REVIEW OF RESULTS
CORPORATE ACTIVITY
The Anglo Platinum and Northam Transactions
On 4 September 2007, Mvela Resources, Anglo Platinum and Northam (“the parties”), announced concurrent
transactions, which, subject to the relevant approvals being obtained, would result in Mvela Resources acquiring
53.1 million Northam shares and 50% of the Booysendal Platinum Project (“Booysendal”) from Anglo Platinum
for R4 billion (funding of which has been secured; R1.5 billion from current cash reserves and a R2.5 billion
preference share facility with Nedbank), and Northam acquiring 100% of Booysendal from Mvela Resources for
a consideration of 125 million new Northam shares.
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