Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
11 December 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Anglo American plc

2) Name of director

Mr A J Trahar

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As 2) above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

-

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

As 2) above

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Exercise of options and sale of resulting shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

44,000


8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

44,000

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each


12) Price per share

Option price = Rand51.25 Selling price = £11.128959


13) Date of transaction

10 December 2001

14) Date company informed

10 December 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

37,716 shares (including interests on a conditional basis in 18,820 shares)

539,926 options (including interests on a conditional basis in 355,834 shares)

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

-
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

-
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

-
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

-
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

-


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

-


23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr A Guthrie - tel. [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification..11 December 2001....................