Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
12 March 2004

NOTIFICATION CONCERNING INTEREST IN ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.50 EACH IN THE
CAPITAL OF ANGLO AMERICAN plc ("Ordinary Shares")

Notification pursuant to section 198(1) of the Companies Act 1985

We received notification on 12 March 2004 that, as at the close of business on 9
March 2004, Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed below, had an
interest in 51,801,356 Ordinary Shares of Anglo American plc (the "Company").
This represents 3.49 % of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

Legal Entity                                     Holding                Percentage held

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd             60,347              0.0041
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                 27,251,648              1.8386
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                      2,133              0.0001
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust               53,346              0.0036
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                   20,231,399              1.3650
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                      211,536              0.0143
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                 42,618              0.0029
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                          358,743              0.0242
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                  8,195              0.0006
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                   2,207,517              0.1489
Gerrard Ltd                                        140,659              0.0095
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                  6,538              0.0004
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                  1,226,677              0.0828
                                                51,801,356              3.4950

The issued share capital is 1,483,121,972 as at 12 March 2004.

G A Wilkinson
Deputy Secretary
12 March 2004


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