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               21 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      61,925,897     4.70%      3,577,505     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,214,009     0.78%      6,986,702     0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,934,800     0.22%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,074,706     5.70%     13,794,007     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         27,040                18.3450
Purchase         5,992                 15.1797
Purchase         8,078                 18.4090
Purchase         8,844                 18.4090
Purchase         9,291                 18.4090
Purchase         13,544                18.2298
Purchase         18,187                18.4090
Purchase         5,381                 18.6300
Purchase         21,706                18.6250
Purchase         4,024                 18.4090
Purchase         50,059                18.4090
Purchase         61,500                18.6768
Purchase         100,000               18.6344
Purchase         113,944               18.2282
Purchase         3,000                 15.2323
Purchase         300                   15.1
Purchase         42                    15.1
Purchase         19,520                18.6250
Purchase         1,411                 17.9553
Purchase         359                   18.4090
Purchase         393                   18.4090
Purchase         443                   18.6500
Purchase         857                   18.6454
Purchase         1,001                 18.1616
Purchase         1,100                 18.4090
Purchase         5,662                 18.4090
Purchase         1,236                 17.8900
Purchase         130,792               18.1357
Purchase         1,845                 18.4090
Purchase         1,870                 18.4090
Purchase         2,485                 18.4090
Purchase         2,501                 18.6250
Purchase         2,900                 18.5431
Purchase         3,396                 18.4090
Purchase         3,717                 18.4090
Purchase         1,200                 18.2400
Purchase         100                   15.15
Purchase         400                   15.2575
Purchase         2,700                 15.24703704
Purchase         700                   15.15
Purchase         1,300                 15.16461538
Purchase         32,000                15.11551
Purchase         2,925                 15.310085
Purchase         5,786                 15.11275493
Purchase         2,100                 15.16095238
Purchase         100                   15.3
Purchase         150                   15.31
Purchase         400                   15.305
Purchase         2,300                 15.18565217
Purchase         1,115                 15.12547085
Purchase         1,392                 15.16048851
Purchase         16,900                15.30674556
Purchase         1,450                 15.30586207
Purchase         8,998                 15.08693043
Purchase         2,350                 15.16617021
Purchase         100                   15.35
Purchase         4,300                 15.17674419
Purchase         2,200                 15.30454545
Purchase         2,700                 15.19185185
Sale             2,400                 15.1797
Sale             2,700                 15.1919
Sale             3,000                 15.23233333
Sale             2,454                 18.6250
Sale             559                   18.2400
Sale             1,647                 18.6250
Sale             711                   18.6250
Sale             1,236                 17.8900
Sale             851                   18.6250
Sale             902                   18.6250
Sale             39,449                15.21447931
Sale             100                   15.35
Sale             3,592                 15.1797
Sale             2,175                 15.30114943
Sale             100                   15.17
Sale             400                   15.122675
Sale             100                   15.35
Sale             5,348                 15.1797
Sale             644                   15.1797
Sale             32,000                15.11550969
Sale             342                   15.1
Sale             244                   18.6015
Sale             5,381                 18.6250
Sale             27,549                18.3400
Sale             3,354                 18.2322
Sale             19,800                18.6000
Sale             10,631                18.2860
Sale             4,300                 15.176744
Sale             300                   15.18666667
Sale             5,381                 18.6300
Sale             194,415               18.4138
Sale             2,300                 15.18565217
Sale             3,608                 18.6250
Sale             2,700                 15.24703704
Sale             750                   15.336

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2085          17.97
CFD            Long          14475         18.166
CFD            Long          2329          18.1784
CFD            Long          19531         18.1893
CFD            Long          10560         18.2131
CFD            Long          194415        18.4138
CFD            Long          19800         18.6
CFD            Long          15576         18.699
CFD            Long          9403          18.7021
CFD            Short         130792        18.1356
CFD            Short         113944        18.2281
CFD            Short         13544         18.2297
CFD            Short         857           18.6454
CFD            Short         443           18.65
CFD            Short         61500         18.6768

(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                         22 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   -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   -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   -100,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
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   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
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