Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
21 March 2007


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


Notification of a transaction in Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each ("Ordinary
Shares") of the Company pursuant to paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules and paragraph 22(c) of the Model Code (the "Disclosure
Rules").

The Company has been notified by Mr NF Oppenheimer and E Oppenheimer & Son
Holdings Limited ("EO&S Holdings") of 9 rue Sainte Zithe, L-2763 Luxembourg, for
the purposes of discharging the obligations of Mr NF Oppenheimer and EO&S
Holdings under the Disclosure Rules.

The Company is the issuer in relation to whom this notice is made. Mr NF
Oppenheimer is a director of the Company and accordingly is a person discharging
managerial responsibilities in relation to the Company. EO&S Holdings is
connected with Mr NF Oppenheimer because Mr NF Oppenheimer is a director of EO&S
Holdings and accordingly EO&S Holdings has a responsibility to notify certain
transactions to the Company.

As already notified on 21 December 2005, on 20 December 2005 EO&S Holdings sold
European call options over 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares with a strike price of
£21.3663 per Ordinary Share maturing on 20 March 2007. The Options provided for
adjustment to the number of options whenever the Company paid dividends. As a
consequence of the dividends paid since 20 December 2005, Call Options over
5,333,003 Ordinary Shares with a strike price of £20.0321 were outstanding for
settlement on 20 March 2007. ("the Call Options").

The Call Options outstanding for settlement on 20 March 2007 have been settled
in London in cash on 20 March 2007 at a Settlement Price of £5.2079 per Call
Option.

At the time of the settlement of the Call Options, EO&S Holdings disposed of
5,250,206, Ordinary Shares by means of sale in London on the London Stock
Exchange at a price of £25.24 per Ordinary Share and with a trade date of 20
March 2007.

This notification was received by the Company on 21 March 2007.

Andy Hodges
Deputy Secretary
21 March 2007



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