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               15 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      61,201,326     4.65%      3,801,028     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,028,907     0.76%      6,796,003     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,352,033     5.65%     13,826,831     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         12,425                18.0000
Purchase         8,240                 17.6512
Purchase         3,430                 18.0000
Purchase         73,132                17.8855
Purchase         68,446                17.8036
Purchase         54,000                17.3753
Purchase         29,846                17.6541
Purchase         27,000                17.3753
Purchase         342                   17.6934
Purchase         19,795                17.7617
Purchase         4,600                 17.6522
Purchase         3,600                 17.7029
Purchase         1,500                 17.7350
Purchase         133,206               18.0000
Purchase         11,100                14.7722
Purchase         2,000                 14.869
Purchase         11,994                18.0000
Purchase         10,934                17.6693
Purchase         10,198                17.6934
Purchase         3,900                 17.6934
Purchase         2,400                 14.8388
Purchase         69                    18.0000
Purchase         4,386                 18.0000
Purchase         5,200                 14.90903846
Purchase         100                   14.89
Purchase         2,200                 14.95727273
Purchase         400                   14.6875
Purchase         1,595                 14.7722
Purchase         12,695                18.0000
Purchase         600                   14.91
Purchase         1,576                 17.4800
Purchase         1,700                 14.85
Purchase         1,597                 17.6934
Purchase         200                   14.8298
Purchase         200                   14.77
Purchase         11,100                14.7722
Purchase         100                   14.51
Purchase         4,800                 14.78125
Purchase         1,595                 14.7722
Purchase         115,276               17.6990
Purchase         300                   14.91
Purchase         105                   14.9
Purchase         196                   14.91
Purchase         2,042                 18.0000
Purchase         527                   17.7369
Purchase         453                   18.0000
Purchase         2,900                 14.87310345
Purchase         1,200                 14.91745
Purchase         60,492                14.59614766
Purchase         400                   14.77
Purchase         527                   17.7369
Purchase         7,875                 14.65714286
Purchase         2,000                 17.6635
Purchase         8,650                 14.78901734
Purchase         300                   14.85
Sale             1,038                 17.7670
Sale             573                   18.0000
Sale             2,000                 14.96
Sale             1,595                 14.7722
Sale             1,236                 17.6935
Sale             527                   17.7369
Sale             300                   14.87
Sale             4,800                 14.71583333
Sale             5,290                 14.55442344
Sale             1,036                 14.74899614
Sale             200                   14.845
Sale             29,802                14.54822428
Sale             683                   14.83549048
Sale             7,875                 14.657143
Sale             8,650                 14.789017
Sale             1,595                 14.7722
Sale             2,600                 14.87346154
Sale             444                   14.8667991
Sale             2,000                 14.869
Sale             105                   14.9
Sale             3,155                 14.76557845
Sale             4,500                 14.71966667
Sale             900                   14.72666667
Sale             106                   14.87886792
Sale             200                   14.865
Sale             200                   14.89
Sale             7,400                 14.798919
Sale             311                   14.913894
Sale             138,467               17.6965
Sale             527                   17.736926
Sale             153                   14.913894
Sale             221                   14.913894
Sale             58                    14.913894
Sale             635                   14.913894
Sale             86                    14.913894
Sale             197                   14.913894
Sale             5,180                 18.0000
Sale             127                   14.913894
Sale             19,173                17.6904
Sale             168                   14.913894
Sale             224                   14.913894
Sale             11,100                14.7722
Sale             1,512                 14.75485873
Sale             183                   14.7722
Sale             200                   14.89
Sale             1,100                 14.90555455
Sale             500                   14.888
Sale             100                   14.86
Sale             116                   14.913894
Sale             9,367                 17.7071
Sale             1,893                 17.6935
Sale             1,939                 17.7847
Sale             2,042                 18.0000
Sale             2,078                 17.3941
Sale             2,970                 17.7847
Sale             3,430                 18.0000
Sale             4,386                 18.0000
Sale             18,681                14.63377068
Sale             5,520                 17.7045
Sale             81,100                17.7100
Sale             6,144                 17.6935
Sale             27,000                17.4217
Sale             9,630                 17.7847
Sale             200                   14.93
Sale             400                   14.6875
Sale             2,400                 14.83875
Sale             5,300                 14.90864151
Sale             12,425                18.0000
Sale             17,177                17.6694
Sale             17,866                17.8309
Sale             1,576                 17.4800
Sale             100                   14.86


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1105          17.6321
CFD            Long          17177         17.6694
CFD            Long          138467        17.6964
CFD            Long          5520          17.7044
CFD            Long          6131          17.7297
CFD            Short         10787         17.6379
CFD            Short         8240          17.6512
CFD            Short         4600          17.6521
CFD            Short         115276        17.6989
CFD            Short         3600          17.7029
CFD            Short         19795         17.7616
CFD            Short         68446         17.8035


(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                         16 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