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               29 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      62,966,620     4.78%      2,733,827     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,349,949     0.71%      6,882,076     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,195,000     0.24%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,216,569     5.71%     12,810,903     0.97%


(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      2,359                18.3028
Purchase      100                  14.87
Purchase      669                  18.2335
Purchase      965                  17.9946
Purchase      1,184                18.3028
Purchase      1,221                18.3028
Purchase      1,222                18.3550
Purchase      1,300                19.0600
Purchase      1,308                18.3028
Purchase      234                  18.3028
Purchase      2,347                18.3028
Purchase      213                  18.3028
Purchase      3,248                18.3028
Purchase      3,251                17.9965
Purchase      3,251                17.9965
Purchase      2,400                15.0296
Purchase      166                  14.9451
Purchase      756                  14.9451
Purchase      200                  14.915
Purchase      200                  14.825
Purchase      1,700                19.0600
Purchase      20,301               18.2816
Purchase      4,425                18.3028
Purchase      5,541                18.1917
Purchase      5,888                18.3028
Purchase      7,447                18.3028
Purchase      10,000               19.1538
Purchase      10,269               18.0200
Purchase      10,334               18.2590
Purchase      11,138               18.3028
Purchase      400                  18.3050
Purchase      19,930               18.2199
Purchase      4,319                18.2300
Purchase      22,878               18.3181
Purchase      30,000               18.2300
Purchase      35,426               18.3028
Purchase      47,000               18.3885
Purchase      54,000               18.2820
Purchase      174,731              18.0759
Purchase      182,175              18.2129
Purchase      126                  14.9451
Purchase      13,187               18.3050
Purchase      400                  14.9724
Purchase      2,100                15.04952381
Purchase      700                  14.84
Purchase      922                  14.9451
Purchase      100                  14.84
Purchase      900                  14.83916667
Purchase      3,300                14.83939394
Purchase      600                  14.84
Purchase      4,700                14.989362
Purchase      126                  14.9451
Purchase      10,416               14.9526505
Purchase      200                  14.835
Purchase      700                  14.96571429
Purchase      400                  14.99
Purchase      900                  14.95
Purchase      1,050                14.96190476
Purchase      2,900                15.00034483
Purchase      5,300                14.98566038
Purchase      100                  14.84
Purchase      8,000                14.966625
Purchase      600                  14.95
Purchase      15,660               14.97491699
Purchase      1,768                14.89339367
Sale          23,387               18.3078
Sale          126                  14.9451
Sale          22,624               18.2184
Sale          20,753               18.2814
Sale          100                  14.91
Sale          20,092               18.2942
Sale          400                  14.9425
Sale          100                  15.09
Sale          6,000                17.9200
Sale          17,528               18.2313
Sale          296                  14.87054054
Sale          2,300                15.03478261
Sale          10,000               18.1251
Sale          1,100                14.9681
Sale          100                  14.84
Sale          965                  18.0161
Sale          600                  14.9
Sale          300                  14.9
Sale          126                  14.9451
Sale          4,319                18.2300
Sale          4,319                18.2300
Sale          400                  14.9
Sale          3,100                15.04
Sale          7,316                14.91563833
Sale          922                  14.9451
Sale          36,578               14.97150516
Sale          126                  14.9451
Sale          700                  18.2456
Sale          3,400                15.02352941
Sale          90                   18.2482
Sale          3,326                17.9473
Sale          2,100                15.04952381
Sale          148,527              18.2812
Sale          54,000               18.2600
Sale          5,800                14.8394
Sale          1,222                18.3550


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1334          18.0305
CFD            Long          22624         18.2183
CFD            Long          1047          18.2348
CFD            Long          700           18.2456
CFD            Long          9091          18.259
CFD            Long          148527        18.2811
CFD            Long          7018          18.3037
CFD            Long          23387         18.3077
CFD            Long          2477          18.3162
CFD            Short         174731        18.0759
CFD            Short         182175        18.2129
CFD            Short         19930         18.2199
CFD            Short         10334         18.2589
CFD            Short         22878         18.318


(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                         30 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