Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5393I

Anglo American PLC

12 March 2010

 

Anglo American plc (the "Company")

Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN

Registered number: 356413

PDMR/DIRECTORS'  INTERESTS

In respect of Mr N F Oppenheimer, a director of the Company, Anglo American plc hereby notifies the information set out below, notified to it on 12 March 2010 by Maitland Advisory LLP;

"Notification of a transaction by a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities - Disclosure Rule 3.1.2 of the Financial Services Authority Handbook ("the Disclosure Rule")

I have been authorised and instructed by and on behalf of E Oppenheimer & Son International Limited ("EOSIL") and Gartland Limited ("Gartland") to notify Anglo American plc (the "Issuer") of the following transaction for the purpose of discharging the responsibilities of EOSIL and Gartland under the Disclosure Rule.

EOSIL is the legal holder of 27,300,000 ordinary shares in the Issuer of which 19,202,452 ordinary shares are also beneficially held by EOSIL and 8,097,548 ordinary shares are beneficially held by Gartland. EOSIL and Gartland are connected with Mr Nicholas Frank Oppenheimer, a director of the Issuer.  EOSIL and Gartland have conducted the following transaction on their own account, causing the responsibility to notify to arise under the Disclosure Rule.

EOSIL and Gartland have, through a single agreement and as part of a package of security comprising other assets, charged 27,300,000 ordinary shares in the Issuer as security for a loan facility. The charge was entered into on 10 March 2010 by EOSIL and Gartland in the Isle of Man."

N Jordan

Company Secretary

12 March 2010

 

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