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               07 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      63,752,745     4.84%      2,710,030     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,493,372     0.72%      6,835,896     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             76,146,117     5.78%      12,559,926    0.95%

(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      55,648               19.3800
Purchase      197                  19.3222
Purchase      192                  19.3800
Purchase      4,972                19.1680
Purchase      151,400              19.3869
Purchase      8,674                18.8467
Purchase      6,614                18.8696
Purchase      180                  19.3222
Purchase      51                   19.3800
Purchase      50                   19.3800
Purchase      268                  19.3600
Purchase      186                  16.08
Purchase      463,407              19.1889
Purchase      51,101               18.8784
Purchase      30,357               19.4110
Purchase      28,706               19.3222
Purchase      23,440               19.1021
Purchase      23,345               19.3800
Purchase      18,118               19.1343
Purchase      15,115               19.1637
Purchase      13,013               19.2592
Purchase      9,633                19.3222
Purchase      95                   15.99
Purchase      2,747                19.3600
Purchase      4,311                19.3800
Purchase      3,824                19.3800
Purchase      3,734                19.4045
Purchase      2,843                19.3104
Purchase      281                  19.5100
Purchase      2,514                19.3222
Purchase      2,474                19.3800
Purchase      2,447                19.3800
Purchase      2,447                19.5100
Purchase      1,950                19.3222
Purchase      1,756                19.3800
Purchase      1,150                19.3495
Sale          30,143               19.3800
Sale          4,567                19.0040
Sale          9,694                19.3890
Sale          11,101               19.5643
Sale          281                  19.5100
Sale          15,000               19.3800
Sale          3,830                18.9752
Sale          15,725               19.1969
Sale          1,300                18.8793
Sale          23,345               19.3800
Sale          3,452                19.3800
Sale          186                  16.08
Sale          30,000               18.8502
Sale          2,447                19.5100
Sale          3,000                19.3890
Sale          43,876               18.8604
Sale          126,632              19.4635
Sale          192                  19.3800
Sale          1,600                18.8500
Sale          95                   15.99
Sale          2,474                19.3800
Sale          51                   19.3800
Sale          1,959                19.3890
Sale          90                   18.9365
Sale          3,200                18.8360

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3200          18.836
CFD            Long          43876         18.8604
CFD            Long          7022          18.9234
CFD            Long          4567          19.004
CFD            Long          126632        19.4635
CFD            Long          11101         19.5642
CFD            Short         6614          18.8695
CFD            Short         51101         18.8784
CFD            Short         463407        19.1889
CFD            Short         2843          19.3103
CFD            Short         151400        19.3868
CFD            Short         3734          19.4044
CFD            Short         30357         19.4109

(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                         10 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