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               18 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      62,956,809     4.78%      1,181,944     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,623,240     0.50%      8,408,507     0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,953,800     0.22%      1,134,800     0.09%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,533,849     5.51%     10,725,251     0.81%


(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        23,000                 20.6672
Purchase        55,825                 21.2500
Purchase        11,000                 20.7278
Purchase        780                    20.7200
Purchase        780                    20.7200
Purchase        46,031                 20.9056
Purchase        36,940                 20.9010
Purchase        2,307                  21.0873
Purchase        7,198                  20.6900
Purchase        8,422                  21.4795
Purchase        30,878                 21.4795
Purchase        1,000                  20.7231
Purchase        61,440                 20.9508
Purchase        1,040                  20.9000
Purchase        22,767                 20.8709
Purchase        1,191                  20.7722
Purchase        22,452                 2095.9533
Purchase        24                     20.7200
Purchase        19,519                 20.9567
Purchase        1,359                  Transfer
Purchase        12,183                 20.6900
Purchase        2,197                  20.9845
Purchase        1,976                  20.6900
Purchase        3,291                  20.8448
Purchase        293                    20.7200
Purchase        4,490                  20.961287
Purchase        3,291                  20.8448
Purchase        141,600                20.72
Purchase        2,824                  20.7200
Purchase        130                    20.9579
Purchase        367,942                20.8023
Purchase        300,000                Transfer
Purchase        586                    20.9320
Purchase        260                    20.9585
Purchase        5,898                  20.7200
Purchase        359                    20.7150
Purchase        4,771                  20.6900
Purchase        78,900                 21.4827
Purchase        100,000                19.0000
Purchase        2,454                  20.7200
Purchase        4,490                  20.9613
Purchase        4,815                  20.8581
Purchase        112,540                20.9400
Purchase        130,375                20.9400
Purchase        140,500                21.5142
Purchase        141,600                20.7200
Purchase        359                    20.7200
Sale            2,307                  20.9022
Sale            2,659                  20.7200
Sale            2,284                  20.8258
Sale            2,209                  20.9557
Sale            2,124                  20.8258
Sale            3,194                  20.8258
Sale            807                    20.7200
Sale            36                     Transfer
Sale            86                     20.7200
Sale            195                    20.7200
Sale            240                    20.7200
Sale            359                    20.7150
Sale            484                    20.7200
Sale            967                    20.7200
Sale            520                    20.7200
Sale            1,816                  20.7200
Sale            945                    20.7200
Sale            9,586                  20.8258
Sale            960                    20.9613
Sale            1,310                  20.7200
Sale            1,652                  20.7200
Sale            1,700                  20.8007
Sale            1,703                  20.7200
Sale            485                    20.7200
Sale            144,891                20.7228
Sale            9,347                  20.8258
Sale            33,544                 20.8258
Sale            33,581                 20.7863
Sale            48,576                 20.8258
Sale            54,656                 20.7200
Sale            55,815                 20.9385
Sale            74,000                 20.7200
Sale            100,000                19.0000
Sale            29,350                 20.8258
Sale            110,373                20.8258
Sale            23,875                 20.9218
Sale            150,000                19.0000
Sale            150,000                18.0000
Sale            210,000                17.0000
Sale            300,000                Transfer
Sale            325,446                20.8258
Sale            525,000                16.0000
Sale            960                    20.9613
Sale            3,530                  20.9613
Sale            100,000                19.0000
Sale            11,100                 20.7975
Sale            3,530                  20.9613
Sale            4,037                  20.7200
Sale            4,422                  20.9461
Sale            4,834                  20.7200
Sale            7,191                  20.7200
Sale            9,061                  20.8258
Sale            9,497                  20.8258
Sale            144,891                20.722835
Sale            32,826                 20.8609
Sale            10,427                 20.8258
Sale            3,246                  20.7200
Sale            11,305                 20.8258
Sale            11,816                 20.8258
Sale            16,669                 20.8258
Sale            18,656                 20.7200
Sale            18,892                 20.9112
Sale            21,544                 20.8859
Sale            22,480                 20.8258
Sale            23,000                 20.6672
Sale            10,064                 20.7200

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          33581         20.7862
CFD            Long          11100         20.7975
CFD            Long          1700          20.8007
CFD            Long          1634          20.8407
CFD            Long          32826         20.8609
CFD            Long          23875         20.9218
CFD            Long          4422          20.9461
CFD            Short         1000          20.7231
CFD            Short         11000         20.7277
CFD            Short         912           20.7638
CFD            Short         367942        20.8023
CFD            Short         770           20.8391
CFD            Short         4815          20.858
CFD            Short         13100         20.8642
CFD            Short         46031         20.9055
CFD            Short         2950          20.9121
CFD            Short         61440         20.9508
CFD            Short         2197          20.9845
CFD            Short         220           20.9857

(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
option              securities          unit (Note 5)
call                100000              1900
call                150000              1800
call                150000              1900
call                210000              1700
call                525000              1600
put                 29000               1700
put                 100000              1600
put                 150000              1800
put                 400000              1600


(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                         21 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   1,000                  20.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -110,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/06/2010
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   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   300                    15.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   5,600                  17.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   500                    7.5000           AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   5,600                  12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   100                    2.5000           AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   200                    5.0000           AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   200                    12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   300                    25.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   1,700                  10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   3,400                  10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   4,900                  12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010

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