Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
04 May 2005


                       ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (the "Company")

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

On 3 May 2005, the Company was notified that, in terms of the Company's Dividend
Reinvestment Plan, the following directors had acquired shares on 29 April 2005.

Name of Director        Number of Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each

Dr C E Fay              134 at £11.56775 per share
N Oppenheimer           2 at R134.5621 per share
A J Trahar              1 at R134.5621 per share

G A Wilkinson
Deputy Secretary
4 May 2005



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