Notification of major interest in shares Anglo American plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Registration number: 3564138) Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820 JSE Share Code: AGL NSX Share Code: ANM Notification of major interest in shares TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Anglo American Plc of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 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 Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd notification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv N/A 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 29 March 2016 reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 March 2016 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Below 6% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect GB00B1XZS820 88 070 715 88 070 715 83 231 731 83 231 731 5.94 5.94 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights xix, instrument price date xviii Conversion period xvii instrument refers to xx Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 83 231 731 5.94% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd 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: Company Secretarial 14. Contact name: John Mills, Group Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 207 968 8964 29 March 2016 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 29/03/2016 03:00:00 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.