Holding(s) in Company

Anglo American PLC
01 November 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

1. Identity of the issuer or                         Anglo American Plc
the underlying issuer of                             --------------------
existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                   
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s)                     Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
subject to the notification
obligation:                       Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
(if different from 3.):
                                               Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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5. Date of the transaction (and                           17/10/07
date on which the threshold is                       --------------------
crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer                                   31/10/07
notified:                                            --------------------
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                           Above 5% (Group)
crossed or reached:
                                                       Above 5% (LGIM)
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of         previous to the
shares     Triggering
           transaction
if
possible   Number   Number   Number of    Number of voting         % of voting
using the  of       of       shares       rights                   rights
ISIN       Shares   Voting
CODE                Rights   Direct       Direct       Indirect    Direct   Indirect

Ord           BELOW 5 %      61,954,467   61,954,467   5,361,136     4.68       0.40
USD0.54945

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial    date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.             rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

       67,315,603                                5.08



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(67,315,603 - 5.08% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (67,315,603 - 5.08% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (67,315,603 - 5.08% = Total Position)

     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (61,954,467 - 4.68% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            (Direct) (LGIH)
(47,459,968-3.58%=PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (47,459,968-3.58% = PMC)          (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:              N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:          N/A

13. Additional information:                                                                      

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 

                    1,322,528,379

Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of
disclosures  required following a substantial amount of new business which has
come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.

14. Contact name:                                                                                                       

Helen Lewis (LGIM)


15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                           
                     
  020 3124 3851




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