AGL - Anglo American Plc - Directors` Interests

AGL - Anglo American Plc - Directors` Interests                                 
Anglo American plc                                                              
Incorporated in the United Kingdom                                              
(Registration number: 3564138)                                                  
Short name: Anglo                                                               
Share code: AGL                                                                 
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820                                                       
("Anglo American plc" or "the company")                                         
Directors` Interests                                                            
The Company announces that on 5 January 2011 the following non-executive        
directors of the Company ("NEDs") subscribed for ordinary shares of US$0.54945  
in the capital of the Company ("Shares") pursuant to a scheme compliant with    
Paragraph 17 of the Model Code as follows:                                      
    Director               Number of Shares   Price GBP                         
                                                                                


   Sir Philip Hampton      252                32.775                            
   Sir John Parker         732                32.775                            
   M A Ramphele            152                32.775                            
The Shares are being allotted by subscription of their after-tax directors` fees
in respect of their services to the Company during the period 1 October - 31    
December 2010.                                                                  
Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock    
Exchange for 1,136 ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each (the "Shares") to be      
admitted to the Official List and to be admitted to trading respectively. In    
addition, applications will be made to the Johannesburg, Swiss, Botswana and    
Namibian Stock Exchanges for the Shares to be listed. The Shares will rank pari 
passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.                  
Following the admission of these Shares the Company`s issued share capital will 
be 1,320,058,382 Shares (excluding those held in treasury).                     
The notification of these transactions is intended to satisfy the Company`s     
obligations under both the Companies Act and the Listing and Disclosure and     
Transparency Rules.                                                             
Andy Hodges                                                                     
Deputy Secretary                                                                
5 January 2011                                                                  
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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