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Thu 26 Aug 2010, 17:30 EHS - Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited - Interim report for the
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EHS                                                                             
EHS - Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited - Interim report for the        
six months to 30 June 2010                                                      
Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1960/001900/06)                                           
Share code: EHS                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000146171                                                              
("the Corporation" or "Evraz Highveld" or "the Group")                          
INTERIM REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2010                               
* Name changed to Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium                             
Limited                                                                         
* Substantial actual loss of production vs planned                              
production                                                                      
* Operating loss of R255 million (H1 2009: R65 million                          
profit)                                                                         
* Headline earnings negative R138 million (H1 2009:                             
positive R145 million)                                                          
* Sales revenue increased from R1.9 billion (H1 2009) to                        
R2.5 billion                                                                    
* Business remains challenging                                                  
Chairman and CEO`s Report                                                       
1. Recent developments                                                          
The name of the Corporation changed to Evraz Highveld                           
Steel and Vanadium Limited on 19 July 2010. The new look                        
of the Corporation is part of the global rebranding                             
strategy of Evraz, the majority shareholder.                                    
In the light of improved relations with the trade unions,                       
the Corporation concluded its three-year house agreement                        
in July 2010.                                                                   
Evraz Highveld`s comprehensive response relating to the                         
enquiry into alleged price fixing of flat products was                          
submitted to the Competition Commission during July 2010.                       
The enquiry into long products was concluded during                             
September 2009 when the Competition Commission confirmed                        
to the Corporation that no irregular dealings of the                            
Corporation were found. We will continue to provide full                        
co-operation and assistance.                                                    
2. Operations                                                                   
Cast steel and rolled product output for the first half of                      
2010 were both 24% lower than planned due to serious                            
failures of oxygen supply by a third party. As a result,                        
vanadium slag output was 6% lower than planned.                                 
Steel                                                                           
The casted steel output for the period increased by 25% to                      
355 504 tons compared to the same period last year and                          
decreased by 12% compared to the second half of 2009.                           
A four-strand billet casting machine was refurbished and                        
recommissioned during the period to augment the                                 
Corporation`s product range.                                                    
Vanadium                                                                        
A total of 28 633 tons of vanadium slag was produced with                       
3 945 tons of V in V2O5 for the period, compared to 18 280                      
tons, with 2 315 tons of V in V2O5 produced for the same                        
period last year. Sales of vanadium slag increased by 56%                       
for the first half of 2010 compared to the same period                          
last year.                                                                      
Production volumes of fines ore increased by 72% from the                       
first half of 2009 to the same period this year,                                
reflecting an improvement in demand for vanadium products.                      
The sales volumes of fines ore for the first half of 2010                       
remained in line with the volumes of the second half of                         
last year.                                                                      
3. Key financials                                                               
A loss of R144 million was suffered for the period in                           
comparison to a profit of R146 million for the same period                      
last year. The loss is mainly attributable to increased                         
costs. Cost of sales increased by 48% from H1 2009 to                           
H1 2010. This increase is mainly due to increases in raw                        
materials, energy, production consumables and repair costs.                     
Certain maintenance work, deferred from last year as part                       
of the Corporation`s cash containment strategy, was                             
implemented during the period.                                                  
Average steel prices achieved during the first half of                          
2010 increased slightly by 6% compared to the same period                       
last year, but then decreased by 5% compared to the second                      
half of 2009.                                                                   
The average FeV price has systematically improved from                          
US$22.52 kg V during the first half of 2009 to US$27.53 kg                      
V in the second half of 2009 and to US$30.74 kg V in the                        
first half of 2010.                                                             
4. Markets                                                                      
Global crude steel production increased by almost 30% in                        
the first six months of 2010, with China retaining its                          
dominant position. In South Africa crude steel production                       
for the period increased by 23.6% in comparison to the                          
same period last year. This is reflected in Evraz                               
Highveld`s domestic sales, which increased by 83% for this                      
half-year compared to the first half of 2009.                                   
