Group's core business due to the commitment to exit from the production of thermal coal. Comparative information for 2020 has been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. Although comparative information for 2019 has not been restated in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2019 comparative information has been restated in this Offering Memorandum for the readers' convenience.
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Corporate and Other business segment for the years indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (US\$ million unless otherwise stated) | |||
| Group Revenue (including attributable share of | |||
| associates' and joint ventures' revenue)(1) | 2,502 | 1,550 | 1,126 |
| Underlying EBIT | (298) | (395) | (289) |
| Exploration | (128) | (102) | (132) |
| Corporate activities and unallocated costs | (101) | (129) | (270) |
| South Africa | (94) | (81) | 70 |
| Cerrejón | 25 | (83) | 43 |
| Underlying EBITDA | 82 | (160) | (3) |
| Capital employed | 930 | 857 | 406 |
| Capital expenditure(2) | 320 | 205 | 125 |
| Share of Group underlying EBIT | (4)% | (6)% | (2)% |
| Share of Group capital employed | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Thermal Coal - South Africa export production | |||
| (Mt)(3) | 17.8 | 16.5 | 5.7 |
| Thermal Coal - South Africa domestic production | |||
| (Mt) | 10.0 | 14.0 | 5.6 |
| Thermal Coal - Cerrejón export production (Mt) | 8.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| South Africa export thermal coal price (US\$/t)(4) | 61 | 57 | 77 |
| South Africa domestic thermal coal price (US\$/t)(5) | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Colombia export thermal coal price (US\$/t)(4) | 56 | 46 | 65 |
(1) In 2021 the Group updated the revenue accounting policy to present the revenue and costs for third-party sales on a net basis, so only the margin is reflected within revenue. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Change in Accounting Policy" for more detail. 2020 revenue has been restated accordingly and was previously US\$2,080 million. 2019 has not been restated. See "Operating and Financial Review—Factors Impacting Comparability" for more detail.
(2) Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests
(3) 2021 metrics includes Thermal Coal South Africa mining activity included until the demerger on June 4, 2021 and Thermal Coal Cerrejón until the sale agreement was reached from the first half the year only.
(4) Weighted average realized FOB sales price.
(5) Weighted average realized sales price.
Underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$(270) million, US\$(129) million and US\$(101) million, respectively. The increase in underlying EBIT loss of US\$141 million in 2021 was primarily driven by an increase in corporate costs across various technical and strategic projects (including technology improvements and sustainability initiatives), partially offset by an increase in profits on third-party shipping. The increase in underlying EBIT loss of US\$28 million in 2020 was primarily driven by a reduction in profits on third-party shipping and transaction costs related to the acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc.
Exploration expenditure for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$132 million, US\$102 million and US\$128 million, respectively. The increase in underlying EBIT loss of US\$30 million from 2020 to 2021 reflects increased exploration activities across most product groups due to COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. The decrease in underlying EBIT loss of US\$26 million from 2019 to 2020 reflects decreased exploration activities across most product groups, due to the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions.
Financial and operational results are no longer reported by Anglo American from June 4, 2021, the date of the demerger of the South Africa thermal coal operations. Anglo American's marketing business continues to support Thungela in the sale and marketing of its products, and sales and purchases under the offtake agreement are reported on a net basis together with the Group's other third-party trading activities within corporate activities and unallocated costs.
Underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$70 million, US\$(81) million and US\$(94) million, respectively. The increase in underlying EBIT to US\$70 million in 2021 was primarily driven by an increase in realized thermal coal prices, partly offset by lower export sales volumes due to the partial year of ownership. Underlying EBIT increased by 14% to US\$(81) million in 2020, driven largely by favorable foreign exchange movements and the closure of the more expensive Goedehoop South operation at the end of 2019, partially offset by a 7% decrease in the realized export thermal coal price and a 9% decrease in export sales volumes.
Total South Africa Thermal Coal attributable production in 2021 decreased by 63% to 11.2 Mt, largely due to the Thungela demerger on June 4, 2021. Attributable production in 2020 increased by 9% to 30.5 Mt, largely due to additional domestic thermal coal production following the consolidation of Rietvlei in June.
Export sales from South Africa at 5.3 Mt in 2021 were 32% below 2020, reflecting the partial year of ownership, partly offset by COVID-19 related restrictions in 2020. Export sales of 16.6 Mt in 2020 were 9% below 2019, impacted by COVID-19 restrictions on operations and logistics infrastructure.
The sale of the Group's 33.3% shareholding in Cerrejón was completed on January 11, 2022, with the sale agreement having an economic effective date of December 31, 2020. After the sale was agreed in June 2021, no further underlying financial or operational contribution was recorded, with an impairment charge being recognized to offset reported earnings in the first half of the year.
Underlying EBIT in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$43 million, US\$(83) million and US\$25 million, respectively. The increase in underlying EBIT to US\$ 43 million in 2021 was primarily driven by an increase in the realized export thermal coal price, partly offset by lower export sales volumes due to the partial year of recognition. Underlying EBIT at Cerrejón decreased from 2019 to US\$(83) million in 2020, primarily due to a 48% reduction in sales volumes and 18% decrease in realized price.
Anglo American's attributable output from its 33% shareholding in Cerrejón was 3.6 Mt in 2021 which was 13% below the 4.1 Mt in 2020, reflecting the partial year recognized, partly offset by COVID-19 related restrictions in 2020. Production of 4.1 Mt in 2020 was below the 8.6 Mt in 2019, principally due to COVID-19 restrictions on operations and a three-month strike.
Anglo American focuses on ensuring that there are sufficient committed loan facilities (including refinancing, where necessary) in order to meet near-term cash requirements, after taking into account cash flows from operations and our holding of cash and cash equivalents, as well as any existing restrictions on distributions. We believe that these facilities (including refinancing, where necessary), such as our Group-level \$4.7 billion revolving credit bank facility, and cash generation will be sufficient to cover our anticipated nearterm cash requirements.
For more information on our borrowing arrangements and liquidity sources, see "—Cash Flow— Funding Sources" below, Notes 20 and 21 to the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein.
We operate in some countries (principally South Africa) in which the existence of exchange controls may restrict the use of certain cash balances. The restrictions are not expected to have a material effect on our ability to meet our ongoing obligations. See "Regulation - Exchange Controls" for further details. In light of the multinational nature of our business, cash is held in a number of countries and currencies. The majority of our cash is held in US dollars, South African rand, Brazilian real and Australian dollars.
The tables below summarize our consolidated cash flow statement for the periods indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (US\$ million) | ||||
| Cash flows from operations | 9,260 | 7,998 | 20,588 | |
| Dividends from associates and joint ventures | 520 | 226 | 475 | |
| Dividends from financial asset investments | — | — | 1 | |
| Income tax paid | (2,116) | (1,606) | (4,341) | |
| Net cash inflows from operating activities | 7,664 | 6,618 | 16,723 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (4,716) | (4,740) | (5,558) | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (3,116) | (716) | (9,356) | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. | (168) | 1,162 | 1,809 | |
| Attributable free cash flow(1) | 2,287 | 1,209 | 7,803 |
(1) Definition is set out in the "Non-IFRS financial measures" section. A reconciliation of attributable free cash flow to "cash flows from operations", the closest equivalent IFRS measure, is provided in the table below:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| (US\$ million) | |||||
| Cash flows from operations | 9,260 | 7,998 | 20,588 | ||
| Capital expenditure and other(1) | (3,877) | (4,188) | (5,261) | ||
| Capital repayment of lease obligations | (272) | (195) | (336) | ||
| Cash tax paid | (2,116) | (1,606) | (4,341) | ||
| Dividends from associates, joint ventures and | |||||
| financial asset investments(2) | 520 | 226 | 236 | ||
| Net interest(3) | (334) | (358) | (245) | ||
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (894) | (668) | (2,838) | ||
| Attributable free cash flow | 2,287 | 1,209 | 7,803 |
(1) 2019 comparatives have been restated to reflect the inclusion of expenditure on non-current intangible assets (excluding goodwill) in the definition of Attributable free cash flow. Capital expenditure was previously stated as US\$3,840 million for 2019 respectively. Expenditure on non-current intangible assets (excluding goodwill) was US\$37 million in 2019.
(2) Excludes dividends received from Cerrejón of \$240 million now presented within 'other net debt movements'.
(3) Includes cash inflows of US\$101 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020: inflows of US\$29 million) relating to interest receipts on derivatives hedging net debt, which are included in cash flows from derivatives related to financing activities.
Net cash inflows from operating activities in 2021, 2020 and 2019 were US\$16,723 million, US\$6,618 million and US\$7,664 million, respectively. The 153% increase from 2020 to 2021 reflects an increase in underlying EBITDA from subsidiaries and joint operations, and a working capital reduction of US\$1.1 billion. The 14% decrease from 2019 to 2020 was principally due to a build-up in working capital partially offset by an increase in underlying EBITDA from subsidiaries and joint operations.
Net cash used in investing activities in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$5,558 million, US\$4,740 million and US\$4,716 million, respectively. The 17% increase from 2020 to 2021 was principally due to increased capital expenditure. The 1% increase from 2019 to 2020 was principally due to the acquisition of Sirius Minerals and increased capital expenditure.
Net cash used in financing activities in 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$9,356 million, US\$716 million and US\$3,116 million, respectively. The increase in cash used between 2020 and 2021 of US\$8,640 million reflects lower proceeds from the issuance of bonds and other borrowings by US\$3,119 million, higher dividends paid by US\$5,313 million and increase in purchase of shares by group companies by US\$699 million. These were partly offset by lower repayment of bonds and borrowings of US\$606 million.
The decrease in cash flows used between 2019 and 2020 of US\$2,400 million reflects higher proceeds from bonds and other borrowings by US\$3,421 million, lower dividends paid by US\$744 million and decrease in purchase of shares by Group companies by US\$658 million. These were partially offset by higher repayment of bonds and borrowings of US\$2,579 million.
Capital expenditure is defined as cash expenditure on property, plant and equipment, including related derivatives, and is presented net of proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and includes direct funding for capital expenditure from non-controlling interests in order to match more closely the way in which it is managed.
The following table summarizes capital expenditure by business segment for the periods indicated:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| (US\$ million) | ||||
| De Beers | 567 | 381 | 565 | |
| Copper | 1,078 | 1,443 | 1,773 | |
| Nickel | 42 | 33 | 29 | |
| Platinum | 569 | 571 | 894 | |
| Iron Ore | 594 | 517 | 628 | |
| Metallurgical Coal | 670 | 683 | 649 | |
| Crop Nutrients | — | 292 | 530 | |
| Corporate and Other | 320 | 205 | 125 | |
| Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment |
3,840 | 4,125 | 5,193 |
Capital expenditure for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$5,193 million, US\$4,125 million and US\$3,840 million, respectively. Capital expenditure in 2021 increased from 2020 as comprehensive response plans partially mitigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected capital expenditure in 2020, and ensured business continuity. An increase in sustaining capital was driven by the roll-over of deferred expenditure from 2020 owing to COVID-19 related restrictions and the effect of stronger local currencies. There was also increased growth spend, driven by higher expenditure incurred at the Woodsmith polyhalite project, following the acquisition of the project in the first half of 2020.
Capital expenditure in 2020 increased from 2019 primarily due to increased expenditure on growth capital expenditures at Quellaveco and Woodsmith, partially offset by a decrease in sustaining capital expenditures driven by reduced stripping and development expenditure, principally at De Beers and Metallurgical Coal, completion of the life-extension investment in Khwezela thermal coal mine in South Africa, favorable foreign exchange rates, and deferrals as a result of COVID-19-related restrictions.
For a description of the Group's project pipeline, see "Business Description—Strategy".
Net debt, including the impact of related hedges, as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was US\$3,842 million, US\$5,530 million and US\$4,535 million , respectively. Net debt is calculated as follows (see also "Presentation of Financial Information—Amendment of net debt definition"):
| As at December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| Restated(1) | Restated(1) | |||
| (US\$ million) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,335 | 7,508 | 9,057 | |
| Short-term borrowings | (978) | (1,181) | (1,226) | |
| Medium and long-term borrowings | (9,744) | (12,317) | (11,621) | |
| Removal of variable shipping leases(1) | 91 | 45 | 74 | |
| Net debt, excluding the impact of hedges(1) | (4,296) | (5,945) | (3,716) | |
| Hedges | (239) | 415 | (126) | |
| Net debt, including the impact of related hedges(1) | (4,535) | (5,530) | (3,842) |
(1) The Group has amended the definition of net debt during the year to exclude variable vessel leases. This change resulted in the restatement of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. See "Presentation of Financial Information—Amendment of net debt definition" for more detail.
Net debt movements are principally a function of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities. In addition, non-cash items including fair value adjustments and exchange rate movements and hedges of debt also influence our net debt level.
Net debt as of December 31, 2021 decreased by US\$1,688 million from US\$5,530 million as of December 31, 2020 to US\$3,842 million primarily driven strong operating cash flows of US\$20.6 billion, partly offset by returns to shareholders, cash tax paid and increased capital expenditure.
Net debt as of December 31, 2020 increased by US\$995 million, from US\$4,535 million as of December 31, 2019 to US\$5,530 million principally due to US\$0.5 billion of additional debt arising on adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019, the purchase of US\$0.8 billion of ordinary shares under the share buyback scheme completed on March 2, 2020, and incorporation of Mitsubishi debt for the development of Quellaveco offsetting attributable free cash flow of US\$2.3 billion.
In March 2021, the Group issued \$500 million 2.250% Senior Notes due 2028 and \$500 million 2.875% Senior Notes due 2031 as part of its routine financing activities.
In April 2021, following the maturity of the last outstanding notes, the Group discontinued its South African Domestic Medium Term Note (DMTN) program.
In June 2021, the Group bought back US dollar denominated bonds with maturities in 2025. The Group used \$1.0 billion of cash to retire \$0.9 billion of contractual repayment obligations (including derivatives hedging the bonds) maturing in 2025 as part of the funding objective of reduce near term debt maturities and increase the average maturity of the Group's bond portfolio.
In September 2020, the Group issued US\$1,000 million 2.625% senior notes due 2030 and US\$500 million 3.950% senior notes due 2050 through accessing the US bond markets. During September and October 2020, the Group completed a number of bond buy back transactions consisting of Euro and US denominated bonds with maturities from March 2021 to September 2022. The Group retired US\$1,445 million of contractual repayment obligations (including derivatives hedging the bonds).
In April 2020, the Group issued US\$750 million 5.375% senior notes due 2025 and US\$750 million 5.625% senior notes due 2030 through accessing the US bond markets.
In March 2019, the Group issued €500 million 1.625% senior notes due 2027 and £300 million 3.375% senior notes due 2029 under its EMTN program.
In addition, certain projects are financed by means of limited recourse project finance, if appropriate.
The maturity profile of our debt obligations as of December 31, 2021 is set forth below:
| Within 1 year or on demand |
Between 1 year and 2 years |
Between 2 years and 5 years |
After 5 years |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US\$ million) | |||||
| Secured | |||||
| Bank loans and overdrafts | 22 | 20 | 59 | 10 | 111 |
| Leases | 207 | 96 | 158 | 414 | 875 |
| Other loans | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Total secured loans | 231 | 116 | 217 | 424 | 988 |
| Unsecured | |||||
| Bank loans and overdrafts | — | 3 | 177 | — | 180 |
| Bonds issued under EMTN program. | 495 | 871 | 1,268 | 407 | 3,041 |
| US Bonds | — | — | 1,205 | 5,725 | 6,930 |
| Bonds issued under AMTN program. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bonds issued under DMTN program. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other loans | 509 | 1 | (1) | 1,208 | 1,717 |
| Total unsecured loans | 1,004 | 875 | 2,649 | 7,340 | 11,868 |
| Total borrowings | 1,235 | 991 | 2,866 | 7,764 | 12,856 |
The Group had available undrawn committed borrowing facilities of US\$8,041 million as at December 31, 2021, US\$9,977 million as at December 31, 2020, and US\$7,314 million as of December 31, 2019.
The maturity profile of our undrawn committed borrowing facilities as of December 31, 2021 is set forth below:
| Within 1 year or on demand |
Between 1 year and 2 years |
Between 2 years and 5 years |
After 5 years |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US\$ million) | |||||
| Undrawn committed borrowing | |||||
| facilities | 209 | 1,092 | 6,731 | 9 | 8,041 |
As of December 31, 2021, our available undrawn committed borrowing facilities are US\$8,041 million.
The Group is exposed in varying degrees to a variety of financial instrument related risks. The Board of Directors of Anglo American plc (the "Board") approves and monitors the risk management processes, including documented treasury policies, counterparty limits, controlling and reporting structures. The risk management processes of Anglo American's independently listed subsidiaries (including Anglo American Platinum and Kumba) are in line with Anglo American's own policies.
The Group's principal financial assets are cash, trade and other receivables, investments and derivative financial instruments. The Group limits credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments through diversification of exposures with a range of financial institutions. Counterparty limits are set for each financial institution with reference to credit ratings assigned by S&P, Moody's and Fitch Ratings, shareholder equity (in case of relationship banks) and fund size (in case of asset managers).
Given the diverse nature of the Group's operations (both in relation to commodity markets and geographically), and the use of payment security instruments (including letters of credit from financial
institutions), it does not have significant concentration of credit risk in respect of trade receivables, with exposure spread over a large number of customers.
The Group ensures that there are sufficient committed loan facilities (including refinancing, where necessary) in order to meet short-term cash requirements, after taking into account cash flows from operations and its holding of cash and cash equivalents, as well as any group distribution restrictions that exist. In addition, certain projects are financed by means of limited recourse project finance, if appropriate.
