Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
22 September 2006


                       ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (the "Company")

DIRECTORS' & PDMR INTERESTS

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN ("DRIP")

On the 21 September 2006, the Company was advised by its South African Transfer
Secretaries that the directors and PDMRs of the Company outlined below, each
acquired ordinary shares of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("Shares") at
a price of R309.3841 per Share, in terms of the Company's DRIP as follows:-

A J Trahar                Director          1 Share purchased
N F Oppenheimer           Director          2 Shares purchased
A E Redman                PDMR              87 Shares purchased

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN ("LTIP") EXERCISE

The Company also announces that, on 21 September 2006, Mr A J Trahar exercised
LTIP Options, originally granted in 2003, over Shares as follows:-

Number of LTIP options                                             51,702

Mr Trahar exercised his option to acquire 51,702 shares for a nominal price of
£1.00 and sold 12,927 Shares at a price of £21.75 each to satisfy tax and
national insurance due on the award. Accordingly his beneficial interest in the
Company has risen by 38,775 shares.

This announcement is issued in compliance with the United Kingdom Listing
Authority Disclosure Rule 3.1.4.

N Jordan
Company Secretary
22 September 2006



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