Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
27 May 2005


                       ANGLO AMERICAN plc (the "Company")


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The Company announces that on 27 May 2005, the following exercises of Long Term
Incentive Plan Options, originally granted in 2002, of ordinary shares of
US$0.50 in the capital of the Company ("shares") were made at a nominal price of
£1.00 by the following directors:-.

Name of Director                                      Number of Shares

Mr S R Thompson                                       19,800
Mr A W Lea                                            30,196*


* Of the 30,196 shares, 12,380 shares have been sold to satisfy tax and national
insurance due on the award.

G A Wilkinson
Deputy Company Secretary
27 May 2005


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