Total Voting Rights

Anglo American PLC
04 April 2007


                       Anglo American plc (the "Company")

                              Total voting rights

In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company
announces that, at 6pm on 3 April 2007:

   •it had 1,541,657,750 issued ordinary shares of US$0.50 each admitted to
    trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to
    all circumstances at general meetings of the Company;


   •it held 57,400,299 ordinary shares in treasury. The voting rights of
    treasury shares are automatically suspended;


   •accordingly, it had total voting rights of 1,484,257,451.


The total voting rights figure (1,484,257,451) may be used by shareholders (and
others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by
which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in,
or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Andy Hodges

Deputy Company Secretary

Anglo American plc

4 April 2007

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