Director Declaration

Anglo American PLC
03 July 2007


                       Anglo American plc (the "Company")

         Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN

                           Registered number: 3564138


Directors' appointments

Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American plc, resigned from
the Board of Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE:SLE) as a non-executive director with
effect from 29 June 2007.

This notification satisfies the Company's obligations under the Financial
Services Authority Listing Rule 9.6.14.

Nick Jordan

Company Secretary

3 July 2007


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