Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5478T

Anglo American PLC

13 October 2017

Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN

Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43

The Company has received the notifications below in respect of the acquisition of 102,183,792 shares in the Company by Volcan Holdings II plc, increasing the combined total interest in the Company shares by Volcan Holdings II plc, Conclave PTC Limited and Volcan Investments Limited to 19.35%.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			Anglo American plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Conclave PTC Limited Volcan Investments Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			In respect of Conclave PTC Limited, Nassau, Bahamas. In respect of Volcan Investments Limited, Abaco, Bahamas
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name			Volcan Holdings PLC & Volcan Holdings II PLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Limassol, Cyprus
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			10 October 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12/10/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.		19.35 per cent.	1,404,606,799
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	12.08 per cent.	0 per cent.		12.08 per cent.

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1XZS820		0		271,802,858			0		19.35 per cent.


SUBTOTAL 8. A		271,802,858					19.35 per cent.

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights



			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights



					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Conclave PTC Limited (Bahamas) - 100 per cent. voting shares held in Volcan Investments Limited	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Investments Limited (Bahamas) - 99.97 per cent. voting shares and 0.03 per cent. held via nominee companies in Volcan Holdings PLC	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Holdings PLC (Cyprus)	11.44 per cent.	0 per cent.	11.44 per cent.

Conclave PTC Limited (Bahamas) - 100 per cent. voting shares held in Volcan Investments Limited	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Investments Limited (Bahamas) - 99.97 per cent. voting shares and 0.03 per cent. held via nominee companies in Volcan Holdings II PLC	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Holdings II PLC (Cyprus)	7.91 per cent.	0 per cent.	7.91 per cent.

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information^xvi

Place of completion	Bahamas
Date of completion	12 October 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			Anglo American plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Volcan Holdings II plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Limassol, Cyprus
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			10 October 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12/10/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	7.91 per cent.	0 per cent.		7.91 per cent.	1,404,606,799
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A		N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1XZS820		111,117,696		0			7.91 per cent.		0


SUBTOTAL 8. A		111,117,696					7.91 per cent.

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights



			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights



					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Conclave PTC Limited (Bahamas) - 100 per cent. voting shares held in Volcan Investments Limited	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Investments Limited (Bahamas) - 99.97 per cent. voting shares and 0.03 per cent. held via nominee companies in Volcan Holdings PLC	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Holdings PLC (Cyprus)	11.44 per cent.	0 per cent.	11.44 per cent.

Conclave PTC Limited (Bahamas) - 100 per cent. voting shares held in Volcan Investments Limited	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Investments Limited (Bahamas) - 99.97 per cent. voting shares and 0.03 per cent. held via nominee companies in Volcan Holdings II PLC	19.35 per cent.	0 per cent.	19.35 per cent.
Volcan Holdings II PLC (Cyprus)	7.91 per cent.	0 per cent.	7.91 per cent.

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information^xvi