Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
11 August 2005



                       Anglo American plc ("the Company")

Directors'/PDMR Interests

The Company announces that it was notified on 10 August 2005 by Mr R S
Robertson, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility of the Company, that
he sold, on the London Stock Exchange, ordinary shares of US$0.50 in the capital
of the Company as follows:

      Date                 Number of Shares              Sale price (£)

   4 August 2005              10,000                      14.53
   5 August 2005              10,000                      14.68


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

N Jordan
Company Secretary
11 August 2005



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