Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
06 December 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 3 December 2004 that, as at the close of business on
30 November 2004, Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed below, had an
interest in 44,983,788 Ordinary Shares of Anglo American plc (the "Company").
This represents 3.01 % of the outstanding share capital of the Company.


Legal Entity                                               Holding

Barclays Global Fund Advisors                            2,672,517
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                           2,340,774
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                         43,018
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                         12,535,021
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                  362,252
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                              5,577
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                            595,670
Gerrard Ltd                                                121,058
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust                      351,354
Barclays Capital Inc                                        11,456
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                           25,504,610
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                            540
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                    303,561
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                        136,380
                                                        44,983,788 =     3.0112%



The issued share capital is 1,493,839,387 as at 3 December 2004.


N Jordan

Secretary

6 December 2004






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