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 21 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 63,762,702 4.84% 1,792,460 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,296,203 0.63% 6,762,783 0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,900,000 0.22% 3,014,000 0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 74,958,905 5.69% 11,569,243 0.88%
(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 641 19.8200
Purchase 3,606 19.8400
Purchase 1,631 19.3263
Purchase 231,708 19.3615
Purchase 1,351 19.8400
Purchase 877 19.8400
Purchase 7,791 19.3947
Purchase 3,125 19.4136
Purchase 10,561 19.2380
Purchase 5,777 19.8550
Purchase 52,168 19.1870
Purchase 75,000 19.8400
Purchase 260 19.4150
Purchase 783 19.1500
Purchase 63,534 19.8400
Purchase 40,609 19.1500
Purchase 40,609 19.8400
Purchase 329 19.8400
Sale 783 19.1500
Sale 387 19.4824
Sale 363 19.6500
Sale 1,431 19.8400
Sale 641 19.3250
Sale 200 19.8420
Sale 2,000 19.4590
Sale 1,351 19.8400
Sale 6,919 19.3231
Sale 75,934 19.6831
Sale 64,412 19.3562
Sale 40,609 19.1500
Sale 29,070 19.4762
Sale 22,487 19.1298
Sale 17,547 19.1298
Sale 3,606 19.8400
Sale 9,898 19.7212
Sale 2,042 19.7212
Sale 6,431 19.4088
Sale 5,777 19.8400
Sale 5,777 19.8550
Sale 5,500 19.2945
Sale 134 19.1150
Sale 3,129 19.7212
Sale 11,434 19.6420
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5500 19.2945
CFD Long 6919 19.3231
CFD Long 64412 19.3562
CFD Long 75934 19.683
CFD Long 200 19.842
CFD Short 40034 19.1298
CFD Short 11027 19.1428
CFD Short 17570 19.1839
CFD Short 52168 19.187
CFD Short 231708 19.3614
CFD Short 3125 19.4136
CFD Short 2488 19.5667
CFD Short 5159 19.675
CFD Short 9208 19.6944
(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 24 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