14th Apr 2005 15:56
Anglo American PLC14 April 2005 Announcement of notifications of interests of directors and connected persons1 Name of CompanyAnglo American plc 2 Name of directorN F Oppenheimer 3 Nature of notifications received by the Company 3.1 On 12 April 2005, Codan Trust Company Limited (the "CodanTrustees") acquired a right to acquire an interest in 59,120,951 ordinary sharesof the Company (representing approximately 3.96 per cent. of the Company'sissued ordinary shares). 3.2 The notification received by the Company indicates that it is inrespect of a non-beneficial interest of the Codan Trustees. 4 Name of registered holder(s) 4.1 The 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company referred to inparagraph 3.1 above are registered as follows: 4.1.1 EO&S Holdings: 47,250,206 4.1.2 Goldman Sachs Security Nominees: 5,000,000 4.1.3 Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited: 6,870,745 5 Person(s) connected with the directorThe notification of interests of directors and connected persons containedherein relates to the Codan Trustees, being a person connected with the directorreferred to in paragraph 2 by virtue of it being the trustee of a trust of whichsuch director is a potential discretionary beneficiary. 6 Nature of the transactionThis notification is in respect of the acquisition of a right to acquire aninterest in ordinary shares of the Company. 7 Number of shares in respect of which notification made59,120,951 ordinary shares in the Company. 8 Percentage of issued class3.96 per cent. 9 Not applicable 10 Not applicable 11 Class of securityOrdinary shares of US$0.50 each in the capital of Anglo American plc 12 PriceThe right to acquire the interest in the Company's ordinary shares was acquiredfor nil consideration 13 Date of transaction12 April 2005 14 Date Company informed13 April 2005 15 Total holding following this notificationFollowing this notification, the director referred to in paragraph 2 isinterested in an aggregate of 59,120,951 ordinary shares in the Company. 16 Total percentage holding of issued class following thisnotificationFollowing this notification, the director referred to in paragraph 2 isinterested in an aggregate of approximately 3.96 per cent. of the Company'sissued ordinary shares. 17 Not applicable 18 Not applicable 19 Not applicable 20 Not applicable 21 Not applicable 22 Not applicable 23 Additional informationNone 24 Name of contact and telephone number for queriesN Jordan (Company Secretary) 020 7698 8750 25 Name and signature of authorised company official responsiblefor making this notificationN JordanCompany Secretary Signature: Date of this notification: 14 April 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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