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 Mrs C L Griffith, wife of Mr Chris Griffith, a PDMR of the Company, purchased 1,000 ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each ("Shares") in the Company on 11 March 2015 at a price of South African Rand 201.00 per Share.

The notification of these transactions is to satisfy the Company's obligations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The transaction was carried out in Johannesburg.

John Mills

Company Secretary

12 March 2015