AA plc Notification

Anglo American PLC
10 December 2002


News Release


10 December 2002





           Anglo American plc notification - announcement by De Beers


Anglo American plc would like to draw attention to the following announcement by

De Beers, attached hereto:



MEDIA RELEASE
10 December 2002

De Beers Societe Anonyme
(incorporated under the laws of  Luxembourg)


Voluntary Prepayment of US$ 710 million on Syndicated Term Facility


The Board of De Beers s.a. today announced that the company made a voluntary
prepayment of US$ 710 million on 9 December 2002 against the amount outstanding
on its Term Facility.


The delisting of De Beers linked units was consummated on 4 June 2001, when the
Term Facility of US$ 3,550 million was fully drawn down.  Since then the company
has made one scheduled capital repayment on 28 March 2002 of US$ 355 million.
Post the voluntary prepayment referred to above the balance of the Term Loan has
now been reduced to US$ 2,485 million.


In a period of 18 months since the buyout and delisting of De Beers, the company
has substantially deleveraged its balance sheet, having reduced the Term
Facility by US$ 1,065 million without, to date, having had the necessity to
utilise its US$ 1 billion Revolving Credit Facility.



Contacts:


De Beers London:
Lynette Hori: [phone] / [phone]


De Beers South Africa:
Tracey Peterson:  [phone] / [phone]
Pride Mogorosi:    [phone] / [phone]



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