Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
14 April 2005


           Announcement of notifications of major interests in shares

1                   Name of Company
Anglo American plc

2                   Names of shareholders concerned
E Oppenheimer & Son Holdings Limited ("EO&S Holdings")
E Oppenheimer & Son International Limited ("EO&S International")
Respite Holdings Limited ("Respite")
E Oppenheimer & Son Group Holdings Limited ("EO&S Group Holdings")
Spectre Limited ("Spectre")
Nakshatra Reserves Limited ("Nakshatra Reserves")
Marinda Reserves Limited ("Marinda Reserves")
Theseus Trustees (Bermuda) Limited (the "Theseus Bermuda Trustees")
Codan Trust Company Limited (the "Codan Trustees")
Maitland Trustees Limited (the "Fairfield Trustees")
Maitland Trustees Limited & Theseus Limited (the "EOS Trustees")

3                   Nature of notifications received by the Company

3.1             On 11 April 2005, the Fairfield Trustees ceased to have a
notifable interest in ordinary shares of the Company.

3.2             On 11 April 2005, the EOS Trustees acquired a notifable interest
in 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company (representing approximately 3.96
per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary shares), registered as follows:

3.2.1           EO&S Holdings: 47,250,206 ordinary shares

3.2.2           Goldman Sachs Security Nominees Limited: 5,000,000 ordinary
shares

3.2.3           Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited: 6,870,745
ordinary shares

3.3             Following the transactions referred to in paragraphs 3.1 and

3.2, EO&S Holdings, EO&S International and Respite each continued to have a
notifable interest in 52,250,206 ordinary shares (representing approximately
3.50 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary shares), registered as described
in paragraphs 3.2.1 and 3.2.2.

3.4             On 12 April 2005, the entities listed below each acquired a
notifable interest in 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company:

3.4.1           EO&S Group Holdings

3.4.2           Spectre

3.4.3           Nakshatra Reserves

3.4.4           Marinda Reserves

3.4.5           the Theseus Bermuda Trustees

3.4.6           the Codan Trustees

3.5             On 12 April 2005, EO&S International and Respite each acquired a
notifable interest in an additional 6,870,745 ordinary shares of the Company
(representing approximately 0.46 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary
shares), in consequence of which EO&S International and Respite held notifable
interests in respect of 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company (representing
approximately 3.96 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary shares).

3.6             The 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company referred to in
paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5 above are registered as follows:

3.6.1           EO&S Holdings: 47,250,206

3.6.2           Goldman Sachs Security Nominees: 5,000,000

3.6.3           Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited: 6,870,745

3.7             On 12 April 2005, the EOS Trustees ceased to have a notifable
interest in ordinary shares of the Company.

3.8             Following the transactions referred to in paragraphs 3.4 to 3.6,
EO&S Holdings continued to have a notifable interest in 52,250,206 of the
ordinary shares of the Company (representing approximately 3.50 per cent. of the
Company's issued ordinary shares), registered as described in paragraphs 3.6.1
and 3.6.2.

3.9             The notifications received by the Company do not specify whether
such notifications are in respect of the holding of the shareholders referred to
in paragraph 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest. The interest of
the Codan Trustees in 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company is such an
interest as is mentioned in Section 208(5) of the Companies Act 1985.

4                   Names of registered holder(s)
Please see paragraph 3

5                   Number of shares in respect of which notification made
Please see paragraph 3

6                   Percentage of issued class
Please see paragraph 3

7                   Not applicable

8                   Not applicable

9                   Class of security
Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the capital of Anglo American plc

10               Date of transaction
Please see paragraph 3

11               Date Company informed

13 April 2005

12               Total holding following this notification
Please see paragraph 3

13               Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
Please see paragraph 3

14               Additional information
None

15               Name of contact and telephone number for queries
N Jordan (Company Secretary) 020 7698 8750

16               Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
for making this notification

N Jordan
Company Secretary

Signature:

Date of this notification: 14 April 2005




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