The improvement in the domestic market enabled Evraz                            
Highveld to reduce its export sales by 53% compared to                          
the same period last year. Overall steel sales increased                        
by 10% for the period.                                                          
5. Safety, health and environment                                               
To be more in line with international practice, the                             
Corporation`s lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)                           
will be based on 1 000 000 man hours worked instead of 200                      
000 man hours. The LTIFR for the period was 1.72. This                          
compares with 1.99 for the same period last year and a                          
final LTIFR for 2009 of 1.8.                                                    
The Corporation is committed towards compliance to the new                      
air emissions standards set out in the new National                             
Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, No. 39 of 2004                       
and is finalising the details of its emission abatement                         
plan in conjunction with the Department of Environmental                        
Affairs.                                                                        
6. Transformation                                                               
Transformation has been identified as a key priority for                        
the business, and in order to verify our status, the                            
Corporation was recently externally assessed as being a                         
Level 8 Contributor. In line with this priority, a                              
Transformation Manager has been appointed to help drive                         
this process. In addition, the Evraz Highveld eMalahleni                        
Community Forum has been established as a vehicle through                       
which all Socio-Economic Development projects will be                           
managed.                                                                        
7. Change in directorate                                                        
As a result of additional commitments, Mr James Campbell                        
has tendered his resignation from the Evraz Highveld Board                      
with effect from 26 August 2010. We thank James for his                         
invaluable input during his period of directorship and,                         
more specifically, when he acted as Chairman from May                           
2008 to October 2009. We wish James all the best with                           
his new endeavours.                                                             
8. Prospects                                                                    
Contrary to our optimistic view at the end of the first                         
quarter, where we anticipated an increase in demand during                      
the second half of 2010, it is now expected that both                           
domestic steel prices and demand will weaken.                                   
B J T Shongwe                  A S MacDonald                                    
(Chairman)                    (Chief Executive Officer)                         
26 August 2010                                                                  
Group reviewed financial results                                                
Basis of preparation                                                            
The Group`s interim condensed consolidated financial                            
statements for the six months ended 30 June 2010 set out                        
below have been prepared in accordance with the principal                       
accounting policies of the Group, which comply with Inter                       
national Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and in the                        
manner required by the Companies Act in South Africa and                        
are consistent with those applied in the Group`s most                           
recent annual financial statements. These results are                           
presented in terms of International Accounting Standards                        
(IAS)34 applicable to Interim Financial Reporting.                              
Significant accounting policies                                                 
(i) The Group has adopted the following new and revised                         
Standards and Interpretations issued by the                                     
International Accounting Standards Board (the IASB)                             
and the International Financial Reporting Interpretation                        
Committee (IFRIC) of the IASB, that are relevant to its                         
operations and effective for accounting periods beginning                       
on 1 January 2010. These Standards had no impact on the                         
results or disclosures of the Group.                                            
IFRS 2, Amended - Share-based Payments: Group                                   
cash-settled share-based payment transactions (effective                        
from 1 January 2010)                                                            
IFRS 3, Business Combinations (effective from 1 July                            
2009)                                                                           
IAS 27, Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements                          
(effective from 1 July 2009)                                                    
IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and                                  
Measurement - Eligible Hedged Items (effective from                             
1 July 2009)                                                                    
IFRIC 17, Distribution of Non-cash Assets to Owners                             
(effective from 1 July 2009)                                                    
IFRIC 18, Transfers to Assets from Customers (effective                         
from 1 July 2009)                                                               
Improvements to IFRS (issued April 2009 - effective                             
mostly from 1 January 2010)                                                     
(ii) From January 2010, the Group changed its accounting                        
policy for the valuation of scrap inventory from a cost                         
formula where equal costs per ton were allocated to scrap                       
and to prime steel, to a formula where scrap inventory is                       
valued at the prevailing market price. It is not possible                       
to apply this change in allocation retrospectively,                             
therefore it has been done on all scrap produced from                           
1 January 2010.                                                                 
(iii) The following Standards, amendment to the Standards                       
and Interpretations, effective in future accounting                             
periods have not been adopted in these financial                                
statements:                                                                     
Improvements to IFRS (issued May 2010 - effective mostly                        
from 1 July 2010)                                                               
The financial information has been reviewed by Ernst &                          
Young Inc. whose unmodified review report is available for                      
inspection at the Corporation`s registered office.                              
