Submission of documents to NSM

Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN

Registered number: 3564138

The following documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism (NSM)

(http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do) :

- the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011; and

- the Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held at The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG at 2.30 pm on Thursday 19 April 2012;

- which can both be found on our website as follows:

http://www.angloamerican.com/investors/reports/2012rep

N Jordan

Company Secretary

16 March 2012