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               05 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      63,567,013     4.83%      3,056,739     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,844,202     0.75%      6,802,366     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             76,311,215     5.80%     12,873,105     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      5,002                19.9350
Purchase      20,265               19.9489
Purchase      488                  19.9350
Purchase      10,700               16.535
Purchase      210                  19.8061
Purchase      20,774               19.7183
Purchase      525                  16.8
Purchase      12,209               19.883633
Purchase      23,077               19.9350
Purchase      18,725               19.8981
Purchase      23,322               19.8515
Purchase      5,000                7.5
Purchase      355                  19.7100
Purchase      55,500               20.0317
Purchase      381,563              19.7799
Purchase      55,893               19.8061
Purchase      88,981               19.9350
Purchase      7,368                19.8061
Purchase      6,389                19.4400
Purchase      72,000               19.8388
Purchase      199                  19.8061
Purchase      838                  19.7936
Purchase      1,805                19.9350
Purchase      3,710                19.8061
Purchase      11,699               19.8061
Purchase      2,888                19.8061
Purchase      2,431                19.8061
Purchase      2,074                19.9350
Purchase      1,885                19.8061
Purchase      62                   16.73
Purchase      3,907                19.8061
Purchase      18,656               19.8228
Purchase      3,800                19.6509
Purchase      1,806                19.8061
Purchase      1,876                19.8061
Purchase      1,754                19.8061
Purchase      1,199                19.7800
Purchase      12,209               19.8836
Purchase      70                   19.5850
Purchase      27,500               16.852
Purchase      4,141                19.8061
Purchase      30,500               16.85196721
Sale          182                  20.1750
Sale          195                  20.1332
Sale          155                  20.1750
Sale          24,307               19.8109
Sale          23,077               19.9350
Sale          12,209               19.8836
Sale          21,765               19.9254
Sale          18,081               19.9724
Sale          55,368               19.8785
Sale          839                  20.1750
Sale          2,918                19.9350
Sale          1,700                19.7545
Sale          12,209               19.8836
Sale          500                  16.89
Sale          2,500                16.95
Sale          27,500               16.852
Sale          10,700               16.535
Sale          525                  16.8
Sale          620                  20.1750
Sale          927                  19.8230
Sale          248                  19.8680
Sale          762                  20.0975
Sale          702                  20.1750
Sale          10,926               19.9641
Sale          355                  19.7100
Sale          213,005              19.8350
Sale          5,875                19.9350
Sale          5,145                19.4470
Sale          340                  19.6921
Sale          310                  20.1750
Sale          62                   16.73

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4983          19.6202
CFD            Long          2581          19.6834
CFD            Long          340           19.692
CFD            Long          1700          19.7545
CFD            Long          24307         19.8109
CFD            Long          927           19.823
CFD            Long          213005        19.835
CFD            Long          55368         19.8784
CFD            Long          18081         19.9723
CFD            Short         3909          19.3975
CFD            Short         827           19.5708
CFD            Short         856           19.5739
CFD            Short         3800          19.6509
CFD            Short         20774         19.7183
CFD            Short         381563        19.7799
CFD            Short         18656         19.8228
CFD            Short         18725         19.8981

(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                         06 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