Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
07 March 2006


                       ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (the "Company")


DIRECTOR/PDMR INTERESTS


BONUS SHARE PLAN ("BSP")

The Company announces that on 6 March 2006, the following awards of ordinary
shares of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("Shares") were made for nil
consideration pursuant to the BSP. The awards were based on a share price of
£21.59 per Share, being the mid-market price per Share on the pricing date of 24
February 2006. In accordance with the determination of the Remuneration
Committee, and in accordance with the rules of the BSP, the Company awarded, on
Monday 6 March 2006, the number of Shares under the BSP specified below,
conditional on continued employment, subject to the rules of the BSP, until 31
December 2008:

Director                  Shares   PDMR                                 Shares
D A Hathorn               10,004   P M Baum                              6,660
R Medori                   7,586   R J King                              7,749
S R Thompson               9,871   A E Redman                            7,986
A J Trahar                29,041   R S Robertson                         3,937
                                   P Smith                               4,951
                                   J N Wallington                        4,314


In accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Committee, and in
accordance with the rules of the BSP, the Company also awarded, on Monday 6
March 2006, the number of enhancement Shares specified below, conditional upon
the attainment of a stretching earnings per share performance condition during a
three-year performance period ending on 31 December 2008:

Director                  Shares   PDMR                                 Shares
D A Hathorn                7,503   P M Baum                              4,994
R Medori                   5,689   R J King                              5,811
S R Thompson               7,403   A E Redman                            5,988
A J Trahar                21,780   R S Robertson                         2,952
                                   P Smith                               3,713
                                   J N Wallington                        3,235






EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME ("ESOS")


The Company also announces that, on 6 March 2006, 115,000 Anglo American plc
ESOS options held by Mr A J Trahar for a family trust were exercised as follows:


Number of Share Options                             Option Price

         115,000                                       £9.28



The shares acquired in terms of the options were sold at an average price of
£21.514175 each.


The notification of these transactions is 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


N Jordan

Company Secretary

7 March 2006



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