Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
20 December 2005


                               Anglo American plc
                                (the "Company")


Directors' Interests

The Company announces that, on 20 December 2005, 115,000 Anglo American plc
Executive Share Scheme options held by Mr A J Trahar for a family trust were
exercised as follows:

Number of Share Options              Option Price

115,000                              £11.50

The shares acquired in terms of the options were sold on 20 December 2005 at an
average price of £18.9286 each.

The notification of these transactions is intended to satisfy the Company's
obligations under both section 324 of the Companies Act 1985 and the Financial
Services Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4

G A Wilkinson
Deputy Secretary
20 December 2005


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