Directors: B J T Shongwe (Chairman),                                            
A S MacDonald (Chief Executive Officer) (British),                              
G C Baizini (Italian), M Bhabha, C B Brayshaw,                                  
J W Campbell, Mrs B E de Beer, A V Frolov (Russian),                            
Mrs B Ngonyama, P M Surgey, P S Tatyanin (Russian) and                          
T I Yanbukhtin (Russian)                                                        
Company Secretary: Mrs C I Lewis                                                
Registered office:                                                              
Portion 93 of the farm                                                          
Schoongezicht No. 308 JS                                                        
District eMalahleni                                                             
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PO Box 111                                                                      
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Tel: (013) 690 9911                                                             
Fax: (013) 690 9293                                                             
Sponsor:                                                                        
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited                                                    
Transfer secretaries:                                                           
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Johannesburg                                                                    
PO Box 61051                                                                    
Marshalltown 2107                                                               
Tel: (011) 370 5000                                                             
Fax: (011) 688 5200                                                             
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF                                            
FINANCIAL POSITION                                                              
                     Reviewed     Reviewed     Audited                          
as at        as at       as at                          
                       30 Jun       30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                         2010         2009        2009                          
            Note           Rm           Rm          Rm                          
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current                                                                     
assets                   1 839        2 000       1 884                         
Property,                                                                       
plant and                                                                       
equipment                1 839        1 952       1 884                         
Deferred tax                                                                    
asset                        -           48           -                         
Current                                                                         
assets                   2 794        2 681       3 013                         
Inventories              1 146          995       1 228                         
Trade and                                                                       
other                                                                           
receivables                                                                     
and                                                                             
pre-payments             1 010          618         711                         
Cash and                                                                        
short-term                                                                      
deposits        5          638        1 068       1 074                         
TOTAL ASSETS             4 633        4 681       4 897                         
EQUITY AND                                                                      
LIABILITIES                                                                     
Total equity             2 930        3 050       3 074                         
Non-current                                                                     
liabilities                616          652         712                         
Provisions                 498          442         469                         
Deferred tax                                                                    
liability                  118          210         243                         
Current                                                                         
liabilities              1 087          979       1 111                         
Trade and                                                                       
other                                                                           
payables                   836          605         771                         
Interest-bearing                                                                
loans and                                                                       
borrowings      5            -            -           2                         
Income tax                                                                      
payable                     72          225         156                         
Provisions                 179          149         182                         
TOTAL EQUITY                                                                    
AND                                                                             
LIABILITIES              4 633        4 681       4 897                         
Net cash                   638        1 068       1 072                         
Net asset                                                                       
value -                                                                         
cents per                                                                       
share                    2 955        2 968       3 101                         
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS                                        
Reviewed         Reviewed                          
                              for the          for the                          
                         three months     three months                          
                                ended            ended                          
30 Jun           30 Jun                          
                                 2010             2009                          
                Note               Rm               Rm                          
Sale of goods                    1 316              977                         
Revenue                          1 316              977                         
Cost of sales                   (1 368)           (904)                         
Gross                                                                           
(loss)/profit                     (52)               73                         
Selling and                                                                     
distribution                                                                    
costs                             (72)             (71)                         
Administrative                                                                  
expenses                          (80)             (52)                         
Other operating                                                                 
expenses                          (27)              (3)                         
Operating                                                                       
(loss)/profit                    (231)             (53)                         
Finance costs                     (13)             (16)                         
Finance income                       8               16                         
(Loss)/Profit                                                                   
before tax                       (236)             (53)                         
Income tax                                                                      
credit/                                                                         
(expense)           6              109               69                         
(Loss)/Profit                                                                   
for the                                                                         
period/year                      (127)               16                         
                                Cents            Cents                          
(Loss)/Earnings                                                                 
per share                                                                       
- basic and                                                                     
diluted                        (128.1)             15.9                         
Reviewed       Reviewed     Audited                          
                    for the        for the     for the                          
                 six months     six months        year                          
                      ended          ended       ended                          
30 Jun         30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                       2010           2009        2009                          
                         Rm             Rm          Rm                          
Sale of goods          2 539          1 904       4 252                         
Revenue                2 539          1 904       4 252                         
Cost of sales        (2 441)        (1 650)     (3 578)                         
Gross                                                                           
(loss)/profit             98            254         674                         
Selling and                                                                     
distribution                                                                    
costs                  (132)          (109)       (243)                         
Administrative                                                                  
expenses               (195)           (72)       (201)                         
Other operating                                                                 
expenses                (26)            (8)        (38)                         
Operating                                                                       
(loss)/profit          (255)             65         192                         
Finance costs           (25)           (33)        (61)                         
Finance income            19             49          73                         
(Loss)/Profit                                                                   
before tax             (261)             81         204                         
Income tax credit/                                                              
(expense)                117             65        (41)                         
(Loss)/Profit for                                                               
the                                                                             
