Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9547X

Anglo American PLC

14 December 2010

 

Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN

Registered number: 356413

PDMR/DIRECTORS'  INTERESTS

In respect of Mr N F Oppenheimer, a director of the Company, Anglo American plc hereby notifies the information set out below, notified to it on 14 December 2010 by Maitland Advisory LLP;

"Notification of a transaction by a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities - Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 of the Financial Services Authority Handbook ("the Disclosure Rule")

I have been authorised and instructed by and on behalf of E Oppenheimer & Son International Limited ("EOSIL") to notify Anglo American plc (the "Issuer") of the following transaction for the purpose of discharging the responsibilities of EOSIL under the Disclosure Rule.

EOSIL is the legal holder of 27,300,000 ordinary shares in the Issuer of which 19,202,452 ordinary shares are also beneficially held by EOSIL and 8,097,548 ordinary shares are beneficially held by Gartland Limited. Such 27,300,000 shares are charged as part of a package of security for a loan facility. EOSIL is connected with Mr Nicholas Frank Oppenheimer, a director of the Issuer.  EOSIL has conducted the following transaction on its own account, causing the responsibility to notify to arise under the Disclosure Rule.

EOSIL has sold 2,100,000 ordinary shares in the Issuer in the market at a weighted average price of £30.43476 per ordinary share. The sales took place in London on 10 December 2010 and 13 December 2010.

Yours faithfully

Rupert Weber"

N Jordan

Company Secretary

14 December 2010

 

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