Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
07 July 2005


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

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

We received notification on 6 July 2005, 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 share capital has decreased from 9.13%
to 8.92%.

Company                   Registered Holder          No shares held    Percent

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Life Assurance      71,253,158       4.77%
(South Africa) (Pty)      Company (South Africa)
Ltd                       Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Rodina Investments (Pty)        3,641,200       0.24%
(South Africa) (Pty)      Ltd
Ltd

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

PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd  Old Mutual Life Assurance          40,781       0.00%
(not an Old Mutual        Company (South Africa)
Company)                  Ltd

Prudential Portfolio      Old Mutual Life Assurance         163,008       0.01%
Managers (Pty) Ltd (not   Company (South Africa)
and Old Mutual Company)   Ltd

Investec Asset Management Old Mutual Life Assurance         285,693       0.02%
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old     Company (South Africa)
Mutual Company)           Ltd

Polaris Capital (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance         120,929       0.01%
(not an Old Mutual        Company (South Africa)
Company)                  Ltd

Frater Asset Management   Old Mutual Life Assurance         359,206       0.02%
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old     Company (South Africa)
Mutual Company)           Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Unit Trusts          4,869,685       0.33%
(South Africa) (Pty)      (SA)
Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Asset Managers      29,693,401       1.99%
(South Africa) (Pty)      (South Africa) Ltd
Ltd                       (Managed fund client
                          assets)

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Unit Trusts             65,652       0.00%
(South Africa) (Pty)      (Namibia)
Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Life Assurance       1,978,875       0.13%
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd       Company (Namibia) Ltd

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

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

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Asset Managers       1,752,176       0.12%
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd       (Namibia) Ltd (Managed
                          fund client assets)

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Global Asset           902,767       0.06%
(Bermuda) Ltd             Fund

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual South Africa         2,313,057       0.15%
(Bermuda) Ltd             Equity Trust Limited

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual South African          689,767       0.05%
(Bermuda) Ltd             Trust Plc

Old Mutual Asset Managers Mutual & Federal Limited        2,482,789       0.17%
(South Africa) (Pty)
Ltd

Quantative Asset          ABSA Nominees                     155,924       0.01%
Management

Quantative Asset          Nedbank Nominees Ltd              181,138       0.01%
Management

Quantative Asset          Standard Bank Nominees          2,888,532       0.19%
Management                Ltd

Syfrets Securities        Syfrets Securities                 38,313       0.00%
                          Nominees (Pty) Ltd

Nedcor Collective         Nedcor Bank Nominees            2,848,912       0.19%
Investments Limited

Taquanta Asset Managers   NIB IPS Nominees (Pty)             82,911       0.01%
(Pty) Ltd                 Ltd

BOE Personal              BNS Nominees                    3,075,853       0.21%
Stockbrokers

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

BOE Private Clients       Nedbank Nominees Ltd            2,981,755       0.20%

BOE Private Clients       Registered Own Name                22,516       0.00%

BOE Fiduciary             Nedcor Bank Nominees               90,243       0.01%

Acadian Asset             Clients of Acadian Asset          135,750       0.01%
Management                Management

                                                        133,253,009       8.92%

                                                       Total Shares
                                                             issued

                                                      1,493,846,961


N Jordan

Secretary

7 July 2005






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