Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
26 March 2007


                               ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

PDMR/DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

Anglo American plc announces the following conditional award of ordinary shares
of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("Shares") in connection with the
operation of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan.

The Long Term Incentive Plan provides directors and senior employees with shares
awarded on a conditional basis as determined by the Remuneration Committee of
the Board. The current award will vest in March 2010, subject to the
satisfaction of performance conditions.

In accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Committee, and in
accordance with the rules of the Long Term Incentive Plan, the Company made the
following awards of Shares to directors and PDMRs on March 26 2007:

Name of Director                        Number of Shares

Mrs C B Carroll*                             73,538
Mr R Medori*                                 49,842

Name of PDMR                            Number of Shares

Mr P M Baum                                  24,604
Mr R J King*                                 31,677
Mr A E Redman                                29,598
Mr D Weston*                                 20,183
Mr J N Wallington                            19,300

*For UK residents only, the award includes Shares to cover any employer's NI
liability.

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
26 March 2006



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