Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
09 May 2003



NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING INTERESTS IN ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.50 EACH IN THE
CAPITAL OF ANGLO AMERICAN plc ("ORDINARY SHARES")

Notifications pursuant to sections 198(1) and 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985

We received notification today that Old Mutual plc's (the parent company of a
number of life assurance, banking and asset management operations) interests
have decreased from 9.12% to 8.97% in Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares.


Company                                Registered Holder                                Number of Shares  Percentage
                                                                                        Held

Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 68,592,439        4.667
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      Ltd

Coronation Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd     Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 153,542           0.010
(not an Old Mutual company)            Ltd

PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd (not an Old   Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 164,242           0.011
Mutual Company)                        Ltd

Prudential Portfolio Managers (Pty)    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 302,135           0.021
Ltd (not an Old Mutual Company)        Ltd

Investec Asset Management (Pty) Ltd    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 173,286           0.012
(not an Old Mutual Company)            Ltd

Stanlib Asset Management Ltd (not an   Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 420,046           0.029
Old Mutual Company)                    Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Unit Trust (SA)                       3,696,590         0.252
Africa) (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) Ltd     33,594,510        2.286
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      (managed fund client assets)

Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia)                 32,976            0.002
Africa) (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Ltd  1,753,105         0.119
(Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd          106,398           0.007
(Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Portfolio Holdings (Namibia) (Pty)    53,814            0.004
(Pty) Ltd                              Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Ltd (managed 1,361,575         0.093
(Pty) Ltd                              fund client assets)

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual Global Asset Funds                    3,127,572         0.213
Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust Limited     5,074,993         0.345
Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual South African Trust Plc               573,531           0.039
Ltd

Mutual & Federal Limted                Mutual & Federal Limited                         2,638,607         0.180

Quantative Asset Management            Nedcor Bank Nominees Limited                     3,245,502         0.221

Quantative Asset Management            Standard Bank Nominees Limited                   89,122            0.006

NIB Securities                         Marser Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd             54,771            0.004

Franklin Templeton/NIB Investments     Nedcor Bank Nominees Limited                     3,703,506         0.252

Syfrets Securities                     Syfrets Securities                               42,894            0.003

NIB Multi-Manager                      Standard Bank Nominees Limited                   296,472           0.020

Quaystone Ltd                          ABSA Nominees Limited                            162,127           0.011

Quaystone Ltd                          Nedcor Bank Nominees Limited                     168,417           0.011

Quaystone Ltd                          Standard Bank Nominees (Transvaal) (Pty) Limited 1,233,097         0.084

Acadian Asset Management               Clients of Acadian Asset Management              965,030           0.066

                                                            Total                       131,780,299       8.97%





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