2 May 2017 15:30
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | |||
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 | Â | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | x | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | |||
Other (please specify): | Â | Â | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Deutsche Bank AG | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |  Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch Deutsche Securities (Proprietary) Limited Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt  | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 26/04/2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28/04/2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 6% | |||
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8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
  GB00B1XZS820 | 26,307,194 | 26,307,194 | 32,907,279 | 32,907,279 | 0 | 2.34% | 0 | |||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
 Right to Recall Call Option Exchangeable Bond |   19-Oct-17 11-Apr-20 |  |  1,030,438 1,956,000 10,196,182 |  0.07% 0.14% 0.73% | ||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to  | % of voting rights xix, xx  | |||||||||||
  Swaps Call Option Put Option Put Option |  |   04-Nov-19 10-Dec-18 15-Dec-17 10-Dec-18 |    |   16,014,511 19,899,503 3,300,000 3,149,080 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
  0.23%  | 1.14% 1.42%  0.22% | |||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
88,452,993 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | ||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |  | ||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |  | ||||||||||
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13. Additional information: | Â | ||||||||||
14. Contact name: | John Mills, Group Company Secretary | ||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 207 968 8964 | ||||||||||
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