Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
10 May 2007


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

Directors' Interests

The Company announces that it was notified by Mr D A Hathorn, an Executive
Director of the Company, of the following transactions:

-          On 8 May 2007, Mr Hathorn sold 5,000 Anglo American plc Ordinary
           shares (the "Shares") at a price of ZAR395.20; and

-          on 9 May 2007, Mr Hathorn sold 10,000 Shares held by the Barland
           Trust at a price of £28.3884 per Share.

Accordingly, Mr Hathorn's beneficial interest in Shares has decreased by 15,000.
As previously announced, Mr Hathorn will step down from the board of the Company
upon the demerger of the Mondi group which, subject to receiving shareholder
approval, is expected to be effected during July 2007.

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

N Jordan
Company Secretary
10 May 2007



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