Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
28 April 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Anglo American plc

2) Name of director

Mr A J Trahar

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

As 2) above

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

-

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

As 2) above

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Grant of options under the Anglo American plc Savings-Related Share Option
Scheme (SAYE)

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

-

12) Price per share

-

13) Date of transaction

-
14) Date company informed

-

15) Total holding following this notification

-

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

28 April 2005

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

1 September 2012 - 28 February 2013

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

-

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

1,761 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

£10.15

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

839,974

23) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr N Jordan - tel. [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification..28 April 2005......



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