Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
04 May 2007


                       Anglo American plc (the "Company")
         Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN
                           Registered number: 3564138

PDMR/DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The following is an amendment to the announcement made today at 12.59. The
figures in respect of Messrs Hathorn, Baum, Redman and Wallington have been
corrected. Mr King's award remains as previously announced today at 12.59.

Anglo American plc announces the vesting on 2 May 2007, of ordinary shares of
US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("Shares"). The Shares were originally
awarded in 2004, in connection with the operation of the Company's Long Term
Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

In accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Committee, and in
accordance with the rules of the LTIP, the following shares vested and were
released to directors and PDMRs (the "Recipients") as follows:

Name of               Number of Shares    Shares Sold To     Balance  Retained
Director              Vested              Cover Tax/NI                      
                                          Liability

Mr D A Hathorn        16,440              5,015              11,425

Name of PDMR

Mr P M Baum           10,500              3,917              6,583
Mr R J King           12,141              4,997              7,144
Mr A E Redman         11,698              4,680              7,018
Mr J N Wallington     7,616               2,590              5,026

Accordingly the Recipients' interests have increased by the "Balance Retained".

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
4 May 2007



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