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               30 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      63,260,829     4.81%      2,797,181     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,602,100     0.73%      7,024,211     0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,762,929     5.75%     12,835,392     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      1,736                15.54
Purchase      594                  15.54
Purchase      1,000                15.708
Purchase      27,270               18.5902
Purchase      6,476                19.2235
Purchase      100                  15.6
Purchase      8,768                18.9853
Purchase      800                  15.84375
Purchase      600                  15.68326667
Purchase      177                  15.68
Purchase      5,140                18.8465
Purchase      2,600                15.54
Purchase      200                  15.63
Purchase      2,600                15.70307692
Purchase      247,567              19.1705
Purchase      122,340              18.7492
Purchase      104,228              19.4850
Purchase      50,000               18.7310
Purchase      26,576               18.9751
Purchase      30,000               19.0645
Purchase      28,934               19.1391
Purchase      27,270               18.5920
Purchase      11,840               18.8922
Purchase      200                  15.63
Purchase      900                  15.65444444
Purchase      24,181               15.62040776
Purchase      69,400               15.71468761
Purchase      2,517                15.71711959
Purchase      100                  15.69
Purchase      300                  15.72333333
Purchase      800                  15.70125
Purchase      492                  15.63934959
Purchase      3,100                15.7003
Purchase      2,500                15.676884
Purchase      4,183                19.0550
Purchase      1,028                15.72
Purchase      41                   18.2300
Purchase      4,791                18.8476
Purchase      100                  15.55
Purchase      177                  15.6907
Purchase      1,592                19.1105
Purchase      5,000                18.7777
Sale          2,000                18.4438
Sale          6,521                18.9443
Sale          23,641               18.9966
Sale          5,150                19.1402
Sale          10,582               18.7288
Sale          10,000               19.0550
Sale          802                  19.0550
Sale          495                  19.1599
Sale          375                  18.1900
Sale          27,000               18.1650
Sale          3,100                15.70032258
Sale          900                  15.654444
Sale          26,698               15.629525
Sale          69,400               15.714688
Sale          177                  15.6907
Sale          900                  15.72
Sale          128                  15.72
Sale          136                  18.8382
Sale          41                   18.2300
Sale          4,930                15.54
Sale          100                  15.6
Sale          27,000               18.7243
Sale          200                  15.63
Sale          1,400                15.775
Sale          2,600                15.70307692
Sale          177                  15.6907
Sale          223                  18.7290
Sale          312,980              18.9543
Sale          31,437               18.8755
Sale          27,270               18.5920
Sale          1,000                15.708

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Purchase/Sale    Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
28/07/2009   Purchase         104,228                 19.4850

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2000          18.4437
CFD            Long          544           18.4606
CFD            Long          693           18.4759
CFD            Long          812           18.6897
CFD            Long          10582         18.7287
CFD            Long          4354          18.7433
CFD            Long          5140          18.8465
CFD            Long          4791          18.8476
CFD            Long          312980        18.9542
CFD            Short         27270         18.592
CFD            Short         9611          18.6624
CFD            Short         11985         18.7017
CFD            Short         122340        18.7491
CFD            Short         5000          18.7777
CFD            Short         11840         18.8921
CFD            Short         8129          19.055
CFD            Short         1592          19.1105
CFD            Short         28934         19.1391
CFD            Short         5179          19.1621

(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                         31 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   -150,000               1,800.0000       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   -29,000                1,700.0000       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               1,900.0000       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