Holding in Company
Anglo American PLC
2 June 2000
LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
NOTIFICATION CONCERNING INTEREST IN SHARES IN ANGLO AMERICAN plc ('THE COMPANY')
1. We have today received a notice on behalf of E Oppenheimer & Son (Pty)
Limited and Centhold Limited pursuant to the provisions of section 198(1)
of the Companies Act 1985 and on behalf of the persons listed below
pursuant to the provisions of section 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985, in
each case as a result of the events referred to in paragraph 3 of this
notice.
Central Holdings Limited S.A
Capricorn Trustees Limited
Central Holdings International Limited
Spectre Limited
Pradine Limited
Bastion Holdings Limited
The trustees of the Achilles II Trust
2. The notice has been given in connection with a reorganisation of a number
of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Central Holdings Limited S.A. We have
been informed that this reorganisation has no affect on the number of
shares in the capital of the Company in which N F Oppenheimer is
interested.
3. The reorganisation occurred on 31 May and 1 June 2000 on which
dates the following events took place:
3.1 on 31 May 2000, the 12,193,649 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in
the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') registered in the
name of E Oppenheimer & Son (Pty) Limited, representing 2.991 per
cent of all the issued Ordinary Shares, were transferred to, and
registered in the name of, Marser Nominees (Pty) Limited and, on
1 June 2000, were transferred to, and registered in the name of,
Centhold limited; and
3.2 on 31 May 2000, the 2,224,601 Ordinary Shares registered in the name
of Spectrum Diamonds (Pty) limited, representing 0.546 per cent of
all of the issued Ordinary Shares, were transferred to, and
registered in the name of, Marser Nominees (Pty) Limited and, on
1 June 2000, were transferred to, and registered in the name of,
Gartland Limited.
4. E Oppenheimer & Son (Pty) Limited ceased on 31 May 2000 to have a
notifiable interest in Ordinary Shares.
5. On 31 May 2000 Centhold Limited both acquired and then ceased to have a
notifiable interest in 14,418,250 Ordinary Shares.
6. We understand that the transfers referred to at paragraph 3.1 above
result from the entry into and implementation of an agreement under which
Centhold Limited (whose registered office is at 9 Columbus Centre,
Pelican Drive, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands) acquired the
Ordinary Shares referred to in paragraph 3.1. The shares were first
registered in the name of a nominee and then transferred into the name of
Centhold Limited.
7. We understand that the transfers referred to at paragraph 3.2 above
result from the entry into and implementation of an agreement under which
Gartland Limited (whose registered office is at 9 Columbus Centre,
Pelican Drive, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands) acquired the
Ordinary Shares referred to in paragraph 3.2. The shares were first
registered in the name of a nominee and then transferred into the name of
Gartland Limited.
8. We have been informed that, notwithstanding the events referred to in
paragraph 3, Central Holdings Limited S.A. and the other parties listed
below it in paragraph 1 above continue to have a notifiable interest in
29,257,760 Ordinary Shares.
LETTER FROM ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
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