Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
13 December 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Anglo American plc

2) Name of director

Mr W A Nairn

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As 2) above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

As 2) above

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

As 2) above

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Exercise of options and sale of resulting shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

90,000 shares

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

90,000 shares

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

12) Price per share

Option price = Rand51.25 Selling price = £10.432394

13) Date of transaction

12 December 2001

14) Date company informed

12 December 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

8,208 shares (including interests on a conditional basis in 4,104 shares)
243,620 options (including interests on a conditional basis in 137,320 shares)


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr A Guthrie - tel: [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Mr N Jordan

Date of Notification..13 December 2001.....................