Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
07 November 2005


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 4 November, Anglo American plc (the "Company") was advised that, as at
2 November 2005, Old Mutual plc and its direct and indirect subsidiaries had a
material interest in 133,568,567 ordinary shares of the Company, representing
8.94% of the issued share capital. The shares are registered per the attached
schedule.

Company        Registered Holder                       Number of       Percent
                                                       Shares

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Life Assurance Company          68,158,354      4.56%
               (South 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               1,800      0.00%
               (South Africa) Ltd

PeregrineQuant
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company              21,949      0.00%
               (South Africa) Ltd

Prudential
Portfolio
Managers (Pty)
Ltd (not and
Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company             163,098      0.01%
               (South Africa) Ltd

Investec Asset
Management
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company             389,793      0.03%
               (South Africa) Ltd

Polaris
Capital (Pty)
Ltd (not an
Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company             228,125      0.02%
               (South Africa) Ltd

Frater Asset
Management
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company             431,779      0.03%
               (South Africa) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Unit Trusts (SA)                 5,061,541      0.34%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Asset Managers (South           31,109,337      2.08%
               Africa) Ltd (Managed fund client
               assets)

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia)               63,924      0.00%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Life Assurance Company           1,876,364      0.13%
               (Namibia) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty)            80,398      0.01%
               Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Portfolio Holdings (Namibia)        53,814      0.00%
               (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Ltd     1,652,801      0.11%
               (Managed fund client assets)

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual Global Asset Fund                  902,767      0.06%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust        2,671,592      0.18%
               Limited

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual South African Trust Plc            729,032      0.05%

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Mutual & Federal Limited                    2,409,724      0.16%

Quantative
Asset
Management     ABSA Nominees                                 157,620      0.01%

Quantative
Asset
Management     Nedbank Nominees Ltd                          162,430      0.01%

Quantative
Asset
Management     Standard Bank Nominees Ltd                  2,783,536      0.19%

Syfrets
Securities     Syfrets Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd         386,101      0.03%

Nedcor
Collective
Investments
Limited        Nedcor Bank Nominees                        3,922,145      0.26%

Taquanta Asset
Managers (Pty)
Ltd            NIB IPS Nominees (Pty) Ltd                     82,935      0.01%

BOE Personal
Stockbrokers   BNS Nominees                                3,197,702      0.21%

Old Mutual
(STRAC)        Nedcor Bank Nominees                            3,006      0.00%

BOE Private
Clients        Nedbank Nominees Ltd                        3,006,137      0.20%

BOE Private
Clients        Registered Own Name                             1,500      0.00%

BOE            Nedcor Bank Nominees                           82,313      0.01%

Fiduciary
Clay Finlay
Inc            Clients of Clay Finlay                        135,750      0.01%

                                                         133,568,567

                                                       Total Shares
                                                       issued

                                                       1,493,852,004

N Jordan
Secretary
7 November 2005


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