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               10 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      64,517,160     4.90%        816,889     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,896,505     0.52%      6,528,017     0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,953,800     0.22%      2,838,800     0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             74,367,465     5.65%     10,183,706     0.77%


(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      10,000               20.4600
Purchase      624                  20.2410
Purchase      594                  20.4000
Purchase      347,354              20.2566
Purchase      4,000                20.2230
Purchase      489                  20.2400
Purchase      4,105                20.4000
Purchase      4,220                20.4600
Purchase      1,982                20.4000
Purchase      1,505                20.3013
Purchase      3,895                20.3982
Purchase      6,767                20.4452
Purchase      2,201                20.3019
Purchase      8,589                20.4592
Purchase      6,049                20.7275
Purchase      14,050               20.3811
Purchase      17,216               20.4600
Purchase      1,400                20.6514
Purchase      137                  20.4600
Purchase      26,378               20.4000
Purchase      1,025                20.1810
Purchase      902                  20.4000
Purchase      783                  20.7199
Purchase      50                   20.5950
Purchase      140,500              20.3811
Purchase      753                  20.2459
Purchase      7,451                20.5083
Sale          636                  20.2729
Sale          201                  20.3100
Sale          137                  20.4600
Sale          130                  20.1832
Sale          123                  20.2650
Sale          100                  20.3000
Sale          50                   20.5950
Sale          463                  20.2950
Sale          680                  20.5468
Sale          50                   20.5950
Sale          4,000                20.2102
Sale          4,083                20.3168
Sale          4,220                20.4600
Sale          6,291                20.3941
Sale          19,769               20.3222
Sale          24,800               20.5164
Sale          34,900               20.4915
Sale          58,805               20.1871
Sale          67,658               20.3650
Sale          70,600               20.3811
Sale          156,396              20.5781
Sale          3,354                20.4888

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Purchase/Sale   Number of Securities   Price per unit (GBP)
31/08/2009   Purchase        75                     20.5825

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          58805         20.1871
CFD            Long          4000          20.2101
CFD            Long          4083          20.3167
CFD            Long          19769         20.3221
CFD            Long          3354          20.4888
CFD            Long          34900         20.4914
CFD            Long          24800         20.5163
CFD            Long          156396        20.578
CFD            Long          2979          20.698
CFD            Short         4000          20.223
CFD            Short         347354        20.2565
CFD            Short         13486         20.3923
CFD            Short         3895          20.3982
CFD            Short         4613          20.4415
CFD            Short         3616          20.4569
CFD            Short         7451          20.5082
CFD            Short         6049          20.7274


(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                         11 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   -29,000                1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
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   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   100,000                22.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   100,000                22.0000          AMER           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   -100,000               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