Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
17 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    Anglo American plc

    2) Name of director

    Mr Goran Lindahl

    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

    Notification relates to director named in 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)

    See 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)

    See 3 above

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

    Purchase of shares

    7) Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    40 ordinary shares

    8) Percentage of issued class

    -

    9) Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    -

    10) Percentage of issued class

    -

    11) Class of security

    ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

    12) Price per share


        £8.145

        13) Date of transaction

        11 October 2002

        14) Date company informed

        16 October 2002

        15) Total holding following this notification

        4,507

        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

        020 7698 8752

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


Date of Notification...17 October 2002...............................


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