Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2545Z
Anglo American PLC
29 July 2002



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 today that Old Mutual plc's (the parent company of a
number of life assurance, banking and asset management operations) interests
have increased from 6.39% to 8.10% in Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares. This
disclosure follows the acquisition in South Africa of BoE Limited by Nedcor
Limited leading to an increase in the aggregate position.

Company                                Registered Holder                                Number of Shares  Percentage
                                                                                        Held

Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Ashtree Investments Limited                      8,657,629         0.59
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Capital Securities Limited                       4,344,327         0.30
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Limited           2,371,257         0.16
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual (South Africa) Ltd                    2,360,000         0.16
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) (Pty)   20,187,002        1.38
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      Ltd (Managed fund client assets)
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 47,328,108        3.23
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Portfolio Holdings (South Africa)     1,281,200         0.09
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       OMSA Tust PLC                                    488,531           0.03
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd       31,236            0.00
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Ltd (Managed 843,140           0.06
(Pty) Ltd                              fund client assets)
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd          102,398           0.01
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Ltd  1,096,668         0.07
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Portfolio Holdings (Namibia) (Pty)    73,814            0.01
(Pty) Ltd                              Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual Global Asset Funds                    2,809,572         0.19
Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual South African Trust                   5,074,993         0.35
Ltd
Investec Asset Management (Pty) Ltd    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 133,634           0.01
(not an Old Mutual company)            Ltd
Coronation Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd     Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 78,000            0.01
(not an Old Mutual company)            Ltd
Prudential Portfolio Managers S.A.     Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 141,700           0.01
(Pty) Ltd (not an Old Mutual Company)  Ltd
Quantative Asset Management            Nominee Accounts                                 3,315,558         0.23
Franklin Templeton/NIB Investments     Nominee Accounts                                 6,399,113         0.44
Nedcor Investment Bank Limited         Nominee Accounts                                 517,085           0.04
Mutual & Federal Limted                Mutual & Federal Limited                         2,581,821         0.18
Mutual & Federal Namibia Limited       Mutual & Federal Namibia                         131,405           0.01
Protea Insurance                       Protea Insurance                                 44,361            0.00
Protea Assurance                       Protea Assurance                                 1,252             0.00
Phoenix Assurance                      Phoenix Assurance                                202,888           0.01
CGU Insurance                          CGU Insurance                                    289,200           0.02
Sentrasure                             Sentrasure                                       107,680           0.01
Gerrard Ltd                            Nominee Accounts                                 1,381,100         0.09
GNI Ltd                                GNI Ltd                                          576,653           0.04
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Ltd     Nominee Accounts                                 387,531           0.03
BoE Asset Management Limited           Nominee Accounts                                 4,365,709         0.30
Chiswell Associates                    Nominee Accounts                                 48,144            0.00
Acadian Asset Management Inc           Clients of Acadian Management                    1,044,700         0.07
Clay Finlay Inc                        Clients of Clay Finlay                           122,200           0.01
                                                            Total                       118,919,609       8.10%





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