AGL - Anglo American plc - Directors` Interests

AGL - Anglo American plc - Directors` Interests                                 
Anglo American plc ("the Company")                                              
Incorporated in the United Kingdom                                              
(Registration number: 3564138)                                                  
Short name: Anglo                                                               
Share code: AGL                                                                 
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820                                                       
Directors` Interests                                                            
The Company announces that on 5 January 2012 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      246                23.1945                           
   Phuthuma Nhleko         597                23.1945                           
Mamphela Ramphele       598                23.1945                           
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 2011.                                            
Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London          
Stock Exchange for  1,441 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 1,323,431,496 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 2012                                                                  
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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