As a global business, the Group is exposed to many currencies principally as a result of non-US dollar operating costs incurred by US dollar functional currency companies and, to a lesser extent, from non-US dollar revenues. The Group's policy is generally not to hedge such exposures given the correlation, over the longer term, with commodity prices and the diversified nature of the Group, although exceptions can be approved by the Group Management Committee.
The Group's policy is generally not to hedge such exposures given the correlation, over the longer term, with commodity prices and the diversified nature of the Group, although exceptions can be approved by a committee with delegated authority from the Group Management Committee. In addition, currency exposures exist in respect of non-US dollar approved capital expenditure projects and non-US dollar borrowings in US dollar functional currency entities. The Group's policy is to evaluate whether or not to hedge its non-US dollar capital expenditure on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the estimated foreign exchange exposure, liquidity of foreign exchange markets and the cost of executing a hedging strategy.
Interest rate risk arises due to fluctuations in interest rates which impact on the value of short term investments and financing activities. The Group is principally exposed to US and South African interest rates.
Various inter-bank offer rates (IBOR) are expected to be replaced by alternative risk-free rates by June 2023 as part of the IBOR reform. The Group is managing the transition to alternative risk-free rates with respect to its hedging arrangements and any future transactions in the financial market.
The Group's policy is to borrow funds at fixed rates of interest. The Group uses interest rate contracts to convert the majority of borrowings to floating rates of interest and manage its exposure to interest rate movements on its debt.
In respect of financial assets, the Group's policy is to invest cash at floating rates of interest and to maintain cash reserves in short term investments (less than one year) in order to maintain liquidity.
The Group's earnings are exposed to movements in the prices of the commodities it produces. The Group's policy is to sell its products at prevailing market prices and is generally not to hedge commodity price risk, although some hedging may be undertaken for strategic reasons. In such cases, the Group generally uses forward contracts and other derivative instruments to hedge the price risk. Certain of the Group's sales and purchases are provisionally priced, meaning that the selling price is determined normally 30 to 180 days after delivery to the customer, based on quoted market prices stipulated in the contract, and as a result are susceptible to future price movements.
The Group utilizes derivative instruments to manage certain market risk exposures as explained above; however it may choose not to designate certain derivatives as hedges for accounting purposes. Such derivatives are classified as 'Held for trading' and fair value movements are recorded in the consolidated income statement
The use of derivative instruments is subject to limits and the positions are regularly monitored and reported to senior management. Derivatives are classified as current or non-current depending on the maturity of the derivative.
Off balance sheet commitments arise in the normal course of business and primarily relate to future capital and operating expenditure. Information relating to commitments is provided on an annual basis and is included in the 2021 Financial Statements. With respect to information related to commitments, refer to note 30 of the 2021 Group financial statements. With respect to information related to contingent liabilities, refer to note 31 of the 2021 Group financial statements.
As of December 31, 2021, the Group had contractual cash obligations arising in the ordinary course of business as follows:
| Total | Less than 1 year |
Between 1 year and 2 years |
Between 2 years and 5 years |
More than 5 years |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US\$ million) | ||||||
| Debt obligations(1) | 15,689 | 1,578 | 1,515 | 3,683 | 8,913 | |
| Lease obligations | 1,205 | 230 | 125 | 214 | 636 | |
| Purchase obligations(2) | 4,327 | 2,183 | 1,395 | 712 | 37 | |
| Other liabilities(3) | 6,693 | 6,145 | 107 | 138 | 303 | |
| Total Contractual Obligations | 27,914 | 10,136 | 3,142 | 4,747 | 9,889 |
(1) Debt obligations include the effect of related currency derivatives and interest rate swaps and the anticipated future interest payments on borrowings.
(2) Purchase obligations reflect the Group's capital commitments at December 31, 2021.
(3) Other liabilities include trade payables and other financial liabilities of the Group.
Information relating to the Group's post-retirement benefit obligations is provided in Note 27 of the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated by reference herein. On the basis of the levels of obligations described above, the Group's access to debt and equity capital markets, access to committed and uncommitted bank debt, the level of cash deposits and the level of currently anticipated free cash flow, we believe that the Group has sufficient short and long-term sources of funding available to meet our liquidity requirements.
In the course of preparing our financial statements, management necessarily makes judgments and estimates that can have a significant impact on the financial statements. The most critical of these relate to estimation of Ore Reserves, assessment of fair value and impairment of assets. The use of inaccurate assumptions in assessments made for any of these estimates could result in a significant impact on financial results.
For a detailed discussion of these critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates please see Note 7 to the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum.
These accounting policies are consistent with those adopted and disclosed in the Group financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The accounting policies applied in the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial are consistent with those adopted and disclosed in the Group financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 with the exception of the Group accounting policy relating to revenue. See "Presentation of Financial InformationChange in Accounting Policy" for more detail. A number of new accounting pronouncements, principally minor amendments to existing standards, also became effective on January 1, 2021 and have been adopted by the Group.
The adoption of these new accounting pronouncements has not had a significant impact on the accounting policies, methods of computation or presentation applied by the Group. The Group has not early adopted any other amendment, standard or interpretation that has been issued but is not yet effective. It is expected that where applicable, these standards and amendments will be adopted on each respective effective date.
The financial information included in this Offering Memorandum in respect of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 has been prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS. Certain differences exist between IFRS and US GAAP, which might be material to the financial information herein.
In making an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the Group, the terms of the offering and the financial information. Potential investors should consult their own professional advisers for an understanding of the differences between IFRS and US GAAP, and how these differences might affect the financial information herein.
We are subject to government regulations that affect all aspects of our operations.
In most jurisdictions in which we operate, we enjoy the use of rights granted to us by the relevant government entity. These rights typically take the form of a lease or license that grants us the right to gain access to the land and to explore for and subsequently extract the minerals. Exploration rights typically include the obligation to spend a predetermined amount of money on the exploration or to undertake specific exploration activities. The terms of the leases or licenses, including the time period for which they are effective, are specific to the laws of the relevant governmental authority. Generally, we own the minerals that we extract and pay royalties or similar taxes to the relevant governmental authority.
We also have a number of joint venture arrangements with governments and private entities (including the Government of the Republic of Botswana and the Government of the Republic of Namibia), which are sometimes necessary in order to operate exploration and mining activities in certain jurisdictions.
In addition to reliance upon government grants of rights to explore for and extract materials, in certain jurisdictions we rely upon the relevant governmental authority to grant the rights necessary to transport and to treat the extracted minerals in order to prepare them for sale, as well as to export the raw or processed material.
Governments generally impose applicable regulations relating to, for example, environmental protection, water use, land rehabilitation, occupational health and safety, indigenous land title and socioeconomic commitments, and we must comply with these regulations in order to continue to enjoy the right to conduct our operations within that jurisdiction. These obligations often require us to make substantial expenditure to minimize, to remediate or to rehabilitate the environmental impact of our operations, to ensure the safety of our employees and contractors and to meet defined socio-economic obligations.
Requirements to obtain permits and licenses are imposed by various departments of the South African government. We strive to follow the required procedures in the application for these environmental, water and mineral permits and licenses.
Additionally, the transfer of a share of the ownership, management and benefits of the South African mining industry into the hands of people previously excluded from the economy is a longstanding government policy referred to as Black Economic Empowerment ("BEE").
The South African Constitution expressly authorizes "…legislative and other measures designed to protect or advance persons … disadvantaged by unfair discrimination …". There are many examples of such reparatory initiatives across the South African economy, some of which are statutory/regulatory in nature ("Legal Instruments") while others are in the nature of policies or guidelines ("Policy Instruments").
In the mining industry, the primary Legal Instrument is the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2003 ("MPRDA"), which vests custodianship of South Africa's minerals in the state, which in turn regulates the right to prospect and mine in the form of prospecting rights or Mining Rights to applicants. The MPRDA contains within its objectives (section 2) the following (collectively referred to as the "Transformation Objectives"):
petroleum industries and to benefit from the exploitation of the nation's mineral and petroleum resources (section 2(d) of the MPRDA); and
• Promoting employment and advancing the social and economic welfare of all South Africans (section 2(f) of the MPRDA).
Pursuant to the MPRDA, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy ("Minister") and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") are authorized to exercise the administrative discretion conferred under that Act, inter alia, such that the Transformation Objectives are advanced. Examples of this authority include, but are not limited to, the adjudication of applications for the award of new mining and prospecting rights and requests for consent for the transfer of existing mining and prospecting rights between parties. Under the MPRDA, the exercise of administrative discretion by the Minister and the DMRE must take into account the Transformation Objectives and any such exercise which failed to consider the Transformation Objectives would be unlawful and could be set aside upon review by the courts. The Transformation Objectives must be applied in a manner consistent with the Constitution of South Africa and any overreach by the Minister or the DMRE in applying the MPRDA is similarly subject to review by the courts.
The Policy Instrument supporting the Transformation Objectives is the "mining charter" provided for in section 100(2) of the MPRDA.
Section 100(2) provides that the Minister must develop a "broad-based socio-economic Charter" for the South African mining industry. The first of these mining charters was published in 2004. Although the MPRDA makes no provision for the amendment or substitution of the mining charter, there have been three revisions of the mining charter, the most recent having been gazetted in 2018.
As a Policy Instrument, the mining charter establishes a policy and guideline for the framing, measurement and implementation of each mining company's contributions to the achievement of the Transformation Objectives. Accordingly, the mining charter provides guidance on reparatory initiatives in relation to employment equity (the South African form of workplace affirmative action), human resource development, preferential procurement, corporate ownership, migrant labor, housing and living conditions for employees, beneficiation as well as mine community and rural development. This guidance includes descriptions of what nature of initiatives are preferred, the targeted impact and timeline for implementation as well as the manner of measuring completion. Being a Policy Instrument, this guidance does not constitute a binding legal obligation. That said, the Anglo American Group has always regarded continued performance in accordance with the mining charters as a responsibility arising from our commitment to the socio-economic development of South Africa. Since the promulgation of the MPRDA, we have consistently submitted our statutory annual returns to the DMRE, demonstrating our successful performance against the mining charter targets.
The recent judgements of the Gauteng High Court (in 2018 and 2021) clarifying the status of the mining charter as a Policy Instrument have ended a seven year long period of litigation and sustained mining regulatory uncertainty in South Africa. While these judgements in no manner dilute the obligations of mining companies to make ongoing contributions to the attainment of the Transformation Objectives, the judgements have clarified the status of the mining charter as well as our security of tenure as outlined in the MPRDA and the South African Constitution.
A new bill, the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act, was published on December 24, 2019 and seeks to excise the regulation of the petroleum and gas sector in South Africa from the MPRDA. It is anticipated that this bill will be under consideration for at least the next 12 months. The new bill has no impact upon our mining operations in South Africa.
The DMRE has to date granted our applications for conversion of our "old order" rights, i.e. mining rights as they existed prior to the promulgation of the MPRDA, and several new mining rights have also been granted. All of the licenses for our operating mines within Kumba, Anglo American Platinum and De Beers Consolidated Mines are in full grant.
New and converted mining rights are granted for a maximum period of 30 years, with renewals of up to 30 years each. The average remaining tenure of our existing mining rights is approximately 16 years. Prospecting rights are valid for a period of five years, with one renewal of up to three years. Furthermore, the MPRDA provides for a retention period after prospecting of up to three years with one renewal of up to two years, subject to certain conditions, such as non-concentration of resources, fair competition and non-exclusion of others.
Mining rights are transferable only with the approval of the Minister and are subject to various terms and conditions, including commencement of operations within specified periods, continuing and active operations and compliance with work programs, social and labor plans and environmental authorizations.
Under section 47 of the MPRDA, mining rights can be suspended or cancelled by the Minister if the holder has breached its obligations under the terms of the rights and has failed to remedy such breach after written notice of the breach from the Minister and an opportunity for response.
The MPRDA imposes specific responsibilities on mining companies relating to environmental management and in respect of any environmental damage caused by prospecting, exploration or mining activities.
In accordance with the MPRDA, we are required to report annually to the DMRE on all aspects of our compliance with the MPRDA and on all contributions made to the Transformation Objectives. We have submitted all required reports and these have all been accepted by the DMRE.
The following is a general outline of South African exchange control regulations ("Exchange Control Regulations") and their impact on the Group's business.
The current set of Exchange Control Regulations was promulgated on December 1, 1961. The administration of the Exchange Control Regulations has been delegated to the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank ("SARB"). The SARB has broad discretion, but it acts within policies set by the South Africa's Minister of Finance ("SA Finance Minister") and the National Treasury in consultation with the SARB. Certain powers have been delegated to authorized dealers (banks licensed by the SARB to deal in foreign exchange) to approve applications for foreign exchange. Matters that are beyond these powers are referred to the SARB, which adjudicates applications on their merits in accordance with policy and national interests.
Under the current Exchange Control Regulations, most transactions of a revenue nature would not usually require prior SARB approval, although there are administrative and reporting requirements. These transactions would include the import and/or export of trade goods and the remittance of dividends to nonresident shareholders from profits earned in the normal course of business. Generally, non-residents may freely invest in, or disinvest from, South Africa and income due to non-residents may be freely remitted.
All subsidiaries of the Group registered in South Africa are subject to South African Exchange Control Regulations. Any offshore transaction by these companies of a capital nature requires prior authorized dealer or SARB approval, depending on the value and specific circumstances of the transaction.
It is the stated intention of the South African authorities to move away from the current "negative" framework (exchange controls) to a "positive" framework (capital flow management measures) where all crossborder transactions will be allowed except for those that are subject to the capital flow management measures
and/or pose a high risk of illegitimate cross-border financial flows. The aim of this shift is to create an enabling environment that makes it easier for foreign investors to invest in South Africa, and support to South Africa's growth as an investment and financial hub for Africa.
Although a gradual relaxation of exchange controls has taken place over a number of years, and there have been recent announcements relating to the introduction of the capital flow management framework alluded to above and described in greater detail below, until this capital flow management framework is introduced, exchange controls will remain in place to control the flow of capital into and out of the member countries of the Common Monetary Area (comprising South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland) and generally to prevent the unauthorized export of capital by residents.
In his budget speech on February 26, 2020, the SA Finance Minister announced a number of measures to facilitate cross-border financial transactions, in support of trade and investment. The annexures to South Africa's 2020 budget review provide additional detail, including a shift from the current policy of exchange controls to a risk-based capital flow management system that is in line with international best practice. This new system is expected to provide companies in South Africa, including Anglo American, with increased flexibility to manage cash resources to optimal effect.
During the 2021 budget speech, the SA Finance Minister also announced that as from March 1, 2021, specific rules for companies with a primary listing offshore, including dual-listed structures, will be automatically aligned to current foreign direct investment rules. On March 1, 2021, the SARB published a circular to confirm this and stated that the SARB will engage with individual companies affected, which the Group has done. Current foreign direct investment rules permit dividend distributions through authorized dealers with no specific monetary threshold.
On February 23, 2022, the budget review documents published together with the 2022 budget speech made reference to the continued modernization of South Africa's capital flows management framework which included specific references to reforms to increase the limit for offshore investments and transfers to domestic treasury management companies.
Anglo American has long been known as a leader in responsible mining. Sustainability considerations are integrated into how we work and are central to our decision-making. The following section contains forward looking statements and investors should note the considerations outlined in "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry", "—Legal, Regulatory, Political and Tax Risks" and "—Environmental, Social and Governance Risks".
The safety of our people is always our priority and drives our policy and actions across our business. In the first seven months of 2021, we experienced zero work-related loss of life incidents at our managed operations, the second-longest fatality-free period in our 100+ year history. Despite one of our best safety performance periods, we reported the loss of one colleague in a work-related incident at our managed operations in August 2021, where a colleague lost his life in a vehicle accident at the Quellaveco project in Peru. Two colleagues were also fatally injured in separate incidents in October at Kroondal, a PGMs joint operation, managed by Sibanye-Stillwater. In addition, a third loss of life occurred at Samancor's Wessels mine, managed by South 32, in an electrical incident. A thorough investigation was conducted at the Quellaveco project to identify the cause(s) of the incidents and to share lessons learned across the Group, with the aim of preventing repeat or similar incidents. Our independent joint ventures are leading investigations into the other incidents.
In 2021, we recorded 554 occupational injuries, an increase of 25% from 2020 (444 occupational injuries). Our total recordable injury frequency rate (TRCFR) increased by 5% to 2.24 from 2020 (2.14) and 1% from 2019 (2.21). While these increases signify a deterioration in 2021 as compared to 2020 – partially attributable to COVID-19 ongoing challenges to scheduling and conducting planned work – we will continue to work towards a step change in the reduction of injuries. Certain actions taken comprised of improving our safety performance by strengthening our culture and implementing various operationally targeted safety interventions. These included CEO safety summits with senior leaders from across the business units, instituting minimum mandatory critical controls for common fatal risks, sharing of lessons learned and actions taken from incidents across the organization, safety stand-downs (voluntary events to pause production and talk with employees about safety), employee-engagement sessions and enhanced reporting and progress tracking of safety-improvement initiatives.
Supporting the overall health and well-being of our employees, mitigating workplace health risks and promoting community health are therefore critical and longstanding commitments for us, embedded in our Sustainable Mining Plan.
The total number of new cases of occupational disease fell from 39 in 2019 to 30 in 2020 to 16 in 2021.
Our Health and Well-being strategy, which we finalized in 2021, is aligned with World Health Organization (WHO) principles. It covers employee health, the physical work environment, mental health, community health, social context and workplace culture. Our concern for employee health extends beyond the workplace. Guided by the strategy, our well-resourced health function applies evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing risks associated with unhealthy habits, such as smoking or following a poor diet.
