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               18 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      63,434,608    4.82%       2,691,168     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,375,191    0.71%       6,656,103     0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000    0.22%       3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,709,799    5.75%      12,361,271     0.94%


(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      2,420                18.3100
Purchase      10,801               18.2094
Purchase      350,000              18.3000
Purchase      7,975                18.2050
Purchase      50                   18.1000
Purchase      7,569                19.5134
Purchase      5,000                18.5720
Purchase      15,649               18.3592
Purchase      3,335                18.3984
Purchase      9,330                18.4879
Purchase      2,304                18.2288
Purchase      1,923                18.3100
Purchase      889                  18.2050
Purchase      868                  18.3100
Purchase      860                  18.4500
Purchase      543                  18.3100
Purchase      400                  18.5431
Purchase      4,596                18.5352
Purchase      72,781               18.1358
Purchase      131,407              18.2496
Purchase      123,200              18.2206
Purchase      16,252               18.3429
Purchase      28,408               18.4930
Purchase      29,414               18.5778
Purchase      44,899               19.2750
Purchase      37,393               18.3100
Sale          45,229               18.0997
Sale          2,000                18.1290
Sale          2,000                18.3083
Sale          58,035               18.1680
Sale          1,657                18.3073
Sale          96,570               18.4104
Sale          44,899               19.2750
Sale          123,200              18.2206
Sale          159                  18.5930
Sale          889                  18.2050
Sale          8,300                18.4063
Sale          2,470                18.3100
Sale          15,811               18.3912
Sale          4,400                18.4478
Sale          36,877               18.3432
Sale          6,130                18.5177
Sale          30,659               18.4373
Sale          7,975                18.2050
Sale          29,202               18.4373
Sale          11,180               18.3363
Sale          11,465               18.2530
Sale          14,247               18.4189
Sale          2,420                18.3100


(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          18.129
CFD            Long          58035         18.1679
CFD            Long          11465         18.2529
CFD            Long          1657          18.3072
CFD            Long          2000          18.3083
CFD            Long          21873         18.3835
CFD            Long          8300          18.4062
CFD            Long          96570         18.4104
CFD            Long          14247         18.4189
CFD            Long          6130          18.5177
CFD            Short         72781         18.1357
CFD            Short         2304          18.2287
CFD            Short         131407        18.2495
CFD            Short         59861         18.4373
CFD            Short         431           18.5023
CFD            Short         878           18.5231
CFD            Short         4596          18.5352
CFD            Short         400           18.5431
CFD            Short         5000          18.572
CFD            Short         29414         18.5778


(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                         19 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