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               27 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      63,623,337     4.83%        942,766     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,315,788     0.56%      6,570,715     0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,753,800     0.21%      2,838,800     0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,692,925     5.60%     10,352,281     0.79%


(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      4,908                19.7800
Purchase      346                  20.0300
Purchase      1,600                20.0063
Purchase      1,873                19.7800
Purchase      2,070                19.7800
Purchase      2,454                19.7800
Purchase      2,786                19.7800
Purchase      2,854                20.0200
Purchase      50                   19.9000
Purchase      3,172                19.8574
Purchase      5,374                19.7800
Purchase      5,634                19.7800
Purchase      7,401                19.8317
Purchase      11,398               20.0472
Purchase      26,282               20.0521
Purchase      3,012                19.7800
Purchase      27,270               20.0497
Purchase      29,381               20.0526
Purchase      56,409               19.7940
Purchase      12,400               19.9973
Sale          300                  19.9882
Sale          346                  20.0300
Sale          228                  19.9105
Sale          194                  19.9105
Sale          623                  19.9595
Sale          630                  19.7800
Sale          1,212                19.9105
Sale          1,374                19.7800
Sale          1,592                19.9105
Sale          52,791               19.6853
Sale          600                  19.8830
Sale          32,116               19.9105
Sale          30,606               19.7497
Sale          11,490               19.9105
Sale          2,568                19.9105
Sale          27,270               20.0497
Sale          2,800                19.8035
Sale          27,270               20.0517
Sale          276,842              19.9291
Sale          15,739               19.8107
Sale          5,496                20.0225
Sale          15,000               20.2726
Sale          8,340                19.8670
Sale          11,398               20.0493
Sale          1,873                19.7800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          52791         19.6853
CFD            Long          290           19.7017
CFD            Long          30606         19.7497
CFD            Long          2800          19.8035
CFD            Long          600           19.883
CFD            Long          276842        19.9291
CFD            Long          623           19.9594
CFD            Long          5496          20.0225
CFD            Long          27270         20.0496
CFD            Long          26282         20.0521
CFD            Long          29381         20.0526
CFD            Short         627           19.615
CFD            Short         56409         19.7939
CFD            Short         3366          19.9204
CFD            Short         2486          19.9233
CFD            Short         623           19.9595
CFD            Short         12400         19.9972
CFD            Short         2854          20.0199
CFD            Short         22372         20.0398
CFD            Short         782           20.0537
CFD            Short         451           20.1219

(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                         28 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