Our Global Mental Health Framework is a key part of our Health and Well-being Strategy and outlines our approach to supporting the mental health of our colleagues. We are aware that around one in four people will suffer from mental illness at some point, with an estimated one in six people experiencing a common mental health problem, such as anxiety or depression, in any given week. We recognize our responsibility to support the mental health of our people, consistent with the recommendations of the WHO and are committed to creating an environment where everyone at Anglo American – at any site or office – has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Our Workplace Health Standard defines the minimum that needs to be done to effectively manage occupational exposure risk, occupational diseases, occupational injuries, and overall well-being and mental health. All of our operations have completed self-assessments against the requirements of the Standard, which we introduced in 2020, and have developed action plans to address any identified gaps.
We have been a corporate leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS for more than 20 years. From providing free testing and treatment to all our employees, to making a Group-level policy commitment against stigma and HIV/AIDS discrimination, we have made a significant contribution to the elimination of HIV and AIDS. In 2021, 87% of our employees in southern Africa knew their status at the year end. This was lower than in the previous year (2020: 89%), and short of our 90% target. In 2021, 128 new cases of HIV were reported amongst our employees, and we experienced zero HIV/AIDS-related deaths.
Throughout the year, we worked to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among our employees and in our host communities. Our pandemic efforts are part of WeCare, a global lives and livelihoods support program introduced in 2020 that demonstrates our purpose in action. WeCare is made up of three phases of support – Prevention, Response and Recovery – relating to physical health, mental health, living with dignity and community response interventions. Most of the COVID-19 cases that we had in 2021 were in South America, which experienced its second and third waves of infection during the year. The testing capability put in place in 2020 meant that we were better prepared and were able to use our resources more efficiently and effectively. We also placed a significant focus on vaccinations, as the best proven means at our disposal of preventing the spread of COVID-19, and worked with partners in government around the world to strengthen the capacity to vaccinate our workers, contractors and host communities.
The end of a mine's operational life is far from being the end of its social and environmental impact. Through the adoption of best practice techniques with regards to closure planning, social transition, rehabilitation, effective execution and a bias for carbon neutrality, we strive for our mines to leave a positive, healthy and sustainable legacy.
Management and storage of waste rock and the processed mineral residue known as tailings is a critical issue for our industry. Mineral residue management presents us with social, safety and environmental challenges throughout the lifecycle of our mining operations. We will continue to work to develop technological solutions – including remote monitoring – and implement enhanced and standardized control systems across our operations.
We are an industry leader in our approach to managing tailings safely. Our Group Technical Standard addresses the risks of both tailings and water-retaining facilities, as well as waste rock dumps. The Standard sets out requirements for design, monitoring, inspection and surveillance, which we follow as a minimum practice in each jurisdiction where we operate. While the Standard is already aligned with current best practice, it will continue to evolve, particularly to reflect the requirements of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM).
The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, published in August 2020, represented a vital step forward for the global mining industry. It was the product of the Global Tailings Review, which was coconvened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). As one of the largest operators of tailings facilities in the world, Anglo American played an active role in the multi-stakeholder process of developing the GISTM, which covers standards and practices over the entire tailings facility lifecycle and sets a high bar for the mining industry to achieve strong social, environmental and technical outcomes. The GISTM is intended to be applied to existing and future tailings facilities, wherever they are found and to whomever operates them. In 2021, we continued the process of updating our Group Technical Standard. We are developing a detailed plan based on a gap analysis carried out and specific reviews of our sites. This work demonstrated a need to make some adjustments to align fully with the GISTM. We are working towards conformance with the GISTM in line with our ICMM membership commitment. This commitment entails that tailings storage facilities (TSFs) with 'Extreme' or 'Very high' potential consequences, as rated under the GISTM, are to be in conformance by August 5, 2023. The 'Extreme' and 'Very High' potential consequences under the GISTM generally correspond to the 'Major' rating under our internal Consequence Classification of Structures rating (CCS) rating for TSFs. All other TSFs must be in conformance by August 5, 2025, which relate to the TSFs rated 'High', 'Moderate', 'Minor' and 'Insignificant' under the CCS. We are working towards conformance of these requirements or to have a structured plan for conformance pending results of the required detailed analysis and studies.
We strive to create a workplace that is inclusive and empowers every colleague to bring their whole self to work. In 2021, we continued to build on the strategic foundations of inclusion and diversity that we have put in place in previous years. While we intend to continue taking steps to improve, we have made a positive difference in key areas, such as psychological safety; domestic violence; bullying, harassment and victimization; and mental wellness. We will continue to embed and launch initiatives that will allow us to realize our vision of a truly inclusive workplace where each of us can reach our full potential.
Our Sustainable Mining Plan, integral to FutureSmart Mining™, commits us to a series of ambitious stretch goals over the next decade. The Sustainable Mining Plan is built around three major areas or Global Sustainability Pillars, which are designed to support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: (a) developing trust as a corporate leader, providing ethical value chains, policy advocacy and improved accountability; (b) building thriving communities with better health, education and levels of employment; and (c) maintaining a healthy environment that uses less water and delivers net-positive biodiversity outcomes, ultimately moving us closer to our vision of carbon-neutral mining. Under each of the Global Sustainability Pillars we have a set of stretch goals. These Global Stretch Goals are deliberately ambitious and designed to challenge us to lead and innovate.
We classify incidents on five levels, according to their impact. Our Chief Executive reports all Level 3–5 incidents (from moderate to significant) to the Board, which addresses them through its Sustainability Committee.
In 2021, we recorded no Level 5 environmental incidents at our managed operations, for the ninth consecutive year, and no Level 4 incidents. There was one Level 3 incident at our Rustenburg Base Metals Refinery in South Africa, which related to pipeline leakage of effluent water. We carried out a full Learning from Incidents (LFI) investigation process and we are now sharing lessons learned from this process globally. There was one Level 3 incident in 2020 and one Level 3 incident in 2019.
Our Sustainable Mining Plan includes commitments to be a leader in environmental stewardship. By 2030, we aim to reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 30% against a 2016 baseline; improve energy efficiency by 30%; achieve a 50% net reduction in freshwater abstraction; and deliver net-positive impacts in biodiversity wherever we operate. To these targets, we added a commitment to be carbon neutral (Scopes 1 and 2) across our operations by 2040 and, in 2021, our ambition to reduce our Scope 3 emissions by 50%, also by 2040.
Our Net Positive Impact (NPI) target is our commitment to leaving the biodiversity of an area in a better state than when we arrived.
Our aim is for biodiversity to form part of the long term business plan for every one of our sites. We continue to incorporate site-specific indicators into our safety, health and environment performance management system, the SHE Way. In line with the ICMM's Position Statement on Mining and Protected Areas, we continue to uphold our 2003 commitment to neither explore nor develop new mines in World Heritage sites.
Our commitment to helping address climate change is underpinned by our work to reduce our operational GHG emissions. We have set ambitious targets, which are subject to periodic review and reevaluation. By 2030, we aim to reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 30% against a 2016 baseline and improve energy efficiency by 30%. In addition to these targets, we added a commitment to be carbon neutral (Scopes 1 and 2) across our operations by 2040 and, in 2021, our ambition to reduce our Scope 3 emissions by 50%, also by 2040.
At Anglo American we produce metallurgical coal for steel-making. We are committed to producing premium-quality metallurgical coal and to being part of a responsible supply and ethical value chain. We therefore work with our trade associations, suppliers and customers on how we can identify and support technologies and projects which can reduce our products' downstream carbon footprint.
In 2022, we completed our exit from thermal coal operations. See "Recent Developments - Exit from Thermal Coal Operations".
Water is fundamental for our operations and the communities around them.
In 2021, we reaffirmed our targets and identified additional indicators including water stewardship. These will be finalized as part of the Sustainable Mining Plan revision taking place during 2022. We have also made significant progress on a multi-year initiative to develop opportunities to reduce freshwater withdrawals in water stressed areas and improve water efficiency.
Our water team continues to work with each of our operations and business units to identify opportunities to achieve our Sustainable Mining Plan goal of reducing our Group-wide fresh water withdrawals in water stressed areas by 50% (against a 2015 baseline) by 2030. In 2021, using the World Resources Institute's Aqueduct tool, 83% of our sites are in areas with medium to high water stress.
The circular economy is about minimizing waste in all its forms and making the most of what we have, natural resources included. It advocates re-using, redesigning and, sharing, repairing, refurbishing, remanufacturing and recycling – consuming fewer resources in the first place and using them for longer. At a more fundamental level, it is about creating new models for businesses to promote and incentivize efficiency.
As we gain a deeper understanding of circularity and how it intersects with our business, we are working to embed circular principles into our processes and build a culture that both thinks and acts circularly.
One of the main ways in which we are applying the principles of the circular economy is in the management of materials – particularly through focusing on materials stewardship for long term stakeholder value rather than the traditional approach of managing waste as a cost and liability, which overlooks the opportunity to create value. We are developing a long term approach to embed this thinking into how we plan and execute our activities.
We are committed to the elimination of emissions at-source and the use of digital technologies to advance our goal of making a positive impact on people's lives. To this end, in 2021, we drafted a new Group Air Quality and Noise Standard that represents a proactive, as opposed to reactive, approach and includes noise in its scope. Our evolved approach is more holistic and more closely aligned with international standards, recognizing the connected nature of the environment, our employees' health, and the well-being of the communities around our operations.
The Board provides leadership to the Group and is collectively responsible for promoting and safeguarding the long term success of the business. The Board is supported by a number of committees, to which it has delegated certain powers. Some decisions are sufficiently material that they can only be made by the Board as a whole (including, among other things, approval of business plans, budgets and material expenditure).
The Chairman, Stuart Chambers leads the Board, and is responsible for ensuring it works constructively as a team. Mark Cutifani is the chief executive and is responsible for the execution of strategy and the day-to-day management of the Group, supported by the Group Management Committee ("GMC") which he chairs.
The Company has adopted the Statement of Division of Responsibilities between the Chairman and Chief Executive promulgated by The Chartered Governance Institute. It is the Board's view that the Company has complied throughout the year with the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code") issued by the Financial Reporting Council in July 2018.
The business is organized to reflect our values of integrity and accountability, helping us to work together while meeting the highest standards of governance. At the date of the annual report, just under twothirds of the Board were independent non-executive directors. The Board determines all of the non-executive directors (other than the Chairman) to be independent of management and free from any business or other relationship which could materially interfere with their ability to exercise independent judgement. The Code does not consider a chairman to be independent due to the unique position the role holds in corporate governance. Stuart Chambers met the independence criteria contained in the Code when he was appointed as the Group's chairman in 2017. In May 2021, Anne Stevens had served on the Board for nine years. As a result, the assessment of her independence has been subjected to heightened scrutiny. The Board has remained satisfied that Mrs. Stevens has displayed independence of thought, mindset and judgement in her role as a nonexecutive director and has continued to demonstrate excellent stewardship as chair of the Remuneration Committee. In April 2022, Byron Grote will have served on the Board for nine years. Mrs. Stevens and Dr. Grote will not be standing for re-election at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") in April 2022 and will step down from the Board at that time. The Board has a wide range of skills and experience which contribute to the long term sustainable success of Anglo American. The Board is supported by the Group general counsel and company secretary.
If directors become aware that they have a potential or actual direct or indirect interest in an existing or proposed transaction with Anglo American, they are required to notify the Board at the next Board meeting or by a written declaration. Directors and members of the GMC and its subcommittees have a continuing duty to update any changes in their interests.
No potential conflicts of interest exist between each of the Directors' duties to Anglo American plc and his or her private interests or other duties other than as reflected above.
There were a number of changes to the Board in 2022 and 2021, as described below.
Duncan Wanblad will succeed Mark Cutifani as chief executive and will join the Board at our AGM in April 2022, subject to shareholder approval of his appointment as Executive Director.
Anne Stevens and Byron Grote will step down from the Board at the 2022 AGM, having both served for nine years.
Ian Tyler was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director, with effect from January 1, 2022.
Elisabeth Brinton was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director, with effect from March 1, 2021.
Hilary Maxson was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director and member of the Audit Committee, with effect from June 1, 2021.
The names and biographical details of the directors are set forth below. The business address of each Director is 17 Charterhouse Street, London EC1N 6RA, England.
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive, BE (Mining-Hons), FAusIMM, FREng, CEngFIMMM, DBA (Hon), DoL (Hon) (63), appointed to the Board as Chief Executive on April 3, 2013. Mark has contributed to Anglo American over 40 years' experience of the mining industry across a wide range of geographies and commodities. Mark will step down from the Board at the AGM on April 19, 2022 and will be succeeded by Duncan Wanblad as Chief Executive. Mark is chairman of the GMC, a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum and chairman of De Beers. Mark was previously CEO of AngloGold Ashanti Limited, a position he held from 2007-2013. Before joining AngloGold Ashanti, Mark was COO at Vale Inco where he was responsible for Vale's global nickel business. Prior to this he held senior executive positions with the Normandy Group, Sons of Gwalia, Western Mining Corporation, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines and CRA (Rio Tinto). Mark is also an independent director of Total Energies SE. and a member of the board of trustees of The Power of Nutrition, an independent charitable foundation.
Stephen Pearce, Finance Director, BBus (Acc), FCA, FGIA FCG, MAICD (58), appointed to the Board as Finance Director on April 24, 2017. Stephen contributes to Anglo American over 20 years of public company director experience and more than 30 years' experience in the mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. Stephen became a member of the GMC in January 2017 and joined the Board in April 2017. He is also a non-executive director of De Beers, and until July 2021 was a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum. Before joining Anglo American, Stephen served as CFO and an executive director of Fortescue Metals Group from 2010 to 2016. Prior to that, he held the positions of managing director and CEO of Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd and was CFO of Alinta Ltd. Stephen previously served as a non-executive director of Cedar Woods Properties Ltd. Stephen is also a non-executive director of BAE Systems plc.
Tony O'Neill, Technical Director, MBA, BASc (Eng), FREng, FIMMM (64), appointed to the Board as Technical Director on July 22, 2015. Tony contributes to Anglo American over 40 years' experience in the mining industry across numerous geographies, and commodities spanning iron ore, copper, nickel and gold. Tony joined Anglo American in September 2013 and has responsibility for the Technical and Sustainability function. He is a member of the GMC and a non-executive director of De Beers. Until July 2021, Tony was a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum. Tony was previously Executive Vice President – Business and Technical Development at AngloGold Ashanti Limited from 2008, where he served as joint acting CEO during 2013. His extensive career in the mining industry includes roles as Operations Executive at Newcrest Mining and Head of the Gold Business at Western Mining Corporation.
Stuart Chambers, Chairman, BSc (65), appointed to the Board on September 1, 2017 and as Chairman on November 1, 2017.
He is also Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee. Stuart contributes to Anglo American significant global executive and boardroom experience across the industrial, logistics and consumer sectors. Until March 31, 2021, Stuart served as chairman of Travis Perkins plc, having joined the board as a non-executive director in 2017. He previously served as chairman of ARM Holdings plc and Rexam plc until 2016; and in his non-executive career on the boards of Tesco PLC , Manchester Airport Group plc, Smiths Group plc and Associated British Ports Holdings plc. Stuart's executive career included 13 years at Pilkington plc and its subsequent parent company Nippon Sheet Glass until 2010, in a number of executive roles and ultimately as chief executive of both companies. Prior to that, he gained 10 years of sales and marketing experience at Mars Corporation, following 10 years at Shell as a chemical engineer. Stuart is a member of the UK Takeover Panel and a Visiting Fellow of Said Business School, Oxford University.
Ian Ashby, BEng (Mining) (64), joined the Board on July 25, 2017 and is chair of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Nomination and the Remuneration Committees. Ian contributes to Anglo American substantial knowledge of the minerals industry across a wide range of commodities, combined with global operating, major projects and capital development experience. Ian served as President of Iron Ore for BHP Billiton between 2006 and 2012, when he retired from the company. During his 25-year tenure with BHP Billiton, Ian held numerous roles in its iron ore, base metals and gold businesses in Australia, the US and Chile, as well as projects roles in the corporate office. Ian began his nearly 40-year mining career as an underground miner at the Mount Isa Mines base metals operations in Queensland, Australia. Ian has previously served as chairman of Petropavlovsk plc, and a non-executive director of Alderon Iron Ore Corp, Nevsun Resources Ltd, New World Resources PLC and Genco Shipping & Trading, and in an advisory capacity with Apollo Global Management and Temasek.
Marcelo Bastos, MBA, BSc (Hons) Mech Eng (59), appointed to the Board on April 1, 2019 and is a member of the Nomination and Sustainability Committees. Marcelo contributes to Anglo American more than 30 years of operational and project experience in the mining industry across numerous commodities and geographies, particularly in South America. He will succeed Byron Grote as the chair of Anglo American's Global Workforce Advisory Panel on April 19, 2022. Marcelo served as chief operating officer of MMG between 2011 and 2017, responsible for the group's copper, zinc, silver, lead and gold operations, and sales and marketing. In this role, he also led the planning and development of the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru. Prior to MMG, Marcelo served as president of the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance joint venture (metallurgical coal), president of BHP's Cerro Matoso nickel operation in Colombia, president of nickel Americas, and president of Nickel West in Australia. He had a 19-year career at Vale until 2004 in a range of senior positions in Brazil. Marcelo is a former non-executive director Golder Associates and Oz Minerals Ltd. Marcelo currently holds external appointments as non-executive director of Aurizon Holdings Ltd, and Iluka Resources Ltd.
