The Exxaro executive management team appoints the lead Competent Persons.
The Exxaro lead Coal Resource Competent Person is Henk Lingenfelder, who is a member of the Geological Society of South Africa and registered (400038/11) with the SACNASP. He has a BSc (Geology) (Hons) and 28 years of experience as a geologist in coal, iron ore and industrial minerals.
The person in Exxaro designated to take corporate responsibility for Coal Resources, Henk Lingenfelder, the undersigned, has reviewed and endorsed the reported estimates.
BSc (Geology) (Hons)
PrSciNat (400038/11)
Group manager: MAM
263B West Avenue, Die Hoewes
Centurion 0163
South Africa
Private Bag X540
Silverton
0127
Gauteng South Africa
The Exxaro lead Coal Reserve Competent Person is Chris Ballot, a mining engineer registered (20060040) with the Engineering Council of South Africa. He has 27 years of experience in various technical and management roles in iron ore, mineral sands and coal. His qualifications include BEng (Mining), GDE and MBA.
The person in Exxaro designated to take corporate responsibility for Coal Reserves, Chris Ballot, the undersigned, has reviewed and endorsed the reported estimates.
BEng (Mining)
ECSA 20060040
Group manager: mining
263B West Avenue, Die Hoewes
Centurion
0163
South Africa
Private Bag X691
Bruma
2026
Gauteng
South Africa
Both parties are permanently employed by Exxaro: Henk Lingenfelder as the group manager: MAM and Chris Ballot as the group manager: mining. Both parties consented to the inclusion of the Resource and Reserve estimates in the 2023 integrated report. Exxaro has written confirmation from the Competent Persons that the reporting complies with the SAMREC Code, the relevant portions of Table 1 and the JSE Listings Requirements (section 12.13), in the form and context in which it was intended (in line with the JSE Listings Requirements section 12.13(i)(6)), and that they consent to the publication of the report.
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