Director/PDMR S/hldg-Amend

Anglo American PLC
26 April 2006


                               Anglo American plc
                                (the "Company")

The following amends the Director/PDMR announcement released today at 14.09
under RNS number 0388C.

The announcement was made as a result of notification by Anthony H Markham of
Maitland & Co which was not clear from the previous version.

Notification of a change in interest in shares in the Company pursuant to the
provisions of Section 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") and
Disclosure Rules set out in the Financial Services Authority Handbook ("the
Disclosure Rules").

The following notification was received by the Company on 25 April 2006:

"Notification of a change in interest in Ordinary Shares of US$ 0.50 each
("Ordinary Shares") in Anglo American plc ("the Company") pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Companies Act 1985 ("the
Act") and pursuant to Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and Paragraph 22
of the Model Code

1.                   I have been authorised and instructed by the entities
specified below on their respective behalves to make notifications in relation
to the transactions specified below.

2.                  The entities concerned are:

2.1               Nakshatra Reserves Limited ("Nakshatra Reserves") of 9
Columbus Centre, Pelican Drive, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands;

2.2               Marinda Reserves Limited ("Marinda Reserves") of 9 Columbus
Centre, aforesaid;

2.3               Theseus Trustees (Bermuda) Limited ("the Theseus Bermuda
Trustees") of Richmond House, 12 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda;

2.4               Codan Trust Company Limited ("the Codan Trustees") of Richmond
House, aforesaid.

3.                   Notification pursuant to Sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4)
of the Act

3.1               I have been authorised and instructed by Codan Trust Company
Limited of Richmond House 12 Par-le-Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda on its behalf
the following notification in relation to the transaction specified below.

3.2               On 20 December 2005, Codan Trust Company Limited, Nakshatra
Reserves and Marinda Reserves advised the Company that they had a notifiable
interest in 59,120,951 Ordinary Shares of the Company, registered as follows:

Company No of Ordinary Shares

EO&S Holdings 47,250,206

Merrill Lynch International 5,000,000

Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited 6,870,745

3.3               I have been instructed to give notice to the Company pursuant
to the provisions of sections 198(1), 202(3) and 202(4) of the Act of the
matters referred to below. This notice is given in fulfilment of, and for the
express purpose of, discharging the obligations imposed on the entities referred
to above by the said sections and related provisions of Part VI of the Act.

3.4               Following a transaction which took place on 24 April 2006,
Codan Trust Company Limited ceased to have a notifiable interest in Ordinary
Shares of the Company.

3.5               Nakshatra Reserves and Marinda Reserves do not have a
notifiable interest in Ordinary Shares of the Company.

4.                   Notification pursuant to Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure
Rules and Paragraph 22 of the Model Code

4.1               Mr Nicolas Frank Oppenheimer ("Mr Oppenheimer") is a director
of the Company.

4.2               The Theseus Bermuda Trustees are connected with Mr Oppenheimer
for the purposes of Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 and the Model Code in relation to
trusts of which he is a potential beneficiary and accordingly the Theseus
Bermuda Trustees have a responsibility to notify certain transactions to the
Company.

4.3               The Company is the issuer in relation to which this disclosure
is made.

4.4               By virtue of a gratuitous transaction which took place in
Bermuda on 24 April 2006 in all the voting shares in E Oppenheimer & Son Group
Holdings Limited ("Group Holdings"), and the shares of Nakshatra Reserves,
companies which have an indirect interest in 59,120,951 Ordinary Shares of the
Company, the trusts upon which Theseus Bermuda Trustees holds the voting shares
of Group Holdings and the shares of Nakshatra Reserves changed.
Mr NF Oppenheimer continued to be a potential beneficiary of such trusts and his
interest in 59,120,951 Ordinary Shares of the Company did not change.

4.5               This notification is given in fulfilment of and for the
express purpose of discharging the obligations imposed upon Theseus Bermuda
Trustees under Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 and paragraph 22 of the Model Code.

Anthony H Markham

Maitland & Co"





Andy Hodges

Deputy Secretary

26 April 2006



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