Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
20 October 2006



                       Anglo American plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR's Interests

The Company announces that on 20 October 2006 Mr J N Wallington, a Person
Discharging Managerial Responsibility of the Company ("PDMR"), exercised options
to acquire and immediately sold, ordinary shares of US$0.50 in the capital of
the Company (the "Shares") under the Anglo American plc Executive Share Option
Scheme as follows:

Number of Share Options      Option Strike Price         Share Sale Price

              10,000                     £9.28                   £24.47

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

Nick Jordan
Company Secretary
20 October 2006



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