14th Nov 2006 10:59
Anglo American PLC14 November 2006 Anglo American plc (the "Company") The Company has today received the following notification from Maitland & Co: "Notification of a change in interest in shares in Anglo American plc ("theCompany") pursuant to the provisions of Sections 198(1), 202(3), 202(4) andSection 324 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act"), and pursuant to paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and paragraph 22(c) of the Model Code: 1. The entities concerned are: 1.1 E Oppenheimer & Son Holdings Limited ("EO&S Holdings") of 9 rue Sainte Zithe, Luxembourg; 1.2 E Oppenheimer & Son International Limited ("EO&S International") of 9 Columbus Centre, Pelican Drive, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands; 1.3 Respite Holdings Limited ("Respite") of 9 Columbus Centre, aforesaid; 1.4 E Oppenheimer & Son Group Holdings Limited ("EO&S Group Holdings") of 9 Columbus Centre, aforesaid; 1.5 Spectre Limited ("Spectre") of 9 Columbus Centre, aforesaid; 1.6 Theseus Trustees (Bermuda) Limited ("the Theseus Bermuda Trustees") of Richmond House, 12 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda. 2. EO&S Holdings had a notifiable interest for the purposes ofSections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Act (a "notifiable interest") in52,250,206 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company, which priorto 10 November 2006 were registered as follows: Company No of Ordinary Shares Merrill Lynch International 5,000,000 EO&S Holdings 47,250,206 3. EO&S Group Holdings, Spectre, EO&S International, Respiteand the Theseus Bermuda Trustees all had a notifiable interest in 59,120,951Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company, which prior to10 November 2006 were registered as follows: Company No of Ordinary Shares EO&S Holdings 47,250,206 Merrill Lynch International 5,000,000 Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited 6,870,745 4. I have been instructed to give notice to the Companypursuant to the provisions of sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Act ofthe matters referred to below. This notice is given in fulfilment of, and forthe express purpose of, discharging the obligations imposed on the entitiesreferred to above by the said sections and related provisions of Part VI of theAct. The information is also given to you to discharge the obligations of Mr NFOppenheimer under Section 324 of the Act and the obligations of Mr NFOppenheimer and EO&S Holdings under paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules andthe obligations of EO&S Holdings under paragraph 22(c) of the Model Code. 5. As a result of the liquidation of Respite on 1 September2006, Respite ceased to have a notifiable interest in the capital of theCompany. 6. Mr NF Oppenheimer is a director of the Company andaccordingly is a person discharging managerial responsibilities in relation tothe Company. EO&S Holdings is connected with Mr NF Oppenheimer because Mr NFOppenheimer is a director of EO&S Holdings and a potential beneficiary of trustswhich have an interest in EO&S Holdings and accordingly EO&S Holdings has aresponsibility to notify certain transactions to the Company. The Company is theissuer in relation to whom this disclosure is made. 7. On 10 November 2006, EO&S Holdings disposed of 17,000,000Ordinary Shares ("Ordinary Shares") of US$0.50 in the Company by means of anoff-market sale in London at a price of £23.3686 per Ordinary Share ("theTransaction"). 8. Following the Transaction, EO&S Holdings, EO&S International, EO&S Group Holdings, Spectre, and the Theseus Bermuda Trustees ceased to have a notifiable interest in the capital of the Company for the purposes of Section 198 of the Act. 9. As a result of the Transaction, Mr NF Oppenheimer ceased to be interested in 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company. Anthony H MarkhamMaitland & Co" N JordanCompany Secretary14 November 2006 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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