Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
03 June 2003





                               Anglo American plc

Anglo American Save As You Earn ("SAYE") Scheme - Qualifying Employee Share
Ownership Trust ("QUEST")



Notification of Directors' Interests pursuant to section 324(2) of the Companies
Act 1985.


1.     Following the allotment of 10 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the
Company to the QUEST, the following directors technically became interested on 3
June 2003 in the said shares by virtue of them, together with some 7,300 other
employees, being potential beneficiaries under the QUEST.



A W Lea
W A Nairn
A J Trahar



2.     The Company became aware on 3 June 2003 that each of the Directors
technically ceased to be interested on that day in 10 ordinary shares of US$0.50
each in the Company by virtue of the QUEST transferring such shares to employees
or previous employees of the Company, excluding the abovementioned directors, in
terms of the SAYE Scheme.







N Jordan
Deputy Secretary
3 June 2003










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