period/year            (144)            146         163                         
                      Cents          Cents       Cents                          
(Loss)/Earnings                                                                 
per share                                                                       
- basic and                                                                     
diluted              (145.2)          146.9       164.4                         
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS                                       
OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                                         
              Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
               for the          for the        for the                          
          three months     three months     six months                          
ended            ended          ended                          
                30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
                  2010             2009           2010                          
                    Rm               Rm             Rm                          
(Loss)/Profit                                                                   
for the                                                                         
period/year       (127)               16          (144)                         
Other                                                                           
comprehensive                                                                   
(loss)/income:                                                                  
Exchange                                                                        
differences                                                                     
on translation                                                                  
of foreign                                                                      
operations          (2)             (35)              -                         
Total                                                                           
comprehensive                                                                   
(loss)/income                                                                   
for the                                                                         
period/year       (129)             (19)          (144)                         
Reviewed     Audited                          
                                   for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                                      2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
(Loss)/Profit for the                                                           
period/year                             146         163                         
Other comprehensive                                                             
(loss)/income:                                                                  
Exchange differences                                                            
on translation of foreign                                                       
operations                             (45)        (37)                         
Total comprehensive                                                             
(loss)/income for                                                               
the period/year                         101         126                         
HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                     
              Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
               for the          for the        for the                          
three months     three months     six months                          
                 ended            ended          ended                          
                30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
                  2010             2009           2010                          
Rm               Rm             Rm                          
Reconciliation                                                                  
of headline                                                                     
(loss)/earnings                                                                 
(Loss)/Profit                                                                   
for the                                                                         
period/year       (127)               16          (144)                         
Add after                                                                       
tax effect of:                                                                  
Net                                                                             
loss/(gain)                                                                     
on disposal                                                                     
and scrapping                                                                   
of property,                                                                    
plant and                                                                       
equipment             6              (2)              6                         
Headline                                                                        
(loss)/earnings   (121)               14          (138)                         
                 Cents            Cents          Cents                          
(Loss)/Earnings                                                                 
per share                                                                       
- headline                                                                      
and                                                                             
diluted         (122.0)             13.5        (139.2)                         
Million          Million        Million                          
Number of                                                                       
shares                                                                          
Ordinary                                                                        
shares in                                                                       
issue                                                                           
as at end                                                                       
date *+            99.2             99.2           99.2                         
Reviewed     Audited                          
                                   for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                                      2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
Reconciliation of headline                                                      
(loss)/earnings                                                                 
(Loss)/Profit for the                                                           
period/year                             146         163                         
Add after tax effect of:                                                        
Net loss/(gain) on disposal                                                     
and scrapping of property,                                                      
plant and equipment                     (1)           4                         
Headline (loss)/earnings                145         167                         
Cents       Cents                          
(Loss)/Earnings per share                                                       
- headline and diluted                146.3       168.1                         
                                   Million     Million                          
Number of shares                                                                
Ordinary shares in issue                                                        
as at end date *+                      99.2        99.2                         
* Rounded to nearest hundred thousand.                                          
+ Agree to weighted average and diluted number of ordinary                      
shares.                                                                         
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                          
for the period/year ended                                                       
Issued capital                                            
                           and share     Other capital                          
                             premium          reserves                          
                                  Rm                Rm                          
2009                                                                            
Balance at 1 January                                                            
2009                              585               191                         
Profit for the period                                                           
Other comprehensive                                                             
loss                                                                            
for the quarter                                    (10)                         
Balance at 31 March                                                             
2009                                                                            
- Reviewed                        585               181                         
Profit for the period                                                           
Other comprehensive                                                             
loss                                                                            
for the quarter                                    (35)                         
Balance at 30 June 2009                                                         
- Reviewed                        585               146                         
Loss for the period                                                             
Other comprehensive                                                             
loss                                                                            
for the quarter                                     (2)                         
Balance at 30                                                                   
September 2009                                                                  
- Reviewed                        585               144                         
Profit for the period                                                           
Other comprehensive                                                             
income                                                                          
for the quarter                                       9                         
Balance at 31 December                                                          
2009                                                                            
- Audited                         585               153                         
2010                                                                            
Loss for the period                                                             
Other comprehensive                                                             
