Global Business Coalition

Anglo American PLC
22 April 2004


News Release


22 April 2004




 Anglo American wins the prestigious Global Business Coalition ("GBC") on HIV/
                AIDS' Business Excellence 'Award for Leadership'

              and Sir Mark Moody-Stuart is named new GBC chairman



Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") has received the 'Award for Leadership' in
the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS' Business Excellence Awards. The
award, which was announced yesterday in Berlin in the presence of Chancellor
Gerhard Schroder, was presented by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, President and
CEO of GBC and Jurgen Schremmp, chairman of GBC.



At the same event Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, chairman of Anglo American, was named
the new chairman of the GBC on HIV/AIDS, succeeding Jurgen Schremmp.



This prestigious international award is based on Anglo American leading the way
in extending its workplace HIV/AIDS programmes into communities associated with
its operations - in partnership with government, unions, NGOs and international
donor agencies.  The Anglo American Community HIV/AIDS partnership is the first
example of co-investment by private sector corporate business with the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.



Receiving the award, Tony Trahar, CEO of Anglo American, said,  "We are
delighted with this international recognition for our efforts in the ongoing
fight against HIV and AIDS.  Anglo American has a comprehensive policy and
strategy for dealing with HIV/AIDS, particularly in those countries with a high
burden of disease.  Our strategic response to HIV/AIDS has evolved over a period
of sixteen years. From mid-2002, through 2003, the thrust of our response was
directed at implementing antiretroviral therapy (ART) at company expense for all
employees progressing to AIDS.  This programme has advanced extremely well and
is the largest employer-based ART initiative in the world."



For further information:

Anglo American - London

Kate Aindow

Tel:  [phone]



Anglo American - Johannesburg

Marion Dixon

Tel:  [phone]



Notes to Editors:



Anglo American plc with its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates is a
global leader in the mining and natural resource sectors. It has significant and
focused interests in gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, base metals, ferrous metals
and industries, industrial minerals and paper and packaging as well as financial
and technical strength. The Group is geographically diverse, with operations in
Africa, Europe, South and North America and Australia and Asia.
(www.angloamerican.co.uk)














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