Notification of transaction by Director/PDMR Anglo American plc (the "Company") Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales) Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43 ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820 JSE Share Code: AGL NSX Share Code: ANM Notification of transaction by Director/PDMR The Company announces the purchase of 3,000 of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (ADS) by a Non-Executive Director, equivalent to 1,500 Ordinary Shares. One ADS represents 0.5 Ordinary Shares. In accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, the relevant FCA notification is set out below. 1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated (PCA) a) Name Byron Grote 2. Reason for the notification a) Position / status Senior Independent Non-Executive Director (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 4.1 Details of the transaction(s) a) Description of the financial Anglo American plc American Depositary Shares (ADS), each instrument ADS represented by 0.5 Ordinary Shares of USD0.54945 each Identification Code US03485P3001 b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of 3,000 American Depositary Shares, equivalent to 1,500 Ordinary Shares c) Currency USD – United States Dollar d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) USD 8.73 3,000 e) Aggregated information Aggregated volume 3,000 Price USD 8.73 f) Date of the transaction 2020-05-15 g) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange – XNYS The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange. Clare Davage Deputy Company Secretary 20 May 2020 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 20-05-2020 05:30:00 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.