Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Anglo American PLC
16 May 2000


Options relating to the SAYE share scheme held by the following executive
directors have lapsed with effect from today's date:

Name                     Number of SAYE share options

Mr L Boyd                    379
Mr MW King                   379
Dr JW Campbell               661
Mr AW Lea                    720
Mr AJ Trahar                 720

The directors overall position subsequent to the above is as follows:

Name                    Options           Shares

Mr L Boyd               120,434           13,484
Mr MW King              130,434           29,247
Dr JW Campbell          100,476           11,861
Mr AW Lea                51,282            5,231
Mr AJ Trahar             91,476            2,577