China Shenhua Energy

Anglo American PLC
29 April 2008



News Release
29 April 2008



              Anglo American sells stake in China Shenhua Energy


Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that it has sold its 0.78%
equity interest in China Shenhua Energy ("Shenhua"). Anglo American has been an
investor in Shenhua since its IPO in Hong Kong in June 2005.


The sale was effected through a bookbuild on the market of 155,612,000 shares at
HK$35.46 per share for a total of approximately US$708 million.






Notes to Editors:


Anglo American plc is one of the world's largest mining and natural resource
groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a global
leader in platinum group metals and diamonds, with significant interests in
coal, base and ferrous metals, as well as an industrial minerals business. The
Group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and
North America, Australia and Asia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk)




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