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AGL - Anglo American plc - Fred Phaswana To Step Down From The Board Anglo American plc Incorporated in the United Kingdom (Registration number: 3564138) Short name: Anglo Share code: AGL ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820 ("Anglo American plc" or "the company") News Release 13 November 2009 Fred Phaswana to step down from the Board Anglo American plc announces that Fred Phaswana, a non-executive director, has requested to step down from the Board in order to take up his new role as Chairman of the Standard Bank Group in due course. Mr Phaswana will continue to serve on the Board until 1 January 2010. Mr Phaswana will remain as Chairman of Anglo Platinum but has also indicated his intention to step down from that position in due course. Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Fred for his valuable contribution to Anglo American over the last seven years. Fred brought a wealth of expertise and experience to the Board and we wish him every success in his new role as Chairman of Standard Bank." For further information, please contact: United Kingdom James Wyatt-Tilby, Media Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Caroline Metcalfe, Investor Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2192 Leisha Wemyss, Investor Relations Tel : +44 (0)20 7968 8607 South Africa Anna Poulter, Investor Relations Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2079 Pranill Ramchander, Media Relations Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 Notes to Editors: Anglo American plc is one of the world`s largest mining groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a global leader in platinum group metals and diamonds, with significant interests in coal, base and ferrous metals, as well as an industrial minerals business. The Group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk) 13 November 2009 Sponsor: UBS Date: 13/11/2009 16:00:09 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