Dr. Byron Grote, Senior Independent Director, PhD Quantitative Analysis (74), appointed to the Board on April 19, 2013 and as Senior Independent Director on January 1, 2019. He is chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Byron has over 35 years of experience across the natural resources sector. He contributes to Anglo American broad business, financial and board experience in numerous geographies. Byron will step down from the Board at the AGM on April 19, 2022. Byron is designated by the Board to chair and engage with Anglo American's Global Workforce Advisory Panel, established in 2019. He served on the BP plc board from 2000 until 2013 and was BP's chief financial officer during much of that period. He was previously a non-executive director of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC. Byron has current external appointments of Deputy chairman of the supervisory board of AkzoNobel NV, senior independent director of Tesco PLC and a non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC. A member of the European Audit Committee Leadership Network and an emeritus member of the Cornell University Johnson Advisory Council.
Hixonia Nyasulu, BA Hons (67), appointed to the Board on November 1, 2019 and is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Hixonia contributes to Anglo American significant global board experience drawn from the natural resources, financial services and consumer industries. Hixonia has previously served as a non-executive director on the boards of Sasol, including five years as chairman, Nedbank, Unilever NV and Unilever PLC. She has also served as a member of the South Africa advisory board of J.P. Morgan and on the board of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Hixonia founded Ayavuna Women's Investments (Pty) Ltd, a female-controlled investment holding company. Prior to that, she ran T.H. Nyasulu & Associates, a strategy, marketing and research company, after starting her career at Unilever in South Africa. Hixonia was a founder member of the Advisory Group formed by the World Economic Forum to set up a community of global chairs. Hixonia currently holds external appointments as Senior independent director of Vivo Energy plc, as a member of the board of AGRA, and chairs the Africa Economic Challenge Fund, both not-for-profit organizations.
Nonkululeko Nyembezi, MSc, BSc, MBA (61), appointed to the Board on January 1, 2020 and is a member of the Audit and Sustainability Committees. Nonkululeko contributes to Anglo American great breadth of technical and strategic insights with a background in engineering and extensive experience spanning mining, steel, financial services and technology in South African and global organizations. Until June 2020 Nonkululeko was chief executive officer of Ichor Coal. N.V. She has previously served as chair of Alexander Forbes Group and as a non-executive director on the boards of Old Mutual plc, Exxaro Resources, Universal Coal plc and Denel, and as CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa. In her earlier career, Nonkululeko was chief officer of M&A for the Vodacom group and chief executive officer of Alliance Capital, the then local subsidiary of a New York-based global investment management company. Nonkululeko has external appointments as Chairman of JSE Limited (stepping down in May 2022) and Macsteel Service Centres SA, and a non-executive director of Standard Bank of South Africa Limited.
Anne Stevens, PhD, BSc (72), appointed to the Board on May 15, 2012 and is chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Anne contributes to the Board a wealth of experience and wide-ranging commercial acumen from a number of global industries in North, Central and South America. She will step down from the Board at the AGM on April 19, 2022. Anne was chief executive of GKN plc from November 2017 to April 2018. She was formerly chairman and CEO of SA IT Services from 2011 until her retirement in December 2014. From 2006 to 2009, Anne was chairman and CEO of Carpenter Technology Corporation. Prior to this, she was COO for the Americas at Ford Motor Company until 2006, the culmination of her 16-year career with the company. Her early career was spent at Exxon Corporation, where she held roles in engineering, product development, and sales and marketing. Anne is a former non-executive director of Lockheed Martin Corporation, GKN plc and XL Catlin. Anne currently holds an external appointment as a non-executive director of Aston Martin Lagonda Holdings plc and Harbour Energy plc.
Elisabeth Brinton, BA (Hons) (53), appointed to the Board on March 1, 2021 and is a member of the Sustainability Committee. Elisabeth contributes to Anglo American experience of developing clean energy strategies aligned with climate change reduction, and a clear commercial focus on the potential for digital technologies. On February 28, 2022, Elisabeth joined Microsoft as a group corporate vice president and member of the CEO's extended senior executive leadership team, running their new global sustainability cloud business. Until January 2022, she was EVP of Global Renewables & Energy Solutions at Royal Dutch Shell plc, joining in 2018 from AGL Energy, one of Australia's largest energy companies, where she led its commercial new energies business and built Australia's largest portfolio of renewables at the time in partnership with the A\$3 billion Powering Australia Renewables Fund. Prior to that, Elisabeth spent 15 years in a number of senior technology roles in the US, leading the development of cloud-based customer solutions and broader digital transformations for the energy industry, having begun her career as a successful entrepreneur.
Hilary Maxson, MBA, B.S. (Applied Economics & Management) (42), appointed to the Board on June 1, 2021 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Hilary contributes to the Board experience in business, spanning finance, the capital markets, energy and technology, gained across her executive career in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia. Hilary is the CFO of Schneider Electric and a member of its executive committee, based in Paris. She previously served as CFO of their largest business unit, Energy Management, having joined the company in 2017 as CFO of the Building and IT business, situated in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Hilary spent 12 years with AES in a variety of finance, M&A and business development roles, based across the US, Cameroon and the Philippines, ultimately as CFO for Asia. Hilary began her career at Bank of America and Citigroup, in New York. Hilary has external appointments as non-executive director of AVEVA Group plc (Schneider Electric is the majority shareholder).
Ian Tyler, BCom ACA (61) appointed to the Board on January 1, 2022. Ian contributes to Anglo American a significant boardroom and financial experience spanning a number of industrial sectors, including as chair of remuneration and audit committees. He will succeed Anne Stevens as chair of the Remuneration Committee, and Byron Grote as the senior independent director, on April 19, 2022. Ian is the former chairman of Cairn Energy PLC, and a former non-executive director of VT Group plc and Cable & Wireless Communications Plc, amongst other non-executive board roles. Ian's senior executive career was at Balfour Beatty plc, a global infrastructure business, joining as finance director in 1996 and serving as chief executive from 2005 to 2013. Ian has external appointments as chairman of Vistry Group PLC (formerly Bovis Homes
Group), as a non-executive director of BAE Systems plc (stepping down from both roles in May 2022) and as chairman of Amey and Affinity Water, both privately-held businesses.
Duncan Wanblad, BSc (Eng) Mech, GDE (Eng Management) (55). Duncan is the Chief Executive designate and will succeed Mark Cutifani at the April 2022 AGM. Duncan will bring to the Board 30 years of international mining experience and a deep understanding of the Anglo American Group, its culture and context. Duncan was appointed Group Director – Strategy and Business Development in 2016, also serving as CEO of our Base Metals business from 2013 to 2019. He is a non-executive director of Kumba Iron Ore and De Beers, and chairs the Anglo American Foundation. Between 2009 and 2013, Duncan held the position of Group Director – Other Mining and Industrial, responsible for a global portfolio of mining and industrial businesses for disposal or turnaround to maximize shareholder value. He was appointed CEO of our Copper operations in 2008, prior to which he served as joint interim CEO of Anglo American Platinum in 2007 (having served on the board of that entity since 2004). From 2004 to 2007, Duncan was Executive Director of Projects and Engineering at Anglo American Platinum. Duncan began his career at Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited in 1990.
The Board, in consultation with the Audit Committee chairman, makes appointments to the committee.
The roles and responsibilities of the Audit Committee include monitoring the integrity of annual and interim financial statements, making recommendations to the Board concerning the adoption of the annual and interim financial statements, reviewing the independence, effectiveness and objectivity of the external auditors, reviewing and monitoring the effectiveness of the Group's risk management and internal control mechanisms, approving the terms of reference of the internal audit function and assessing its effectiveness, approving the internal audit plan and reviewing regular reports from the Group head of risk management and business assurance on effectiveness of the internal control system, reviewing the effectiveness of the Group's Code of Conduct and the arrangements to counter the risk of bribery and corruption, overseeing completion of the viability statement, receiving reports from management on the principal risks of the Group and overseeing the Group's relations with external auditors. The Committee's recommendations are submitted to the Board for approval.
The Audit Committee presently consists of: Byron Grote (Chair), Hilary Maxson (appointed on June 1, 2021 and will succeed Byron Grote as chair with effect from April 19, 2022), Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Anne Stevens and Ian Tyler (appointed on January 1, 2022), all of whom are independent non-executive directors.
The Remuneration Committee is responsible for establishing and developing the Group's general policy on executive and senior management remuneration including determining specific remuneration packages for the chairman, executive directors, members of the Group Management Committee and other senior management for review and approval by the Board. The Remuneration Committee also has input and oversight on the reward policy for the broader workforce and engaging with the wider workforce, shareholders and other stakeholder regarding executive remuneration.
The Remuneration Committee presently consists of: Anne Stevens (Chair), Byron Grote, Ian Ashby, Hixonia Nyasulu and Ian Tyler (appointed on January 1, 2022 and will succeed Anne Stevens as chair with effect from April 19, 2022) all of whom are independent non-executive directors.
The role of the Nomination Committee is to assist the Board in regularly reviewing its composition and those of its committees, to lead the process for Board appointments and ensure effective succession planning for the Board and senior management. The Nomination Committee is responsible for agreeing a skills, diversity and experience matrix for all directors (with the approval of the Board) to identify and address any skills gaps when recruiting new directors, making recommendations to the Board as to the composition of the Board and its committees and the balance between executive and non-executive directors in order to maintain a diverse Board with the appropriate mix of skills, experience, independence and knowledge. The Committee ensures full consideration is given to succession planning, including the development of a diverse pipeline, for director and other senior executives, taking into account the challenges and opportunities facing the Company, and what skills and expertise are therefore needed on the Board in the future.
The Nomination Committee currently consists of: Stuart Chambers (Chair), Byron Grote, Anne Stevens, Ian Ashby, Hixonia Nyasulu and Marcelo Bastos (appointed on February 23, 2021). Ian Tyler will join with effect from April 19, 2022.
The Sustainability Committee is responsible for overseeing, on behalf of the Board, material management policies, processes, and strategies designed to manage safety, health, environment and sociopolitical risks, to achieve compliance with sustainable development responsibilities and commitments and strive to be a global leader in sustainable mining. The committee is responsible for reviewing the causes of any fatal or significant sustainability incidents and ensuring learnings are shared across the Group.
At each meeting, the committee reviews detailed reports covering the Group's performance across a range of sustainability areas, including: safety; health and wellness; socio-political trends; human rights; climate change; and environmental and social performance. Significant social, safety, health and environmental incidents are reviewed at each meeting, as are the results from operational risk reviews and operational risk assurance.
The Sustainability Committee presently consists of: Ian Ashby (Chair), Marcelo Bastos, Stuart Chambers, Mark Cutifani, Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Elisabeth Brinton (appointed on September 1, 2021) and Tony O'Neill.
The GMC is supported by the Corporate Committee, the Operational Committee, Innovation Committee, Marketing Risk Committee and the Investment Committee.
The names and biographical details of the present members of GMC are set forth below. The business address of each such person is17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA. No potential conflicts of interest exist between the duties of each such person to Anglo American plc and his or her private interests or other duties.
Mark Cutifani is chief executive of Anglo American plc, see "—Composition of the Board of Directors—Executive Directors".
Stephen Pearce is finance director of Anglo American plc, see "—Composition of the Board of Directors—Executive Directors".
Tony O'Neill is technical director of Anglo American plc, see "—Composition of the Board of Directors—Executive Directors".
Duncan Wanblad, is Group Director- Strategy and Business Development and the Chief Executive designate of Anglo American plc, see "—Composition of the Board of Directors—Joining the Board As Chief Executive in April 2022.
Didier Charreton, MSc (58), Didier joined Anglo American in December 2015. He has held a number of senior HR roles across his 30-year career. From 2007 until 2014, Didier was chief human resources officer for Baker Hughes, the US-based oilfield services company. Prior to 2007, he was HR director at Coats plc in the UK, and before that held a number of HR roles at Schlumberger, based in the US, Argentina, Venezuela and France.
Bruce Cleaver, BSc, LLB, LLM (56), Bruce has served as CEO of De Beers Group since July 2016. He has previously served as Group Director, Strategy and Business Development at Anglo American, as well as Executive Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs for De Beers, having joined the Group in 2005. Before joining De Beers, he was a partner at Webber Wentzel, Africa's largest law firm, specializing in commercial matters.
Nolitha Fakude, BA (Hons) (57) Nolitha was appointed Group Director – South Africa in September 2019, and chairs Anglo American's South African management board. She is a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum. From April 2017 to August 2019, she served as a non-executive director on the Board of Anglo American plc. A former executive director and executive vice president of strategy and sustainability at Sasol Limited until 2016, Nolitha has held various other senior executive roles in retail and financial services. Nolitha is a non-executive director of JSE Limited and is the President of the Minerals Council of South Africa. She has served on the boards as a non-executive director in the mining, manufacturing and retail sectors.
Ruben Fernandes, MSc (Metallurgical Engineering), MBA (56) Ruben was appointed CEO of Base Metals in March 2019 and in January 2022 took on accountability for the Group's Iron Ore and Nickel operations in Brazil. He previously served as CEO of Anglo American Brazil. Prior to joining the Group in 2012, Ruben was head of mining at Votorantim Metals in Brazil, responsible for projects and exploration activities around the world, as well as operations in Peru and Colombia. Between 2009 and 2011, he was COO at Vale Fertilizers, responsible for the fertilizer operations, sales and marketing. Ruben was also CEO of Kaolin Companies – Pará Pigments and Cadam—two subsidiaries of Vale, between 2007 and 2009, and held various analysis, marketing and project roles in Vale's Base Metals business which he joined in 1999. Between 1988 and 1998, he held several leadership roles in the special alloys industry.
Anik Michaud, LL.L (Law) (54) Anik has served as Group Director – Corporate Relations and Sustainable Impact since June 2015. She is a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum. Her remit includes corporate communication (including brand and employee engagement), international and government relations, social performance and engagement, sustainability integration to drive delivery of the Group's Sustainable Mining Plan, and the office of the chief executive. Anik joined Anglo American in 2008 as Group head of corporate communication. Prior to that, she was director of public affairs for Rio Tinto Alcan, following 10 years with the Alcan group.
Themba Mkhwanazi, BEng (Chemical) Hons (52) Themba was appointed CEO of Bulk Commodities in January 2022. Prior to that he was CEO of Kumba Iron Ore from 2016 to 2021, and CEO for Anglo American's Thermal Coal business in South Africa, having joined the Group in 2014. He has extensive experience in the resources industry, including 18 years in his native South Africa, as well as in the US and Australia. Before joining Kumba, Themba was managing director for Huntsman Tioxide in South Africa until 2007, when he was appointed COO of Richards Bay Minerals, a joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. In 2011, he was seconded to Rio Tinto's Australian coal business, before taking up the role of regional general manager for the Americas in 2012.
Richard Price, LL.B, BA (Hons) (58) Richard joined Anglo American as Group General Counsel in May 2017 and was appointed as Company Secretary in March 2018. Prior to joining Anglo American, he was a partner at Shearman & Sterling, the international law firm working across EMEA, Asia and North America. In private practice, Richard acted for clients across the metals, mining, energy and financial services sectors, among others, assisting them with complex financing, corporate and compliance matters.
Natascha Viljoen, B Eng (extractive metallurgy) MBA (51) Natascha was appointed CEO of Anglo American Platinum in April 2020. Prior to that, she was Anglo American's Group Head of Processing, having joined the Group in 2014. Before joining Anglo American, Natascha spent six years at Lonmin, where she served on the executive committee as EVP of Processing, also with responsibility for several wider corporate functions including sustainability. Prior to that, Natascha worked for BHP's coal and chrome businesses in South Africa (including as general manager of BHP's Klipspruit Colliery), the Modikwa joint venture between Anglo American Platinum and African Rainbow Minerals, and AngloGold Ashanti Limited. Natascha began her career in 1991 at Iscor as a trainee engineer.
Peter Whitcutt, BCom (Hons), CA (SA), MBA (56) Peter has served as CEO of Marketing since January 2016. He is a non-executive director of De Beers. Peter joined the Group in 1990 within the Corporate Finance division. He worked on the merger of Minorco with Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, the listing of Anglo American plc in 1999 and the subsequent unwinding of the cross-holding with De Beers. Peter was appointed Group Head of Finance in 2003, CFO of Base Metals in August 2008 and from 2013 to 2015, he served as Group Director – Strategy, Business Development and Marketing.
The GMC is the principal executive committee. It is responsible for formulating strategy, setting targets and budgets and managing the Group's portfolio.
The names and biographical details of the current members are shown above. The business address of each member is 17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA, England.
The Corporate Committee reviews corporate and ethical policies and processes, and financial performance and budgets at business unit level.
The Operational Committee is responsible for driving operational best practices across the Group and the setting of technical standards.
The Investment Committee is responsible for making recommendations on capital investment proposals.
The Marketing Risk Committee is responsible for evaluating, monitoring, directing and controlling the management of risk associated with the sales and marketing activities of the Group.
The Innovation Committee is responsible for the governance of technology innovation projects.
The following table summarizes the executive directors' date of appointment and the applicable date of re-election or election to the Board:
| Next AGM re-election or | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of appointment | election | |
| Mark Cutifani (chief executive)(2) | April 3, 2013 | April 2022 |
| Stephen Pearce (finance director) | April 24, 2017 | April 2022 |
| Tony O'Neill (technical director) | July 22, 2015 | April 2022 |
| Duncan Wanblad (chief executive designate)(2) | April 19, 2022 | April 2022 |
(1) At each AGM all directors shall retire from office.
(2) Duncan Wanblad will succeed Mark Cutifani as Chief Executive and will join the Board at our AGM in April 2022, subject to shareholder approval of his appointment as Executive Director.
