Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
19 December 2005

                               Anglo American plc
                                (the "Company")



Directors' Interests

The Company announces that, on 16 December 2005, 157,116 Anglo American plc
Executive Share Scheme options held by Mr A J Trahar for a family trust were
exercised as follows:

Number of Share Options                             Option Price

4,300                                               £6.9750
46,816                                              £7.6625
106,000                                             £10.0250

The shares acquired in terms of the options were sold on 16 December 2005 at an
average price of £18.8341 each.

The notification of these transactions is intended to satisfy the Company's
obligations under both section 324 of the Companies Act 1985 and the Financial
Services Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4



N Jordan
Company Secretary
19 December 2005




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