income                                                                          
for the quarter                                       2                         
Balance at 31 March                                                             
2010                                                                            
- Reviewed                        585               155                         
Loss for the period                                                             
Other comprehensive                                                             
loss                                                                            
for the quarter                                     (2)                         
Balance at 30 June 2010                                                         
- Reviewed                        585               153                         
Retained                                    
                                    earnings     Total                          
                                          Rm        Rm                          
2009                                                                            
Balance at 1 January 2009               2 173     2 949                         
Profit for the period                     130       130                         
Other comprehensive loss                                                        
for the quarter                                    (10)                         
Balance at 31 March 2009                                                        
- Reviewed                              2 303     3 069                         
Profit for the period                      16        16                         
Other comprehensive loss                                                        
for the quarter                                    (35)                         
Balance at 30 June 2009                                                         
- Reviewed                              2 319     3 050                         
Loss for the period                      (41)      (41)                         
Other comprehensive loss                                                        
for the quarter                                     (2)                         
Balance at 30 September 2009                                                    
- Reviewed                              2 278     3 007                         
Profit for the period                      58        58                         
Other comprehensive income                                                      
for the quarter                                       9                         
Balance at 31 December 2009                                                     
- Audited                               2 336     3 074                         
2010                                                                            
Loss for the period                      (17)      (17)                         
Other comprehensive income                                                      
for the quarter                                       2                         
Balance at 31 March 2010                                                        
- Reviewed                              2 319     3 059                         
Loss for the period                     (127)     (127)                         
Other comprehensive loss                                                        
for the quarter                                     (2)                         
Balance at 30 June 2010                                                         
- Reviewed                              2 192     2 930                         
Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
               for the          for the        for the                          
          three months     three months     six months                          
                 ended            ended          ended                          
30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
                  2010             2009           2010                          
                 Cents            Cents          Cents                          
Dividends                                                                       
per share                                                                       
Dividends                                                                       
declared                                                                        
and paid              -                -              -                         
Reviewed     Audited                          
                                   for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                                      2009        2009                          
                                     Cents       Cents                          
Dividends per share                                                             
Dividends declared                                                              
and paid                                  -           -                         
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                 
                                              Reviewed                          
for the                          
                                            six months                          
                                                 ended                          
                                                30 Jun                          
2010                          
                                   Note             Rm                          
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
Cash (used in)/generated by                                                     
operations                                                                      
before tax paid                                   (211)                         
Income tax paid                                    (83)                         
Net cash used in operating                                                      
activities                                        (294)                         
Cash flows from investing activities                                            
Proceeds from disposal of                                                       
discontinued                                                                    
operations                                            -                         
Net additions to property, plant                                                
and equipment                                     (110)                         
Net cash used in investing                                                      
activities                                        (110)                         
Cash flows from financing activities                                            
(Decrease)/Increase in short-term                                               
loans                                               (2)                         
Net cash (used in)/generated by                                                 
financing                                                                       
activities                                          (2)                         
Effects of exchange rate changes on                                             
cash held                                                                       
in foreign currencies                              (30)                         
Net decrease in cash and cash                                                   
equivalents                                       (436)                         
Cash and cash equivalents                                                       
at the beginning of the period/year               1 074                         
Cash and cash equivalents                                                       
at the end of the period/year          5            638                         
Reviewed     Audited                          
                                   for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                                      2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
Cash flows from operating                                                       
activities                                                                      
Cash (used in)/generated by                                                     
operations                                                                      
before tax paid                          58         104                         
Income tax paid                       (474)       (565)                         
Net cash used in operating                                                      
activities                            (416)       (461)                         
Cash flows from investing                                                       
activities                                                                      
Proceeds from disposal of                                                       
discontinued                                                                    
operations                                -         164                         
Net additions to property, plant                                                
and equipment                          (89)       (196)                         
Net cash used in investing                                                      
activities                             (89)        (32)                         
Cash flows from financing                                                       
activities                                                                      
(Decrease)/Increase in short-                                                   
term loans                                -           2                         
Net cash (used in)/generated by                                                 
financing                                                                       
activities                                -           2                         
Effects of exchange rate changes                                                
on cash held                                                                    
in foreign currencies                  (28)        (36)                         
Net decrease in cash and cash                                                   
equivalents                           (533)       (527)                         
Cash and cash equivalents                                                       
at the beginning of the                                                         
period/year                           1 601       1 601                         
Cash and cash equivalents                                                       
at the end of the period/year         1 068       1 074                         
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                        
1. Companies Act and JSE Limited Listings Requirements                          
Compliance with the Companies Act, No. 61 of 1973, as well                      
as the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited has been                        
maintained throughout the reporting periods.                                    
