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               06 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      60,526,874     4.60%      4,243,442     0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,361,380     0.79%      6,443,180     0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,010,054     5.62%     13,916,422     1.06%


(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         65,114                16.3425
Purchase         7,800                 13.2525641
Purchase         13,560                16.3425
Purchase         20,227                16.3425
Purchase         21,959                16.6909
Purchase         24,373                16.3425
Purchase         25,320                16.5288
Purchase         28,563                16.3425
Purchase         10,399                16.5904
Purchase         30,393                17.1350
Purchase         10,354                16.3425
Purchase         206,053               16.3425
Purchase         675,029               16.4801
Purchase         933,663               17.1350
Purchase         1,097                 13.30210757
Purchase         99                    17.1350
Purchase         38                    13.276
Purchase         40                    16.4850
Purchase         200                   13.35
Purchase         29,513                16.3425
Purchase         3,856                 16.3523
Purchase         500                   16.7728
Purchase         677                   16.3186
Purchase         955                   16.2012
Purchase         1,208                 16.3425
Purchase         1,349                 16.3425
Purchase         1,796                 16.4456
Purchase         2,335                 16.2850
Purchase         13,223                16.3425
Purchase         3,736                 16.7405
Purchase         2,905                 13.31493115
Purchase         4,292                 16.7045
Purchase         5,303                 16.2900
Purchase         5,303                 16.2850
Purchase         6,212                 16.3425
Purchase         6,757                 16.3425
Purchase         7,057                 16.3425
Purchase         7,157                 16.2850
Purchase         8,482                 16.4834
Purchase         2,994                 16.3425
Purchase         1,100                 13.28172727
Purchase         300                   13.36
Purchase         300                   13.32666667
Purchase         735                   13.276
Purchase         38,007                13.29186233
Purchase         900                   13.36
Purchase         849                   13.30350412
Purchase         5,400                 13.24907407
Purchase         29,856                13.23917444
Purchase         2,000                 13.2805
Purchase         10,402                13.19472025
Purchase         100                   13.39
Purchase         800                   13.36
Purchase         21,090                13.1907302
Purchase         4,500                 13.33488889
Purchase         5,900                 13.25881356
Purchase         200                   13.215
Purchase         4,500                 13.33488889
Purchase         500                   13.364
Sale             7,157                 16.2850
Sale             5,303                 16.2900
Sale             2,200                 13.3054
Sale             335                   13.25746269
Sale             300                   13.29
Sale             4,571                 16.2850
Sale             2,905                 13.31493115
Sale             20,611                16.3336
Sale             2,335                 16.2850
Sale             2,100                 16.5438
Sale             1,900                 13.23
Sale             4,000                 13.2725
Sale             5,400                 13.24907407
Sale             1,177                 16.4039
Sale             1,000                 16.5863
Sale             4,500                 13.3349
Sale             377                   16.2450
Sale             100                   13.36
Sale             400                   13.43
Sale             14,245                13.21671815
Sale             700                   13.31
Sale             1,462                 13.3923803
Sale             99                    17.1350
Sale             56                    13.35
Sale             100                   13.35
Sale             44                    13.3501
Sale             38                    13.276
Sale             849                   13.30350412
Sale             29,156                13.23747393
Sale             200                   13.43
Sale             299                   16.2234
Sale             2,500                 13.3044
Sale             500                   13.43
Sale             10,769                16.4037
Sale             150,715               16.4664
Sale             111,000               16.2850
Sale             64,233                16.5695
Sale             31,697                16.5145
Sale             1,900                 13.31736842
Sale             19,300                13.32932642
Sale             27,830                16.5373
Sale             27,000                16.6810
Sale             33,492                13.20207738
Sale             7,800                 13.252564
Sale             2,000                 13.373
Sale             400                   13.347625
Sale             697                   13.276


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1150          16.3628
CFD            Long          10769         16.4037
CFD            Long          2179          16.4439
CFD            Long          15945         16.4527
CFD            Long          150715        16.4663
CFD            Long          1952          16.5675
CFD            Long          64233         16.5694
CFD            Long          1000          16.5863
CFD            Long          1198          16.69
CFD            Short         315           16.285
CFD            Short         3856          16.3522
CFD            Short         675029        16.48
CFD            Short         8482          16.4833
CFD            Short         10399         16.5903
CFD            Short         4292          16.7044
CFD            Short         3736          16.7404
CFD            Short         500           16.7728



(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                         07 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