Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American plc

(the "Company")

Anglo American Long Term Incentive Plan - "LTIP"

The Company announces that Share awards granted under the LTIP in 2007 vested on 1 April 2010. Following deductions to meet appropriate income tax and national insurance liabilities, the net increases in share interests are:

C B Carroll (Director) 23,020 shares

R Médori (Director) 15,601 shares

B R Beamish (PDMR) 5,758 shares

W De Simoni (PDMR) 4,555 shares

D M Weston (PDMR) 6,317 shares

P G Whitcutt (PDMR) 6,118 shares

J F Mackenzie (PDMR) 3,542 shares

The notification of these transactions is to satisfy the Company's obligations under the Financial Services Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.

N Jordan

Company Secretary

6 April 2010