Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
01 May 2007


                       Anglo American plc (the "Company")
         Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN
                           Registered number: 3564138

DIRECTORS' / PDMR's INTERESTS

The Company announces that, a conditional award over 20,240 ordinary shares of
US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("Shares") granted to Mr Rene Medori upon
his appointment as a director in 2005, vested on 1 May 2007.

8,298 Shares were sold at £26.46 to settle the tax and national insurance
liability and the balance were released to Mr Medori. Consequently, his
beneficial interest has increased by 11,942 Shares.

The notification of these transactions is to satisfy the Company's obligations
under the Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2
to 3.1.4.

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
1 May 2007



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