Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
27 November 2006



                       Anglo American plc ("the Company")

PDMR's Interests

The Company announces that on 24 November 2006 Mr Peter Smith, a Person
Discharging Managerial Responsibility of the Company ("PDMR"), 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

  3,000                        ZAR51.25                      £23.81

The notification of these transactions is intended to satisfy the Company's
obligations under both section 324 of the Companies Act 1985 and the Financial
Services Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
27 November 2006



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