Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
12 April 2006


                       ANGLO AMERICAN plc (the "Company")


PDMRS' INTERESTS

The Company announces that on 11 April 2006, the following exercises of Long
Term Incentive Plan Options, originally granted in 2002, over ordinary shares of
US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("Shares") were made at a nominal price of
£1.00 by the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR"):-.

Name of PDMR                         Number of Shares
Mr P Smith                           13 000 (1)
Mr A E Redman                        7 076 (2)

(1)     Of the 13 000 Shares, 2 600 Shares have been sold to satisfy tax and
national insurance due on the award.

(2)     Of the 7 076 Shares, 2 830 Shares have been sold to satisfy tax and
national insurance due on the award.


Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
12 April 2006


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