Johannesburg – Platinum Anglo American plc (Anglo American) has announced significant progress toward its demerger of Anglo American Platinum Limited (Anglo American Platinum).
Anglo American also said it notes Anglo American Platinum’s announcement of its results for the year ended 31 December 2024, released this morning.
In a statement made available to The Bulrushes on Monday, (17 February 2025), Anglo American Platinum announced “its final dividend for 2024, and an additional cash dividend, together totaling R16.5 billion (approximately $0.9 billion), which will be payable to all Anglo American Platinum shareholders ahead of the demerger”.
The payment of the additional cash dividend forms part of Anglo American Platinum’s finalisation of its standalone capital structure.
Anglo American is a c.67% shareholder in Anglo American Platinum and therefore expects to receive approximately $0.6 billion from these dividends.
Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “We are on a clear timeline towards demerging Anglo American Platinum – the world’s leading PGMs producer – in June, with its primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and an additional listing on the London Stock Exchange.
“Consistent with our commitment to deliver a responsible demerger, Anglo American intends to retain a 19.9% shareholding in Anglo American Platinum in order to further help manage flowback by reducing the absolute size of the shareholding that will be emerged.
“Anglo American will no longer have any representation on the Anglo American Platinum board post demerger and we intend to exit our residual shareholding responsibly over time, and subject to customary lock-up arrangements.”
Anglo American said it intends to seek shareholder approval for the demerger of Anglo American Platinum at the time of Anglo American’s Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2025, subject to governance and regulatory approvals.
“Anglo American Platinum will be de-consolidated from Anglo American following the demerger,” the statement said.
“As at 31 December 2024, Anglo American Platinum had approximately $0.9 billion of net cash, including the customer prepayment of approximately $0.6 billion.”
Anglo American Platinum reported adjusted EBITDA for 2024 of R19.8 billion (audited), equivalent to approximately $1.1 billion.
Adjusted EBITDA as disclosed in Anglo American Platinum Limited’s annual report, is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation adjusted to exclude scrapping of assets and the related insurance claim income, profit/loss on sale of assets, and remeasurements of loans and receivables.
Anglo American said it will report results for the year ended 31 December 2024 on 20 February 2025.
