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 Ray O'Rourke, a director, has notified the Company that he has acquired an interest in 34,500 ordinary shares on 27 April 2010 at an average price of £28.79 per share.

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

Andy Hodges

Deputy Company Secretary

28 April 2010