Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anglo American plc (the "Company")

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

Registered number: 3564138

DIRECTOR'S / PDMR's INTERESTS

The Company announces that 23,849 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, representing the second tranche of an award granted to Tony O'Neill, a PDMR, upon his appointment in 2013, were released on 2 March 2015. Following the sale of 11,210 shares at £12.30 per share, on the same date, to meet the income tax / NIC liability, 12,639 shares have been released to Mr O'Neill.

The transaction was carried out in London.

John Mills

Company Secretary

3 March 2015