Director/PDMR Shareholding
Anglo American PLC
26 April 2006
Anglo American plc
(the "Company")
Notification of a change in interest in shares in the Company pursuant to the
provisions of Section 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") and
Disclosure Rules set out in the Financial Services Authority Handbook ("the
Disclosure Rules").
The following notification was received by the Company on 25 April 2006:
Notification of a change in interest in Ordinary Shares of US$ 0.50 each
("Ordinary Shares") in Anglo American plc ("the Company") pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985 ("the
Act") and pursuant to Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and Paragraph 22
of the Model Code
1. I have been authorised and instructed by the entities specified below on
their respective behalves to make notifications in relation to the
transactions specified below.
2. The entities concerned are:
2.1 Nakshatra Reserves Limited ("Nakshatra Reserves") of 9 Columbus
Centre, Pelican Drive, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands;
2.2 Marinda Reserves Limited ("Marinda Reserves") of 9 Columbus
Centre, aforesaid;
2.3 Theseus Trustees (Bermuda) Limited ("the Theseus Bermuda Trustees") of
Richmond House, 12 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda;
2.4 Codan Trust Company Limited ("the Codan Trustees") of Richmond
House, aforesaid.
3. Notification pursuant to Sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Act
3.1 I have been authorised and instructed by Codan Trust Company Limited
of Richmond House 12 Par-le-Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda on its
behalf the following notification in relation to the transaction
specified below.
3.2 On 20 December 2005, Codan Trust Company Limited, Nakshatra Reserves
and Marinda Reserves advised the Company that they had a notifiable
interest in 59,120,951 Ordinary Shares of the Company, registered as
follows:
Company No of Ordinary Shares
EO&S Holdings 47,250,206
Merrill Lynch International 5,000,000
Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited 6,870,745
3.3 I have been instructed to give notice to the Company pursuant to the
provisions of sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Act of the
matters referred to below. This notice is given in fulfilment of, and
for the express purpose of, discharging the obligations imposed on the
entities referred to above by the said sections and related provisions
of Part VI of the Act.
3.4 Following a transaction which took place on 24 April 2006, Codan Trust
Company Limited ceased to have a notifiable interest in Ordinary
Shares of the Company.
3.5 Nakshatra Reserves and Marinda Reserves do not have a notifiable
interest in Ordinary Shares of the Company.
4. Notification pursuant to Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and
Paragraph 22 of the Model Code
4.1 Mr Nicolas Frank Oppenheimer ("Mr Oppenheimer") is a director of the
Company.
4.2 The Theseus Bermuda Trustees are connected with Mr Oppenheimer for the
purposes of Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 and the Model Code in relation to
trusts of which he is a potential beneficiary and accordingly the
Theseus Bermuda Trustees have a responsibility to notify certain
transactions to the Company.
4.3 The Company is the issuer in relation to which this disclosure is
made.
4.4 By virtue of a gratuitous transaction which took place in Bermuda on
24 April 2006 in all the voting shares in E Oppenheimer & Son Group
Holdings Limited ("Group Holdings"), and the shares of Nakshatra
Reserves, companies which have an indirect interest in 59,120,951
Ordinary Shares of the Company, the trusts upon which Theseus Bermuda
Trustees holds the voting shares of Group Holdings and the shares of
Nakshatra Reserves changed. Mr NF Oppenheimer continued to be a
potential beneficiary of such trusts and his interest in 59,120,951
Ordinary Shares of the Company did not change.
4.5 This notification is given in fulfilment of and for the express
purpose of discharging the obligations imposed upon Theseus Bermuda
Trustees under Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 and paragraph 22 of the Model
Code.
Andy Hodges
Deputy Secretary
26 April 2006
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