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 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 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 notification obligation: iii Volcan Holdings plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 11 April 2017 reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 April 2017 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 11 per cent. 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 Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect Rights GB00B1XZS820 160,685,162 160,685,162 160,685,162 160,685,162 0 11.44 percent. 0 percent. 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,xx instrument price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 160,685,162 11.44 per cent. 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Conclave PTC Limited (Bahamas) (100% voting shares) > Volcan Investments Limited (Bahamas) (99.97% voting shares, 0.03% held via nominee companies on behalf of Volcan Investments Limited) > Volcan Holdings plc (Cyprus) 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: 14. Contact name: John Mills, Group Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 207 968 8964 13 April 2017 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 13/04/2017 01:30:00 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.