Director Shareholding

RNS Number:8236P
Anglo American PLC
16 September 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Anglo American plc

2) Name of director

Mr Goran Lindahl

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Notification relates to director named in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

See 2 above

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

See 3 above

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Purchase of shares via Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

55 ordinary shares

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

12) Price per share

#11.827.

13) Date of transaction

15 September 2003

14) Date company informed

16 September 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

7,152

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification



23) Any additional information

Shares have been allotted pursuant to a scheme compliant with the requirements
of Chapter 16, paragraph 17 (Savings Schemes) of the Model Code.

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

020 7698 8751

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

G A Wilkinson

Date of Notification...16 September 2003



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