All non-executive directors have letters of appointment with the Company for an initial period of three years from their date of appointment, subject to reappointment at the AGM.
The following table summarizes the non-executive directors' date of appointment and the applicable date of re-election or election to the Board:
| Next AGM re-election or | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of appointment | election | |
| Ian Tyler | January 1, 2022 | April 2022 |
| Hilary Maxson | June 1, 2021 | April 2022 |
| Elisabeth Brinton | March 1, 2021 | April 2022 |
| Nonkululeko Nyembezi | January 1, 2020 | April 2022 |
| Hixonia Nyasulu | November 1, 2019 | April 2022 |
| Marcelo Bastos | April 1, 2019 | April 2022 |
| Stuart Chambers | September 1, 2017 | April 2022 |
| Ian Ashby | July 25, 2017 | April 2022 |
| Byron Grote(3) | April 19, 2013 | N/A |
| Anne Stevens(3) | May 15, 2012 | N/A |
(1) At each AGM, all directors shall retire from office.
(2) There is a one month notice period for removing any director from office; however, the Group may in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of the 2006 Companies Act, by Ordinary Resolution of which special notice has been given, remove any director from office. The Company's Articles of Association also permit the directors, under certain circumstances, to remove a director from office.
(3) Bryon Grote and Anne Stevens will step down from the Board at the 2022 AGM, having both served for nine years.
Our employees are essential to the long-term success of the Group. We continue to invest in the development of our people and strive to ensure that we are positioned to attract and retain the best mining and other talent.
The table below sets forth the average number of employees, excluding contractors and associates' employees and joint ventures' employees and including a proportionate share of employees within joint operations, by segment.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (thousands) | |||
| De Beers | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Copper | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Nickel | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Platinum Group Metals | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Iron Ore | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Metallurgical Coal | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Manganese | — | — | — |
| Crop Nutrients | — | — | 1 |
| Corporate and Other | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Total | 63 | 64 | 62 |
The table below sets forth the average number of employees excluding contractors and associates' and joint ventures' employees and including a proportionate share of employees within joint operations, by principal location of employment.
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| (thousands) | |||
| South Africa | 45 | 45 | 41 |
| Other Africa | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| South America | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| North America | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia and Asia | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Europe | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 63 | 64 | 62 |
For detail of the Group's retirement benefits, please see Note 27 to the Group 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, which are incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum.
The Group has related party relationships with its subsidiaries, joint operations, associates and joint ventures.
The Group, in the ordinary course of business, enters into various sale, purchase and service transactions with joint operations, associates and joint ventures and others in which the Group has a material interest. These transactions are under terms that are no less favorable than those arranged with third parties.
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures during the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled US\$475 million. Dividends received from associates and joint ventures during the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled US\$226 million. Dividends received from associates and joint ventures during the year ended December 31, 2019 totaled US\$520 million.
At December 31, 2021, the Group had provided loans (i) to joint ventures in total of US\$76 million and (ii) to associates in total of US\$2 million. At December 31, 2020, the Group had provided loans to joint ventures in total of US\$154 million and no loans to associates. At December 31, 2019, the Group had provided loans to joint ventures of US\$230 million and no loans to associates.
There were no material related party transactions the Issuer entered into in 2021.
Remuneration and benefits of key management personnel are given in Note 26 to the 2021 Group Consolidated Financial Statements. Information relating to pension fund arrangements is disclosed in Note 27 to the 2021 Group Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees. Copies of the Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes will be available for inspection or collection during normal business hours by a holder of the Notes upon reasonable request at any time after the closing date of the offering of the Notes at the London offices of the Trustee, which are currently located at Citigroup Centre, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB, or may be provided by email to a holder of the Notes following their prior written request to the Trustee, subject to provision of proof of holding and identity (in a form satisfactory to the Trustee). Any capitalized term used herein but not defined shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
The US\$500,000,000 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes") and the US\$750,000,000 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes" and together with the 2029 Notes, the "Notes") will be issued and treated as two separate series of debt securities under an Indenture dated as of April 8, 2009, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of April 2, 2012 and the second supplemental indenture dated as of May 14, 2015 (together, the "Indenture"), among Anglo American Capital plc (the "Issuer"), Anglo American plc (the "Company") and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), London paying agent and registrar (the "Agent").
The Indenture is not required to be nor will it be qualified under the US Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"), and will not incorporate by reference any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. Consequently, the Holders of Notes generally will not be entitled to the protections provided under such Act to holders of debt securities issued under a qualified indenture, including those requiring the Trustee to resign in the event of certain conflicts of interest and to inform the Holders of Notes of certain relationships between it and the Issuer or the Company. In this "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees", the terms "Holder", "Noteholder" and other similar terms refer to a "registered holder" of Notes, and not to a beneficial owner of a book-entry interest in any Notes, unless the context otherwise clearly requires.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., DBS Bank Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank (together, the "Initial Purchasers") propose to resell the Rule 144A Global Notes in registered form to certain institutions in the United States in reliance upon Rule 144A. The Rule 144A Global Notes may not be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or in accordance with Rule 144A or pursuant to Rule 904 of Regulation S thereunder or in a resale transaction that is otherwise exempt from such registration requirements, and will bear a legend to this effect. In light of current US securities laws, subject to certain exceptions, an exemption should be available for a sale or transfer of a Rule 144A Global Note after its Specified Date. The "Specified Date" means, with respect to any Rule 144A Global Note, the date following the expiration of the applicable required holding period determined pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (such period, the "applicable holding period") after the later of the date of acquisition of such Rule 144A Global Note from the Issuer, or an affiliate of the Issuer, or any resale of such Rule 144A Global Note in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act for the account of either the acquirer or any subsequent holder of such Rule 144A Global Note, in each case demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Issuer or the Company (which may require delivery of legal opinions). Unless a Holder of a Rule 144A Global Note holds such Rule 144A Global Note for the entire applicable holding period, such Holder may not be able to determine the Specified Date because such Holder may not be able to determine the last date on which the Issuer, the Company or any affiliate thereof was the beneficial owner of such Holder's Rule 144A Global Note. The registrars and the transfer agents for the Notes will not be required to accept for registration or transfer any Rule 144A Global Notes, except upon presentation of satisfactory evidence (which may include legal opinions) that the restrictions on transfer have been complied with, all in accordance with such reasonable regulations as the Issuer and the Company may from time to time agree with such registrars and the transfer agents.
For so long as any Notes remain outstanding and are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company will, during any period in which it is neither subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, nor exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Exchange Act, make available to any registered Holder of Notes (or any Holder of a book-entry interest in such Notes designated by the registered holder thereof) in connection with any sale thereof and to any prospective purchaser of Notes or a book-entry interest in Notes designated by such registered holder, in each case upon request of such registered holder, the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. As of the date of this Offering Memorandum, the Company is exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
The Regulation S Global Notes will be resold by the Initial Purchasers only to non-US persons located outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S.
The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and will be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the Company (the "Guarantees"). The 2029 Notes and the 2052 Notes are initially issuable in aggregate principal amounts not to exceed US\$500 million and US\$750 million, respectively, and will mature on March 16, 2029 and March 16, 2052, respectively. The 2029 Notes and the 2052 Notes will bear interest at 3.875% and 4.750%, respectively, per annum from the date of the initial issuance of such Notes or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on September 16 and March 16, commencing on September 16, 2022, to the person in whose name any 2029 Note or 2052 Note, as applicable, is registered at the close of business on September 1 or March 1 (whether or not a business day) immediately preceding such interest payment date (each, a "record date"), notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Notes subsequent to the record date and prior to such interest payment date, except that, if and to the extent the Issuer shall default in the payment of the interest due on such interest payment date and the applicable grace period shall have expired, such defaulted interest may, at the option of the Issuer, be paid to the persons in whose names Notes are registered at the close of business on a subsequent record date (which shall not be less than five days which are business days in New York City prior to the date of payment of such defaulted interest) established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Issuer to the Holders (which term means registered holders) of the 2029 Notes or the 2052 Notes, as applicable, not less than fifteen days preceding such subsequent record date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and in the case of an incomplete month, the number of days elapsed. If the date on which any interest payment or principal payment is to be made is not a business day in New York City and the place of payment of such interest or principal, such payment will be made on the next day which is a business day in New York City and the place of payment of such interest or principal without any further interest or other amounts being paid or payable in connection therewith.
The Notes will be issued in fully registered form and only in denominations of US\$200,000 and integral multiples of US\$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be issued initially as Global Notes.
The Issuer may, from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue as many distinct series of debt securities under the Indenture as it wishes. It may also from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the Notes, "reopen" each series of the Notes and create and issue additional notes having identical terms and conditions as the 2029 Notes or the 2052 Notes, as the case may be, (or in all respects except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such additional notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional notes) so that the additional notes are consolidated and form a single series of notes with the 2029 Notes or the 2052 Notes, as the case may be, (a "Further Issue"); provided that any additional notes which have the same CUSIP, ISIN or other identifying number as the outstanding Notes must be fungible with such outstanding Notes for US federal income tax purposes.
The period of resale restrictions applicable to any Notes previously offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall automatically be extended to the last day of the period of any resale restrictions imposed on any such additional notes.
The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and will rank pari passu in right of payment among themselves and with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (save for certain obligations required to be preferred by law). Upon issue, the Company will unconditionally guarantee, on a senior, unsecured basis, the due and punctual payment (and not collectability) of the principal of and interest on the Notes (and the payment of additional amounts described under "—Payment of Additional Amounts") when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise. The Guarantees will be an unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Company and will rank pari passu in right of payment with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company (save for certain obligations required to be preferred by law).
The Issuer or, if applicable, the Company (pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees) will make payments of, or in respect of, principal, any premium and interest on the Notes or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, without withholding or deduction for or on account of any and all present or future tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected ("Taxes") by or for the account of a Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law.
If the Issuer or, if applicable, the Company is required by a Relevant Jurisdiction to deduct or withhold Taxes, the Issuer or, if applicable, the Company will pay to a Holder of a Note or the beneficial owner thereof such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary so that the net amount received by such Holder or beneficial owner will not be less than the amount such Holder or beneficial owner would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that the Issuer or, if applicable, the Company shall not be required to pay any Additional Amounts for or on account of:
(following a written request addressed to the Holder or beneficial owner, as applicable), with any certification, identification or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or beneficial owner or its connection with a Relevant Jurisdiction if compliance is required by statute, regulation or administrative practice of such Relevant Jurisdiction as a condition to relief or exemption from such Taxes;
In addition, Additional Amounts will not be paid in respect of any payment in respect of the applicable Notes or Guarantees to any Holder or beneficial owner of the applicable Notes or Guarantees that is a fiduciary, a partnership, a limited liability company or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment would be required by the laws of a Relevant Jurisdiction to be included, for tax purposes, in the income of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership, an interest holder in such limited liability company or a beneficial owner that would not have been entitled to such amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member, interest holder or beneficial owner been the Holder of such Notes or Guarantees.
Whenever the Company refers in this Offering Memorandum to the payment of the principal of any premium, any interest or other amounts to which a holder or beneficial owner is entitled, if any, on or in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees, unless the context otherwise requires, the Company means to include the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable.
Prior to the Par Call Date (as defined herein), applicable to a series of Notes, the Notes of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the Issuer, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date and any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto.
On or after the applicable Par Call Date, the Notes of the relevant series will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the Issuer, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued but unpaid interest to (but excluding) the redemption date and any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto.
"Par Call Date" means January 16, 2029 with respect to the 2029 Notes (the date that is two months prior to the maturity date of such Notes) and September 16, 2051 with respect to the 2052 Notes (the date that is six months prior to the maturity date of such Notes).
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Issuer in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Issuer after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as "Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15" (or any successor designation or publication) ("H.15") under the caption "U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal" (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Issuer shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the relevant redemption date to the applicable Par Call Date (the "Remaining Life"); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the relevant redemption date.
If on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Issuer shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the applicable Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the applicable Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the applicable Par Call Date, the Issuer shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the applicable Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Issuer shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
The Issuer's actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notice of any redemption will be given in accordance with "Notices" below at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the relevant redemption date to each Holder of the Notes to be redeemed. Any redemption notice may, at the Issuer's discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including but not limited to, completion of a debt or equity financing, acquisition, divestment or other corporate transaction or event. In addition, the Issuer in any related notice of redemption shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that, at the Issuer's discretion, the date of redemption may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was mailed or delivered) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Issuer in its sole discretion), or that such redemption may not
occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the date of redemption, or by the date of redemption as so delayed.
Upon presentation of any Note redeemed in part only, the Issuer will execute and instruct the Trustee to authenticate and deliver to or on the order of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Issuer, a new Note or Notes, of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note so presented.
In the case of a partial redemption of a series of Notes, selection of the Notes of that series for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Issuer in its sole discretion deems appropriate and fair. No Notes of a principal amount of \$200,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Note will state the portion of the principal amount of the Note to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note will be issued in the name of the holder of the Note upon surrender for cancellation of the original Note, provided the minimum denomination of such Note must be \$200,000 held by a beneficial holder. For so long as the relevant Notes are held by DTC (or another depositary), the redemption of the relevant Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.
The Issuer shall notify the redemption price to the Trustee, each paying agent and the Holders no later than two business days prior to the relevant redemption date of a series of Notes, and the Trustee and each paying agent for the Notes shall be entitled to rely on such calculation. Unless the Issuer defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the relevant redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes of the relevant series or portions thereof called for redemption.
On or before the relevant redemption date of a series of Notes, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes of such series to be redeemed on such date. If less than all the Notes of a series are to be redeemed, the Notes of such series to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
Unless previously purchased or redeemed by the Issuer or the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, and cancelled, the principal amount of the 2029 Notes and the 2052 Notes will mature and become due and payable on March 16, 2029 and March 16, 2052, respectively, in an amount equal to their principal amount, with accrued and unpaid interest to such date.
There is no restriction on the ability of the Issuer or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to purchase or repurchase Notes.
Each series of the Notes is redeemable by the Issuer at the Issuer's option at any time prior to their maturity if due to a Change in Tax Law (as defined below) (i) the Issuer or, if applicable, the Company, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Notes or the applicable Guarantees, respectively, has, or would, become obligated to pay to the Holder or beneficial owner of any Note any Additional Amounts; (ii) in the case of the Company, (A) the Company would be unable, for reasons outside its control, to procure payment by the Issuer or (B) the procuring of such payment by the Issuer would be subject to withholding taxes imposed by a Relevant Jurisdiction; and (iii) the obligation described in (i) cannot be avoided by the Issuer or, if applicable, the Company taking reasonable measures available to it. In such case, the Issuer may redeem the Notes in whole, but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice as provided in "Notices" below, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the applicable redemption date and any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto; provided that (a) no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or, if applicable, the Company would be obligated to pay any such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the applicable
Notes or the applicable Guarantees then due and (b) at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect. The Issuer's right to redeem the Notes shall continue as long as the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, is obligated to pay such Additional Amounts, notwithstanding that the Issuer or the Company shall have made payments of Additional Amounts. Prior to the giving of any such notice of redemption, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee (1) a certificate stating that the Issuer is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer so to redeem have occurred and (2) an opinion of independent counsel of recognized standing selected by the Issuer or the Company, as applicable, to the effect that the Issuer or the Company has, or would, become obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such change or amendment.
For purposes hereof, "Change in Tax Law" shall mean (i) any changes in, or amendment to, any law of a Relevant Jurisdiction (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) or any amendment to or change in the application or official interpretation (including judicial or administrative interpretation) of such law, which change or amendment is announced, if applicable, and becomes effective on or after March 14, 2022 or (ii) if the Issuer or the Company consolidates or merges with, or transfers or leases its assets substantially as an entirety to, any person that is incorporated or tax resident under the laws of any jurisdiction other than a Relevant Jurisdiction, as defined immediately prior to such consolidating merger or other transaction, and as a consequence thereof such person becomes the successor obligor to the Issuer or the Company in respect of Additional Amounts that may become payable (in which case, for purposes of this redemption provision, all references to the Issuer, or the Company hereunder, as applicable, shall be deemed to be and include references to such person), any change in, or amendment to, any law of the jurisdiction of incorporation or residence for tax purposes of such person or any successor entity, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein for purposes of taxation (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) or any amendment to or change in the application or official interpretation (including judicial or administrative interpretation) of such law, which change or amendment becomes effective on or after the date of such consolidation, merger or other transaction.
Set forth below are certain of the defined terms used in the Notes and the Indenture. You should refer to the Notes and the Indenture for the full set of definitions.
"Attributable Debt" means, as to any particular lease under which any Person is liable at the time as lessee, and at any date as of which the amount of the payment is to be determined, the total net amount of rent required to be paid by such Person under such lease during the remaining term of such lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended), discounted from the respective due dates thereof to the date of determination at a rate per annum equivalent to the rate inherent in such lease (as determined by the directors of the Company) compounded semi-annually, excluding amounts required to be paid on account of or attributable to operating costs and overhead charges and including, in certain circumstances, any termination penalty in the case of a lease terminable by the lessee.
"Business Day" means any day which is not, in London, England, New York City, or the place of payment of interest or principal a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in such places are authorized or obligated by law to close.
"Company Jurisdiction" means any of the jurisdictions of incorporation or residence for tax purposes of the Company or any successor entity, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable provisions) after deducting therefrom (1) all current liabilities; (2) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and financings costs and all similar intangible assets; and (3) appropriate adjustments on account of minority interests of other Persons holding stock in any Subsidiary of the Company, all as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and computed in accordance with IFRS.
"Government Obligations" means money or obligations issued by the United States government.
"IFRS" means International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the United Kingdom.
