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Anglo American PLC
11 October 2001
Notifications concerning interests in ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the
capital of Anglo American plc ('Ordinary Shares')
Notifications pursuant to sections 198(1), 202(3), 202(4), 203(3) and 324(2)
of the Companies Act 1985
We received yesterday a correction to notifications given to Anglo American
plc on 24 September 2001. A copy of our announcement on 25 September 2001 at
12.48 (RNS number 5888K) in respect of our receipt of the notification of 24
September 2001 as amended is attached to this notification. The correcting
notification was given to us on behalf of the entities on whose behalf the
notification of 24 September 2001 were provided pursuant to the provisions of
sections 198(1), 202(3), 202(4), 203(3) and 324(2) of the Companies Act 1985.
The effect of the correction is as follows:-
* In section (b) of the paragraph headed '8 June Transaction corrections'
the figure 81,742,085 should be substituted for 81,742,086.
* In the paragraph headed '19 September Transaction', the figure
81,742,085 should be substituted for the figure 81,742,086.
* In the paragraph headed 'Beneficial' relating to the notification for Mr
N F Oppenheimer, the figure 81,742,085 should be substituted for the
figure 81,742,086 and the words '84.51 per cent of' should be deleted.
* In the paragraph headed 'Voluntary notification of a change in
interests', the figure 81,742,085 should be substituted for the figure
81,742,086.
In order to clarify the position regarding the interest of 81,742,085 Ordinary
Shares referred to above, we have received notification that these Ordinary
Shares are registered in the names of the following companies:-
Company Number of Ordinary Shares
Central Holdings Limited 39,595,964
Felton Holdings Limited 1,169,892
Capricorn Trustees Limited 8,945,656
Gartland Limited 8,898,404
Centhold Limited 2,599,741
Kavener Holdings Limited 1,577,664
Mazarin Holdings Limited 631,643
Naunton Limited 1,134
Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited 18,321,987
RNS Number:5888K
Anglo American PLC
25 September 2001 12.48
Notifications concerning interests in ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the
capital of Anglo American plc ('Ordinary Shares')
Notifications pursuant to sections 198(1), 202(3), 202(4) and 203(3) of the
Companies Act 1985
We received yesterday a notice given on behalf of the following entities
pursuant to the provisions of sections 198(1), 202(3), 202(4) and 203(3) of
the Companies Act 1985 ('the Act') in relation to (i) certain corrections to
notifications made to us on 12 June 2001 in relation to certain transactions
which completed on 8 June 2001 and a further notification under the Act ('the
8 June Transactions') and (ii) a further notification under the Act in
relation to a transaction which completed on 19 September 2001 ('the 19
September Transaction'). The entities concerned are:-
* Bastion Holdings Limited ('Bastion')
* Capricorn Trustees Limited ('Capricorn')
* Central Holdings International Limited ('CHIL')
* CHL Investments SA ('CHLISA')
* Central Holdings Limited SA ('CH')
* Dr K-H Ritter, Maitland Trustees Limited and C Andina (the
'Trustees')
* Felton Holdings Limited ('Felton')
* Pradine Limited ('Pradine')
* Spectre Limited ('Spectre')
(i) 8 June Transactions corrections
(a) We have been notified that the following matter should be
corrected in relation to the 8 June Transactions. The notification in
relation to the 8 June Transactions stated that, in relation to the 8
June Transactions, following the Second Transaction (as defined
therein), of the Ordinary Shares in which Bastion, Capricorn, CHIL,
CH, the Trustees, Pradine and Spectre had a notifiable interest,
8,945,657 were registered in the name of Masseter Limited and
1,169,891 were registered in the name of De Beers Investments
(Proprietary) Limited ('DBIPL'). This notification should be corrected
to state that, following the Second Transaction, of the Ordinary
Shares in which Bastion, Capricorn, CHIL, CH, the Trustees, Pradine
and Spectre had a notifiable interest, 8,945,656 shares were
registered in the name of Capricorn Trustees Limited (holding as
nominee for Masseter Limited) and 1,169,892 shares were registered in
the name of DBIPL.
(b) We have also been informed that Bastion, Capricorn, CHIL,
CHLISA, CH, the Trustees, Pradine and Spectre acquired, as part of the
8 June Transactions, an interest in a further 18,321,987 Ordinary
Shares. All of these Ordinary Shares were registered in the name of
Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited. Following that
acquisition, Bastion, Capricorn, CHIL, CH, the Trustees, Pradine and
Spectre continued to have a notifiable interest in 81,742,085 Ordinary
Shares and CHLISA had an interest in 59,087,843 Ordinary Shares.
(ii) 19 September Transaction
As a result of the 19 September Transaction, we have been notified
that 1,169,182 Ordinary Shares previously registered in the name of
DBIPL have been registered in the name of Felton Holdings Limited.
Following this transaction, Bastion, Capricorn, CHIL, CH, the
Trustees, Pradine and Spectre continued to have a notifiable interest
in 81,742,085 Ordinary Shares and CHLISA continued to have an interest
in 59,087,843 Ordinary Shares.
Notification of a change in interest pursuant to section 324(2) of the
Companies Act 1985
We received yesterday a notice given on behalf of Nicholas F Oppenheimer
pursuant to section 324(2) of the Companies Act 1985 in relation to his
becoming interested in an additional 18,321,987 Ordinary Shares resulting from
the further notification of 8 June 2001 set out in (i)(b) above.
Subsequent to the aforementioned notification Nicholas F Oppenheimer has the
following interests in Ordinary Shares:
Non-beneficial
* Mr Oppenheimer has an interest in 1,395,136 Ordinary Shares as a trustee
of a charitable trust
Beneficial
* Mr Oppenheimer has an interest in discretionary trusts that have an
indirect economic interest in 81,742,085 Ordinary
Shares, by virtue of his being a potential discretionary beneficiary of
trusts which are interested in Ordinary Shares in which CH has an
interest.
* Mr Oppenheimer has an interest in 26,000 Ordinary Shares which arises as
a result of his wife's interest in a trust which has an indirect economic
interest in 33.33 per cent. of those Ordinary Shares.
* Mr Oppenheimer also has an interest in 92 Ordinary Shares registered in
his own name.
Voluntary notification of a change in interest
We also received yesterday a voluntary notification given on behalf of Julian
Ogilvie Thompson. Previously, he had given notice voluntarily of an interest
in a discretionary family trust which owns an indirect economic interest in
4.59 per cent of the Ordinary Shares in which CH has an interest. As explained
in (i)(b) above, CH became interested in an additional 18,321,987 Ordinary
Shares, following which it has a continuing interest in a total of 81,742,085
Ordinary Shares. Mr Ogilvie Thompson's interest in the Ordinary Shares in
which CH has an interest is not an interest of which he is obliged to give
notice to the Company.