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               09 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      60,963,310     4.63%      3,300,501     0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,563,343     0.73%      6,718,295     0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,648,453     5.59%     13,248,596     1.01%


(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         200,000               16.4058
Purchase         16,600                16.3939
Purchase         20,170                16.3939
Purchase         20,999                16.3939
Purchase         21,000                16.3000
Purchase         31,500                16.3000
Purchase         49,964                16.3939
Purchase         132,917               16.3939
Purchase         4,238                 13.24708825
Purchase         189,742               16.3755
Purchase         12,900                16.4436
Purchase         154                   13.3452
Purchase         34                    13.3452
Purchase         38,050                13.30929041
Purchase         8,200                 13.28829268
Purchase         16,200                13.26358025
Purchase         4,400                 13.26431818
Purchase         5,100                 13.27431373
Purchase         141,264               16.4424
Purchase         4,847                 16.3939
Purchase         12,300                13.3452
Purchase         361                   16.5100
Purchase         947                   16.3939
Purchase         970                   16.3939
Purchase         1,403                 15.6350
Purchase         2,093                 16.5100
Purchase         2,196                 16.3939
Purchase         15,165                16.3939
Purchase         4,538                 16.3939
Purchase         14,256                16.3244
Purchase         5,229                 16.3939
Purchase         5,661                 16.5100
Purchase         7,137                 16.3880
Purchase         8,291                 16.3690
Purchase         8,904                 16.3939
Purchase         9,578                 16.3939
Purchase         9,774                 16.3939
Purchase         600                   13.29
Purchase         2,350                 16.5010
Purchase         100                   13.31
Purchase         179                   13.3452
Purchase         200                   13.22
Purchase         1,200                 13.39083333
Purchase         6,221                 13.38406526
Purchase         9                     13.3452
Purchase         188                   13.3452
Purchase         159                   13.36742138
Purchase         1,400                 13.49857143
Purchase         100                   13.38
Purchase         4,100                 13.34292683
Purchase         11                    13.31
Purchase         917                   13.43615594
Purchase         400                   13.3975
Purchase         100                   13.2
Purchase         1,500                 13.48933333
Purchase         300                   13.41
Purchase         200                   13.18
Purchase         332                   13.37325301
Purchase         100                   13.16
Purchase         26,105                13.33692396
Purchase         300                   13.36
Purchase         200                   13.36
Purchase         5,720                 13.245834
Sale             1,900                 13.46997368
Sale             98,293                13.30250448
Sale             5,100                 13.274314
Sale             900                   13.41555556
Sale             3,992                 16.1702
Sale             500                   13.27
Sale             11,700                13.3452
Sale             1,596                 16.4246
Sale             154                   13.3452
Sale             300                   13.41
Sale             1,403                 15.6350
Sale             1,122                 16.5100
Sale             200                   13.18
Sale             5,220                 13.24351954
Sale             100                   13.2
Sale             265,292               16.3534
Sale             66,025                16.4188
Sale             200                   13.33
Sale             43,407                16.3020
Sale             1,200                 13.52666667
Sale             31,300                16.2792
Sale             31,261                16.3356
Sale             111                   13.31
Sale             34                    13.3452
Sale             100                   13.16
Sale             15,929                16.3356
Sale             200                   13.36
Sale             12,300                13.3452
Sale             188                   13.3452
Sale             600                   13.3452
Sale             917                   13.43615594
Sale             76,228                16.4181
Sale             25,167                16.5100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5111          16.2745
CFD            Long          31300         16.2791
CFD            Long          43407         16.302
CFD            Long          6706          16.3099
CFD            Long          265292        16.3533
CFD            Short         189742        16.3754
CFD            Short         7137          16.388
CFD            Short         582           16.39
CFD            Short         76228         16.4181
CFD            Short         66025         16.4188
CFD            Short         141264        16.4424
CFD            Short         12900         16.4436
CFD            Short         2350          16.5009

(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                         10 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   -150,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
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   -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
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   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