Place de cotation: Francfort
- Londres - Zurich - New York - Virt-x
Indice: FTSE
100
Spécialiste
mondial du secteur minier, Anglo American, groupe britannique, se fait
fort d'extraire, de transformer et de distribuer divers matériaux,
au travers de quatre divisions indépendantes les unes des autres
: AngloGold est le numéro un mondial en matière d'or.
Anglo
American plc with its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates is a
global leader in the mining and natural resources sectors. It has significant
and focused interests in gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, base and ferrous
metals, industrial minerals and forest products, as well as financial and
technological strength
Anglo
American announces annual results for 2005
22 February 2006
Anglo American announces
record earnings of $3.7 billion, up 39%,
$1.5 billion capital
return and update on Strategic Review
• Record underlying earnings(1)
of $3.7 billion, a 39% increase over 2004.
• Operating profit(2)
increased to $6.4 billion, up 36%, with record production levels for nickel,
zinc, coal, iron
ore, vanadium, platinum
group metals and diamonds; highest ever contributions from Base Metals,
Ferrous
Metals and Coal.
• Cost pressures continue:
offset by cost savings and efficiencies of $730 million.
• Cash generation at
a record level: EBITDA(3) of $9 billion, up $1.9 billion. Net debt down
39% to $5 billion.
• $6.7 billion project
pipeline: New projects totalling $3.8 billion approved:-
• Coal ($919 million):
Dawson, Lake Lindsay, Mafube
• Platinum ($1 billion):
Mototolo JV, Marikana JV, Potgietersrust
• Diamonds ($718 million):
Snap Lake, Victor, Voorspoed, South African Sea Areas
• Ferrous Metals ($559
million): Sishen Expansion
• Gold ($432 million):
Boddington
• Normal dividends up
29% to 90 cents. Special dividend of 33 cents per share.
Strategic Review – update
• Mondi to be listed
on the London Stock Exchange in 2006/7.
• Holding in AngloGold
Ashanti to be reduced – separate announcement issued today.
• Tarmac strategic review
underway – first phase completed with businesses in Germany, Hong Kong
and
UK concrete paving identified
for disposal.
• Highveld Steel sale
process progressing; Tongaat-Hulett to unbundle and list Hulett Aluminium.
• $1 billion capital
return increased to $1.5 billion – $1 billion buyback in 2006 and $0.5
billion special
dividend. |
