Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
01 February 2005


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) and 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985

We received notification on 1 February 2005, that Old Mutual plc's (the parent
company of a number of life assurance, banking and asset management operations)
interest in Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares has increased from 8.90% to
9.13%.
Company                    Registered Holder             Number of     Percent
                                                         Shares Held

Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Life Assurance      71,525,579      4.79
(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd   Company (South Africa) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Rodina Investments (Pty)        3,641,200      0.24
(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd   Ltd
Coronation Fund Managers   Old Mutual Life Assurance           1,800      0.00
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old      Company (South Africa) Ltd
Mutual company)
PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd   Old Mutual Life Assurance           4,237      0.00
(not an Old Mutual         Company (South Africa) Ltd
Company)
Prudential Portfolio       Old Mutual Life Assurance         189,808      0.01
Managers (Pty) Ltd (not an Company (South Africa) Ltd
Old Mutual Company)
Investec Asset Management  Old Mutual Life Assurance         295,193      0.02
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old      Company (South Africa) Ltd
Mutual Company)
Polaris Capital (Pty) Ltd  Old Mutual Life Assurance         229,041      0.02
(not an Old Mutual         Company (South Africa) Ltd
Company)
Stanlib Asset Management   Old Mutual Life Assurance         713,895      0.05
Ltd (not an Old Mutual     Company (South Africa) Ltd
Company)
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Unit Trust (SA)      3,863,249      0.26
(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Asset Managers      33,632,006      2.25
(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa) Ltd (managed
                           fund client assets)
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Unit Trusts             37,126      0.00
(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd   (Namibia)
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Life Assurance       1,417,070      0.09
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd        Company (Namibia) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia)      80,398      0.01
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd        (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Portfolio Holdings      53,814      0.00
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd        (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Asset Manager        1,514,007      0.10
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd        (Namibia) Ltd (Managed fund
                           client assets)
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual Global Asset           902,767      0.06
(Bermuda) Ltd              Funds
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual South Africa         2,059,057      0.14
(Bermuda) Ltd              Equity Trust Limited
Old Mutual Asset Managers  Old Mutual South African          689,767      0.05
(Bermuda) Ltd              Trust Plc
Mutual & Federal Limted    Mutual & Federal Limited        2,834,872      0.19
Old Mutual Asset Managers  HSBC Global Custody Nominee        16,488      0.00
Ltd                        (UK) Ltd
Quantative Asset           ABSA Nominees                      56,201      0.00
Management
Quantative Asset           Nedbank Nominees Ltd              147,038      0.11
Management
Quantative Asset           Standard Bank Nominees          3,112,411      0.21
Management                 Limited
Syfrets Securities         Syfrets Securities Nominees        57,744      0.00
                           (Pty) Ltd
NIB Collective Investment  Nedcor Bank Nominees            3,866,486      0.26
Schemes
NIB Securities             NIB IPS Nominees (Pty) Ltd         77,301      0.01
BOE Personal               BNS Nominees                    2,956,363      0.20
Stockbrokers
Old Mutual (STRAC)         Nedcor Bank Nominees                3,006      0.00
BOE Private Clients        Nedbank Nominees Limited        1,479,634      0.10
BOE Private Clients        Registered Own Name                15,957      0.00
BOE Private Clients        Nedcor Bank Nominees              711,416      0.05
(NTRAC)
BOE Fiduciary              Nedcor Bank Nominees               85,930      0.01
Clay Finlay Ltd            Clients of Clay Finlay Ltd        136,950      0.01
                                                 Total   136,407,811      9.13

N Jordan
Secretary
1 February 2005


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