RNS Number:5541O
Anglo American PLC
11 August 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 on 8 August 2003, that Old Mutual plc's (the parent
company of a number of life assurance, banking and asset management operations)
interests have increased from 8.91% to 9.04% in Anglo American plc Ordinary
Shares.
Company                   Registered Holder           Number of     Percentage
                                                      Shares Held

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Life Assurance    67,492,179        4.589
(South Africa) (Pty)      Company (South Africa)
Ltd                       Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Rodina Investments (Pty)      3,641,200        0.248
(South Africa) (Pty)      Ltd
Ltd

Coronation Fund Managers  Old Mutual Life Assurance       161,468        0.011
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old     Company (South Africa)
Mutual company)           Ltd

PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd  Old Mutual Life Assurance       168,791        0.011
(not an Old Mutual        Company (South Africa)
Company)                  Ltd

Prudential Portfolio      Old Mutual Life Assurance       279,535        0.019
Managers (Pty) Ltd (not   Company (South Africa)
an Old Mutual Company)    Ltd

Investec Asset Management Old Mutual Life Assurance       162,276        0.011
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old     Company (South Africa)
Mutual Company)           Ltd

Stanlib Asset Management  Old Mutual Life Assurance       587,529        0.040
Ltd (not an Old Mutual    Company (South Africa)
Company)                  Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Unit Trust (SA)    4,427,338        0.301
(South Africa) (Pty)
Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Asset Managers    31,893,675        2.169
(South Africa) (Pty)      (South Africa) Ltd (managed
Ltd                       fund client assets)

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Unit Trusts           33,776        0.002
(South Africa) (Pty)      (Namibia)
Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Life Assurance     1,714,706        0.117
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd       Company (Namibia) Ltd

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Holdings              90,398        0.006
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd       (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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

Old Mutual Asset Managers Old Mutual Asset Managers     1,451,329        0.099
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd       (Namibia) Ltd (managed fund
                          client assets)

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

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

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

Mutual & Federal Limted   Mutual & Federal Limited      2,638,607        0.179

Quantative Asset          Nedcor Bank Nominees          3,605,628        0.245
Management                Limited

Quantative Asset          Standard Bank Nominees           75,437        0.005
Management                Limited

Syfrets Securities        Syfrets Securities Nominees     188,564        0.013
                          Ltd

BOE (Pty) Limited         Nedcor Bank Nominees          1,325,895        0.090
                          Limited

BOE (Pty) Limited         Standard Bank Nominees        1,808,413        0.123

BOE (Pty) Limited         Clients of BoE                   34,628        0.002

Quaystone Ltd             ABSA Nominees Limited           184,327        0.013

Quaystone Ltd             Nedcor Bank Nominees            255,541        0.017
                          Limited

Quaystone Ltd             Standard Bank Nominees        1,072,818        0.073
                          (Transvaal) (Pty) Limited

Acadian Asset             Clients of Acadian Asset        804,130        0.055

Management                Management
                                              Total   132,928,098         9.04

G A Wilkinson
Deputy Secretary
11 Aug 03


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