Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
24 November 2004


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 on 23 November 2004, that Old Mutual plc's (the parent
company of a number of life assurance, banking and asset management operations)
interest in Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares has decreased from 9.04% to
8.90%.

Company        Registered Holder                      Number of     Percentage
                                                      Shares Held

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Life Assurance Company       62,628,561         4.19
               (South Africa) Ltd
Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Rodina Investments (Pty) Ltd             3,641,200         0.24

Coronation
Fund Managers
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            1,800         0.00
               (South Africa) Ltd

PeregrineQuant
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company           16,785         0.00
               (South Africa) Ltd

Prudential
Portfolio
Managers (Pty)
Ltd (not an
Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company          187,508         0.01
               (South Africa) Ltd

Investec Asset
Management
(Pty) Ltd (not
an Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company          246,120         0.02
               (South Africa) Ltd

Polaris
Capital (Pty)
Ltd (not an
Old Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company           78,000         0.01
               (South Africa) Ltd

Stanlib Asset
Management Ltd
(not an Old
Mutual
Company)       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company          713,895         0.05
               (South Africa) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Unit Trust (SA)               3,707,263         0.25

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Asset Managers (South        34,523,624         2.31
               Africa) Ltd (managed fund client
               assets)

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(South Africa)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia)            30,978         0.00


Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Life Assurance Company        1,374,710         0.09
               (Namibia) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty)         80,398         0.01
               Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Portfolio Holdings               53,814         0.00
               (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Namibia)
(Pty) Ltd      Old Mutual Asset Manager (Namibia) Ltd   1,521,642         0.10
               (Mnaged fund client assets)

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual Global Asset Funds            3,202,272         0.21

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust     5,762,949         0.39
               Limited

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
(Bermuda) Ltd  Old Mutual South African Trust Plc         722,985         0.05

Mutual &
Federal Limted Mutual & Federal Limited                 2,834,872         0.19

Old Mutual
Asset Managers
Ltd            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd        10,858         0.00

Quantative
Asset
Management     ABSA Nominees                               45,358         0.00

Quantative
Asset
Management     Nedbank Nominees Ltd                     1,640,217         0.11

Quantative
Asset
Management     Standard Bank Nominees Limited           1,613,105         0.11

Syfrets
Securities     Syfrets Securities Nominees (Pty)           22,826         0.00
               Ltd

NIB Collective
Investment
Schemes        Nedcor Bank Nominees                     1,759,887         0.12

NIB Securities NIB IPS Nominees (Pty) Ltd                  50,516         0.00

BOE Personal
Stockbrokers   BNS Nominees                             2,880,377         0.19

Old Mutual
(STRAC)        Nedcor Bank Nominees                         3,006         0.00

BOE Private
Clients        Nedbank Nominees Limited                 2,163,867         0.14

BOE Private
Clients        Registered Own Name                        219,816         0.01

BOE Private
Clients
(NTRAC)        Nedcor Bank Nominees                       723,815         0.05

BOE            Nedcor Bank Nominees                       100,257         0.01
Fiduciary

Acadian Asset
Management     Clients of Acadian Asset Management        199,919         0.01

Clay Finlay
Ltd            Clients of Clay Finlay Ltd                 136,950         0.01

                                              Total   132,900,150         8.90

N Jordan
Secretary
24 November 04

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