Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
04 May 2004


                       ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (the "Company")

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

On 30 April 2004, the Company was notified that on 29 April 2004, the following
directors had purchased shares via the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan
(DRIP).

Name of Director                 Number of Ordinary Shares

Dr C E Fay                       70 at £11.480625
                                 24 at £11.827*
Mr G Lindahl                     151 at £11.480625
Mr A J Trahar                    2 at R106.34**
                                 1 at R140.80

Their total interests in the ordinary shares are now as follows:-

C E Fay 4,446 ordinary shares

G Lindahl 9,366 ordinary shares

A J Trahar 287,534 ordinary shares (including interests on a conditional basis
in 196,634 shares)

*Shares acquired in terms of the DRIP in September 2003, not then notified due
to an error by the Company's Registrars, Computershare.

**Shares acquired in terms of the DRIP in April 2003, not then notified due to
an error by the Company's Registrars, Computershare.


G A Wilkinson
Deputy Secretary
4 May 2004



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