"Indebtedness" means all obligations for borrowed money represented by notes, bonds, debentures or similar evidence of indebtedness and obligations for borrowed money evidenced by credit, loan or other like agreements.
"Issuer Jurisdiction" means any of the jurisdictions of incorporation or residence for tax purposes of the Issuer or any successor entity, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.
"Mortgage" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothéc, lien, encumbrance, charge or other security interest of any kind.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Principal Property" means the interest of the Company or any Subsidiary in any (a) mineral property or (b) manufacturing or processing plant, building, structure, dam or other facility, together with the land upon which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof, whether owned as of the date of the Indenture or thereafter acquired or constructed by the Company or any Subsidiary, of which interest the net book value in each case, on the date as of which the determination is being made, is an amount which exceeds 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, other than (i) any such mineral property, manufacturing or processing plant, building, structure, dam or other facility which, in the opinion of the Board, is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries as an entirety or (ii) any portion of any such property which, in the opinion of the Board, is not of material importance to the use or operation of such property.
"Project Financing" means the financing or refinancing of the acquisition, construction, expansion, improvement or development of any physical assets in which the providers of such finance or refinance solely look to the entity that owns and operates such assets, the equity interests in such entity, the assets themselves, and/or the revenues generated thereby as the source of repayment of the amounts financed or refinanced, without recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary (other than such entity) other than through a completion guarantee or other obligations that are customary in non-recourse financing or refinancing.
"Relevant Jurisdiction" means an Issuer Jurisdiction and/or a Company Jurisdiction.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means (1) any Subsidiary which owns or leases a Principal Property; and (2) any Subsidiary engaged primarily in the business of owning or holding securities of Restricted Subsidiaries.
"Sale and Leaseback Transactions" mean any arrangement with a bank, insurance company or other lender or investor (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) providing for the leasing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Principal Property which has been or is to be sold or transferred, more than 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction or commencement of full operation thereof by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such lender or investor or to any Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such lender or investor on the security of that property or asset.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a "significant subsidiary" under the definition in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w)(2) of Regulation S-X (but as calculated pursuant to IFRS), promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
"Subsidiary" means, at any relevant time, any person of which the voting shares or other interests carrying more than 50% of the outstanding voting rights attached to all outstanding voting shares or other interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by or for the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
Each of the Issuer and the Company will covenant under the Indenture that for so long as any of the Notes are outstanding under the Indenture, and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, it will not, and the Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, permit to exist, incur, issue, guarantee, assume or otherwise have outstanding any Mortgage on or over any Principal Property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to secure any Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or on shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to secure any Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless at the time thereof or prior thereto the Notes then outstanding under the Indenture are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) any and all such Indebtedness for so long as such Indebtedness is so secured by such Mortgage; provided, however, such negative pledge will not apply to or operate to prevent or restrict the following permitted encumbrances:
Each of the Issuer and the Company will covenant under the Indenture that for so long as any of the Notes are outstanding under the Indenture, and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, it will not, and the Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction unless (1) such transaction involves a lease or right to possession or use for a temporary period not to exceed three years following such transaction, by the end of which it is intended that the use of such property by the lessee will be discontinued; (2) immediately prior to the entering into of such transaction, the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary could create a Mortgage on Principal Property subject to the Sale and Leaseback Transaction securing Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to the particular Sale and Leaseback Transaction; or (3) the proceeds of such transaction within 180 days after such transaction, are applied to either (A) the payment of all or any part of the purchase price, cost of acquisition, cost of development, cost of expansion or cost of construction of a Principal Property or cost of improvements or additions to improvements thereon or (B) the retirement of long-term debt ranking at least ratably with the Notes.
The Indenture will provide that for so long as any of the Notes are outstanding under the Indenture, each of the Issuer and the Company may not consolidate or amalgamate with or merge (including by way of a scheme of arrangement) into or with any other Person, or, directly or indirectly, sell, convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person (other than a Person satisfying the condition set forth in clause (i), below, that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company), unless:
If, as a result of any such transaction, any of the Issuer's or the Company's Principal Properties become subject to a Mortgage, then, unless such Mortgage could be created pursuant to the Indenture provisions described under the section headed "Negative Pledge" without equally and ratably securing the Notes, the Issuer or the Company, simultaneously with or prior to such transaction, will cause the Notes to be secured equally and ratably with or prior to the Indebtedness secured by such Mortgage.
The Notes will not contain covenants or other provisions to afford protection to Holders in the event of a highly leveraged transaction or a change in control of the Issuer or the Company except as provided herein.
Upon certain mergers or consolidations involving the Issuer or the Company, or upon certain sales or conveyances of the respective properties of the Issuer or the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, the obligations of the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, under the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be, shall be assumed by the Person formed by such merger or consolidation or which shall have acquired such property (except in the case of an acquisition of such property, for any such Person that meets the condition set forth in clause (i), above, that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company) and upon such assumptions such Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, and then the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, will be relieved from all obligations under the Notes or the Guarantee, as the case may be. The terms "Issuer" and "Company", as used in the Notes, the Guarantees and the Indenture, also refer to any such successors or assigns so substituted.
For so long as any Notes are outstanding, each Issuer and the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, or post on its website copies of any annual reports or periodic results announcements it files with each of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange within 30 days after it files such documents with the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority or London Stock Exchange, as the case may be; provided, however, that this covenant shall not create any obligation under the Indenture to make any such filings or to make such filings in a timely manner.
If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem the Notes as described above, the Issuer or the Company will be required to make an offer to each holder of Notes to repurchase all or any part (equal to US\$200,000 or an integral multiple of US\$1,000 in excess thereof) of that holder's Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Issuer or the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Issuer or the Company will mail, by first class mail or equivalent, a notice to each holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.
The Issuer and the Company will comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes, the Issuer and the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached their respective obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflict.
On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Issuer or the Company will, to the extent lawful:
The Agent will promptly mail to each holder of Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each holder a new note equal in principal amount to any un-purchased portion of any Notes surrendered; provided that each new note will be in a principal amount of US\$200,000 or an integral multiple of US\$l,000 in excess thereof.
The Issuer or the Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirement for an offer made by the Issuer or the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
For purposes of the foregoing description of a repurchase at the option of the holders, the following definitions are applicable:
"Below Investment Grade Ratings Event" means that the Notes cease to be rated Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on any date during the period commencing 60 days prior to, and ending 60 days after (which 60-day period will be extended so long as the rating of the notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any Rating Agency) the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention of the Company to effect a Change of Control. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the ratings event).
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of one or more of the following:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a change of control for the purposes of this definition only if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company and (2)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Company's Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no person (other than a
holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company.
"Change of Control Repurchase Event" means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.
"Continuing Director" means, as of any date of determination, any member of the board of directors of the Company who:
"Exchange Act" means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Fitch" means Fitch Ratings Ltd. and its successors.
"Investment Grade" means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody's (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody's); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); or the equivalent Investment Grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Issuer or the Company.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investor Services Ltd.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Rating Agency" means each of Moody's, S&P and Fitch; provided that if any of Moody's, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer's or the Company's control, a "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Issuer or the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer) as a replacement agency for Moody's, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.
"S&P" means S&P Global Ratings UK Limited.
"Subsidiary" means, at any relevant time, any person of which the voting shares or other interests carrying more than 50% of the outstanding voting rights attached to all outstanding voting shares or other interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by or for the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries of the Company.
"Voting Stock" of any specified "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.
The Change of Control Repurchase Event feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. Subject to the limitations discussed below, the Issuer or the Company could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Notes, but that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect the Issuer's or the Company's capital structure or credit ratings on the Notes.
The Issuer or the Company may not have sufficient funds to repurchase all the Notes, or any other outstanding debt securities that the Issuer or the Company would be required to repurchase, upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.
Each series of the Notes will contain the following Events of Default (each an "Event of Default") with respect to such Notes:
Company stops payment of its obligations generally or ceases to carry on its business or substantially all thereof; or an encumbrancer takes possession or an administrative or other receiver is appointed over the whole or any material part of the either the Issuer's or the Company's assets; or
The Issuer and/or the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing upon becoming aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default.
The Indenture provides that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing in respect of a series of Notes, (x) then and in each and every such case (other than certain Events of Default specified in paragraphs (vii) and (viii) above with respect to the Issuer or the Company), unless the principal of all such Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee (at the direction of the Holders) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of such Notes then outstanding, by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare the entire principal amount of all such Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture and interest accrued and unpaid thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable, without any further declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder and (y) if certain Events of Default described in paragraph (vii) or (viii) above occur with respect to the Issuer or the Company and are continuing, the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on all such Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture shall become immediately due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Issuer, the Company and the Trustee, may waive defaults and rescind and annul declarations of acceleration and its consequences, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the relevant series then outstanding will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, subject to certain limitations to be specified in the Indenture.
The Indenture provides that no Holder of any Note may institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise upon or under or with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official or for any other remedy under the Indenture (except suits for the enforcement of payment of overdue principal or interest) unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and continuance thereof and unless the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the relevant series then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceedings in its own name as Trustee and shall have offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, the Trustee shall not have instituted any such action or proceeding within 90 days of its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and the Trustee shall not have received direction inconsistent with such written request by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the relevant series at the time outstanding.
An Event of Default with respect to a given series of the Notes would not necessarily constitute an event of default with respect to the securities of any other series issued in the future under the Indenture.
The Indenture provides that each of the Issuer and the Company will each furnish to the Trustee on or before June 30 in each year, if Notes are then outstanding, a certificate from an officer as to his or her knowledge of the Issuer's or the Company's, as the case may be, compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture.
The Indenture provides that the Issuer will have the option either (a) to be deemed (together with the Company) to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, the applicable Notes and the Guarantees and to have satisfied all the obligations under the Indenture relating to the Notes, and the Guarantees (except for certain obligations, including those relating to the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and to maintain paying agencies) on the day after the applicable conditions described below have been satisfied or (b) to cease (together with the Company) to be under any obligation to comply with the covenants described under "—Covenants of the Issuer and the Company—Negative Pledge", "—Covenants of the Issuer and the Company—Provision of Financial Information" and "—Covenants of the Issuer and the Company—Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions" and the condition relating to the absence of any events of default under "—Covenants of the Issuer and the Company—Limitation on Mergers and Consolidations" under the Notes, and noncompliance with such covenants and the occurrence of certain events described above under "Events of Default" will not give rise to any Event of Default under the Indenture, at any time after the applicable conditions described below have been satisfied.
In order to exercise either defeasance option, the Issuer must deposit with the Trustee, irrevocably in trust, money or Government Obligations for the payment of principal of and interest (including Additional Amounts) on the outstanding Notes to and including the redemption date irrevocably designated by the Issuer on or prior to the date of deposit of such money or Government Obligations, and must (i) comply with certain other conditions, including delivering to the Trustee an opinion of US counsel, or a ruling received from or published by the US Internal Revenue Service, to the effect that beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the exercise of such option and will be subject to US federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised and, in the case of (a) above, such opinion must state that it is based on a change of law or final and binding ruling received from or published by the US Internal Revenue Service after March 14, 2022 and (ii) pay in full all other amounts due and owing under the Indenture.
The Indenture provides provisions permitting the Issuer, the Company and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes of the relevant series at any time outstanding, from time to time and at any time, to enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the Indenture or to otherwise amend the Indenture with respect to such Notes:
(which may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such an Event of Default or may limit the right of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Notes to waive such an Event of Default;
The Indenture provides provisions permitting the Issuer, the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of a series at the time outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes), from time to time and at any time, to enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or any supplementary indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes or the Guarantees with respect to such Notes; provided that no such indenture may, without the consent of the Holder of each of the Notes so affected:
and payable; provided that no consent of any Holder of any Note shall be necessary to permit the Trustee, the Issuer and the Company to execute supplemental indentures described under "Modification and Waiver—Without Consent of Noteholders" above.
Any modifications, amendments or waivers to the Indenture or to the conditions of the Notes will be conclusive and binding on all Holders of the Notes of the applicable series, whether or not they have consented to such action or were present at the meeting at which such action was taken, and on all future holders of such Notes, whether or not notation of such modifications, amendments or waivers is made upon such Notes. Any instrument given by or on behalf of any Holder of such a Note in connection with any consent to any such modification, amendment or waiver will be irrevocable once given and will be conclusive and binding on all subsequent registered holders of such Note.
Under New York's statute of limitations, any legal action upon the Notes in respect of interest or principal must be commenced within six years after the payment thereof is due. Thereafter the Notes and the Guarantees will become generally unenforceable.
The Issuer expects to make an application for Admission of each series of the Notes to listing on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, a regulated market.
The Issuer and the Company will use their reasonable best efforts to have such (i) Admission of the Notes to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange and (ii) listing of such Notes on the Official List become effective and then maintain such listing for so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding.
Notices to Holders of Notes will be mailed by first-class mail (or equivalent) postage prepaid to Holders of Notes at their last registered addresses as they appear in the Notes register. The Issuer and the Company will consider any mailed notice to have been given two Business Days after it has been sent.
For so long as the Notes are held in DTC in global note form, notices to be given to a Holder of a Notes shall be given to DTC, in accordance with its applicable policies as in effect from time to time, for communication by DTC to the relevant accountholders.
In addition, for so long as a given series of the Notes is listed on the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, and the rules of the London Stock Exchange so require, the Issuer and the Company will publish notices to the Holders of such Notes in a leading newspaper having general circulation in London, England (which is initially expected to be the Financial Times) and immediately provide a copy thereof to the Trustee. The Issuer and the Company will consider any published notice to be given on the date of its first publication.
Each of the Issuer and the Company will appoint CT Corporation System, as its process agent for any action brought by a holder based on the Indenture or the Notes or Guarantees, as applicable, instituted in any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
Each of the Issuer and the Company will irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York in respect of any action brought by a holder based on the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture. Each of the Issuer and the Company will also irrevocably waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any objection to the venue of any of these courts in an action of that type. Holders of the Notes may, however, be precluded from initiating actions based on the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture in courts other than those mentioned above.
Each of the Issuer and the Company will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, irrevocably waive and agree not to plead any immunity from the jurisdiction of any of the above courts in any action based upon the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture.
Since a substantial portion of the assets of each of the Issuer and the Company is outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against the Issuer or the Company, including judgments with respect to the payment of principal, premium, interest and any redemption price and any purchase price with respect to the Notes or payments due under the Guarantee, may not be collectable within the United States.
The Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
Upon issuance, the Notes will be represented by beneficial interests in Global Notes. Each Global Note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. Except under the circumstances described below, Global Notes will not be exchangeable at the option of the holder for certificated notes and Global Notes will not otherwise be issuable in definitive form.
Upon issuance of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the respective principal amounts of the Notes represented by the Global Notes to the accounts of institutions that have accounts with DTC or its nominee (called participants of DTC), including Euroclear and Clearstream. The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the Initial Purchasers. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interest in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee (with respect to participants' interests) or by participants or persons that hold through participants. Such beneficial interest shall be in denominations of US\$200,000 and in multiples of US\$1,000 in excess thereof.
So long as DTC, or its nominee, is the registered owner or holder of the Global Notes, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner and holder of the Global Notes for all purposes under the Indenture.
Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes:
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in the Global Notes must rely on the procedures of DTC, and indirectly Euroclear and Clearstream, and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the Indenture.
Principal and interest payments on Global Notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner or holder of the Global Note. None of the Issuer, the Company, the Trustee or any paying agent for such Global Notes will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Issuer expects that DTC, upon receipt of any payments of principal or interest in respect of the Global Notes, will credit the accounts of the related participants (including Euroclear and Clearstream), with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the Global Notes as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interest in the Global Notes held through such participants will be the responsibility of the participants, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name".
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Notes in definitive form in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, a Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to a nominee of the depositary or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC.
If any note, including a Global Note, is mutilated, defaced, stolen, destroyed or lost, such note may be replaced with a replacement note at the office of the registrar or any successor registrar or transfer agent, on payment by the Noteholder of such costs and expenses as may be incurred in connection with the replacement, and on such terms as to evidence and indemnity as we may reasonably require. Mutilated or defaced Notes must be surrendered before replacement Notes will be issued.
Global Notes shall be exchangeable for definitive notes registered in the names of persons other than DTC or its nominee for such Global Notes only if:
Any Global Note that is exchangeable for definitive notes pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Notes issuable in denominations of US\$200,000 and in multiples of US\$1,000 in excess thereof and registered in such names as DTC shall direct. Subject to the foregoing, a Global Note shall not be exchangeable, except for a Global Note of like denomination to be registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. Bearer notes will not be issued.
The "distribution compliance period", as defined in Regulation S, will begin on the closing date and end 40 days after the closing date of the offering.
Beneficial interests in one Global Note may generally be exchanged for interests in another Global Note. Depending on whether the transfer is being made during or after the distribution compliance period, and to which Global Note the transfer is being made, the Trustee may require the seller to provide certain written certifications in the form provided in the Indenture.
A beneficial interest in a Global Note that is transferred to a person who takes delivery through another Global Note will, upon transfer, become subject to any transfer restrictions and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in the other Global Note.
Definitive notes, if any, may be transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in the relevant Global Note in accordance with the procedures described in the Indenture.
Each series of the Notes will be issued in the form of several registered notes in global form, without interest coupons, which we refer to as the Global Notes, as follows:
Upon issuance, each of the Global Notes will be deposited with the Registrar and Transfer Agent as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.
Ownership of beneficial interests in each Global Note will be limited to persons who have accounts with DTC, or DTC participants, or persons who hold interests through DTC participants. We expect that under procedures established by DTC:
Each Global Note and beneficial interests in each Global Note will be subject to restrictions on transfer as described under "Transfer Restrictions".
