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               27 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      62,381,607     4.74%      2,892,635     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,494,387     0.72%      6,753,734     0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,195,000     0.24%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,775,994     5.68%     12,841,369     0.98%


(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      15,782               19.1119
Purchase      231,178              19.3200
Purchase      42,667               19.2550
Purchase      320                  19.2550
Purchase      30,755               19.4044
Purchase      22,519               19.2550
Purchase      1,667                15.7938
Purchase      17,507               19.2550
Purchase      49,509               19.2550
Purchase      13,725               19.0951
Purchase      6,700                19.3486
Purchase      2,830                19.4543
Purchase      2,500                19.2462
Purchase      1,000                19.2675
Purchase      724                  19.2550
Purchase      18,695               19.2452
Purchase      967                  15.80414685
Purchase      100                  15.65
Purchase      100                  15.65
Purchase      900                  15.76
Purchase      100                  15.87
Purchase      100                  15.83
Purchase      600                  15.77666667
Purchase      12,200               15.685447
Purchase      900                  15.76
Purchase      100                  15.85
Sale          16,951               19.2605
Sale          394                  19.1532
Sale          100                  15.87
Sale          800                  15.8463125
Sale          100                  15.83
Sale          100                  15.65
Sale          3,156                19.1257
Sale          3,654                19.2468
Sale          5,414                19.3400
Sale          1,444                15.7938
Sale          100                  15.65
Sale          14,501               19.1486
Sale          16,506               19.1160
Sale          103,863              19.1906
Sale          223                  15.7938
Sale          12,200               15.68544672
Sale          22,519               19.2550
Sale          29,748               19.0834
Sale          35,100               19.2550
Sale          40,980               19.1275
Sale          1,667                15.7938
Sale          900                  15.76
Sale          1,000                15.771
Sale          100                  15.85

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          654           19.005
CFD            Long          29748         19.0834
CFD            Long          16506         19.1159
CFD            Long          3156          19.1257
CFD            Long          40980         19.1274
CFD            Long          103863        19.1905
CFD            Long          2936          19.2976
CFD            Long          598           19.4059
CFD            Short         13725         19.0951
CFD            Short         2500          19.2462
CFD            Short         231178        19.32
CFD            Short         30755         19.4043
CFD            Short         2830          19.4542

(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                         28 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   -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   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
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   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