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Anglo American plc - Announcement of notifications of major interests in shares
Anglo American plc
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
Registration number: 3564138
Share code: AGL
ISIN: GB0004901517
(the `Company`)
Announcement of notifications of major interests in shares
Name of Company
Anglo American plc
Names of shareholders concerned
E Oppenheimer & Son Holdings Limited (`EO&S Holdings`)
E Oppenheimer & Son International Limited (`EO&S International`)
Respite Holdings Limited (`Respite`)
E Oppenheimer & Son Group Holdings Limited (`EO&S Group Holdings`)
Spectre Limited (`Spectre`)
Nakshatra Reserves Limited (`Nakshatra Reserves`)
Marinda Reserves Limited (`Marinda Reserves`)
Theseus Trustees (Bermuda) Limited (the `Theseus Bermuda Trustees`)
Codan Trust Company Limited (the `Codan Trustees`)
Maitland Trustees Limited (the `Fairfield Trustees`)
Maitland Trustees Limited & Theseus Limited (the `EOS Trustees`)
Nature of notifications received by the Company
On 11 April 2005, the Fairfield Trustees ceased to have a notifable interest in
ordinary shares of the Company.
On 11 April 2005, the EOS Trustees acquired a notifable interest in 59,120,951
ordinary shares of the Company (representing approximately 3.96 per cent. of the
Company`s issued ordinary shares), registered as follows:
EO&S Holdings: 47,250,206 ordinary shares
Goldman Sachs Security Nominees Limited: 5,000,000 ordinary shares
Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited: 6,870,745 ordinary shares
Following the transactions referred to in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2, EO&S Holdings,
EO&S International and Respite each continued to have a notifable interest in
52,250,206 ordinary shares (representing approximately 3.50 per cent. of the
Company`s issued ordinary shares), registered as described in paragraphs 3.2.1
and 3.2.2.
On 12 April 2005, the entities listed below each acquired a notifable interest
in 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company:
EO&S Group Holdings
Spectre
Nakshatra Reserves
Marinda Reserves
the Theseus Bermuda Trustees
the Codan Trustees
On 12 April 2005, EO&S International and Respite each acquired a notifable
interest in an additional 6,870,745 ordinary shares of the Company (representing
approximately 0.46 per cent. of the Company`s issued ordinary shares), in
consequence of which EO&S International and Respite held notifable interests in
respect of 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company (representing approximately
3.96 per cent. of the Company`s issued ordinary shares).
The 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company referred to in paragraphs 3.4 and
3.5 above are registered as follows:
EO&S Holdings: 47,250,206
Goldman Sachs Security Nominees: 5,000,000
Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited: 6,870,745
On 12 April 2005, the EOS Trustees ceased to have a notifable interest in
ordinary shares of the Company.
Following the transactions referred to in paragraphs 3.4 to 3.6, EO&S Holdings
continued to have a notifable interest in 52,250,206 of the ordinary shares of
the Company (representing approximately 3.50 per cent. of the Company`s issued
ordinary shares), registered as described in paragraphs 3.6.1 and 3.6.2.
The notifications received by the Company do not specify whether such
notifications are in respect of the holding of the shareholders referred to in
paragraph 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest. The interest of
the Codan Trustees in 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company is such an
interest as is mentioned in Section 208(5) of the Companies Act 1985.
Names of registered holder(s)
Please see paragraph 3
Number of shares in respect of which notification made
Please see paragraph 3
Percentage of issued class
Please see paragraph 3
Not applicable
Not applicable
Class of security
Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the capital of Anglo American plc
Date of transaction
Please see paragraph 3
Date Company informed
13 April 2005
Total holding following this notification
Please see paragraph 3
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Please see paragraph 3
Additional information
None
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
N Jordan (Company Secretary) 020 7698 8750
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification
N .Jordan
Company Secretary
Signature:
Date of this notification: 14 April 2005
Sponsor
JP Morgan Equties
Date: 14/04/2005 05:34:53 PM
Produced by the JSE SENS Department
