Additional Listing

Anglo American PLC
09 December 2004


Anglo American plc

Pursuant to the above-named Company's Share Option Schemes, options over

   •3,500 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each under the Anglo American
    Corporation of South Africa Limited Executive Share Incentive Scheme;
   •2,468 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each under the Anglo American plc Inland
    Revenue Approved Executive Share Option Scheme;
   •2,480 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each under the Anglo American plc SAYE
    scheme

have been exercised. Accordingly, applications have been made to The UK Listing
Authority for these shares totalling 8,448 to be admitted to the Official List
and to the London Stock Exchange for these shares to be admitted to trading. In
addition, applications will be made to the Johannesburg, Botswana, Namibian and
the SWX Swiss Stock Exchanges for the Shares to be listed. The Shares will rank
pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.
Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.

Accordingly the total Issued Share Capital is currently: 1,493,839,387.

N Jordan
Company Secretary
9 December 2004
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