Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Anglo American PLC
27 March 2000


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    ANGLO AMERICAN PLC    

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    J OGILVIE THOMPSON

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

    SAME 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)

    COMBINED ANNUITY FUND IN WHICH MR J OGILVIE THOMPSON'S INTEREST ARISES AS
    A RESULT OF HIS BEING ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 640 MEMBERS OF THE SAME WHICH IS
    A REGISTERED RETIREMENT ANNUITY FUND UNDER THE SOUTH AFRICAN PENSIONS FUND
    ACT.

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

    PURCHASE OF SHARES

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    4,600 ORDINARY SHARES
          
8)   ( N/A% )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

       -

10)  ( N/A% )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES

12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction



14) Date company informed

    24 MARCH 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    36,023 ORDINARY SHARES

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

    23 MARCH 2000


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    23 MARCH 2003 - 22 MARCH 2010


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

    -

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

    21,717 ORDINARY SHARES


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

    £30.62


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

    174,873


23) Any additional information

    MR N JORDAN


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    020-7698 8750


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

    Date of Notification....... 27 MARCH 2000 ......................