Result of AGM

Anglo American PLC
16 May 2000


ANGLO AMERICAN PLC ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE;
                                       
PROGRAMME OF DISPOSAL OF NON CORE ASSETS TO BE ACCELERATED AND WIDENED

Anglo  American plc ('AA plc') announced today at its AGM that  the  Board  of
Directors  had decided yesterday to appoint Tony Trahar as new chief executive
of  the  company with effect from July 18, 2000.  Tony Trahar is an  executive
director of AA plc and chairman of the Industrial Minerals and Forest Products
divisions.  He was appointed a director of Anglo American Corporation  ('AAC')
in  1989  and is also a director of Anglo Platinum and Highveld Steel, amongst
other companies.

Tony  Trahar  takes  over  as chief executive from  Julian  Ogilvie  Thompson,
previously  chairman  and chief executive of AA plc. Julian  Ogilvie  Thompson
will continue as chairman, in a non-executive capacity.

Commenting  on his appointment, Tony Trahar said that he was 'honoured  to  be
appointed  chief executive of the world's leading mining and natural resources
group.  I look forward to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead  for
AA plc'.

Julian  Ogilvie  Thompson said that the decision had been taken  'following  a
successful first year since combining AAC and Minorco and moving to London.  I
am  delighted  by the progress we have made and have decided that  it  is  now
appropriate  to  step down as chief executive.  The Board  and  I  have  every
confidence in Tony Trahar taking AA plc forward'.

The  company  also announced at its AGM that it had decided to accelerate  and
widen  the company's disposal programme of non-core assets.  Prior to  today's
announcement, AA plc's strategy in terms of its industrial interests,  as  set
out  in  its  Prospectus,  had  been  to  enhance  shareholder  value  through
rationalisation,  merger or disposal of its stakes in non-mining,  non-natural
resource assets.  This included the intention to dispose of AA plc's stakes in
First  Rand,  a South African financial services company, AECI, an  explosives
and  chemicals  company also based in South Africa, Terra, a  US  agribusiness
producer  of  nitrogen  products and methanol, as well  a  number  of  smaller
industrial interests.

Since  listing in May 1999, AA plc has successfully sold some $1.2 billion  of
non-core assets.

Today's  announcement that it will accelerate and widen its disposal programme
means that AA plc will now also seek to dispose of the remaining businesses in
the  Industries division.  Discussions have commenced in this regard with  the
chairmen and chief executives of these businesses.

Julian  Ogilvie Thompson, speaking at AA plc's AGM earlier today, stated  that
progress was being made with the overall disposal programme and that 'a number
of  possibilities  were  being examined to speed up the  process,  within  the
constraints imposed by the limited size of the SA market.'  However he said he
was  'optimistic  that  the disposal process would be  significantly  advanced
within the next 12 months.'

Background note:

Recent disposals of industrial assets:

1999:
Komatsu                  Entire shareholding sold
Zimco                    Entire shareholding sold
SAB plc/Bevcon Effective shareholding in SAB reduced to 2% ($159m)
Terra                    Distribution division sold ($452m)
Polifin                  AECI's 40% interest sold ($345m)
Zebra                    Closed

2000:
McCarthy Retail          Holding reduced from 28% to 10%
Samcor                   Entire holding sold - last 10% on deferred terms
NF Die Castings          Remaining 25% sold
Ventron                  Agreement reached

Biographical Information on Tony Trahar:

Born  in  Johannesburg on 1 June 1949, Tony Trahar was educated at  St  John's
College   and at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa,  where  he
attained the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1970.

After  qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1973 and serving articles  with
Whiteley   Brothers  (now  Deloitte  &  Touche),  he  joined  Anglo   American
Corporation in 1974 in the finance division.  In 1982 he was appointed finance
director of Anglo American Industrial Corporation.

In  1989 he was appointed to the AAC Board, to its Executive Committee in 1996
and to the board of Minorco in 1997.

He  was  appointed Managing Director of Mondi, Anglo American's paper company,
in 1986 and was made Executive Chairman in June 1989. In 1992 he was appointed
Deputy Chairman of Austria's largest pulp and paper group, Frantschach AG.

He  is  chairman  of  AECI and a director of Anglo Platinum,  Highveld  Steel,
Nedcor, Tongaat-Hulett, and various other companies.

He  is married to Patricia (Trish) and has a daughter, Frances (19), and a son
Andrew (17).

He is Chairman of the Paleo Anthropological Scientific Trust (PAST) and serves
on  the executive committee of the WWF (Southern Africa) and is a Governor  of
Rhodes  University.   His interests include shooting, fishing  and  collecting
classic cars.

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London:

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Johannesburg:
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