30 June 2014 For personal use only Section 2.12 Timely and balanced disclosure: PRINCIPLE 5 – MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURE Disclosure officer  Material information  Review of communications for disclosure  Authorised spokespersons  Reporting of disclosable information  Market speculation and rumours  Trading halts  Mineral Resources Limited Annual Report 2014  45 Corporate  Governance  Statement The Group’s policy in this regard is summarised below: The Company is committed to:  The Managing Director and the Company Secretary have been appointed as the Company’s Disclosure Officers  responsible for implementing and administering this policy. The Disclosure Officers are responsible for all  communication with ASX and the Managing Director is responsible for making decisions on what should be  disclosed publicly under this policy. In the absence of the Managing Director and Company Secretary, any matters  regarding disclosure issues are to be referred to the Chairman.  In accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, the Company must immediately notify the market (via an announcement  to the ASX) once it becomes aware of any information concerning the Company which a reasonable person would  expect to have a material effect on the price or value of the Company’s securities.  The Company is also required to disclose information if asked to do so by the ASX, to correct or prevent a false market. Note that the Company is deemed to have become aware of information where a director or executive officer has,  or ought to have, come into possession of the information in the course of the performance of his duties as a  director or executive officer.  The Corporations Act defines a material effect on price or value as being where a reasonable person would be  taken to expect information to have a material effect on the price or value of securities if the information would, or  would be likely to, influence persons who commonly invest in securities in deciding whether to acquire or dispose  of the securities.  The Disclosure Officers review all communications to the market to ensure that they are full and accurate  and comply with the Company’s obligations. Where there is any doubt as to whether an issue might materially  affect the price or value of the Company’s securities, the Disclosure Officers will assess the circumstances with  appropriate senior executives and if necessary, seek external professional advice.  All presentations to analysts and investors will be released to the ASX and then included on the Company’s website.  The Company’s authorised spokespersons are the Managing Director, Chairman, and Company Secretary.  In appropriate circumstances, the Managing Director may from time to time authorise other spokespersons  on particular issues and those within their area of expertise. No employees or consultants are permitted to  comment publicly on matters confidential to the Company. Any information which is not public must be treated by  employees and consultants as confidential until publicly released.  Once the requirement to disclose information has been determined, the Disclosure Officers or Chairman are  the only persons authorised to release that information to the ASX. Information to be disclosed must be lodged  immediately with the ASX. Any such information must not be released to the general public until the Company has  received formal confirmation of lodgement by the ASX. All information disclosed to the ASX in compliance with  this policy must be promptly placed on the Company’s website.  As a guiding principle, the Company has a “no comment” policy on market speculation and rumours, which must  be observed by all employees. However, the Company will comply with any request by the ASX to comment upon a  market report or rumour.  The Company may, in exceptional circumstances, request a trading halt to maintain orderly trading in the  Company’s securities and to manage any disclosure issues. No employee of the Company is authorised to seek a  trading halt except for the Disclosure Officers or the Board.  •  complying with the general and continuous disclosure principles contained in the Corporations Act and the  ASX Listing rules;  •  preventing the selective or inadvertent disclosure of material price sensitive information;  •  ensuring shareholders and the market are provided with full and timely information about the Company’s  activities;  •  ensuring that all market participants have equal opportunity to receive externally available information issued  by the Company.  Corporate Governance Statement