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               07 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      60,614,255     4.60%      4,054,142     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,145,738     0.77%      6,521,247     0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,881,793     5.61%     13,805,189     1.05%

(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         17,494                16.6056
Purchase         25                    13.1712
Purchase         1,132                 13.1895053
Purchase         556                   13.1712
Purchase         229                   16.2750
Purchase         243                   13.49
Purchase         184,022               16.5332
Purchase         140,741               16.6794
Purchase         70,000                16.6483
Purchase         37,211                16.3261
Purchase         36,500                16.4138
Purchase         34,421                16.6481
Purchase         33,524                16.6701
Purchase         27,812                16.6290
Purchase         100                   13.46
Purchase         3,309                 16.4776
Purchase         374                   16.3900
Purchase         615                   16.2750
Purchase         1,050                 16.2850
Purchase         1,490                 16.4698
Purchase         1,600                 16.6461
Purchase         25,985                16.2750
Purchase         2,148                 16.2750
Purchase         20,000                16.3568
Purchase         3,500                 16.5801
Purchase         6,802                 16.8049
Purchase         7,814                 16.3419
Purchase         10,004                16.2750
Purchase         11,625                16.6463
Purchase         512                   13.15495
Purchase         2,113                 16.5016
Purchase         200                   13.205
Purchase         100                   13.02
Purchase         64                    13.195
Purchase         22,258                13.26026986
Purchase         1,100                 13.08727273
Purchase         137                   13.1712
Purchase         119                   13.22
Purchase         137                   13.1712
Purchase         100                   13.15
Purchase         100                   13.15
Purchase         500                   13.01
Purchase         1,500                 13.17533333
Purchase         300                   13.47
Purchase         5,400                 13.23814815
Purchase         200                   13.2
Purchase         200                   13.2
Purchase         300                   13.01
Purchase         400                   13.1504
Sale             9,629                 16.4569
Sale             556                   13.1712
Sale             137                   13.1712
Sale             16,954                16.7350
Sale             200                   13.2
Sale             1,249                 16.9398
Sale             1,050                 16.2850
Sale             200                   13.2
Sale             778                   16.5039
Sale             374                   16.3800
Sale             373                   16.4400
Sale             373                   16.4400
Sale             1,132                 13.1895053
Sale             235,613               16.6559
Sale             15,218                13.27885925
Sale             100                   13.18
Sale             100                   13.01
Sale             3,340                 13.14832335
Sale             25                    13.1712
Sale             64                    13.195
Sale             556                   13.1712
Sale             100                   13.15
Sale             700                   13.10714286
Sale             20                    13.22
Sale             243                   13.49
Sale             17,359                16.5601
Sale             2,800                 13.34285714
Sale             8,100                 13.21530885
Sale             70,000                16.2750
Sale             100                   13.15
Sale             200                   13.25
Sale             32,805                16.3813
Sale             180                   13.19333333
Sale             400                   13.1504
Sale             18,245                16.7024
Sale             112                   13.1712

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          32805         16.3812
CFD            Long          1317          16.5
CFD            Long          15529         16.5367
CFD            Long          235613        16.6558
CFD            Short         25985         16.275
CFD            Short         37211         16.3261
CFD            Short         20000         16.3568
CFD            Short         36500         16.4138
CFD            Short         41793         16.4569
CFD            Short         184022        16.5332
CFD            Short         3500          16.5801
CFD            Short         1600          16.6461
CFD            Short         11625         16.6463
CFD            Short         34421         16.648
CFD            Short         1249          16.67
CFD            Short         33524         16.6701
CFD            Short         140741        16.6794
CFD            Short         6802          16.8049


(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                         08 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