Placing 19 mn Exxaro Shares

Anglo American PLC 05 September 2007 News Release 5th September 2007 Anglo American plc to place 19,000,000 Exxaro shares NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Anglo American is launching an accelerated bookbuild placing of 19,000,000 ordinary shares of Exxaro Resources Limited, listed on the JSE Limited, held by its subsidiary Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited, to global and South African institutional investors. RMB Morgan Stanley will act as global bookrunner for the placing, and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, are acting as joint financial advisors. The book for the placing will open with immediate effect. Pricing and allocations are expected to be announced as soon as practicable following the closing of the book. The proceeds and the placing price will be decided at the close of the accelerated bookbuilding period following agreement between Anglo American and RMB Morgan Stanley. A further announcement will be made at that time. The timing of the closing of the book, pricing and allocations may be amended at the absolute discretion of Anglo American and RMB Morgan Stanley. This announcement is not for publication or distribution or release in the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States, absent registration or an exemption from, or transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States. This announcement does not and is not intended to constitute an offer to the public in South Africa in terms of Chapter VI of the South African Companies Act, 1973 (as amended). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken, transmitted or distributed, directly or indirectly in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. For further information: Anglo American plc: Investor Inquiries Charles Gordon Tel: +44 207 968 8933 Anna Poulter Tel: +44 207 968 2155 Media Inquiries Anna Poulter Tel: +44 207 968 2155 Daniel Ngwepe Tel: +27 11 638 2267 Morgan Stanley: John Porter Tel: +44 20 7677 3301 Rand Merchant Bank: Justin Bothner Tel: +27 11 282 4150 RMB Morgan Stanley: Chris Meyer +27 11 282 8286 Notes to Editors: Anglo American plc is one of the world's largest mining and natural resource groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a global leader in platinum group metals, gold and diamonds, with significant interests in coal, base and ferrous metals, and industrial minerals. The Group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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