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 Jack Thompson, an independent non-executive director of the Company, acquired 2,000 unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in respect of the Company's ordinary shares on 22 May 2012 at a price of US$16.35 per ADR. One ADR represents 0.5 ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each in the capital of the Company. 

The notification of these transactions is to satisfy the Company's obligations under the Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4 and Listing rule 9.6.11.

Andy Hodges

Deputy Company Secretary

23 May 2012