Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Registered office: 17 Charterhouse Street, London EC1N 6RA

Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO.
NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OF SECURITIES

15 March 2022

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RNS PUBLICATION FORM

Issue of Notes

Anglo American plc (the "Company") announces that its subsidiary, Anglo American Capital plc (the "Issuer"), has priced an issue of US$500,000,000 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 and US$750,000,000 4.750% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be issued by Anglo American Capital plc and guaranteed by Anglo American plc. The offering is expected to settle on 16 March 2022.

The net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.

It is expected that the Notes will be admitted to the official list of the Financial Conduct Authority and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.

For further information, please contact:

Clare Davage

Deputy Company Secretary

17 Charterhouse Street,

London EC1N 6RA

Email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), subject to prevailing market and other conditions. There is no assurance that the offering will be completed or, if completed, as to the terms on which it is completed. The Notes to be offered have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or unless pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Target market (MiFID II product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No PRIIPs key information document (KID) will be prepared as not available to retail in EEA.

Target market (UK MiFIR product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) will be prepared as not available to retail in the UK.

This announcement is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Order"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The person responsible for the release of this information on behalf of Anglo American plc is Clare Davage, Deputy Company Secretary.

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1.                 Anglo American plc - LEI 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43

2.                 Anglo American Capital plc - LEI TINT358G1SSHR3L3PW36