Notification of transaction by a PDMR Anglo American plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Registration number: 3564138) Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820 JSE Share Code: AGL NSX Share Code: ANM Notification of transaction by a PDMR The Company received notification of the following transaction in its Ordinary Shares. In accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, the relevant FCA notifications are set out below. 1. Details of PDMR / PCA a) Name Seamus French 2. Reason for the notification a) Position / status CEO of Bulk Commodities – Coal and Iron Ore (PDMR) b) Initial notification / Initial notification amendment 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Full name of the entity Anglo American plc b) LEI 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43 4. Details of the transaction(s) a) Description of the financial Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares of USD0.54945 each instrument Identification Code GB00B1XZS820 b) Nature of the transaction Transfer of Ordinary Shares to spouse at nil cost c) Currency GBP - British Pound d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 0.00 180,151 e) Aggregated information Aggregated volume 180,151 Price GBP 0.00 f) Date of the transaction 2017-05-05 g) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange – XLON 1. Details of PDMR / PCA a) Name Gloria Anne French 2. Reason for the notification a) Position / status PCA - Spouse of Seamus French, a PDMR. b) Initial notification / Initial notification amendment 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Full name of the entity Anglo American plc b) LEI 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43 4. Details of the transaction(s) a) Description of the financial Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares of USD0.54945 each instrument Identification Code GB00B1XZS820 b) Nature of the transaction Transfer of Ordinary Shares from spouse at nil cost c) Currency GBP - British Pound d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 0.00 180,151 e) Aggregated information Aggregated volume 180,151 Price GBP 0.00 f) Date of the transaction 2017-05-05 g) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange – XLON John Mills Group Company Secretary 5 May 2017 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 05/05/2017 04:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.