Notification of major interests in shares Anglo American plc Incorporated in the United Kingdom Registration number: 3564138) Short name JSE: Anglo Share code JSE: AGL Short name NSX: Anglo-AMRC NM Share code NSX: ANM ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820 the "Company") TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Anglo American PLC ii attached: 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached - An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments - An event changing the breakdown of voting rights - Other (please specify): - 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the iii BlackRock, Inc. notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) iv (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 18 September, 2015 v reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 September, 2015 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or vi, vii reached: Voting rights attached to shares holding has gone above 5% 8. Notified details: viii, ix A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction x if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights Shares Voting xi xii Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Rights GB00B1XZS820 69,324,055 69,324,055 N/A N/A 72,978,221 N/A 5.20% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting xiii xiv instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. xv, xvi C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xix, Type of financial Exercise Expiratio Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights xvii xx instrument price n date Conversion instrument refers to xviii period Nominal Delta CFD 1,791,328 0.12% 0.12% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 74,769,549 5.33% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the xxi financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Gareth Slade 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 2536 22 September 2015 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 22/09/2015 04:45:00 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.