Appointment Executive Directors

In compliance with paragraph 3.59(a) of the Listing Requirements of the JSE Limited we hereby advised that Mr. Kolobe S Mashalane was appointed an executive director of ARM responsible for ARMcoal and Mr. Pieter C R�rich was appointed an executive director of ARM responsible for Investor Relations and New Business Development with effect from 9 May 2006.

Issued by sponsor:
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited

For further details, contact
Pieter R�rich
Corporate Development
Tel: +27 11 779 1476
Mobile: +27(0)82 570 5064
pieter.rorich@arm.co.za

Corn� Bobbert
Corporate Development
Tel: +27 11 779 1478
Mobile: +27(0)83 380 6614
corne.bobbert@arm.co.za