Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
14 April 2005


            Announcement of notifications of interests of directors
                             and connected persons
1                   Name of Company
Anglo American plc

2                   Name of director
N F Oppenheimer

3                   Nature of notifications received by the Company

3.1             On 12 April 2005, Codan Trust Company Limited (the "Codan
Trustees") acquired a right to acquire an interest in 59,120,951 ordinary shares
of the Company (representing approximately 3.96 per cent. of the Company's
issued ordinary shares).

3.2             The notification received by the Company indicates that it is in
respect of a non-beneficial interest of the Codan Trustees.

4                   Name of registered holder(s)

4.1             The 59,120,951 ordinary shares of the Company referred to in
paragraph 3.1 above are registered as follows:

4.1.1           EO&S Holdings: 47,250,206

4.1.2           Goldman Sachs Security Nominees: 5,000,000

4.1.3           Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited: 6,870,745

5                   Person(s) connected with the director
The notification of interests of directors and connected persons contained
herein relates to the Codan Trustees, being a person connected with the director
referred to in paragraph 2 by virtue of it being the trustee of a trust of which
such director is a potential discretionary beneficiary.

6                   Nature of the transaction
This notification is in respect of the acquisition of a right to acquire an
interest in ordinary shares of the Company.

7                   Number of shares in respect of which notification made
59,120,951 ordinary shares in the Company.

8                   Percentage of issued class
3.96 per cent.

9                   Not applicable

10               Not applicable

11               Class of security
Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in the capital of Anglo American plc

12               Price
The right to acquire the interest in the Company's ordinary shares was acquired
for nil consideration

13               Date of transaction
12 April 2005

14               Date Company informed
13 April 2005

15               Total holding following this notification
Following this notification, the director referred to in paragraph 2 is
interested in an aggregate of 59,120,951 ordinary shares in the Company.

16               Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
Following this notification, the director referred to in paragraph 2 is
interested in an aggregate of approximately 3.96 per cent. of the Company's
issued ordinary shares.

17               Not applicable

18               Not applicable

19               Not applicable

20               Not applicable

21               Not applicable

22               Not applicable

23               Additional information
None

24               Name of contact and telephone number for queries
N Jordan (Company Secretary) 020 7698 8750

25               Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
for making this notification
N Jordan
Company Secretary

Signature:

Date of this notification: 14 April 2005



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