See "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees—Book-Entry System; Delivery and Form".
All interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream. We provide the following summaries of those operations and procedures solely for the convenience of investors. The information in this section concerning DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg (referred to herein as Clearstream) and their book-entry systems has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but neither we nor the Initial Purchasers take any responsibility for or make any representation or warranty with respect to the accuracy of this information. DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are under no obligation to follow the procedures described herein to facilitate the transfer of interest in Global Notes among participants and account holders of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, and such procedures may be discontinued or modified at any time. Neither we, the Company, the Trustee nor any paying agent will have any responsibility for the performance of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
DTC has advised us that it is:
• a "clearing agency" registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants through electronic book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants. DTC's participants include securities brokers and dealers, including the Initial Purchasers; banks and trust companies; clearing corporations and other organizations. Indirect access to DTC's system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies; these indirect participants clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC participant, either directly or indirectly. Investors who are not DTC participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through DTC participants or indirect participants in DTC.
So long as DTC's nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by that Global Note for all purposes under the Indenture.
As a result, each investor who owns a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights of a holder of Notes under the Indenture (and, if the investor is not a participant or an indirect participant in DTC, on the procedures of the DTC participant through which the investor owns its interest).
Payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest with respect to the Notes represented by a Global Note will be made by the Paying Agent to DTC's nominee as the registered holder of the Global Note. Neither we nor the Paying Agent will have any responsibility or liability for the payment of amounts to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note, for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of those interests by DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to those interests.
Payments by participants and indirect participants in DTC to the owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be governed by standing instructions and customary industry practice and will be the responsibility of those participants or indirect participants and DTC.
Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected under DTC's procedures and will be settled in same-day funds. Transfers between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream will be effected in the ordinary way under the rules and operating procedures of those systems.
Cross-market transfers between DTC participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected within DTC through the DTC participants that are acting as depositaries for Euroclear and Clearstream. To deliver or receive an interest in a Global Note held in a Euroclear or Clearstream account, an investor must send transfer instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, under the rules and procedures of that system and within the established deadlines of that system. If the transaction meets its settlement requirements, Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will send instructions to its DTC depositary to take action to effect final settlement by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment under normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the DTC depositaries that are acting for Euroclear or Clearstream.
Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant that purchases an interest in a Global Note from a DTC participant will be credited on the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream immediately following the DTC settlement date. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream from the sale of an interest in a Global Note to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following the DTC settlement date.
DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the above procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in those settlement systems. However, the settlement systems are not obligated to perform these procedures and may discontinue or change these procedures at any time. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their
participants or indirect participants of their obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
Tax legislation, including in the country where the investor is domiciled or tax resident and in the Issuer's country of incorporation, may have an impact on the income that an investor receives from the Notes. Prospective holders of Notes are advised to consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences, under the tax laws of the country of which they are resident, of a purchase of the Notes, including, without limitation, the consequences of the receipt of interest and premium, if any, on any sale or redemption of the Notes or any interest therein.
The summary below is of a general nature and describes certain UK tax implications of acquiring, holding or disposing of Notes. It is not tax advice and is not intended to be exhaustive. The summary is based on current UK tax law, current UK H.M. Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") published practice, which may not be binding on HMRC and the terms of the double taxation treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom which entered into force on March 31, 2003 (the "Treaty"), all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retrospective effect. The comments relate only to the position of persons who are the absolute beneficial owners of their Notes and may not apply to certain classes of holders, such as dealers in securities and holders who are connected with the Issuer for UK tax purposes, and do not necessarily apply where the income in respect of the Notes is deemed for UK tax purposes to be the income of any person other than the holder of the Notes.
Interest Payments: Any premium payable on a redemption of the Notes at the option of the Issuer may, in certain circumstances, constitute interest for UK tax purposes and so be treated in the manner described below. References to "interest" in this section mean interest as understood in UK tax law. The statements below do not take account of any different definitions of interest which may prevail under any other law.
Payments of interest on Notes issued by the Issuer will not be subject to withholding or deduction for or on account of UK income tax because the Notes will be treated as "quoted Eurobonds" (within the meaning of section 987 of the Income Tax Act 2007 ("ITA 2007")), so long as the Notes are "listed on a recognised stock exchange" (within the meaning of section 1005 ITA 2007) or admitted to trading on a "multilateral trading facility" (within the meaning of section 987 ITA 2007). Section 1005 ITA 2007 provides that securities will be treated as "listed on a recognised stock exchange" if (and only if) they are admitted to trading on that exchange, and either they are included in the United Kingdom official list (within the meaning of Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) or they are officially listed, in accordance with provisions corresponding to those generally applicable in European Economic Area states, in a country outside the United Kingdom in which there is a "recognised stock exchange". The London Stock Exchange is a "recognised stock exchange" for these purposes.
Even if the Notes do not qualify as "quoted Eurobonds", no withholding or deduction for or on account of UK income tax is required (subject to contrary direction from HMRC) in respect of payments to a holder who the Issuer reasonably believes is the beneficial owner of the interest payable on the Notes and is either a UK resident company or a non-UK resident company carrying on a trade in the United Kingdom through a UK permanent establishment where the payment is taken into account in calculating the UK corporation tax liability of that company, or falls within various categories enjoying a special tax status (including charities and certain pension funds), or is a partnership consisting of such persons.
In most other cases, payments of interest will generally be subject to withholding or deduction for or on account of UK income tax at the basic rate, which is currently 20%. Certain holders of Notes who are resident in the United States may be entitled to receive payments free of withholding or deduction for or on account of UK tax under the Treaty and HMRC may issue a direction to the Issuer to that effect. Holders of Notes who are resident in other jurisdictions may also be able to receive payment free of withholding or deduction for or on
account of UK tax or subject to a lower rate of such withholding or deduction under an appropriate double taxation treaty and HMRC may issue a direction to that effect. However, any such direction will, in any case, be issued only on prior application to the relevant tax authorities by the holder in question. If such a direction is not in place at the time a payment of interest is made, the Issuer will be required to withhold or deduct for or on account of UK tax, although a holder of Notes resident in another jurisdiction who is entitled to relief may subsequently claim from HMRC the amount, or proportion of the amount, withheld or deducted.
The interest on Notes issued by the Issuer will have a UK source for UK tax purposes and, as such, may be subject to UK tax by direct assessment (including self-assessment) even where paid without withholding or deduction for or on account of UK income tax. However, interest with a UK source received without withholding or deduction for or on account of UK income tax will not be chargeable to UK tax in the hands of a person (other than certain trustees) who is not resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom unless that person carries on a trade, profession or vocation in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency (or, for holders who are companies, carries on a trade through a permanent establishment) in the United Kingdom in connection with which the interest is received or to which the Notes are attributable, in which case (subject to exemptions for interest received by certain categories of agent) tax may be levied on the UK branch, agency or permanent establishment.
Disposal (including redemption): In general, a holder of Notes who is resident in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom will not be liable to UK chargeable gains taxation in respect of a disposal (including redemption) of a Note, any gain accrued in respect of a Note or any change in the value of a Note, unless at the time of the disposal, the holder carries on a trade, profession or vocation in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency (or, for holders who are companies, carries on a trade through a permanent establishment) and the Note was used in or for the purposes of that trade, profession or vocation or is attributable to the branch or agency or permanent establishment.
UK Corporation Tax Payers: In general, holders within the charge to UK corporation tax (other than certain authorized investment funds) will be treated for UK tax purposes as realizing profits, gains or losses in respect of the Notes on a basis which is broadly in accordance with their accounting treatment, so long as that accounting treatment is in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice (as that term is defined for UK tax purposes). Such profits, gains and losses whether attributable to currency fluctuations or otherwise will be taken into account in computing taxable income for UK corporation tax purposes.
Other UK Tax Payers: If the holder is an individual resident in the United Kingdom for UK tax purposes, he or she may have to account for UK capital gains tax in respect of any gains arising on a disposal (including a redemption) of a Note. Any such capital gains would be calculated by comparing the British pound values on purchase and disposal of the Notes, so a liability to UK tax could arise even where the non-British pound amount received on a disposal was less than or the same as the amount paid for the Notes.
The rules relating to "accrued income profits and losses" (contained in Part 12 ITA 2007) may apply to certain holders who are not subject to UK corporation tax, in relation to a transfer of the Notes. On a transfer of securities with accrued interest, the rules usually apply to deem the transferor to receive an amount of income equal to the accrued interest and to treat the deemed or actual interest subsequently received by the transferee as reduced by a corresponding amount.
Generally, persons who are not resident in the UK and who do not carry on a trade in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom for the purposes of which the Notes were used, held or acquired will not be subject to the rules relating to accrued income profits and losses.
Dependent, among other things, on the discount (if any) at which the Notes are issued, the Notes may be deemed to constitute "deeply discounted securities" for the purposes of Chapter 8 of Part 4 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005. If the Notes are deemed to constitute deeply discounted securities, individual holders of Notes who are resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom or who carry on a trade, profession or vocation in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency to which the Notes are attributable generally will be liable to UK income tax on any gain made on the sale or other disposal (including redemption)
of the Notes. Holders of Notes are advised to consult their own professional advisors if they require any advice or further information relating to "deeply discounted securities".
Special rules may apply to individual holders who have ceased to be resident for UK tax purposes in the United Kingdom and once again become resident for UK tax purposes in the United Kingdom after a period of non-residence. Such holders should consult their own tax advisors.
Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax ("SDRT"): No UK stamp duty or SDRT should arise on the issue or transfer of a Note, or on its redemption.
Provision of Information: Holders of Notes should note that, in certain circumstances, HMRC has the power to obtain information (including details of the beneficial owners of the Notes (or the persons for whom the Notes are held) or the persons to whom payments derived from the Notes are or may be paid and information and documents in connection with transactions relating to the Notes) from, amongst others, the holders of the Notes, persons by or through whom payments derived from the Notes are made, persons who receive (or would be entitled to receive) such payments, persons who effect or are a party to transactions relating to the Notes on behalf of others and certain registrars or administrators. HMRC also has the power, in certain circumstances, to obtain information from any person in the UK who pays amounts payable on the redemption of notes that are deeply discounted securities for the purposes of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005, or receives such amounts for the benefit of another person (although HMRC published guidance indicates that it will only exercise its power having first announced widely that it will begin to require the reporting of this information). Any such information referred to in this paragraph may, in certain circumstances, be exchanged by HMRC with the tax authorities in other countries.
This section describes certain US federal income tax consequences to a US holder (as defined below) of owning or disposing of the Notes we are offering. It applies to you only if you acquire Notes in the offering at the initial offering price and you hold your Notes as capital assets for US federal income tax purposes. This section does not describe all the US federal income tax considerations that may apply to you if you are a member of a class of owners subject to special rules, such as:
• a person whose functional currency for tax purposes is not the US dollar.
If a partnership (or an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for US federal income tax purposes) holds Notes, the US federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the tax treatment of the partnership. Partnerships holding Notes and their partners should consult their tax advisors with regard to the US federal income tax treatment of an investment in the Notes.
This section is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations under the Code, published rulings and court decisions, all as of the date hereof. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. This section does not address alternative minimum tax consequences, US federal estate and gift tax consequences, the applicability of the Medicare tax on net investment income or any US state and local or non-US tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of Notes.
You are a US holder if you are a beneficial owner of a Note and you are for US federal income tax purposes:
Payments of Interest: You will be taxed on interest on your Notes (without reduction for any withholding tax) and, without duplication, any Additional Amounts, including the amount of any withholding tax on payments of Additional Amounts, as ordinary income at the time you actually or constructively receive the interest or when it accrues, depending on your method of accounting for US federal income tax purposes.
Interest paid by us on the Notes is income from sources outside the United States for the purposes of the rules regarding the foreign tax credit allowable to a US holder. The interest will, depending on your circumstances, be either "passive" or "general" income for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit. The rules governing foreign tax credits are complex and, therefore, US holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits in their particular circumstances.
If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, the Issuer or Company will be required to make an offer to each holder of Notes to repurchase all or any part of that holder's Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased and any accrued interest (see "Description of the Notes and the Guarantees—Change of Control Repurchase Event"). Notwithstanding this possibility, we do not believe that the Notes are contingent payment debt instruments for US federal income tax purposes, and, consequently, we do not intend to treat the Notes as contingent payment debt instruments. If, notwithstanding our view, any of the Notes were treated as contingent payment debt instruments, a US holder may be required to accrue ordinary income at a rate that is different to the stated interest rate on such Notes and to treat as ordinary income (rather than capital gain) any gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of such Notes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Notes will not be treated as contingent payment debt instruments for US federal income tax purposes.
Disposition of a Note: You generally will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of your Notes equal to the difference between the amount you realize on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition, excluding any amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which will be taxed as described above, and your tax basis in your Notes. Your tax basis in your Notes generally will be their cost. Capital gain of a non-corporate US holder is generally taxed at preferential rates where the property is held for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Information with Respect to Foreign Financial Assets: Certain owners of "specified foreign financial assets" with an aggregate value in excess of US\$50,000 (and in some circumstances, a higher threshold) may be required to file an information report (IRS Form 8938) with respect to such assets with their US federal income tax returns. "Specified foreign financial assets" generally include financial accounts maintained by foreign financial institutions, including those in which Notes may be held, and securities issued by non-US persons, such as the Notes, if they are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of this reporting requirement to their ownership of the Notes.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting: Backup withholding and information reporting requirements may apply to certain payments to US holders of interest on the Notes and to the proceeds of a sale or other disposition of a Note. Backup withholding (currently at a rate of 24%) may be required if you fail (i) to furnish your taxpayer identification number, (ii) to certify that you are not subject to backup withholding or (iii) to otherwise comply with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Certain US holders (including, among others, corporations) are not currently subject to the backup withholding and information reporting requirements. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a US holder generally may be claimed as a credit against such US holder's US federal income tax liability and any excess may result in a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
Subject to the terms and conditions of a purchase agreement among the Issuer, the Company and the Initial Purchasers, the Issuer has agreed to sell to the Initial Purchasers, and each Initial Purchaser has severally agreed to purchase from the Issuer, the principal amount of Notes indicated in the following table.
| Principal Amount | Principal Amount of | |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Purchasers | of 2029 Notes | 2052 Notes |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc | \$100,000,000 | \$150,000,000 |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | \$100,000,000 | \$150,000,000 |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | \$100,000,000 | \$150,000,000 |
| Santander Investment Securities Inc | \$100,000,000 | \$150,000,000 |
| DBS Bank Ltd | \$50,000,000 | \$75,000,000 |
| Standard Chartered Bank | \$50,000,000 | \$75,000,000 |
| Total | \$500,000,000 | \$750,000,000 |
The obligations of the Initial Purchasers under the purchase agreement, including their agreement to purchase Notes from the Issuer, are several and not joint. The purchase agreement provides that the Initial Purchasers will purchase all the Notes if any of them are purchased.
The Initial Purchasers initially propose to offer and sell the Notes at the respective prices set forth on the cover page of this Offering Memorandum. The Initial Purchasers may change such offering prices and any other selling terms at any time without notice. The offering of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the Initial Purchasers' right to reject any order in whole or part. The Initial Purchasers may offer and sell Notes through certain of their affiliates.
In the purchase agreement, the Issuer and the Company have agreed to indemnify the several Initial Purchasers, their affiliates, directors, officers, employees and controlling persons against certain liabilities in connection with this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the several Initial Purchasers may be required to make in respect thereof.
The Initial Purchasers expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefore on the Settlement Date, which will be the second business day following the pricing date of the offering (this settlement cycle being referred to as "T+2").
The Notes and the Guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or qualified for sale under the securities laws of any state or any jurisdiction inside or outside the United States. The Initial Purchasers propose to resell the Notes and the Guarantees to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to certain non-US persons in reliance on Regulation S. Each purchaser of the Notes offered hereby in making its purchase will be deemed to have made by its purchase certain acknowledgments, representations, warranties and agreements as set forth under the sections entitled "Notice to Investors" and "Transfer Restrictions".
In connection with sales outside the United States, the Initial Purchasers have agreed that they will not offer, sell or deliver the Notes to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons (i) as a part of the Initial Purchasers' distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering or the date the Notes are originally issued other than in accordance with Regulation S or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Initial Purchasers will send to each broker or dealer to whom they sell such Notes during such 40-day distribution compliance period a confirmation or other notice setting forth the restrictions on offers and sales of the Notes within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons.
In addition, until the expiration of the 40-day distribution compliance period referred to above, an offer or sale of the Notes within the United States by a broker/dealer, whether or not participating in this offering, may violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act if such sale is made otherwise than in accordance with Rule 144A or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
The Notes are a new issue of securities for which there currently is no market. The Issuer intends to make an application for Admission of each series of the Notes to listing on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, a regulated market. The Initial Purchasers have advised the Issuer that following the completion of this offering, they presently intend to make a market in the Notes. They are not obligated to do so, however, and any market-making activities with respect to the Notes may be discontinued at any time at their sole discretion without notice. In addition, such market-making activity will be subject to the limits imposed by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Issuer cannot give any assurance as to the development of any market or the liquidity of any market for the Notes.
In connection with this offering, the Stabilizing Managers may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which creates a short position for the Initial Purchasers. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the Notes in the open market for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the Notes. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the Notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the Stabilizing Managers to reclaim a selling concession from a broker/dealer when the Notes originally sold by such broker/dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover short positions. Any of these activities may prevent a decline in the market price of such Notes, and may also cause the price of such Notes to be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. The Stabilizing Managers may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the Stabilizing Managers commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.
