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               11 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      63,841,846     4.85%        758,265     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,821,349     0.52%      6,714,774     0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,953,800     0.22%      2,838,800     0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,616,995     5.59%     10,311,839     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           181                    20.55
Purchase           582                    20.55
Purchase           4,440                  20.55
Purchase           4,283                  20.55
Purchase           1,600                  20.8708
Purchase           362                    20.55
Purchase           3,558                  20.8253
Purchase           7,362                  20.55
Purchase           9,815                  20.55
Purchase           600                    20.7631
Purchase           183                    21.0213
Purchase           17,211                 20.4
Purchase           17,404                 20.3809
Purchase           21,607                 20.8997
Purchase           321,044                20.9315
Purchase           31                     20.4
Purchase           32,156                 20.6848
Purchase           84,300                 20.3293
Purchase           70,110                 20.8666
Purchase           4                      20.4
Purchase           60,000                 20.55
Purchase           38,213                 20.8372
Purchase           47,800                 20.3293
Sale               713                    20.948
Sale               822                    20.9543
Sale               807                    20.8388
Sale               805                    20.8212
Sale               794                    20.88
Sale               1,292                  20.9073
Sale               866                    20.9073
Sale               736                    20.9478
Sale               943                    20.8529
Sale               1,333                  20.9073
Sale               650                    25.188
Sale               646                    20.9073
Sale               635                    20.8388
Sale               1,354                  20.7932
Sale               629                    20.8212
Sale               612                    20.9543
Sale               1,373                  20.9543
Sale               780                    20.8354
Sale               1,042                  20.8213
Sale               1,231                  20.9543
Sale               1,204                  20.8388
Sale               1,200                  20.9691
Sale               1,241                  20.9504
Sale               1,199                  20.8213
Sale               1,159                  20.9864
Sale               1,107                  20.55
Sale               1,105                  20.9073
Sale               937                    20.8213
Sale               1,049                  20.8388
Sale               914                    20.9479
Sale               1,038                  20.9865
Sale               471                    20.8213
Sale               1,268                  20.9543
Sale               993                    20.88
Sale               969                    20.8388
Sale               965                    20.8212
Sale               942                    20.8388
Sale               1,004                  20.8354
Sale               1,052                  20.9543
Sale               96                     20.8528
Sale               184                    20.8213
Sale               175                    20.8354
Sale               170                    20.8388
Sale               158                    20.8217
Sale               131                    20.8354
Sale               130                    20.9487
Sale               124                    20.8528
Sale               118                    21.02
Sale               478                    20.8388
Sale               100                    20.8529
Sale               221                    20.9073
Sale               82                     20.8528
Sale               65                     20.8529
Sale               51                     20.8354
Sale               47                     20.8528
Sale               45                     20.8354
Sale               31                     20.4
Sale               17                     20.8526
Sale               15                     20.8525
Sale               4                      20.4
Sale               117                    20.9473
Sale               333                    20.8354
Sale               582                    21.05
Sale               541                    20.7932
Sale               524                    20.8528
Sale               516                    20.8354
Sale               485                    20.7932
Sale               1,393                  20.8354
Sale               476                    20.9478
Sale               446                    20.55
Sale               403                    20.55
Sale               190                    20.8388
Sale               353                    20.9481
Sale               191                    20.8528
Sale               293                    20.8529
Sale               285                    20.55
Sale               270                    20.8354
Sale               261                    20.8354
Sale               256                    20.9543
Sale               250                    20.9073
Sale               234                    20.9543
Sale               224                    20.8354
Sale               609                    20.9477
Sale               377                    20.8529
Sale               6,625                  20.7932
Sale               1,848                  20.8212
Sale               9,023                  20.8212
Sale               9,001                  20.8388
Sale               8,783                  20.9404
