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               20 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      61,495,753     4.67%      3,492,024     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,084,937     0.77%      6,824,724     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,934,800     0.22%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,515,490     5.66%     13,546,548     1.03%

(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         1,300                 14.86093846
Purchase         1,300                 14.87769231
Purchase         611                   14.93253682
Purchase         1,000                 17.0000
Purchase         916                   18.1922
Purchase         840                   18.0271
Purchase         100                   14.84
Purchase         600                   14.96966667
Purchase         17,100                15.00900571
Purchase         8,140                 14.97095823
Purchase         100                   14.99
Purchase         100                   14.931
Purchase         200                   14.95
Purchase         200                   14.931
Purchase         300                   14.94
Purchase         1,502                 14.88745672
Purchase         1,000                 14.965
Purchase         1,100                 14.93272727
Purchase         100                   14.931
Purchase         152                   18.0954
Purchase         1,000                 14.952
Purchase         1,100                 14.84818182
Purchase         126                   18.2250
Purchase         172,449               17.9707
Purchase         840                   18.027143
Purchase         71,609                18.1951
Purchase         4,213                 14.9192
Purchase         54,050                17.9608
Purchase         100                   15.03
Purchase         41,192                18.1875
Purchase         15,800                14.94322785
Purchase         4,500                 14.734889
Purchase         1,400                 18.3757
Purchase         19,249                18.1879
Purchase         18,503                18.0589
Purchase         800                   14.93
Purchase         10,004                17.8900
Purchase         8,558                 18.1614
Purchase         5,381                 17.8900
Purchase         5,381                 17.8800
Purchase         900                   12.5
Purchase         400                   14.8675
Purchase         21,905                18.0301
Sale             9,340                 14.96848
Sale             15,800                14.943228
Sale             1,400                 14.885714
Sale             400                   14.83
Sale             8,500                 15.02988235
Sale             300                   14.83
Sale             7,200                 15.01916667
Sale             300                   14.94
Sale             4,500                 14.73488889
Sale             200                   14.83
Sale             100                   14.97
Sale             1,600                 15
Sale             100                   10
Sale             3,752                 14.92215309
Sale             561                   14.9192
Sale             500                   14.83
Sale             700                   18.1450
Sale             81,000                17.7100
Sale             67,500                17.9845
Sale             42,701                17.9369
Sale             20,270                18.0697
Sale             19,816                18.0700
Sale             12,774                18.1881
Sale             5,381                 17.8800
Sale             3,600                 18.2451
Sale             1,252                 18.1802
Sale             1,000                 18.1450
Sale             100                   14.931
Sale             840                   18.0271
Sale             1,100                 14.84818182
Sale             500                   17.8810
Sale             450                   17.9350
Sale             450                   17.9350
Sale             1,100                 14.9327
Sale             1,100                 14.84818182
Sale             200                   14.931
Sale             300                   14.931
Sale             840                   18.0271
Sale             3,113                 14.9192
Sale             1,100                 14.9192
Sale             800                   14.93
Sale             1,000                 17.0000


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Purchase/Sale       Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
16/07/2009     Purchase            54,000                   17.9608
15/07/2009     Sale                81,100                   17.7100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11157         17.8647
CFD            Long          500           17.881
CFD            Long          6415          17.8894
CFD            Long          42701         17.9369
CFD            Long          3329          18.0918
CFD            Long          152           18.0955
CFD            Long          2313          18.1005
CFD            Long          1700          18.145
CFD            Long          41192         18.1875
CFD            Long          19249         18.1879
CFD            Long          12774         18.1881
CFD            Long          2406          18.197
CFD            Long          16670         18.1997
CFD            Long          3600          18.245
CFD            Long          10126         18.2504
CFD            Long          14360         18.2537
CFD            Short         172449        17.9707
CFD            Short         23378         18.078
CFD            Short         152           18.0953
CFD            Short         8558          18.1613
CFD            Short         71609         18.195

(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                         21 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   -210,000               1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -34,800                13.8226          EURO           27/07/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -250,000               1,900.0000       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   -100,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -210,000               1,700.0000       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