2. Related party transactions                                                   
Steel sales to East Metals S.A. (a fellow subsidiary of                         
Mastercroft Limited) amounted to R237 million (June 2009                        
YTD: R403 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2010.                       
This constitutes 15% of total steel revenue for the                             
period, compared to 14% for the year ended 31 December                          
2009.                                                                           
3. Segment information                                                          
The Group is organised into business units based on their                       
products and has two reportable segments, as follows:                           
Steelworks                                                                      
The major products of the steel segment are magnetite iron                      
ore, structural steel, plate and coil.                                          
Vanadium                                                                        
The major products of the vanadium segment are vanadium                         
slag and ferrovanadium.                                                         
Vanadium slag is a waste product from the steelmaking                           
process, and this slag is transferred from the Steelworks                       
to the Vanadium plant, which then forms the input into                          
the business of the vanadium business.                                          
No operating segments have been aggregated to form the                          
above reportable operating segments. Management monitors                        
the operating results of its business units separately for                      
the purposes of making decisions about resource                                 
allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance                      
is evaluated based on operating profit.                                         
The following tables present the revenue, operating profit                      
and total assets information regarding the Group`s                              
operating segments:                                                             
              Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
for the          for the        for the                          
          three months     three months     six months                          
                 ended            ended          ended                          
                30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
2010             2009           2010                          
                    Rm               Rm             Rm                          
Revenue                                                                         
from the                                                                        
sale of                                                                         
goods                                                                           
Steelworks          960              770          1 799                         
Vanadium            356              207            740                         
Total             1 316              977          2 539                         
                                  Reviewed     Audited                          
                                   for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
ended       ended                          
                                    30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                                      2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
Revenue from the sale of goods                                                  
Steelworks                            1 411       3 208                         
Vanadium                                493       1 044                         
Total                                                                           
1 904       4 252                          
Intersegment revenue is eliminated on consolidation.                            
              Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
               for the          for the        for the                          
three months     three months     six months                          
                 ended            ended          ended                          
                30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
                  2010             2009           2010                          
Rm               Rm             Rm                          
Operating                                                                       
(loss)/profit                                                                   
Steelworks        (370)            (143)          (511)                         
Vanadium            139               90            256                         
Total             (231)                           (255)                         
                                   (53)                                         
                                  Reviewed     Audited                          
for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
                                    30 Jun      31 Dec                          
2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
Operating (loss)/profit                                                         
Steelworks                               26           1                         
Vanadium                                 39         191                         
Total                                                                           
                                        65         192                          
                     Reviewed     Reviewed     Audited                          
as at        as at       as at                          
                       30 Jun       30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                         2010         2009        2009                          
                           Rm           Rm          Rm                          
Total assets                                                                    
Steelworks               4 239        4 245       4 413                         
Vanadium                   394          436         484                         
Total                    4 633        4 681       4 897                         
4. Supplementary revenue information - Unaudited                                
                              For the          For the                          
                         three months     three months                          
                                ended            ended                          
30 Jun           30 Jun                          
                                 2010             2009                          
Sales                                                                           
volumes                                                                         
of major                                                                        
products                                                                        
Total                                                                           
steel            Tons          156 379          197 441                         
Ferrovanadium  Tons V            1 366            1 301                         
Vanadium                                                                        
slag        Tons V2O5              493                -                         
Fines ore        Tons          147 664           85 294                         
Weighted                                                                        
average                                                                         
selling                                                                         
prices                                                                          
achieved                                                                        
for major                                                                       
products                                                                        
Total                                                                           
steel           US$/t              713              521                         
Ferro-                                                                          
vanadium     US$/kg V               30               19                         
Vanadium                                                                        
slag      US$/kg V2O5                7                -                         
Fines ore       US$/t               47               14                         
Average                                                                         
R/$                                                                             
exchange                                                                        
rate                              7.54             8.48                         
                                For the        For the                          
                             six months     six months                          
ended          ended                          
                                 30 Jun         30 Jun                          
                                   2010           2009                          
Sales volumes                                                                   
of major                                                                        
products                                                                        
