Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
28 January 2003


                               Anglo American plc


Anglo American Save As You Earn ("SAYE") Scheme - Qualifying Employee Share
Ownership Trust ("QUEST")

Notification of Directors' Interests pursuant to section 324(2) of the Companies
Act 1985.

1.     Following the allotment of 2,746 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the
Company to the QUEST, the following directors technically became interested on
28 January 2003 in the said shares by virtue of them, together with some 7,300
other employees, being potential beneficiaries under the QUEST.

A W Lea
W A Nairn
A J Trahar



2.     The Company became aware on 28 January 2003 that each of the Directors
technically ceased to be interested on that day in 2,746 ordinary shares of
US$0.50 each in the Company by virtue of the QUEST transferring such shares to
employees or previous employees of the Company, excluding the abovementioned
directors, in terms of the SAYE Scheme.


N Jordan
Company Secretary
28 January 2003


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