Your MyShare 2024 shares are unlocking!
Congratulations!
If you joined MyShare in 2024, you've reached an important milestone.
Your Free Shares and Matching Shares from 2022 to 2023 are already unlocked.
On 7 September 2026, your Free Shares and Matching Shares from MyShare 2024 will unlock.
This means you now fully own all your MyShare shares – after any shares that have been sold for tax.
Here's everything you need to know about this exciting step in your shareholder journey.
Overview: what unlocking means
With MyShare: Free Shares, we gave you £1,000-worth of free shares to start you on your shareholder journey.
If you also joined MyShare: Purchase and Match then for every share you bought, we gave you an extra Matching Share for free.
The shares you bought belonged to you straight away. But Matching Shares and Free Shares were locked for two years.
When your Matching Shares and Free Shares unlock
This means you now fully own all your MyShare shares – Free Shares, Purchased Shares, Matching Shares and Dividend Shares – and they're yours to keep or sell as you wish.
When your Free and Matching Shares unlock, you may need to pay tax. We'll sell some of your shares to pay this tax, and you'll receive the rest of your shares.
Your choices
Once your shares unlock, you have three choices. You can:
Keep your shares
And enjoy the benefits of being an Anglo American shareholder.
- Log into your EquatePlus account to view, manage and track the value of your shares.
- You can sell some or all of your shares as you wish.
Sell your shares
And keep any profit.
- Log into your EquatePlus account.
- Follow the steps to sell your shares.
- Sell straight away at the current price (market order), or set a price you'd like to sell at (limit order).
- You'll need to pay brokerage fees and may have to pay tax, depending on where you live.
Transfer your shares
Give your shares away to family.
- Log into your EquatePlus account.
- Follow the steps to transfer your shares.
- You'll need to pay brokerage fees and may have to pay tax, depending on where you live.
Being a shareholder
If you decide to keep some or all of your unlocked shares, you'll enjoy all the benefits of becoming an Anglo American shareholder:
- If our share price goes up, the value of your shares will go up too.
- Receive a share of our profits – called dividends – when these are paid to shareholders.
- Vote on important company decisions at our Annual General Meetings (AGMs).
Example: Anita's story
In 2024, Anita accepted £1,000 worth of Free Shares. She also joined MyShare: Purchase and Match.
See what she did when her shares unlocked.
Making your decision
There's no need to rush, as there's no deadline for deciding what to do with your shares.
Until you decide to sell or transfer them, your shares will simply stay in your EquatePlus account, giving you voting rights at company meetings, and earning dividends which will be provided as more shares.
If you do decide to sell or transfer your shares, simply log into your EquatePlus account, and follow the on-screen prompts.
For help with this, see our how-to guide on accessing your shares in the 'Resources' section below.
Access your MyShare account
You can view your MyShare plan on EquatePlus.
- View and track the value of your shares
- Review the plan summary and plan rules
- Sell or transfer your unlocked shares
- Maintain your contact details including your bank account details
Make sure you have your User ID and Password.
You can find these in your invitation email.
Support
If you've read this page and the resources and still need support, get in touch.
Your local MyShare Champion
For questions about MyShare and how it works,
please contact your HR or Reward team.
Contact Computershare
For questions about accessing EquatePlus,
please contact Computershare:
International:
+41 (0) 844 00 44 55
Disclaimer
- This site is intended to provide information and not advice. No member of Anglo American or any of their officers, employees, agents or representatives is giving you investment, tax or other advice in relation to MyShare.
- Whether or not you decide to join MyShare is a personal decision which will have no impact on your employment relationship.
- The value of Anglo American shares can go down as well as up.
- You may wish to seek independent, professional financial and/or tax advice if you need tailored advice specific to your circumstances.
- The information provided on this website and other communications is provided in good faith. If it conflicts with any official documentation or applicable legislation, they will prevail.