Completion of Ordinary Shares

Anglo American PLC
20 April 2006


News Release


20 April 2006


          Anglo American plc announces completion of offering of 
                    AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares


Anglo American plc today announces that Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary)
Limited ("ASAC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American, has completed the
sale of 19,685,170 ordinary shares ("ordinary shares") of AngloGold Ashanti
Limited, including 3,356,857 ordinary shares that were the subject of an
overallotment option granted to the underwriters.  AngloGold Ashanti Limited
also completed the sale of 9,970,732 ordinary shares.


As a result of these transactions, Anglo American's percentage interest in
AngloGold Ashanti Limited has been reduced to 41.8%.


A final prospectus supplement for the combined offering was filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on 12 April 2006. Copies of the final
prospectus supplement and prospectus may be obtained from the offices of
Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, telephone:
1-866-471-2526 and from UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10019-6028, telephone: [phone].



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