Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
26 April 2006


                               Anglo American plc
                                (the "Company")


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.


Andy Hodges
Deputy Secretary
26 April 2006



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