Diamond Pipeline Study 2007

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Diamond Pipeline Study 2007 The De Beers Group [pic] The largest diamond mining company in the world, with unrivalled expertise in exploration, mining and marketing of rough diamonds GROUP STRUCTURE De Beers Group is a privately owned company with three shareholders: • 45% - Anglo American plc • 40% - Central Holdings Group • 15% - The Government of Botswana REVENUE In 2005 the De Beers Group has generated: • US$ 6.5 billion in annual revenue • US$ 554 million in net earnings SIZE • About 24 000 employees in 19 countries • Multinational professional exploration team on 5 continents and in 13 countries • Over 25 joint venture exploration and evaluation projects with others companies MAJOR EVOLUTIONS • 2001: De Beers goes private • 2004: Redefinition of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) and Diamond Trading Company (DTC) as stand-alone companies in the De Beers Group PRODUCTION • Ownership of 20 mines (Botswana, South Africa,, Namibia and Tanzania) • Producing over 40% of the world’s supply of rough diamonds • Sorting and valuing almost 60% of the world’s annual supply of rough diamonds MAIN CHALLENGES • Consumer awareness of the social costs of diamond production (ex. conflict diamonds) • Increased production capacity outside De Beers’s control (mainly Canada and Russia), that is leading to high costs in sustaining prices through mopping up excess supply on the open market. • Political antagonism toward De Beers’s dominance from antitrust regulators MAIN STRATEGIES • Increase the market value of De Beers diamond business by increasing market demand. • Increase consumer confidence • Improve operational efficiency and effectiveness through the entire Organization The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) [pic] The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) is

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