Corporate  Governance  Statement For personal use only 46 Mineral Resources Limited Annual Report 2014 Corporate Governance Statement 30 June 2014 Meetings and group briefings with investors and analysts  Periods prior to release of financial results  Web-based communication  Analysts reports and forecasts  Section 2.13 – Rights of shareholders: PRINCIPLE 6 – RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS RECOMMENDATION 6.1 – SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATION Electronic communication and website  The Managing Director and Company Secretary are primarily responsible for the Company’s relationship with  major shareholders, institutional investors and analysts and shall be the primary contacts for those parties. Any  written materials containing new price-sensitive information to be used in briefing media, institutional investors  and analysts are lodged with ASX prior to the briefing commencing. Upon confirmation of receipt by ASX, the  briefing material is posted to the Company’s website. Briefing materials may also include information that may  not strictly be required under continuous disclosure requirements.  The Company will not disclose price sensitive information in any meeting with an investor or stockbroking analyst  before formally disclosing it to the market. The Company considers that one-on-one discussions and meetings  with investors and stockbroking analysts are an important part of pro-active investor relations. However, the  Company will only discuss previously disclosed information in such meetings.  During the time between the end of the financial year or half year and the actual results release, the Company will  not discuss financial performance, broker estimates and forecasts and, particularly, any pre-result analysis with  stockbroking analysts, investors or the media, unless the information to be discussed has already been disclosed  to the ASX.  The Company’s website features discrete sections for shareholders and investors to ensure that such information  can be accessed by interested parties. Announcements lodged with the ASX will be placed on the Company’s  website as soon as practicable after ASX confirms receipt of that information. Shareholders may be offered the  option of receiving information via e-mail instead of post.  Stockbroking analysts frequently prepare reports on listed companies that typically detail their opinion on  strategies, performance and financial forecasts. To avoid inadvertent disclosure of information that may affect the  Company’s value or share price. The Company’s comments on analyst reports will be restricted to:  Given the level of price sensitivity to earnings projections, the Company will only make comment to correct factual  errors in relation to information publicly issued by other parties and Company statements.  The policies on this principle are disclosed on the Company’s website: www.mineralresources.com.au. The Company recognises the value of providing current and relevant information to its shareholders.  The Company Secretary has the primary responsibility for communication with shareholders.  The Company is committed to the promotion of investor confidence by ensuring that trading in the Company’s  securities takes place in an efficient, competitive and informed market.  The Company’s website will be updated with material released to the ASX as soon as practicable after  confirmation of release by the ASX.  All website information will be continuously reviewed and updated to ensure that information is current, or  appropriately dated and archived.  The Company places the full text of notices of meeting and explanatory material on the web-site.  (a) information the Company has issued publicly; and  (b) other information that is in the public domain. 