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               24 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      62,371,570     4.74%      3,045,223     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,610,402     0.73%      6,787,202     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,934,800     0.22%      3,229,800     0.25%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,916,772     5.69%     13,062,225     0.99%


(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      18,500               15.73054054
Purchase      15,402               19.1035
Purchase      15,372               19.1035
Purchase      8,155                15.72924341
Purchase      1,100                15.75363636
Purchase      1,800                15.71166667
Purchase      10,034               19.1877
Purchase      900                  15.72111111
Purchase      2,381                19.1600
Purchase      15,050               19.1922
Purchase      1,000                15.721
Purchase      12,650               19.1136
Purchase      11,928               19.1877
Purchase      339                  15.79884956
Purchase      2,500                15.7632
Purchase      15,252               19.3800
Purchase      261                  15.7258
Purchase      94,887               19.1670
Purchase      1,256                15.662243
Purchase      527                  15.662243
Purchase      35,405               19.1600
Purchase      34,930               19.1877
Purchase      164                  15.7258
Purchase      2,360                19.1877
Purchase      34,886               19.3800
Purchase      17,300               19.0972
Purchase      3,900                15.77195641
Purchase      17,465               19.2376
Purchase      300                  15.80333333
Purchase      200                  15.805
Purchase      100                  15.79
Purchase      856                  15.80274533
Purchase      57                   15.7258
Purchase      3,114                19.1479
Purchase      1,200                15.72916667
Purchase      511                  19.2000
Purchase      100                  15.8
Purchase      4,560                19.1877
Purchase      4,544                19.1204
Purchase      700                  19.3582
Purchase      223                  19.3200
Purchase      3,235                19.1865
Purchase      239                  19.1877
Purchase      1,068                19.1877
Purchase      1,201                19.1877
Purchase      1,260                19.1877
Purchase      1,293                19.1346
Purchase      1,498                19.1911
Purchase      1,938                19.1877
Purchase      2,501                19.1600
Purchase      780                  19.1400
Purchase      6,005                19.1877
Purchase      5,002                19.1600
Purchase      1,200                15.7292
Purchase      5,412                19.1600
Purchase      5,961                19.1877
Purchase      600                  15.71
Purchase      600                  15.71
Purchase      318                  15.7258
Purchase      6,540                19.1877
Purchase      6,772                19.1877
Purchase      222                  19.1877
Purchase      164                  15.7258
Purchase      516                  19.2465
Sale          47,250               19.1260
Sale          51,900               19.1600
Sale          9,900                19.1004
Sale          57,505               19.2085
Sale          12,146               19.1374
Sale          2,558                19.1033
Sale          6,481                19.1994
Sale          15,252               19.3800
Sale          34,886               19.3800
Sale          200                  19.2150
Sale          1,200                15.72916667
Sale          164                  15.7258
Sale          164                  15.7258
Sale          154                  15.69
Sale          600                  15.71
Sale          200                  15.745
Sale          600                  15.71
Sale          2,000                15.73899975
Sale          599                  19.2230
Sale          700                  19.2234
Sale          780                  19.1500
Sale          897                  19.2154
Sale          1,068                19.2232
Sale          2,200                19.1372
Sale          1,200                15.72916667
Sale          200                  15.63
Sale          94,499               19.1031
Sale          383                  15.66522193
Sale          200                  15.67
Sale          1,200                15.66
Sale          318                  15.7258
Sale          164                  15.7258
Sale          1,295                15.8015
Sale          100                  15.75
Sale          26,655               15.730144
Sale          200                  15.72525
Sale          200                  15.72
Sale          700                  15.72
Sale          100                  15.73
Sale          1,800                15.711667
Sale          74,701               19.2270
Sale          100                  15.69


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9900          19.1004
CFD            Long          94499         19.103
CFD            Long          2558          19.1032
CFD            Long          30774         19.1035
CFD            Long          2200          19.1372
CFD            Long          57505         19.2084
CFD            Long          74701         19.2269
CFD            Long          5139          19.2301
CFD            Long          899           19.2474
CFD            Short         3136          19.0131
CFD            Short         4544          19.1204
CFD            Short         94887         19.167
CFD            Short         17465         19.2375
CFD            Short         700           19.3582


(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                         27 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