Director Shareholding-Amendmt

Anglo American PLC
13 February 2002


                               ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Anglo American Employee Share Ownership Plan

We were notified today of a correction to the directors shareholding
announcement made on 8 February 2002 at 16:48 under RNS No. 2240R. Accordingly
the issuer advises that the following replaces the said announcement.

The number of shares transferred should have read 170,100 Ordinary Shares and
not 135,400 Ordinary Shares and the balance held by the Trust should have read
58,305,139 Ordinary Shares and not 58,475,239 Ordinary Shares as previously
stated.

All other details remain the unchanged and the full amended text is stated
below.

'On business days between 1 February to 7 February 2002 both days inclusive, the
Butterfield Trust (Guernsey) Limited, as trustee of the Anglo American Employee
Share Ownership Plan ('the Trust'), transferred 170,100 Ordinary Shares in the
Company to participants of the Anglo American share schemes leaving a balance of
58,305,139 Ordinary Shares held by the Trust.

The Company was advised of this transaction on 8 February 2002.

The following directors together with all employees are potential beneficiaries
of the Trust although the directors were not connected with the transactions
that took place on the abovementioned dates.

B E Davison

A W Lea

W A Nairn

J Ogilvie Thompson

A J Trahar'



N Jordan
Secretary

13 February 2002



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