Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
01 November 2005



                       Anglo American plc ("the Company")

Directors' Interests
The Company announces that it was notified on 31 October 2005 by Mr D A Hathorn,
an Executive Director of the Company, that on 31 October 2005 he exercised
options to acquire and immediately sold, ordinary shares of US$0.50 in the
capital of the Company (the "Shares") under the Anglo American plc Rollover
Scheme as follows:

Number of Share Options      Option Strike Price         Share Sale Price

                 21,900      ZAR45.25                              £16.53

The Company also announces that it was notified on 31 October 2005 by Mr S R
Thompson, an Executive Director of the Company, that on 31 October 2005 he
exercised options to acquire Shares under the Anglo American plc Executive Share
Option Scheme as follows:

Number of Share Options                     Option Strike Price

                 18,000                               £7.655
                 32,000                              £10.025
                 32,000                               £11.50
                  4,300                               £6.975

Of the 86,300 Shares Mr Thompson acquired, 34,290 were retained as a beneficial
interest in the Company with the remaining 52,010 Shares sold at £16.50 per
share to satisfy the option exercise costs.

N Jordan
Company Secretary
1 November 2005



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