Total steel          Tons        303 498        275 176                         
Ferrovanadium      Tons V          3 116          2 377                         
Vanadium slag   Tons V2O5          1 875              -                         
Fines ore            Tons        285 965        193 646                         
Weighted                                                                        
average                                                                         
selling                                                                         
prices                                                                          
achieved for                                                                    
major                                                                           
products                                                                        
Total steel         US$/t            706            545                         
Ferrovanadium    US$/kg V             27             23                         
Vanadium slag US$/kg V2O5              6              -                         
Fines ore           US$/t             41              6                         
Average R/$                                                                     
exchange rate                       7.53           9.95                         
                                               For the                          
year                          
                                                 ended                          
                                                31 Dec                          
                                                  2009                          
Sales volumes of major products                                                 
Total steel                            Tons     580 943                         
Ferrovanadium                        Tons V       4 884                         
Vanadium slag                     Tons V2O5         810                         
Fines ore                              Tons     519 578                         
Weighted average selling prices                                                 
achieved for major products                                                     
Total steel                           US$/t         621                         
Ferrovanadium                      US$/kg V          23                         
Vanadium slag                   US$/kg V2O5           5                         
Fines ore                             US$/t          24                         
Average R/$ exchange rate                          8.43                         
5. Net cash                                                                     
Net cash is calculated as follows:                                              
                     Reviewed     Reviewed     Audited                          
                        as at        as at       as at                          
30 Jun       30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                         2010         2009        2009                          
                           Rm           Rm          Rm                          
Cash and cash                                                                   
equivalents                638        1 068       1 074                         
Bank overdraft                                                                  
included in other cur                                                           
rent liabilities             -            -         (2)                         
Net cash                   638        1 068       1 072                         
6. Income tax                                                                   
              Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
               for the          for the        for the                          
three months     three months     six months                          
                 ended            ended          ended                          
                30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
                  2010             2009           2010                          
Rm               Rm             Rm                          
South                                                                           
African                                                                         
Normal                                                                          
Current               -             (40)              -                         
Deferred           (97)                -          (124)                         
Non-South                                                                       
African                                                                         
Normal                                                                          
Current            (12)             (29)              7                         
Income tax                                                                      
expense           (109)             (69)          (117)                         
Reviewed     Audited                          
                                   for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
30 Jun      31 Dec                          
                                      2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
South African                                                                   
Normal                                                                          
Current                                (14)          35                         
Deferred                                  -           -                         
Non-South African                                                               
Normal                                                                          
Current                                (51)           6                         
Income tax expense                     (65)          41                         
The period income tax expense is accrued using the                              
estimated average annual effective income tax rate applied                      
to the pre-tax income of the interim report.                                    
7. Financial Ratios - Unaudited                                                 
              Reviewed         Reviewed       Reviewed                          
for the          for the        for the                          
          three months     three months     six months                          
                 ended            ended          ended                          
                30 Jun           30 Jun         30 Jun                          
2010             2009           2010                          
                    Rm               Rm             Rm                          
Current                                                                         
ratio              2.57             2.74           2.57                         
Market                                                                          
capitalisation -                                                                
Rm                7 783            6 346          7 783                         
                                  Reviewed     Audited                          
for the     for the                          
                                six months        year                          
                                     ended       ended                          
                                    30 Jun      31 Dec                          
2009        2009                          
                                        Rm          Rm                          
Current ratio                          2.74        2.71                         
Market capitalisation - Rm            6 346       6 394                         
8. Contingent liabilities and guarantees                                        
As required by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources                              
Development Act, No. 28 of 2002 a guarantee amounting to                        
R264 million before tax and R190 million after tax (2009:                       
R235 million before tax and R169 million after tax) was                         
issued in favour of the Department of Mineral Resources                         
for the unscheduled closure of Mapochs Mine.                                    
In terms of the Corporation`s employment policies,                              
certain employees could become eligible for post-retirement                     
medical aid benefits at any time in the future prior to                         
their retirement, subject to certain conditions. The                            
potential liability, should they become medical scheme                          
members in the future, is R39 million before tax and R28                        
million after tax (2009: R39 million before tax and R28                         
million after tax).                                                             
As required by certain suppliers of the Corporation,                            
guarantees were issued in favour of these suppliers to the                      
value of R8 million (2009: R8 million) in the event                             
that the Corporation will not be able to meet its                               
obligations to the suppliers.                                                   
9. Subsequent events                                                            
There have been no reportable events after the reporting                        
period up to the date of this announcement.                                     
Date: 26/08/2010 17:30:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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