Anglo American Annual Report 2012

Investor relations activities timeline 2012January23 January Chairman shareholder meetingFebruary17 February Financial results webcast and analyst roundtable17 February Preliminary financial resultsw/c 20 FebruaryRoadshow: CFO – London & EdinburghMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberw/c 20 FebruaryRoadshow: CEO & BU Heads – London, videoconference to Cape Town,Johannesburg & Boston27–28 February Broker conference: Investor relations – Florida01 March Roadshow: CFO – Johannesburg08 March Broker conference: Investor relations – London14 March Chairman shareholder meeting14 & 20 March Roadshow: Chairman – London20 March Chairman shareholder meeting21 March Broker conference: Investor relations – London22 March Sales briefing: CFO – London23 March Broker reverse roadshow: Investor relations – London26 March Broker reverse roadshow: Investor relations – London04 April Sales briefing: Investor relations – London19 April AGM: – London20 April Roadshow: Investor relations – Frankfurt30 April Broker reverse roadshow: Investor relations – London10 May Broker conference: Investor relations – Milan15–17 May Broker conference: CEO – Miami16 May Sales briefing: CFO – London25 May Roadshow: CFO – Paris06 June Chairman shareholder meeting08 June Roadshow: BU Head – Boston12 June Informal gathering: Board & ExCo – London14 June Investor day webcast (Coal)19 June Chairman shareholder meeting19 June Roadshow: Chairman – Johannesburg21–26 June Roadshow: CFO – East & West Coast US27 June Chairman shareholder meeting02–04 July Roadshow: CFO – Singapore27 July Interim financial results27 July Interim financial results webcast and roundtable06–18 September Roadshow: CEO – London, Edinburgh, Boston, Cape Town, Johannesburg14 September Roadshow: CFO – London17 September Sales briefing: CFO – London19 September Broker conference: Investor relations – London20 September Sales briefing: CFO – London21 September Roadshow meetings: Investor relations – VCs to Japan24 September Roadshow: CEO – New York01–03 October Roadshow: Investor relations – Chicago & Canada09 October Sales briefing: CEO – London29–30 October Roadshow: Investor relations – BeneluxBoard oversightAny significant concerns raisedby a shareholder in relation tothe Company and its affairs arecommunicated to the Board. TheBoard is briefed on a regular basisby the Investor Relations departmentand analysts’ reports are circulatedto the directors. Feedback frommeetings held between executivemanagement, or the Investor Relationsdepartment, and institutionalshareholders is also communicatedto the Board.Institutional investorsDuring the year there were regularpresentations to, and meetingswith, institutional investors in the UK,South Africa, continental Europe, theUS and Asia Pacific to communicatethe strategy and performance ofAnglo American. Executive directorsas well as key executives, includingbusiness unit heads, host suchpresentations, which include seminarsfor investors and analysts andone-on-one meetings. Throughoutthe year, executive management alsopresents at industry conferences thatare mainly organised by investmentbanks for their institutional investorbase. During 2012, the chairmanattended investor roadshows inLondon and Cape Town. DavidChallen, in his capacity as the SID,works closely with the chairman tomaintain his understanding of theissues and concerns of majorshareholders. The chairman, SIDand other NEDs are also available toshareholders to discuss any matterthey wish to raise. The Company’swebsite provides the latest newsand historical financial information,details about forthcoming events forshareholders and analysts, and otherinformation regarding Anglo American.GovernanceNovember07 November Broker conference: Investor relations – London09 November Chairman shareholder meeting14 November Broker conference: CFO – London15 November Broker reverse roadshow: Investor relations – London16 November Roadshow: CFO – Paris30 November Investor Day webcast (Diamonds)Anglo American plc Annual Report 2012 99