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               02 September 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      63,450,440     4.82%        645,594     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,974,364     0.53%      6,560,687     0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      3,014,000     0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,324,804     5.57%     10,220,281     0.78%


(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      6,464                18.9308
Purchase      380                  18.9257
Purchase      427                  18.7800
Purchase      625                  19.2200
Purchase      1,270                19.2547
Purchase      1,270                19.2547
Purchase      1,283                18.9100
Purchase      1,328                18.7850
Purchase      1,380                18.9100
Purchase      2,600                18.9716
Purchase      3,204                18.8374
Purchase      50                   19.2200
Purchase      3,906                19.3050
Purchase      7,347                18.9000
Purchase      7,347                18.9100
Purchase      27,333               18.8600
Purchase      725,338              19.0065
Purchase      24,700               15.24052632
Purchase      10,966               18.8860
Purchase      15,662               18.9107
Purchase      690                  15.25
Purchase      15,986               18.9379
Purchase      380                  18.9257
Sale          380                  18.925658
Sale          1,174                18.8833
Sale          346,089              18.7957
Sale          690                  15.25
Sale          1,770                18.8833
Sale          380                  18.9257
Sale          230                  18.9100
Sale          625                  19.2200
Sale          6,022                18.8833
Sale          1,575                18.8833
Sale          2,219                18.9370
Sale          60,000               18.9100
Sale          3,053                19.3050
Sale          3,675                18.9313
Sale          16,712               18.8421
Sale          24,700               15.240526
Sale          7,347                18.9000
Sale          12,482               18.8993
Sale          10,062               18.8464
Sale          84,165               18.9884

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          346089        18.7956
CFD            Long          10062         18.8464
CFD            Long          529           18.8919
CFD            Long          3675          18.9313
CFD            Long          84165         18.9884
CFD            Short         10966         18.8859
CFD            Short         4583          18.9281
CFD            Short         6464          18.9307
CFD            Short         15986         18.9379
CFD            Short         6073          18.9382
CFD            Short         1529          18.9396
CFD            Short         4654          18.9397
CFD            Short         6594          18.9398
CFD            Short         2600          18.9716
CFD            Short         725338        19.0064
CFD            Short         11787         19.0636
CFD            Short         114           19.0761
CFD            Short         11998         19.1092
CFD            Short         19915         19.1224

(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                         03 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   -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