Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
06 April 2006



                       Anglo American plc ("the Company")


Director/PDMR's Interests


The Company announces that on 5 April 2006 Mr R S Robertson, a Person
Discharging Managerial Responsibility of the Company ("PDMR"), exercised options
to acquire and immediately sold, ordinary shares of US$0.50 in the capital of
the Company (the "Shares") under the Anglo American plc Executive Share Option
Scheme as follows:

Number of Share Options       Option Strike Price        Share Sale Price

46,700                        £6.975                     £23.600117

The Company also announces that on 6 April 2006, certain Directors and PDMRs of
the Company exercised options to acquire and immediately sold, ordinary shares
of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") under the Anglo American
plc Executive Share Option Scheme as follows:


Director         Number of Share     Option Strike Price     Share Sale Price
                 Options

S R Thompson     60,000              £9.28                   £23.647526

 
PDMR             Number of Share     Option Strike Price     Share Sale Price
                 Options

P Smith          31,200              £10.025                 £23.61

R J King         57,339              £11.50                  £23.641013

R J King         34,053              £9.28                   £23.641013



The notification of these transactions is to satisfy the Company's obligations
under the Financial Services Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.



Andy Hodges
Joint Deputy Company Secretary
6 April 2006



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