Rule 8.3 - ANGLO AMERICAN

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ANGLO AMERICAN
Class of relevant security    USD0.54945
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               02 July 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      59,203,873     4.50%      4,864,505     0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,097,409     0.84%      6,444,330     0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,423,082     5.58%     14,538,635     1.10%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale    Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                       (GBP)
Purchase         1,862                 17.9665
Purchase         3,473                 14.1703
Purchase         4,458                 17.2500
Purchase         4,458                 17.2600
Purchase         4,238                 17.9665
Purchase         3,785                 17.9665
Purchase         3,608                 17.3436
Purchase         10,000                17.4422
Purchase         2,119                 17.9665
Purchase         6,290                 17.2600
Purchase         1,548                 17.9665
Purchase         1,412                 18.3250
Purchase         939                   17.9665
Purchase         873                   17.9665
Purchase         822                   17.9665
Purchase         22                    17.8900
Purchase         2,335                 17.9665
Purchase         17,152                17.5166
Purchase         11,305                17.3283
Purchase         157,519               17.6112
Purchase         20,608                17.2600
Purchase         11,760                17.6639
Purchase         13,148                18.0037
Sale             56,500                17.9456
Sale             1,412                 18.3250
Sale             1,412                 17.9065
Sale             91,800                17.8618
Sale             1,624                 18.0540
Sale             916                   17.8802
Sale             20,608                17.2600
Sale             128,111               17.7403
Sale             255                   17.5524
Sale             215                   17.2600
Sale             159,959               17.4757
Sale             115,000               17.2600
Sale             39,000                17.9617
Sale             4,458                 17.2500
Sale             2,304                 17.8400
Sale             3,399                 17.2600
Sale             17,811                17.2600
Sale             4,086                 17.7869
Sale             13,641                17.2600
Sale             22                    17.8900
Sale             8,251                 17.9590
Sale             8,900                 17.7833
Sale             9,652                 17.6955
Sale             11,307                17.9827
Sale             10,400                17.6037
Sale             30,461                17.8556


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
01/07/2009 Sale           1,352                 18.0639


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          159959        17.4757
CFD            Long          10400         17.6037
CFD            Long          128111        17.7402
CFD            Long          8900          17.7833
CFD            Long          30461         17.8555
CFD            Long          949           17.9154
CFD            Long          56500         17.9456
CFD            Long          39000         17.9616
CFD            Long          11307         17.9826
CFD            Short         10000         17.4422
CFD            Short         17152         17.5165
CFD            Short         157519        17.6111
CFD            Short         17876         17.9219
CFD            Short         36353         17.959


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date        paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.               per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         03 July 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   34,800                 12.0780          EURO           27/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -525,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -400,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -400,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -210,000               1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -210,000               1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -34,800                13.8226          EURO           27/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   187,000                1,600.0000       EURO           17/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk