Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
22 December 2005


Anglo American plc
(the "Company")


Notification of a transaction by a person connected with a person discharging
managerial responsibilities - Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 of the Financial Services
Authority Handbook ("the Disclosure Rule")

The Company has been notified of the following transaction for the purpose of
discharging the responsibilities of E Oppenheimer & Son Holdings Limited
("EOSH") under the Disclosure Rule.

EOSH is connected with Mr Nicholas Frank Oppenheimer, a director of the Company.
EOSH has conducted the following transaction on its own account, causing the
responsibility to notify to arise under the Disclosure Rule.

EOSH sold European call options maturing on 20 March 2007 exercisable on that
date, over 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 in the Company for a premium of
£1.5826 per Ordinary Share and with a strike price of £ 21.3663 per Ordinary
Share. The sale took place in London with a trade date of 16 December 2005 and
was finalised on 21 December 2005.
This notification was received by the Company on 21 December 2005.

G A Wilkinson
Deputy Secretary
22 December 2005



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