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               16 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      63,841,886     4.85%        720,595     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,661,891     0.51%      7,781,479     0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,953,800     0.22%      2,838,800     0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,457,577     5.58%     11,340,874     0.86%


(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        9,960                  21.2450
Purchase        1,824                  21.2730
Purchase        2,353                  21.2450
Purchase        1                      21.2050
Purchase        868                    21.2450
Purchase        205,433                21.1725
Purchase        3,830                  21.2450
Purchase        4,908                  21.2450
Purchase        5,900                  21.1841
Purchase        330                    21.2152
Purchase        7,164                  21.2450
Purchase        10,435                 21.2450
Purchase        12,300                 21.2016
Purchase        24,225                 21.2047
Purchase        115                    19.0050
Purchase        6,500                  21.2042
Purchase        90                     20.6900
Purchase        15,728                 21.0201
Purchase        28,428                 20.6600
Purchase        50,000                 21.1579
Purchase        75,166                 21.2564
Purchase        45                     21.1450
Purchase        21,493                 21.2639
Purchase        15,938                 21.3002
Sale            509                    21.2924
Sale            1,000                  21.1415
Sale            1,200                  21.4450
Sale            90                     20.6900
Sale            1,200                  21.1600
Sale            1,255                  21.0861
Sale            900                    21.0724
Sale            513                    21.3750
Sale            388                    21.2450
Sale            210                    21.0861
Sale            1,440                  21.0861
Sale            224                    21.1150
Sale            3,039                  21.0861
Sale            273                    21.1450
Sale            258                    21.1987
Sale            248                    21.0861
Sale            640                    21.1853
Sale            4,588                  21.1975
Sale            152,171                21.3807
Sale            56,200                 20.7376
Sale            50,000                 21.1579
Sale            41,363                 21.0861
Sale            28,428                 20.6600
Sale            22,466                 21.2530
Sale            14,134                 21.0861
Sale            13,368                 21.2285
Sale            2,743                  21.0861
Sale            6,158                  21.0861
Sale            1,583                  21.0861
Sale            4,184                  21.1900
Sale            4,071                  21.1197
Sale            3,895                  21.0861
Sale            2,941                  21.0861
Sale            2,288                  21.0861
Sale            2,000                  21.3216
Sale            1,758                  21.0861
Sale            1,750                  21.0861
Sale            1,664                  21.0861
Sale            10,435                 21.2472


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          900           21.0723
CFD            Long          4071          21.1196
CFD            Long          1000          21.1415
CFD            Long          258           21.1987
CFD            Long          6924          21.282
CFD            Long          2000          21.3215
CFD            Long          152171        21.3807
CFD            Short         3016          21.1616
CFD            Short         1457          21.1659
CFD            Short         205433        21.1725
CFD            Short         26953         21.1825
CFD            Short         5239          21.1832
CFD            Short         5900          21.1841
CFD            Short         12300         21.2016
CFD            Short         6500          21.2041
CFD            Short         24225         21.2047
CFD            Short         330           21.2152
CFD            Short         75166         21.2563


(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                         17 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