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               28 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      63,615,615     4.83%      1,120,339     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,479,294     0.57%      6,609,445     0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,994,909     5.62%     10,743,784     0.82%


(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      17,180               20.2462
Purchase      1,517                20.2100
Purchase      3,837                20.2796
Purchase      1,100                20.1450
Purchase      841                  20.2100
Purchase      7,062                20.0802
Purchase      7,155                20.2100
Purchase      8,459                20.2956
Purchase      450                  20.2100
Purchase      1,847                20.2978
Purchase      16,925               20.2037
Purchase      4,414                20.2350
Purchase      28,572               20.2898
Purchase      31,452               20.3377
Purchase      132                  20.2100
Purchase      109                  19.7800
Purchase      7,692                20.3575
Purchase      12,718               20.0697
Purchase      126                  20.2100
Purchase      35,693               20.2100
Purchase      184                  20.3091
Purchase      515                  20.2100
Purchase      205                  20.2037
Purchase      250                  20.2740
Purchase      71,863               20.2537
Purchase      46,996               20.2037
Purchase      264                  20.2100
Sale          800                  20.2800
Sale          1,700                20.1588
Sale          300                  20.2967
Sale          1,350                20.3700
Sale          1,133                20.2019
Sale          109                  19.7800
Sale          616                  20.2163
Sale          841                  20.2100
Sale          450                  20.2100
Sale          626                  20.1989
Sale          409                  20.4374
Sale          509                  20.2100
Sale          125                  20.2789
Sale          9,875                20.2219
Sale          26,256               20.2100
Sale          23,739               20.2100
Sale          2,082                20.2165
Sale          1,988                20.2165
Sale          1,107                20.2165
Sale          515                  20.2100
Sale          204                  20.2165
Sale          267,517              20.3393
Sale          37,583               20.2219
Sale          32,874               20.2163
Sale          4,429                20.2163
Sale          10,822               20.3570
Sale          1,959                20.2163
Sale          7,813                20.3224
Sale          7,062                20.0823
Sale          7,004                20.3623
Sale          6,240                20.2163
Sale          21                   20.2000
Sale          4,900                20.2806
Sale          100                  20.2967
Sale          2,706                20.2100
Sale          2,600                20.1381
Sale          2,460                20.2163
Sale          22,029               20.2163

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          104           20.115
CFD            Long          2600          20.138
CFD            Long          1700          20.1588
CFD            Long          247           20.21
CFD            Long          125           20.2788
CFD            Long          800           20.28
CFD            Long          4900          20.2805
CFD            Long          400           20.2967
CFD            Long          267517        20.3393
CFD            Long          7004          20.3622
CFD            Short         1100          20.145
CFD            Short         6854          20.1982
CFD            Short         14730         20.204
CFD            Short         13283         20.21
CFD            Short         4656          20.2113
CFD            Short         4607          20.2269
CFD            Short         71863         20.2537
CFD            Short         7309          20.2579
CFD            Short         125           20.279
CFD            Short         3837          20.2796
CFD            Short         31452         20.3376
CFD            Short         7692          20.3575
CFD            Short         805           20.4089

(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                         01 September 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   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
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   -29,000                1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,900.0000       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               1,800.0000       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