Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
13 March 2008


Anglo American plc
(the "Company")



Anglo American Bonus Share Plan - "BSP"

The award of the Company's ordinary shares under the BSP in 2005 vested on 11
March 2008 and the performance condition relating to the enhancement shares has
been satisfied in full such that an additional 75% of the original award also
vested on 11 March 2008.
Accordingly, the share interests of the following persons discharging managerial
responsibility ("PDMR") of the Company, increased by the following additional
ordinary shares in the Company:

P M Baum (PDMR) 5,528 shares
B R Beamish (PDMR) 4,473 shares
R J King (PDMR) 9,401 shares
N B Mbazima (PDMR) 4,229 shares
A E Redman (PDMR) 5,596 shares
J N Wallington (PDMR) 2,994 shares

The above-mentioned shares, together with those shares representing the original
grant in 2005, were transferred to the participants subject to the deduction of
ordinary shares sold at £31.32824 pence per share to meet appropriate income tax
and national insurance deductions.

Following deductions for NI (for UK participants only) and tax, the following
are the net changes in the share interests of the undermentioned:

P M Baum (PDMR) 778 shares
B R Beamish (PDMR) 193 shares
R J King (PDMR) -730 shares
N B Mbazima (PDMR) 764 shares
A E Redman (PDMR) 307 shares
J N Wallington (PDMR) 582 shares

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

N Jordan
Company Secretary
13 March 2008



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