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               22 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      61,926,406     4.70%      2,972,259     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,606,491     0.73%      6,956,713     0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,934,800     0.22%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,467,697     5.66%     13,158,772     1.00%


(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         5,500                 15.18327273
Purchase         3,850                 18.4190
Purchase         4,100                 15.20780488
Purchase         2,810                 18.3829
Purchase         2,244                 18.3829
Purchase         936                   18.2572
Purchase         915                   18.3829
Purchase         886                   18.3829
Purchase         400                   18.4931
Purchase         3,943                 18.3829
Purchase         654,075               18.4604
Purchase         3,546                 18.3829
Purchase         100                   15.11
Purchase         100                   15.31
Purchase         900                   15.25
Purchase         13,986                15.201476
Purchase         705                   15.1869
Purchase         2,500                 15.3003
Purchase         3,600                 15.30663333
Purchase         3,200                 15.183125
Purchase         4,100                 15.16902439
Purchase         118                   15.1869
Purchase         587                   15.1869
Purchase         13,995                18.3829
Purchase         2,759                 18.3829
Purchase         100                   15.03
Purchase         24,006                18.4583
Purchase         13,701                18.4618
Purchase         13,545                18.3829
Purchase         8,394                 18.4255
Purchase         17,267                18.4257
Purchase         8,307                 18.3829
Purchase         51,343                18.4709
Purchase         6,905                 18.4618
Purchase         6,648                 18.3829
Purchase         5,717                 18.3829
Purchase         5,578                 18.3829
Purchase         3,850                 18.418988
Sale             200                   15.1925
Sale             4,100                 15.169024
Sale             5,500                 15.183273
Sale             1,900                 15.19526316
Sale             100                   15.03
Sale             705                   15.1869
Sale             900                   15.25
Sale             1,700                 15.19
Sale             600                   15.15523333
Sale             200                   15.16
Sale             100                   15.19
Sale             9,340                 15.20713062
Sale             1,300                 15.16538462
Sale             100                   15.2
Sale             2,446                 15.19
Sale             200                   15.18
Sale             200                   15.19
Sale             364                   18.3845
Sale             75,766                18.3062
Sale             40,000                18.4538
Sale             39,968                18.3989
Sale             23,560                18.3975
Sale             19,070                18.4300
Sale             15,066                18.4500
Sale             7,489                 18.3988
Sale             5,677                 18.2786
Sale             5,452                 18.4086
Sale             5,217                 18.3898
Sale             3,850                 18.4190
Sale             100                   15.31
Sale             1,173                 18.4860
Sale             700                   15.3
Sale             336                   18.4860
Sale             227                   18.4860
Sale             200                   18.4860
Sale             4,200                 15.20547143
Sale             3,850                 18.419
Sale             400                   15.2
Sale             305                   15.13967213
Sale             900                   15.30333333
Sale             300                   15.30333333
Sale             800                   15.30875
Sale             1,100                 15.30545455
Sale             2,300                 15.3034087
Sale             1,500                 18.4183


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1731          18.2491
CFD            Long          13440         18.2603
CFD            Long          5677          18.2785
CFD            Long          75766         18.3061
CFD            Long          5217          18.3897
CFD            Long          39968         18.3989
CFD            Long          20606         18.4618
CFD            Long          3689          18.4656
CFD            Short         13799         18.2881
CFD            Short         24006         18.4583
CFD            Short         654075        18.4603
CFD            Short         51343         18.4708
CFD            Short         400           18.4931


(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                         23 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