Regulatory News

Anglo American plc ("the Company")

Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN

Registered number: 356413

Directors' Interests

The Company announces that on 9 January 2013 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 £

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 2012.

Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for   2,693 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 1,390,963,895 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
09 January 2013