Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
02 July 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1.    Name of company

Anglo American plc

2) Name of director

R J Margetts

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 a holding of the director's spouse

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

J S Margetts

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

645 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

£11.29

13) Date of transaction

01 July 2004
4) Date company informed

01 July 2004

15) Total holding following this notification

8,051

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

Shares have been allotted pursuant to a scheme compliant with the requirements
of chapter 16, paragraph 17 (Savings Schemes) of the Model Code.

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

G A Wilkinson

Date of Notification... 2 July 2004



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