Anglo Platinum Trading Update

Anglo American PLC
17 January 2005



News Release

17 January 2005


                        Anglo American plc notification:
                        Anglo Platinum trading statement


Anglo American plc wishes to draw attention to an announcement made by Anglo
Platinum regarding a trading statement, attached hereto.


Issuer Long Name        : Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited

Registration No.        : 1946/022452/06

Instrument Alpha Code/Ticker Symbol  : AMS; AMSP

ISIN                    : ZAE000013181; ZAE000054474


("Anglo Platinum")


Anglo Platinum trading statement


This trading statement is issued in compliance with the revised Listings
Requirements (Section 3.4 (b)) of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa,
which became effective on 1 December 2004.


Anglo Platinum wishes to advise shareholders that headline earnings for the year
ended 31 December 2004 are expected to be R2,61bn, 24,9% higher than the
headline earnings of R2,09bn for the year ended 31 December 2003. Headline
earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders, which exclude dividends of
approximately R153 million attributable to preference shareholders, are expected
to be R2,46bn, 17,7% higher than headline earnings attributable to ordinary
shareholders for the previous corresponding period.


The forecast financial information on which this trading statement is based has
not been reviewed and reported on by the Company's auditors. Anglo Platinum
intends publishing its annual results on 14 February 2005.


For further information please contact


Trevor Raymond
011 373 6462
082 654 8467



Johannesburg

17 January 2005


Sponsor

Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited


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