In connection with the issue of the Notes, any one of the Stabilizing Managers or any person acting on behalf of a Stabilizing Manager may over-allot Notes or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilizing Managers (or persons acting on their behalf) will undertake any stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the offer of the Notes is made and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the date on which the Issuer received the proceeds of the offering, or no later than 60 days after the date of the allotment of the Notes, whichever is the earlier. Any such stabilization or over-allotment must be conducted by the Stabilizing Managers (or persons acting on behalf of any Stabilizing Manager) in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and rules and on the London Stock Exchange or OTC market.
The Issuer and the Company have each agreed not to, for a period from the date hereof until the date of delivery of the Notes, without the prior written consent of the Initial Purchasers, directly or indirectly, issue, sell, offer to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of, any securities similar to the Notes, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for the Notes or any such similar securities or the Guarantees, except for the Notes sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the purchase agreement.
The Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to the Issuer and the Company and to persons and entities with relationships with the Issuer and the Company, for which they received or will receive customary fees expenses. In particular, affiliates of certain of the Initial Purchasers are lenders under certain of our existing credit facilities, and proceeds from the sale of the Notes may be used to service or repay these facilities.
In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments, including serving as counterparties to certain derivatives and hedging instruments, and actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to assets, securities and/or instruments of the Issuer or the Company (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with the Issuer or the Company. Certain
of the Initial Purchasers or their affiliates that have a lending relationship with the Issuer or the Company routinely hedge their credit exposure to the Issuer or the Company consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such Initial Purchasers and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in the securities of the Issuer or the Company, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.
To the extent any Initial Purchaser that is not a US registered broker dealer intends to effect any offers or sales of any Notes in the United States, it will do so through one or more US registered broker dealers in accordance with the applicable US securities laws and regulations.
Each Initial Purchaser has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any retail investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive EU 2016/97 (as amended or superseded, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II.
Each Initial Purchaser has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any retail investor in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA.
Each Initial Purchaser has represented and agreed that (a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer or the Company; and (b) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
The contents of this Offering Memorandum have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this Offering Memorandum, you should obtain independent professional advice.
The Notes may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made under that Ordinance, or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a "prospectus" as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance; and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purposes of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made under that Ordinance.
This Offering Memorandum has not been registered as a prospectus under the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the "SFA") by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the offer of the Notes in Singapore is made primarily pursuant to the exemptions under Sections 274 and 275 of the SFA. Accordingly, this Offering Memorandum and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Notes be offered or sold, or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor as defined in Section 4A of the SFA (an "Institutional Investor") pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to an accredited investor as defined in Section 4A of the SFA (an "Accredited Investor") or other relevant person as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA (a "Relevant Person") and pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with, the conditions of any other applicable exemption or provision of the SFA.
It is a condition of the offer that where the Notes are subscribed for or acquired pursuant to an offer made in reliance on Section 275 of the SFA by a Relevant Person which is:
the securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation and the beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust, shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has subscribed for or acquired the notes except:
Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification – Solely for the purposes of our obligations pursuant to Sections 309(B)(1)(a) and 309(B)(1)(c) of the SFA, we have determined, and hereby notify all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A of the SFA) that the Notes are "prescribed capital markets products" (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and "Excluded Investment Products" (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
This offering memorandum is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the notes. The notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act ("FinSA") and no application has or will be made to admit the notes to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this offering memorandum nor any other offering nor marketing material relating to the notes constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this offering memorandum nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.
The Notes have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or any other regulatory authority of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which could constitute an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan or relevant laws and regulations that require a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or any other regulatory authority of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the Notes in Taiwan through a public offering or in any offering that requires registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Taiwan and the competent authority's rulings thereunder.
The securities offered hereby have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948 as amended, the "FIEL") and each Initial Purchaser has agreed that it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEL and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
The Notes and the Guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws, and may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any US person, except pursuant to an effective registration statement or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or in accordance with an applicable exemption from the registration requirements and those other laws. Accordingly, the Notes and the Guarantees are being offered and sold only (i) to qualified institutional buyers in a private sale exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144A and any other applicable securities laws or (ii) outside the United States to non-US persons in compliance with Regulation S.
Each purchase of Notes is subject to restrictions on transfer as summarized below. By purchasing Notes, each purchaser will be deemed to have made the following acknowledgements, representations to and agreements with us and the Initial Purchasers:
institutional accredited investor, in each case in a minimum principal amount of Notes of US\$250,000; or (f) under any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; in each case in compliance with any applicable state securities laws; subject in each of the above cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of the seller's property or the property of an investor account or accounts be at all times within the seller's or account's control.
The purchaser also acknowledges that:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME OR BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF US\$250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (F) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (G) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO
ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E), (F) OR (G) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.
• each Note being sold pursuant to Regulation S will contain a legend substantially to the following effect:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY US PERSON, UNLESS SUCH NOTES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF IS AVAILABLE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF FORTY DAYS FROM THE LATER OF (i) THE DATE ON WHICH THESE NOTES WERE FIRST OFFERED AND (ii) THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THESE NOTES.
Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for us by Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP, as to matters of United States federal law, New York State law and English law. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the Initial Purchasers by Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, as to matters of United States federal and New York State law.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2021, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, UK-adopted International Accounting Standards and those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under those standards and the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency rules of the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom as applicable to periodic financial reporting, have been audited by PwC, as stated in their report incorporated by reference herein. The consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2020, prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their reports incorporated by reference herein. The consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year-ended December 31, 2019, prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, have been audited by Deloitte LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their reports incorporated by reference herein.
The audit report of Deloitte LLP, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Group in accordance with guidance issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, include the following limitations: "This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed."
The audit reports of PwC, in accordance with guidance issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, includes the following limitations: "This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Parent Company's members as a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing."
Anglo American Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American, was incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the registered number 04658814 on February 6, 2003 and operates under the Companies Act 2006 as a public limited company. Its registered office is at 17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA. Anglo American Capital was formed as a special purpose company solely for the purposes of issuing debt securities and has no subsidiaries.
Anglo American Capital's authorized share capital is £50,000 and US\$1,000,000,000 divided into 50,000 3% cumulative preference shares of £1.00 each and 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of US\$1.00 each, of which 50,000 3% cumulative preference shares and 5,700 ordinary shares are in issue and fully paid up. All of Anglo American Capital's issued shares are beneficially owned by Anglo American.
The Directors of Anglo American Capital and their functions and principal directorships outside Anglo American Capital are as follows:
| Name | Title | Principal Directorships outside Anglo American Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Macpherson | Director | None |
| Stephen Pearce | Director | Anglo American plc, De Beers, |
| Anglo American Platinum | ||
| Limited, BAE Systems plc | ||
| Clare Davage | Director | None |
| Claire Murphy | Director | None |
| Richard Price | Director | None |
| Craig Fish | Director | None |
| Zahira Quattrocchi | Director | None |
| Aaron Field | Director | None |
The business address of each of the above is 17 Charterhouse Street, London EC1N 6RA and the telephone number of Anglo American Capital's registered office is: +44 (0) 20 7968 8888.
No potential conflicts of interest exist between the Directors' duties to Anglo American Capital and their private interests or other duties.
PwC audited Anglo American Capital's accounts in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021. Deloitte audited Anglo American Capital's accounts in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in the United Kingdom for the period from February 6, 2003 (Anglo American Capital's date of incorporation) to December 31, 2004 and in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2019. Audit reports issued by Deloitte on these financial statements were without qualification.
The issue of the Notes, or, in the case of the Company, the giving of the guarantee, has been duly authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Anglo American plc dated February 22, 2022 and of the Board of Directors of Anglo American Capital plc dated March 10, 2022.
The Legal Entity Identifier of the Issuer is TINT358G1SSHR3L3PW36.
The Legal Entity Identifier of the Guarantor is 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43.
Application has been made to the FCA for the Notes to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market and is expected to be effective as of March 21, 2022, subject only to the issuance of the Global Notes. The listing of the Notes on the Official List will be expressed as a percentage of their nominal amount (exclusive of accrued interest). Prior to listing of the Notes on the Official List and Admission to trading, however, dealings will be permitted by the London Stock Exchange in accordance with its rules. Transactions will normally be effected for delivery on the third working date after the day of the transaction.
The Issuer's and the Company's out-of-pocket expenses in relation to Admission to trading of the Notes on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market are expected to amount to approximately £300,000.
The Notes have been accepted for clearance through DTC's book-entry settlement system. The CUSIP and ISIN numbers for the Notes are as follows:
2029 Notes distributed pursuant to Rule 144A: CUSIP 034863 BB5 / ISIN US034863BB50
2052 Notes distributed pursuant to Rule 144A: CUSIP 034863 BC3 / ISIN US034863BC34
2029 Notes distributed pursuant to Regulation S: CUSIP G0446N AW4 / ISIN USG0446NAW41
2052 Notes distributed pursuant to Regulation S: CUSIP G0446N AX2 / ISIN USG0446NAX24
The address of DTC is The Depository Trust Company, 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041-0099, USA.
There has been no significant change in the financial performance and financial position of the Group since December 31, 2021, being the date of its last published audited financial statements.
There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Group since December 31, 2021, being the date of its last published audited financial statements.
There has been no significant change in the financial performance and financial position of the Issuer since December 31, 2021, being the date of its last published audited financial statements.
There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer since December 31, 2021, being the date of its last published audited financial statements.
Proceedings in South Africa
Silicosis class action
Anglo American South Africa Limited ("AASA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American plc, was named as one of 32 respondents in a consolidated class certification application filed in the South Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) on behalf of former mineworkers (or their dependents or survivors) who allegedly contracted silicosis or tuberculosis as a result of having worked for various gold mining companies including some in which AASA was a shareholder and to which AASA provided various technical and administrative services.
The parties reached a settlement agreement in May 2018. This settlement (i) required approval by the High Court of South Africa, and (ii) contained a provision that no more than 2,000 people opt out of the approved settlement agreement. The settlement agreement was approved by the High Court in July 2019, and the final condition precedent was achieved in December 2019, when it was confirmed that fewer than 2,000 persons elected to opt out of the settlement agreement.
The settlement accordingly became effective on December 10, 2019. As a result, the independent trust has been constituted, and is responsible for tracking and tracing potential claimants, conducting benefit evaluations to determine whether the claimants qualify for benefits and the disbursements of compensation to qualifying claimants. The compensation from the trust will be in addition to the statutory benefit the claimants may receive. The trust is established on a defined benefit model, with compensation payable to all potentially qualifying claimants. Funding for payment of compensation will be provided on a drip feed model over the 13 year duration of the trust.
AASA's anticipated 21% share of the remaining cost of implementing the agreement is currently estimated at circa US\$50 million. The ultimate cost of the settlement will depend on the number of eligible claimants, claim history and disease prevalence. The assumptions underpinning the financial provisions remain unchanged. The provided amount has been amended to take into account payments made in previous years, foreign exchange fluctuations, discounting to current values, and allocations to current and non-current liabilities.
In October 2020, an application was filed in the Gauteng Local Division (Johannesburg) of the High Court in South Africa to seek the certification of two classes of claimants in a legal action against AASA.
The legal action relates to lead contamination in the vicinity of a former lead mine in Kabwe, Zambia, which is alleged to have resulted from the operation of the mine, specifically between 1925 and 1974. AASA held a shareholding in the company that operated the mine during this period while other entities within the Anglo American Group at the time, and on occasion AASA, provided services to the mine during the period.
The mine was then nationalized and continued to operate for 20 years until its closure in 1994.
The claim fails to take into account the existence of a number of parties that had roles in the ownership and operation of the mine between the inception of the mine and 1994, and in the post-closure management of the mine site during the 27 years which have passed since its closure in 1994. The industrial processing of metals continues at and around the mine site to this day, as does significant informal mining activity.
The central allegation in the case is that lead emissions from operational and waste management activities undertaken at the mine in the period from 1925 to 1974 have made a material contribution to leadrelated health impacts experienced by members of the local community, giving rise to alleged actionable claims against AASA.
The application seeks to certify two classes of claimants, the first consisting of children from the Kabwe District and the second of women of child-bearing age from the Kabwe District. The claimants' lawyers allege that members of each class have suffered actionable injury as a result of exposure to lead. The application proposes that the first stage of the claim (where common issues will be decided) should proceed on an 'opt-out' basis (meaning anyone who meets the criteria for one of the classes is automatically included as a claimant unless they opt-out) while the second stage (where claimants will need to prove their individual claims) should proceed on an 'opt-in' basis (where individuals will need to actively 'opt-in' to become a claimant). There are 13 individuals representing the two classes and at the time of the application there were said to be 1,071 individuals who have signed up to bring individual claims as part of the second opt-in stage, in the event that the classes are certified and the claim proceeds beyond the first stage. The application contends that it is likely that a substantial number of additional potential claimants would seek to join the claim at the second stage. The claimants' lawyers have estimated that the two classes of claimants, as they are currently defined, could ultimately comprise approximately 142,000 individuals.
The claimants are seeking compensation for alleged personal injury and the costs of remediation, however no indication of the amount of damages being sought (either on a per claimant or total basis) has been provided in the application.
AASA is defending the matter and filed its answering affidavit to the certification application on August 31, 2021. AASA filed a supplementary answering affidavit on November 11, 2021.
The claimants filed their reply on March 11, 2022. The class certification hearing is likely to take place in H2 2022, with a ruling likely to follow 6 to 12 months later. In the event that certification is granted, the actual class action will commence, which action is unlikely to be concluded before end 2025.
This litigation remains subject to significant uncertainty, and it is not currently possible to make a reasonable estimate of the outcome, quantum or timing of any potential future determination, and therefore no provision has been recognized.
Other than as disclosed in this section, there are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the Company or the Issuer is aware), during the 12 months preceding the date of this Offering Memorandum which may have, or have had in the recent past, significant effects on the Issuer and/or the Group's financial position or profitability.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has made reports under Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 on the statutory accounts of the Company and the Issuer ended for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum), which were unqualified and did not contain any statement as is described in Section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. Deloitte LLP made a report under Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 on the statutory accounts of the Company and the Issuer for the year ended December 31, 2019 (incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum), which was unqualified and did not contain any statement as is described in Sections 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. Any financial information included in this Offering Memorandum (other than the statutory accounts incorporated by reference in this Offering Memorandum) do not constitute the statutory accounts of the Company or the Issuer within the meaning of Section 435 (1) and (2) of the Companies Act 2006 for any period presented. Statutory accounts of the Company and the Issuer have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales for the year-ended December 31, 2021 in accordance with, and as required by, UK law.
The independent auditors of the Company and the Issuer for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH, who are registered to carry out audit work by the Audit Inspection Unit of the Professional Oversight Board of the Financial Reporting Council in the United Kingdom, whose address is Eighth Floor, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AG. PwC has no interest in the Issuer or the Company.
The independent auditors of the Company and the Issuer for the year ended December 31, 2019 were Deloitte of 2 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ, who are registered to carry out audit work by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and regulated by the Audit Inspection Unit of the Professional Oversight Board of the Financial Reporting Council in the United Kingdom, whose address is Eighth Floor, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AG.
The projected yield of the 2029 Notes will be 3.982% and of the 2052 Notes will be 4.860%. Such projection has been calculated on the basis of the offering prices as at the date of this Offering Memorandum and is not an indication of actual future returns for investors.
Save for any fees payable to the Initial Purchasers, so far as the Company and the Issuer are aware, no person involved in the issue of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
For the life of this Offering Memorandum, copies of the following documents will be available for inspection at (i) in the case of the documents listed in (a) and (d), https://www.angloamerican.com/investors/fixed-income-investors/usd-investor-downloads (ii) in the case of the documents listed in (b), https://www.angloamerican.com/investors/fixed-income-investors/issuer-documentdownloads and (iii) in the case of the documents listed in (c), at the websites listed in the section entitled "Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference":
No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this Offering Memorandum. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This Offering Memorandum has been prepared solely for the purpose of Admission of the Notes and does not constitute an offer for sale of Notes. The information contained in this Offering Memorandum is current only as of its date.
| DEFINED TERMS 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL | ||
| INFORMATION 13 | ||
| SERVICE OF PROCESS AND | ||
| ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL | ||
| LIABILITIES 21 | ||
| AVAILABLE INFORMATION 22 | ||
| INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN | ||
| INFORMATION BY REFERENCE. 23 | ||
| OVERVIEW 25 | ||
| SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION . 33 | ||
| RISK FACTORS 35 | ||
| CAPITALIZATION 51 | ||
| RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 52 | ||
| USE OF PROCEEDS 53 | ||
| BUSINESS DESCRIPTION 54 | ||
| MINERAL PRODUCTION 70 | ||
| INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 72 | ||
| SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION 75 | ||
| OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW 77 | ||
| REGULATION 105 | ||
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| (INCLUDING SAFETY, HEALTH, | ||
| ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL) . 109 | ||
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ANGLO | ||
| AMERICAN PLC 114 | ||
| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 124 | ||
| DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE | ||
| GUARANTEES 125 | ||
| BOOK-ENTRY SETTLEMENT AND | ||
| CLEARANCE 146 | ||
| TAXATION 149 | ||
| PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 154 | ||
| TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS 159 | ||
| LEGAL MATTERS 162 | ||
| INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 162 | ||
| DESCRIPTION OF ANGLO AMERICAN | ||
| CAPITAL PLC 163 | ||
| GENERAL INFORMATION 164 |

Anglo American Capital plc
US\$500,000,000 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029
US\$750,000,000 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052
Guaranteed by Anglo American plc
Joint Bookrunners
Citigroup
Mizuho Securities
Morgan Stanley
Santander
DBS Bank Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank
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