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               17 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      61,450,261     4.67%      3,619,113     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,202,040     0.77%      6,854,325     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,934,800     0.22%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,587,101     5.67%     13,703,238     1.04%


(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         600                   14.94833333
Purchase         18,400                14.91892391
Purchase         30,173                17.9251
Purchase         30,416                17.9900
Purchase         39,230                17.8616
Purchase         52,114                17.5900
Purchase         75,428                18.1176
Purchase         86,458                17.9900
Purchase         110,992               17.9336
Purchase         13,677                17.8489
Purchase         300                   14.93
Purchase         11,517                17.9900
Purchase         5,500                 14.79745455
Purchase         100                   14.82
Purchase         376                   17.9900
Purchase         2,000                 14.7325
Purchase         200                   14.965
Purchase         300                   14.82
Purchase         700                   14.82
Purchase         800                   14.82
Purchase         1,100                 14.92714545
Purchase         3,500                 17.7963
Purchase         541                   17.7503
Purchase         548                   17.9900
Purchase         742                   17.8545
Purchase         881                   18.0700
Purchase         1,224                 17.9900
Purchase         1,249                 17.7480
Purchase         2,600                 17.8096
Purchase         2,720                 17.9900
Purchase         14,868                17.8739
Purchase         3,128                 17.9900
Purchase         8,900                 14.80775281
Purchase         4,445                 17.9900
Purchase         4,800                 17.9044
Purchase         5,187                 17.8843
Purchase         6,017                 17.9900
Purchase         6,428                 17.9900
Purchase         7,010                 17.9900
Purchase         7,262                 17.9900
Purchase         8,909                 17.9900
Purchase         2,907                 17.9900
Purchase         2,207                 14.85595378
Purchase         1,100                 14.86090909
Purchase         1,100                 14.91272727
Purchase         517                   14.9139
Purchase         3,186                 14.84516008
Purchase         700                   14.81
Purchase         638                   14.77
Purchase         700                   14.76857143
Purchase         114                   14.67
Purchase         1,600                 14.860625
Purchase         200                   14.885
Purchase         200                   14.82
Purchase         200                   14.89
Purchase         200                   14.91
Purchase         300                   14.82
Purchase         82                    14.67
Purchase         24,100                14.79344438
Purchase         500                   14.902
Purchase         100                   14.67
Purchase         9,789                 14.836
Purchase         900                   14.92555556
Purchase         1,700                 14.85294118
Sale             450                   17.9350
Sale             479                   18.0224
Sale             200                   14.91
Sale             9,185                 14.83419271
Sale             1,000                 14.929
Sale             704                   14.836
Sale             300                   14.82
Sale             600                   14.77
Sale             3,470                 17.7802
Sale             100                   14.75
Sale             2,937                 17.8194
Sale             38                    14.77
Sale             1,400                 17.9678
Sale             1,456                 17.8900
Sale             1,917                 17.8194
Sale             1,800                 14.85608889
Sale             2,600                 17.9796
Sale             1,100                 17.9678
Sale             500                   14.902
Sale             100                   14.84
Sale             6,400                 14.66125
Sale             200                   14.885
Sale             12,800                14.79781254
Sale             1,800                 14.84555556
Sale             11,300                14.8419469
Sale             2,400                 14.83
Sale             18,400                14.918924
Sale             1,400                 14.84714286
Sale             5,500                 14.797455
Sale             700                   14.92142857
Sale             200                   14.49
Sale             500                   14.846
Sale             517                   14.91386847
Sale             5,700                 14.836
Sale             152,605               17.8668
Sale             52,114                17.5900
Sale             4,089                 14.836
Sale             48,800                17.9044
Sale             30,135                17.9310
Sale             28,001                18.0019
Sale             21,902                18.0700
Sale             200                   14.845
Sale             11,429                17.9810
Sale             9,522                 17.8194
Sale             200                   14.94


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2988          17.7404
CFD            Long          541           17.7504
CFD            Long          1234          17.7519
CFD            Long          2706          17.7537
CFD            Long          984           17.7624
CFD            Long          11915         17.7625
CFD            Long          11048         17.8489
CFD            Long          152605        17.8668
CFD            Long          19483         17.8882
CFD            Long          48800         17.9044
CFD            Long          2600          17.9796
CFD            Long          11429         17.9809
CFD            Long          479           18.0223
CFD            Long          3883          18.0446
CFD            Long          5443          18.0524
CFD            Short         541           17.7503
CFD            Short         3500          17.7962
CFD            Short         2600          17.8096
CFD            Short         742           17.8544
CFD            Short         39230         17.8616
CFD            Short         4800          17.9044
CFD            Short         110992        17.9336


(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                         20 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   -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