Holding in Company

Anglo American PLC
3 September 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS BANK PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     44,046,903

6)   ( 3% ) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     30/8/2001

11)  Date company informed

     3/9/2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     44,046,903
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MR G A WILKINSON
     020 7698 8781

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification   3/9/2001



Barclays Bank PLC - Registered Holders Analysis
  
ANGLO AMERICAN                 Sedol Number: 490151

As at 30/8/2001 Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a 
notifiable interest in 44,046,903 ORD USD0.50 units representing 3.00% of the 
issued share capital of 1467433208 units.

Registered Holder                                                   Holding
MSTC Nominees Ltd                                                    17,310
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                 1,210,799
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                     538055         103,796
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                     73520          173,556
Chase Nominees Limited                               16331          558,095
Chase Nominees Limited                               16338           94,876 
Chase Nominees Limited                               16341        1,661,870
Chase Nominees Limited                               16342          152,305
Chase Nominees Limited                               16344          136,719
Chase Nominees Limited                               16345          257,403
Chase Nominees Limited                               16376          261,273
Chase Nominees Limited                               16400       13,624,150
Chase Nominees Limited                               16530        3,361,624
Chase Nominees Limited                               18408          180,255
Chase Nominees Limited                               20947        4,782,605
DEM69                                                                 6,400
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd & third party nominee                      5,264
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd as executor                                4,000
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                         307,007
Chase Nominees LTD A/C LEND a/c No. 18642                            12,199
Chase Nominees LTD A/C LEND a/c No. 16201                            13,100
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C BGIOMNI 19688 a/c No. 19688                   48,464
Investors Bank & Trust Company                                       50,622
US-CEDE & Co UK- Chase Nominees, LTD                                 27,153
CEDE & Co (US Assets)                                                40,893
First National Bank of Southern Africa                            1,408,302
*** Unknown ***                                                      80,653
*** Unknown ***                                                       2,682
*** Unknown ***                                                       3,663
*** Unknown ***                                                       4,650
*** Unknown ***                                                       1,952
*** Unknown ***                                                  15,133,263
Nutraco Nominees Limited                                            320,000
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                                                   Total         44,046,903
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