Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2481J
Anglo American PLC
26 March 2003



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 8.10% to 9.12% in Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares.

Company                                Registered Holder                                Number of Shares  Percentage
                                                                                        Held

Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 69,141,816        4.704
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 33,400            0.002
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      Ltd
Coronation Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd     Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 162,742           0.011
(not an Old Mutual company)            Ltd
PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd (not an Old   Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 163,942           0.011
Mutual Company)                        Ltd
Prudential Portfolio Managers (Pty)    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 286,535           0.019
Ltd (not an Old Mutual Company)        Ltd
Investec Asset Management (Pty) Ltd    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 163,966           0.011
(not an Old Mutual company)            Ltd
Stanlib Asset Management Ltd (not an   Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) 473,883           0.032
Old Mutual Company)                    Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Unit Trust (SA)                       3,952,790         0.269
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) Ltd     33,952,486        2.310
Africa) (Pty) Ltd                      (managed fund client assets)
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South       Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia)                 40,536            0.003
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Ltd  1,790,665         0.122
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd          106,398           0.007
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)    Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Ltd (managed 1,359,958         0.093
(Pty) Ltd                              fund client assets)
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual Global Asset Funds                    3,127,572         0.213
Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust Limited     5,074,993         0.345
Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)    Old Mutual South African Trust Plc               573,531           0.039
Ltd
Mutual & Federal Limted                Mutual & Federal Limited                         2,638,607         0.180
Quantative Asset Management            Nedcor Bank Nominees Limited                     3,202,428         0.218
Quantative Asset Management            Standard Bank Nominees Limited                   89,122            0.006
NIB Securities                         Marser Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd             48,921            0.003
Franklin Templeton/NIB Investments     Nedcor Bank Nominees Limited                     4,801,942         0.327
Syfrets Securities                     Syfrets Securities                               74,096            0.005
NIB Multi-Manager                      Standard Bank Nominees Limited                   296,472           0.020
Quaystone Ltd                          ABSA Nominees Limited                            310,960           0.021
Quaystone Ltd                          Nedcor Bank Nominees Limited                     289,366           0.020
Quaystone Ltd                          Standard Bank Nominees (Transvaal) (Pty) Limited 1,947,162         0.132
                                                            Total                       134,104,289       9.12%





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