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               11 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      63,314,309     4.81%      2,613,088     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,315,749     0.71%      6,840,074     0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,530,058     5.74%     12,467,162     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      4,126                19.2816
Purchase      28,840               18.7050
Purchase      16,543               19.1686
Purchase      252                  18.9850
Purchase      15,671               18.5550
Purchase      9,500                19.2169
Purchase      30,635               18.8027
Purchase      4,247                18.5550
Purchase      23,593               19.0502
Purchase      4,000                19.2329
Purchase      2,911                18.8335
Purchase      1,938                18.5550
Purchase      1,053                18.8360
Purchase      365                  19.0000
Purchase      276                  18.4450
Purchase      4,650                18.4782
Purchase      200                  15.34
Purchase      274                  15.3
Purchase      200                  15.34
Purchase      184,355              18.5550
Purchase      341,671              18.7869
Sale          274                  15.3
Sale          4,247                18.5550
Sale          200                  15.34
Sale          3,949                18.6496
Sale          3,585                18.5550
Sale          17,473               18.6444
Sale          2,373                18.5550
Sale          200                  15.34
Sale          1,819                18.5550
Sale          700                  18.4872
Sale          40                   18.8380
Sale          99                   18.4430
Sale          252                  18.9850
Sale          3,118                18.8205
Sale          100                  19.1280
Sale          67,508               18.8317
Sale          50,000               18.5550
Sale          41,610               18.6321
Sale          39,384               18.5550
Sale          34,568               18.4780
Sale          78,148               18.4400
Sale          85,407               18.7410
Sale          6,700                18.9007
Sale          27,086               18.7644
Sale          7,022                18.4958
Sale          93,739               18.4780
Sale          120,781              18.4950
Sale          13,481               19.0000
Sale          12,188               19.2639
Sale          12,071               18.6314
Sale          184,355              18.5550
Sale          69,282               18.8625
Sale          28,655               18.5068

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          700           18.4872
CFD            Long          120781        18.4949
CFD            Long          3949          18.6495
CFD            Long          85407         18.7409
CFD            Long          67508         18.8316
CFD            Long          6700          18.9007
CFD            Long          12188         19.2638
CFD            Short         4650          18.4781
CFD            Short         341671        18.7868
CFD            Short         30635         18.8026
CFD            Short         2911          18.8334
CFD            Short         16543         19.1686
CFD            Short         693           19.2074
CFD            Short         9500          19.2168
CFD            Short         4000          19.2328
CFD            Short         5547          19.2439
CFD            Short         4126          19.2815

(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                         12 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