Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

x

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

x

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Deutsche Bank AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited

Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

06/04/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10/04/2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1XZS820

Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

26,307,194

26,307,194

0

1.87%

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Right to Recall

Call Option

Exchangeable Bond

19-Oct-17

11-Apr-20

1,164,138

1,956,000

12,078,022

0.08%

0.14%

0.86%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Swaps

Call Option

Put Option

Option Swaps

04-Mar-19

10-Dec-18

10-Dec-18

16-Jun-17

17,880,789

13,136,403

5,371,612

250,000

Nominal

Delta

1.27%

0.94%

0.38%

0.02%

1.27%

0.94%

0.38%

0.02%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

78,144,158

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

John Mills, Group Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 207 968 8964