Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
22 June 2005


                       ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (the "Company")


                             DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The Company announces that, on 21 June 2005, Mr A W Lea exercised Approved and
Unapproved Share Options, originally granted in 1999 and 2001, as follows:-.

         Number of Approved Share Options                   Option Price
                       4,300                                    £6.975

         Number of Unapproved Share Options                 Option Price
                      56,000                                   £10.025


The 60,300 shares acquired as a result of these transactions were sold on 21
June 2005 at £13.21 per share.


N Jordan

Company Secretary

22 June 2005



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