Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
20 May 2002

                                  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)

-

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


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

-

12) Price per share

-

13) Date of transaction

-

14) Date company informed

-

15) Total holding following this notification

-

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

17 May 2002


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

1 September 2005 to 28 February 2006

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

Nil

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

1,029 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each


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

£9.23 per share

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

287,782 options (of which 180,453 are subject to performance conditions)


23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr A J Guthrie - tel. [phone]

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

Date of Notification..20 May 2002....................



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