Sale               8,067                  20.55
Sale               8,004                  20.8707
Sale               7,856                  20.7932
Sale               7,820                  20.7976
Sale               7,454                  20.8354
Sale               10,106                 20.7932
Sale               6,996                  20.9479
Sale               11,015                 20.9866
Sale               6,327                  20.9866
Sale               6,268                  20.55
Sale               5,849                  20.9866
Sale               5,686                  20.9866
Sale               5,283                  20.55
Sale               5,183                  20.7932
Sale               2,155                  20.55
Sale               2,107                  20.9543
Sale               1,596                  20.8388
Sale               7,249                  20.9866
Sale               22,971                 20.8354
Sale               273,053                20.85
Sale               159,442                20.9866
Sale               75,125                 20.7932
Sale               70,250                 20.3293
Sale               60,025                 20.55
Sale               53,870                 20.9866
Sale               37,727                 20.9073
Sale               35,768                 20.9543
Sale               26,740                 20.8212
Sale               9,595                  20.9866
Sale               25,374                 20.7932
Sale               1,839                  20.8388
Sale               21,438                 20.9866
Sale               20,764                 20.9479
Sale               20,292                 20.55
Sale               17,211                 20.4
Sale               16,660                 20.9866
Sale               15,100                 20.3418
Sale               14,048                 20.9866
Sale               12,713                 20.9073
Sale               12,066                 20.9543
Sale               26,653                 20.8388
Sale               2,282                  20.7932
Sale               1,850                  20.55
Sale               2,745                  20.55
Sale               2,740                  20.7932
Sale               2,661                  20.7932
Sale               2,591                  20.9073
Sale               2,516                  20.8354
Sale               2,450                  20.9543
Sale               2,397                  20.55
Sale               2,361                  20.8212
Sale               2,797                  20.8212
Sale               2,315                  20.9479
Sale               2,797                  20.8529
Sale               2,226                  20.9073
Sale               2,218                  20.55
Sale               2,179                  20.9479
Sale               1,594                  20.8212
Sale               1,581                  20.9543
Sale               1,547                  20.9479
Sale               1,500                  20.6187
Sale               1,461                  20.55
Sale               1,448                  20.9073
Sale               2,352                  20.8388
Sale               3,626                  20.55
Sale               1,797                  20.7932
Sale               1,665                  20.9073
Sale               5,100                  20.5247
Sale               5,089                  20.9073
Sale               4,876                  20.9866
Sale               4,823                  20.9543
Sale               4,505                  20.7932
Sale               4,149                  20.55
Sale               3,959                  20.9073
Sale               2,789                  20.8388
Sale               3,756                  20.9543
Sale               1,428                  20.9478
Sale               3,598                  20.8212
Sale               3,587                  20.8388
Sale               3,399                  20.7932
Sale               3,345                  20.9073
Sale               3,159                  20.9543
Sale               2,965                  20.7932
Sale               2,905                  20.9865
Sale               2,810                  20.8958
Sale               2,799                  20.9479
Sale               3,843                  20.9866

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Purchase/Sale   Number of Securities   Price per unit (GBP)
10/09/2009   Sale            6,291                  20.3941
10/09/2009   Purchase        6,767                  20.4452


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5100          20.5247
CFD            Long          1500          20.6186
CFD            Long          294           20.7044
CFD            Long          273053        20.85
CFD            Long          1241          20.9503
CFD            Long          1200          20.9691
CFD            Long          650           25.188
CFD            Short         5779          20.7557
CFD            Short         600           20.7631
CFD            Short         3558          20.8253
CFD            Short         38213         20.8371
CFD            Short         663           20.841
CFD            Short         8420          20.8526
CFD            Short         12434         20.8534
CFD            Short         5902          20.8629
CFD            Short         70110         20.8666
CFD            Short         13350         20.8672
CFD            Short         63095         20.8698
CFD            Short         1600          20.8708
CFD            Short         321044        20.9314
CFD            Short         183           21.0212


(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                         14 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   -150,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               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               1,600.0000       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