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               16 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      61,141,412     4.64%      3,477,494     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,019,011     0.76%      6,785,029     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    3,121,800     0.24%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,282,223     5.64%     13,492,323     1.02%


(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         1,700                 14.66588235
Purchase         8,677                 17.4800
Purchase         6,764                 17.4800
Purchase         200                   14.5
Purchase         4,546                 14.5803
Purchase         5,400                 17.6250
Purchase         3,470                 17.5900
Purchase         44,174                14.52694306
Purchase         2,889                 17.6891
Purchase         2,889                 17.6891
Purchase         2,700                 17.6325
Purchase         20,400                14.64997218
Purchase         1,800                 17.8262
Purchase         2,500                 14.6836
Purchase         500                   14.51
Purchase         4,546                 14.5803
Purchase         1,700                 14.58
Purchase         492                   17.9800
Purchase         216                   17.9550
Purchase         400                   14.515
Purchase         4,900                 14.5803
Purchase         100                   14.49
Purchase         200                   14.75
Purchase         1,800                 14.66888889
Purchase         100                   14.78
Purchase         2,501                 17.5900
Purchase         325,000               Transfer
Purchase         100                   14.41
Purchase         5,120                 14.56171875
Purchase         400                   14.61
Purchase         4,900                 14.5803
Purchase         4,200                 14.5147619
Purchase         300                   14.53986667
Purchase         100                   14.5
Purchase         5,858                 17.8116
Purchase         10,700                14.49934579
Purchase         300                   14.57333333
Purchase         300                   14.54
Purchase         174,719               17.6112
Purchase         200                   14.54
Purchase         13,208                17.5437
Purchase         54,000                17.9608
Purchase         400                   14.54
Purchase         30,400                17.6067
Purchase         8,840                 17.6530
Purchase         20,943                17.6002
Purchase         57,889                17.5699
Purchase         3,701                 14.69102945
Sale             154                   14.72
Sale             100                   14.49
Sale             4,900                 14.5803
Sale             704                   14.5803
Sale             100                   14.49
Sale             300                   14.51
Sale             700                   14.51
Sale             4,546                 14.5803
Sale             500                   14.51
Sale             891                   17.7364
Sale             1,100                 14.58005455
Sale             400                   14.58
Sale             200                   14.58
Sale             1,200                 14.54
Sale             600                   14.71
Sale             1,100                 14.64181818
Sale             3,942                 14.57597986
Sale             248,064               17.6101
Sale             580                   17.7364
Sale             8,677                 17.4800
Sale             8,677                 17.4800
Sale             9,910                 17.6258
Sale             13,087                17.4642
Sale             23,170                17.6127
Sale             6,764                 17.4800
Sale             65,088                17.4027
Sale             6,744                 17.5360
Sale             800                   14.5125
Sale             32,999                14.5246959
Sale             475                   14.52157895
Sale             8,900                 14.53876404
Sale             5,120                 14.561719
Sale             22,101                14.55823236
Sale             52,114                17.4452
Sale             900                   17.5710
Sale             100                   14.49
Sale             100                   14.44
Sale             200                   14.75
Sale             300                   14.54
Sale             1,900                 14.67474737
Sale             500                   17.4850
Sale             6,764                 17.4800
Sale             20,400                14.649972
Sale             4,546                 14.5803
Sale             954                   17.5193
Sale             1,235                 17.5360
Sale             1,790                 17.5360
Sale             1,966                 17.5360
Sale             2,891                 17.7364
Sale             3,431                 17.7671
Sale             838                   17.5360

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          584           17.4107
CFD            Long          4493          17.4154
CFD            Long          13087         17.4642
CFD            Long          954           17.5192
CFD            Long          900           17.571
CFD            Long          248064        17.6101
CFD            Long          23170         17.6127
CFD            Long          1830          17.7087
CFD            Long          1237          17.7145
CFD            Long          6917          17.7654
CFD            Short         57889         17.5699
CFD            Short         30400         17.6066
CFD            Short         174719        17.6111
CFD            Short         2700          17.6325
CFD            Short         32650         17.6449
CFD            Short         1800          17.8261

(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                         17 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