Directors' Dealings

Anglo American PLC
15 December 1999


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Anglo American plc

2   Name of director:
Leslie Boyd

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Notification relates to Director named in 2 above plus spouse

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Not applicable

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:
10,000 Options exercised of which 7,400 ordinary shares sold; 1,100 shares
retained in his own name and 500 ordinary shares being gifted to each of the
following - Mrs H M G Boyd (wife) Mr S W Boyd (son aged over 18) and Miss F E
Boyd (daughter aged over 18)

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
 10,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
 -

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
 8,400

10  Percentage of issued class:
 -

11  Class of security:
 Ordinary shares

12  Price per share:
 Exercise price R205.00  Sale price £39.90

13  Date of transaction:
 13 December 1999

14  Date company informed:
 14 December 1999

15  Total holding following this notification:
 10,444 ordinary shares and 105,412 options

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
 -

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
 Not applicable

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  Contact name for queries:
 Mr Nicholas Jordan
 Company Secretary

24  Contact telephone number:
 0171 698 8750

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification: