Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
29 September 2006


                       Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Directors' Interests

The Company announces that it was notified by Mr D A Hathorn, an Executive
Director of the Company, that on 29 September he exercised 15,750 options
granted to him in April 2003 in terms of the Anglo American plc Long Term
Incentive Plan. Of the Anglo American plc Ordinary shares (the "Shares") arising
from this exercise, 6,300 were sold at £23.15 per Share to cover his tax
liability and, accordingly his beneficial interest in Shares increased by 9,450.
The 9,450 Shares were transferred to, and subsequently sold by, the Barland
Trust on 29 September at a price of £23.08 per Share.
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

N Jordan
Company Secretary
29 September 2006



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