Articles of Association PDF - Anglo American

THE COMPANIES ACT 2006COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARESMEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATIONOFAnglo American plc 11 The Company’s name is “Anglo American plc”.2 The Company is to be a public company.3 The Company’s registered office is to be situated in England and Wales.4 The Company’s objects are:-4.14.1.1 To carry on the business of a holding company in all its branches and for thatpurpose to acquire and hold either in the name of the Company, or in that of anynominee or trustee, shares, stocks, debentures, debenture stock, bonds, notes,obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by any company, corporation orundertaking wherever incorporated or carrying on business and to co-ordinate thepolicy management and administration of any companies, corporations orundertakings in which the Company is a member or participant or which arecontrolled by or associated with the Company in any manner;4.1.2 To carry on all or any of the businesses of general merchants and traders, cash andcredit traders, manufacturers’ agents and representatives, insurance brokers andconsultants, mortgage brokers, financial agents, advisers, managers andadministrators, hire purchase and general financiers, brokers and agents,commission agents, importers and exporters, manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers,buyers, sellers, distributors and shippers of, and dealers in, all products, goods,wares, merchandise and produce of every description and to participate in,undertake, perform and carry on all kinds of commercial, industrial, trading andfinancial operations and enterprises.4.22 To prospect for, explore, quarry, develop, excavate, dredge for, open, work, win, purchaseor otherwise obtain, bauxite, alumina, aluminium, chrome ore, manganese ore, ores, heavymineral sands, zircon, rutile, ilmenite, coal, lead, zinc, copper, sulphur, tin, silver,monazite, iron, gold, platinum, precious stones, atomic minerals or deposits, oil, pyrites,12Name changed from Hackplimco (No. Fifty-One) Public Limited Company by Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Namedated 30 September 1998.New clauses 4.2 to 4.5 inserted and clauses 4.2 to 4.22 re-numbered 4.6 to 4.26 by Special Resolution passed on 18 March 1999.A09099335/0.6/04 Mar 2008 - 1 -