ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American completes onward sale of AA Sur 4.1% shareholding

Anglo American completes onward sale of AA Sur 4.1% shareholding

Anglo American plc (“the Company”)
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820


14 September 2012

Anglo American completes onward sale of AA Sur 4.1% shareholding

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the completion of its onward sale of a 4.1%
shareholding in Anglo American Sur (“AA Sur”) to a Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile
(“Codelco”) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) joint venture company controlled by Codelco (“the
Codelco/Mitsui joint venture”) following clearance of the transaction by competition authorities
in Brazil.

Under the terms of the 23 August 2012 agreement, Anglo American has completed the onward
sale of 4.1% of the shares in AA Sur for a cash consideration of approximately $890 million.



For further information, please contact:

Media                                                                                   Investors
UK                                                                                      UK
James Wyatt-Tilby                                                                       Leng Lau
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759                                                                Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8540

                                                                                        Caroline Crampton
                                                                                        Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2192
South Africa
Pranill Ramchander
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592


Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd



Notes to editors:
Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and
listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Anglo American’s portfolio of mining
businesses spans bulk commodities – iron ore and manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal
coal; base metals – copper and nickel; and precious metals and minerals – in which it is a
global leader in both platinum and diamonds. Anglo American is committed to the highest
standards of safety and responsibility across all its businesses and geographies and to making
a sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations. The
company’s mining operations, extensive pipeline of growth projects and exploration activities
span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.
www.angloamerican.com





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