Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
03 March 2008


                               ANGLO AMERICAN plc
                                (the "Company")

                            DIRECTOR/PDMR INTERESTS

                    BONUS SHARE PLAN ("BSP") - 2008 AWARD


The Company announces that on 29 February 2008, the following awards of ordinary
shares in the capital of the Company ("Shares") were made for nil consideration
pursuant to the BSP.

In accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Committee, and in
accordance with the rules of the BSP, the Company awarded, on 29 February 2008,
the number of Shares under the BSP specified below, conditional on continued
employment, subject to the rules of the BSP, until 31 December 2010:


Director           Shares       PDMR                            Shares
C B Carroll            22,731   P M Baum                                 7,357
R Medori               14,434   R J King                                10,822
                                A E Redman                               8,528
                                J N Wallington                           3,018
                                B R Beamish                              5,934

In accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Committee, and in
accordance with the rules of the BSP, the Company also conditionally awarded, on
29 February 2008, the number of enhancement Shares specified below, the issue of
which is subject to the attainment of a stretching earnings per share
performance condition during a three-year performance period ending on 31
December 2010:


Director           Shares       PDMR                            Shares

C B Carroll            17,048   P M Baum                                 5,518
R Medori               10,826   R J King                                 8,117
                                A E Redman                               6,396
                                J N Wallington                           1,983
                                B R Beamish                              4,451

The notification of these transactions is to satisfy the Company's obligations
under both section 324 of the Companies Act 1985 and the UKLA Disclosure Rules
and Transparency Rules.


N Jordan
Company Secretary
3 March 2008



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