Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
16 May 2001


Directors' Interests

Following the appointment of Messrs W A Nairn and B E Davison at the Anglo
American plc Annual General Meeting held on 15 May 2001, their interests in
Anglo American plc and its subsidiary, Anglo American Platinum Corporation
Limited, are set out below:

Anglo American plc

Options

Name of Director    Date of Grant     No. of Options         Option Price
Mr W A Nairn        17.02.98          240,000                Rand 51.25
                    24.06.99          25,000                 £6.975
                    23.03.00          32,000                 £7.655
                    02.04.01          40,000                 £10.025
Mr B E Davison      24.06.99          32,000                 £6.975
                    23.03.00          32,000                 £7.655
                    02.04.01          40,000                 £10.025



Shares

Name of Director   No. of Shares on Appointment        Conditional Shares*

Mr W A Nairn       1,900                               1,900
                   2,204                               2,204
Mr B E Davison     2,112                               2,112
                   2,804                               2,804

 *The award of these shares is conditional upon the participant's continued
employment by the Company until three years after the conditional grant date
and will be pro-rated in the case of any participant retiring during this
period.



Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited
    Options

Name of Director  Date of Grant   No. of Options      Option Price (Rand)

Mr B E Davison    25.11.96        9,200               60.33

                  01.02.98        73,277              67.80

                  23.06.99        1,686               131.40




Shares

Mr W A Nairn is interested in 759 shares.

Mr B E Davison is interested in 30,067 shares.