Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
05 March 2008


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

DIRECTOR'S / PDMR's INTERESTS

The Company announces that a conditional award over 72,464 ordinary shares of
5486/91 US cents in the capital of the Company ("Shares"), granted to Mrs
Cynthia Carroll upon her appointment as a director in 2007, vested on 4 March
2008.

29,710 Shares were sold at £33.29 each to settle the tax and national insurance
liability and the balance were released. Consequently, Mrs Carroll's beneficial
interest has increased by 42,754 Shares.

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

Nicholas Jordan
Company Secretary
5 March 2008



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