Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
31 May 2006


NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING INTERESTS IN ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.50 EACH IN THE
CAPITAL OF ANGLO AMERICAN plc

Notifications pursuant to sections 198 - 212 of the Companies Act 1985

On Friday 26 May 2006, Anglo American plc (the "Company") was advised that, as
at 22 May 2006, Old Mutual plc and its direct and indirect subsidiaries had a
material interest in 104,284,426 ordinary shares of the Company, representing
6.93% of the issued share capital. The shares are registered per the attached
schedule.

Company        Registered Holder                        Number of Shares Percent

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South     51,583,502    3.43%
               Africa) Ltd
Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Rodina Investments (Pty) Ltd                  3,641,200    0.24%

Coronation
Fund Managers
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South          1,800    0.00%
               Africa) Ltd

PeregrineQuant
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South         22,849    0.00%
               Africa) Ltd

Prudential
Portfolio
Managers (Pty)
Ltd (not and

Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South        106,583    0.01%
               Africa) Ltd

Investec Asset
Management
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South        291,393    0.02%
               Africa) Ltd

Polaris
Capital (Pty)
Ltd (not an

Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South        209,090    0.01%
               Africa) Ltd

Frater Asset
Management
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South        477,934    0.03%
               Africa) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Unit Trusts (SA)                   4,110,621    0.27%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa)     24,686,355    1.64%
               Ltd (Managed fund client assets)

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia)                 68,654    0.00%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Life Assurance Company             1,084,530    0.07%
               (Namibia) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd          51,038    0.00%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Ltd       1,730,839    0.12%
               (Managed fund client assets)

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust            853,617    0.06%
               Limited

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual South African Trust Plc              683,091    0.05%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Mutual & Federal Limited                        590,481    0.04%

Quantative
Asset
Management     ABSA Nominees                                   158,259    0.01%

Quantative
Asset
Management     Nedbank Nominees Ltd                            146,556    0.01%

Quantative
Asset
Management     Standard Bank Nominees Ltd                    2,431,778    0.16%

Syfrets
Securities     Syfrets Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd           301,062    0.02%

Nedcor
Collective
Investments
Limited        Nedcor Bank Nominees                          3,739,488    0.25%

Taquanta Asset
Managers (Pty)
Ltd            NIB IPS Nominees (Pty) Ltd                      115,568    0.01%

BOE Personal
Stockbrokers   BNS Nominees                                  3,329,950    0.22%

Old Mutual
(STRAC)        Nedcor Bank Nominees                              1,500    0.00%

BOE Private
Clients        Nedbank Nominees Ltd                          3,327,068    0.22%

BOE Private
Clients        Registered Own Name                               1,500    0.00%

BOE Fiduciary  Nedcor Bank Nominees                             92,066    0.01%

Acadian Asset
Management Inc Clients of Acadian                              243,749    0.02%

Livforsakrings
aktiebolaget
Skandia
(Skandia Liv)  Livforsakringsaktiebolaget Skandia              192,234    0.01%
               (Skandia Liv)

Royal Skandia
Life Assurance
Ltd            Royal Skandia Life Assurance Ltd                 10,071    0.00%

                                                           104,284,426    6.93%

                                                        Total Shares
                                                        issued

                                                         1,504,252,674


N Jordan
Secretary
31 May 2006



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