Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
17 November 2005


                       Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Directors' Interests

The Company announces that it was notified on 16 November 2005 by Mr D A 
Hathorn, an Executive Director of the Company, that on 17 November he exercised
19,800 options granted to him in April 2002 in terms of the Anglo American plc
Long Term Incentive Plan. Of the Anglo American plc Ordinary shares (the
"Shares") arising from this exercise, 7,920 were sold at £17.73 per Share to
cover his tax liability and, accordingly his beneficial interest in Shares
increased by 11,880. The following table shows Mr Hathorn's interest in Shares
after the above transaction.

Mr D A Hathorn        Beneficial                            Conditional
                               Deferred                     BSP         TOTAL
                               bonus               BSP      Enhancement
                               share               Bonus    Shares
                               match      LTIP(1)  shares   

Balance at 17.11.05   38,431   7,802      82,641   22,833   17,124      168,831

Footnote (1). This column includes only LTIP conditional shares granted since
2004. Prior to 2004, LTIPs were granted in the form of low cost options.

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

Note: the above table does not include details of share options held by Mr
Hathorn.


N Jordan
Company Secretary
17 November 2005



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