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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
Anglo American plc
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820
JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM
(the “Company”)
The Company has received the notifications below in respect of the acquisition of 102,183,792 shares
in the Company by Volcan Holdings II plc, increasing the combined total interest in the Company shares
by Volcan Holdings II plc, Conclave PTC Limited and Volcan Investments Limited to 19.35%.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft
Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Anglo American plc
attachedii:
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Conclave PTC Limited
Name
Volcan Investments Limited
In respect of Conclave PTC Limited, Nassau,
Bahamas.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
In respect of Volcan Investments Limited, Abaco,
Bahamas
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name Volcan Holdings PLC & Volcan Holdings II PLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Limassol, Cyprus
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
10 October 2017
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/10/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial in- Total of both in %
attached to shares voting rights of
struments (8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) issuervii
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was
19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent. 1,404,606,799
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if 12.08 per cent. 0 per cent. 12.08 per cent.
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached v iii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1XZS820 0 271,802,858 0 19.35 per cent.
SUBTOTAL 8. A 271,802,858 19.35 per cent.
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Number of voting rights
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if
% of voting rights
instrument date x Conversion Period xi the instrument is
exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Exercise/ Physical or
Type of financial Expiration Number of
Conversion cash % of voting rights
instrument date x voting rights
Period xi settlement xii
SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not
control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv X
(please add additional rows as necessary)
% of voting rights
% of voting rights if it Total of both if it
through financial in-
equals or is higher equals or is higher
Name xv struments if it equals
than the notifiable than the notifiable
or is higher than the
threshold threshold
notifiable threshold
Conclave PTC Limited
(Bahamas) – 100 per
cent. voting shares held 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
in Volcan Investments
Limited
Volcan Investments
Limited (Bahamas) -
99.97 per cent. voting
shares and 0.03 per 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
cent. held via nominee
companies in Volcan
Holdings PLC
Volcan Holdings PLC
11.44 per cent. 0 per cent. 11.44 per cent.
(Cyprus)
Conclave PTC Limited
(Bahamas) – 100 per
cent. voting shares held 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
in Volcan Investments
Limited
Volcan Investments
Limited (Bahamas) -
99.97 per cent. voting
shares and 0.03 per 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
cent. held via nominee
companies in Volcan
Holdings II PLC
Volcan Holdings II PLC
7.91 per cent. 0 per cent. 7.91 per cent.
(Cyprus)
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi
Place of completion Bahamas
Date of completion 12 October 2017
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft
Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Anglo American plc
attachedii:
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Volcan Holdings II plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Limassol, Cyprus
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
10 October 2017
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/10/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial in- Total of both in %
attached to shares voting rights of
struments (8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) issuervii
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was
7.91 per cent. 0 per cent. 7.91 per cent. 1,404,606,799
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if N/A N/A N/A
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1XZS820 111,117,696 0 7.91 per cent. 0
SUBTOTAL 8. A 111,117,696 7.91 per cent.
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Number of voting rights
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if
% of voting rights
instrument date x Conversion Period xi the instrument is
exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Exercise/ Physical or
Type of financial Expiration Number of
Conversion cash % of voting rights
instrument date x voting rights
Period xi settlementxii
SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not
control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv X
(please add additional rows as necessary)
% of voting rights
% of voting rights if it Total of both if it
through financial in-
equals or is higher equals or is higher
Name xv struments if it equals
than the notifiable than the notifiable
or is higher than the
threshold threshold
notifiable threshold
Conclave PTC Limited
(Bahamas) – 100 per
cent. voting shares held 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
in Volcan Investments
Limited
Volcan Investments
Limited (Bahamas) -
99.97 per cent. voting
shares and 0.03 per 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
cent. held via nominee
companies in Volcan
Holdings PLC
Volcan Holdings PLC
11.44 per cent. 0 per cent. 11.44 per cent.
(Cyprus)
Conclave PTC Limited
(Bahamas) – 100 per
cent. voting shares held 19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
in Volcan Investments
Limited
Volcan Investments
Limited (Bahamas) -
19.35 per cent. 0 per cent. 19.35 per cent.
99.97 per cent. voting
shares and 0.03 per
cent. held via nominee
companies in Volcan
Holdings II PLC
Volcan Holdings II PLC
7.91 per cent. 0 per cent. 7.91 per cent.
(Cyprus)
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi
Place of completion Cyprus
Date of completion 12 October 2017
John Mills
Group Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
13 October 2017
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
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