Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Total voting rights

In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company announces that, at 6pm on 30 September 2008:

• it had 1,342,916,714 issued ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company;

• it held 26,283,510 ordinary shares in treasury. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended;

• accordingly, it had total voting rights of 1,316,633,204.

The total voting rights figure (1,316,633,204) may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

N Jordan

Company Secretary

Anglo American plc

3 October 2008

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