ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Directors' Interests

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 1 October 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 £

        Sir Philip Hampton                                      281                 19.5120
        Phuthuma Nhleko                                         621                 19.5120
        Mamphela Ramphele1                                      266                 19.5120
        Anne Stevens                                            621                 19.5120
        Peter Woicke                                            792                 19.5120


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 July – 30 September 2012.

Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for
2,581 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
1,390,595,854 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.



Nick Jordan
Company Secretary
1 October 2012



Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd




1
 As previously announced Mamphela Ramphele resigned from the Anglo American Board on 25 July 2012. The above
allotment relates to her fees for the period 1 July – 25 July 2012.

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