Result of AGM

Anglo American PLC
15 April 2008


Anglo American plc


News Release


15 April 2008

                    Anglo American AGM 2008 - voting results


Anglo American plc (the "Company") announces that all resolutions were passed by
the requisite majorities at the Company's Annual General Meeting held at The
Royal Society at 11.00am on Tuesday 15 April 2008.  In line with recommended
practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting.


Electoral Reform Services acted as independent assessors and the result of the
polls was as follows. This announcement will be available for viewing on the
Company's website, www.angloamerican.co.uk, along with a transcript of the
Annual General Meeting, as soon as practicable:


Number of cards at meeting date:

Issued share capital at meeting date: 1,322,131,755

Number of votes per share: one

Meeting type: AGM


Resolution                                     Shares For       Shares Against      Shares Abstained
                                               (Incldg.
                                               Discretionary)


1. Report and Accounts                         775,868,189                  951,683            719,038
2. Dividend                                    775,922,133                  795,980            832,147
3. Elect Sir CK Chow                           774,743,852                  809,713          1,996,425
4. Re-elect Chris Fay                          770,846,644                4,698,123          2,000,374
5. Re-elect Sir Rob Margetts                   769,464,161                5,128,282          2,955,130
6. Re-elect Rene Medori                        774,673,402                  875,343          2,000,729
7. Re-elect Karel Van Miert                    767,733,194                7,794,657          2,020,793
8. To re-appoint the auditors                  769,458,375                1,132,081          6,957,884
9. Auditors' remuneration                      775,955,318                  915,812            665,169
10. Remuneration Report                        748,806,912                8,085,573         20,655,285
11. Sharesave Plan                             755,997,755               19,314,505          2,235,408
12. Discretionary Plan                         768,030,529                3,961,940          5,556,188
13. Share Incentive Plan                       770,449,034                3,480,548          3,619,265
14. Authority to allot shares                  740,542,327               36,335,578            646,109
15. Disapply pre-emption rights                760,669,824               14,580,378          2,294,924
16. Authority to purchase own shares           771,925,676                  958,999          4,655,190
17. Amend Articles                             774,126,962                  970,675          2,441,323


Nicholas Jordan

Company Secretary

Anglo American plc

20 Carlton House Terrace

London SW1Y 5AN

Registered Number 3564138


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