Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
12 March 2008


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

DIRECTOR'S / PDMR's INTERESTS

The Company annnounces that it received the following  notification on Wednesday
12 March  from  Maitland  Advisory  LLP with  respect  to the  interests  in the
Company's  ordinary  shares  of  US$0.54945  each,  of  Mr  N F  Oppenheimer,  a
non-executive director of the Company:

"Notification  of a transaction in Ordinary Shares of US$0.54945 each ("Ordinary
Shares") of Anglo American plc ("the  Company")  pursuant to paragraph  3.1.2 of
the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and paragraph 22(c) of the Model Code

1.   I  have  been  authorised  and  instructed  by  Mr  NF  Oppenheimer  and  E
     Oppenheimer  &  Son  Holdings  Limited  ("EOSH")  of 9  rue  Sainte  Zithe,
     Luxembourg  and E  Oppenheimer  & Son  International  Limited  ("EOSI") and
     Gartland Limited  ("Gartland") and Naunton Limited  ("Naunton") of Midocean
     Chambers, PO Box 805, Road Town, Tortola,  British Virgin Islands, on their
     behalf to make the following  notifications in relation to the transactions
     specified below.

2.   The  information  is given to you to  discharge  the  obligations  of Mr NF
     Oppenheimer  and EOSH and EOSI and  Naunton  under  paragraph  3.1.2 of the
     Disclosure and  Transparency  Rules and the  obligations of EOSH,  EOSI and
     Naunton under paragraph 22(c) of the Model Code.

3.   Mr NF Oppenheimer is a director of the Company and  accordingly is a person
     discharging  managerial  responsibilities in relation to the Company. EOSH,
     EOSI  and  Naunton  are  connected  with Mr NF  Oppenheimer  because  Mr NF
     Oppenheimer  is interested in shares  comprised in the equity share capital
     of those  entities  equal to at least  one-fifth of that share  capital and
     accordingly  EOSH, EOSI and Naunton have a responsibility to notify certain
     transactions to the Company.  The Company is the issuer in relation to whom
     this notice is made. The  transactions are  consequential  upon an internal
     re-arrangement  of the way in which  the  shareholding  interests  of the E
     Oppenheimer & Son  International  Limited group are registered and there is
     no change to the overall interest of the E Oppenheimer & Son  International
     Limited Group as a consequence of the rearrangement.

4.   On 10 March 2008,  EOSH was put into  liquidation.  In anticipation of this
     liquidation:

     4.1  On 7  March  2008,  Gartland  instructed  EOSH to  transfer  8,097,548
          Ordinary  Shares  held by EOSH as its  nominee  to  EOSI,  also as its
          nominee;

     4.2  On 7  March  2008,  Naunton  instructed  EOSH to  transfer  12,517,812
          Ordinary  Shares  held by EOSH as its  nominee  to  EOSI,  also as its
          nominee.

5.   On 10 March, EOSH transferred  6,684,640 shares to EOSI as a consequence of
     the liquidation of EOSH.

     5.1  On 11 March 2008 Naunton was put into liquidation. As a consequence of
          the  liquidation  Naunton  directed EOSI that the 12,517,812  Ordinary
          Shares held by EOSI as nominee  for Naunton  were no longer held by it
          in that capacity but were held by EOSI as beneficial owner."

N Jordan
Company Secretary
12 March 2008


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