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               04 August 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      63,420,700     4.82%      3,399,774     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,027,138     0.76%      6,857,484     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             76,347,838     5.80%     13,271,258     1.01%


(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      1,861                19.5569
Purchase      7,842                19.5234
Purchase      194                  19.695
Purchase      7,842                19.5234
Purchase      5,106                19.5569
Purchase      5,000                19.9800
Purchase      4,865                19.5569
Purchase      4,456                19.4995
Purchase      4,333                19.5569
Purchase      3,027                19.5569
Purchase      2,968                19.6742
Purchase      2,879                19.5162
Purchase      2,691                19.5569
Purchase      9,585                20.2300
Purchase      2,040                19.7100
Purchase      8,962                19.5043
Purchase      1,759                19.5569
Purchase      1,536                19.5569
Purchase      1,354                19.5569
Purchase      1,311                19.5569
Purchase      1,247                19.5569
Purchase      1,098                19.5569
Purchase      955                  19.5569
Purchase      724                  19.7100
Purchase      718                  19.5234
Purchase      718                  19.5234
Purchase      676                  19.6367
Purchase      500                  19.8380
Purchase      400                  19.4050
Purchase      2,460                19.5569
Purchase      15,687               19.6282
Purchase      216                  16.5271
Purchase      11,170               19.7100
Purchase      89,655               19.5878
Purchase      1,569                16.46
Purchase      10,484               16.5457
Purchase      20,482               19.7100
Purchase      216                  16.5271
Purchase      228,036              19.5752
Purchase      194                  19.6950
Purchase      14,000               19.5646
Purchase      11,816               19.5376
Purchase      200                  19.5700
Purchase      1,569                16.46
Sale          194                  19.6950
Sale          10,700               16.535
Sale          1,569                16.47956023
Sale          200                  19.4800
Sale          492                  19.5812
Sale          1,569                16.46
Sale          364                  20.0537
Sale          216                  16.5271
Sale          9,585                20.2300
Sale          113,581              19.6432
Sale          64,540               19.6527
Sale          40,000               19.7100
Sale          18,632               19.4586
Sale          18,118               19.5204
Sale          15,809               19.6161
Sale          5,083                19.7100
Sale          5,100                19.6563
Sale          15,055               19.5936
Sale          13,605               19.5475
Sale          230                  19.7100
Sale          11,173               19.5263
Sale          194                  19.695

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          13605         19.5475
CFD            Long          3068          19.5852
CFD            Long          15055         19.5936
CFD            Long          113581        19.6432
CFD            Long          64540         19.6527
CFD            Long          672           19.6559
CFD            Long          5100          19.6563
CFD            Short         662           19.4234
CFD            Short         11816         19.5376
CFD            Short         200           19.57
CFD            Short         228036        19.5752
CFD            Short         89655         19.5877
CFD            Short         1739          19.8238
CFD            Short         1739          19.8315
CFD            Short         500           19.8379
CFD            Short         719           19.8555
CFD            Short         658           19.8741


(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                         05 August 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