Director Shareholding

Anglo American PLC
06 June 2005


                       ANGLO AMERICAN plc (the "Company")


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The Company announces that, on 3 June 2005, Mr B E Davison exercised Approved*
and Unapproved** Executive Share Options, originally granted in 1999 and 2000,
over ordinary shares of US$0.50 in the capital of the Company, as follows:

Number of shares acquired                      Acquisition Price
                                       4,300*                           £6.975
                                      27,700**                          £6.975
                                      32,000**                          £7.655

The 64,000 shares acquired as a result of these transactions were sold on 3 June
2005 at £13.182098 per share

On 1 June 2005, the Company announced that Mr B E Davison had exercised 27,143
Long Term Incentive Plan Options. This was incorrect; the figure should have
been 22,500 shares of which 4,455 shares were sold to satisfy tax and National
Insurance due on the exercise of the option.


N Jordan

Company Secretary

6 June 2005






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