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               22 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      63,149,030       4.80%    1,141,437      0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,606,922       0.50%    9,329,470      0.71%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    2,933,600       0.22%    1,117,400      0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,689,552       5.52%   11,588,307      0.88%


(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           9,638               20.9467
Purchase           3,020               20.9467
Purchase           2,042               20.6
Purchase           410                 20.6
Purchase           5,000               20.9512
Purchase           1,988               20.9467
Purchase           5,497               20.9471
Purchase           6,623               20.6
Purchase           77                  20.5
Purchase           1,500               20.8623
Purchase           11,975              20.8227
Purchase           1,400               20.625
Purchase           50                  20.605
Purchase           42                  20.395
Purchase           32,985              20.6
Purchase           1,192               21.0713
Purchase           116,543             20.9707
Purchase           64,440              20.7973
Purchase           73,150              20.6
Purchase           30,000              20.6
Sale               430                 21.0116
Sale               416                 20.945
Sale               855                 21.0105
Sale               813                 21.0198
Sale               410                 20.6
Sale               797                 20.7351
Sale               372                 21.0099
Sale               338                 21.0095
Sale               320                 20.945
Sale               312                 20.945
Sale               289                 20.8303
Sale               859                 21.0204
Sale               600                 21.0594
Sale               467                 20.6876
Sale               519                 21.0106
Sale               537                 20.6876
Sale               774                 20.6876
Sale               561                 20.6876
Sale               267                 21.0096
Sale               161                 21.0538
Sale               696                 20.91
Sale               755                 21.0538
Sale               735                 21.0538
Sale               702                 20.6876
Sale               728                 20.7371
Sale               717                 21.0176
Sale               452                 20.6876
Sale               26                  21.0128
Sale               69                  20.6876
Sale               64                  20.6876
Sale               51                  21.0538
Sale               43                  21.0168
Sale               41                  21.015
Sale               192                 20.945
Sale               29                  21.013
Sale               80                  20.945
Sale               24                  20.945
Sale               20                  20.6876
Sale               16                  20.945
Sale               16                  20.945
Sale               13                  20.6876
Sale               8                   20.945
Sale               40                  21.0169
Sale               128                 20.945
Sale               256                 21.01
Sale               224                 21.0098
Sale               217                 21.0092
Sale               863                 21.0538
Sale               174                 21.0538
Sale               1,133               21.0104
Sale               69                  21.0126
Sale               131                 20.6876
Sale               77                  20.5
Sale               106                 20.9355
Sale               96                  20.945
Sale               96                  21.0538
Sale               96                  20.945
Sale               80                  20.945
Sale               257                 21.0538
Sale               136                 20.945
Sale               5,388               20.6983
Sale               3,642               21.0538
Sale               7,751               20.6985
Sale               7,628               21.0105
Sale               7,059               20.6987
Sale               6,800               21.0087
Sale               8,958               21.0091
Sale               5,630               20.6987
Sale               10,571              20.6993
Sale               5,057               20.6876
Sale               4,697               20.965
Sale               4,696               20.6985
Sale               4,571               20.6985
Sale               3,869               21.008
Sale               1,057               20.6876
Sale               6,503               21.0085
Sale               20,666              21.0094
Sale               74,585              20.8549
Sale               73,150              20.6
Sale               61,320              21.0095
Sale               52,140              20.9945
Sale               50,781              20.7022
Sale               8,324               21.0538
Sale               22,270              20.7021
Sale               3,045               20.965
Sale               17,310              20.7017
Sale               16,951              20.7009
Sale               14,959              20.6876
Sale               13,707              20.965
Sale               12,596              21.0088
Sale               11,997              20.8616
Sale               24,635              21.0538
Sale               1,129               21.0538
Sale               3,762               20.62
Sale               1,697               21.0538
Sale               1,693               20.6876
Sale               1,450               21.02
Sale               1,383               20.712
Sale               1,727               20.6876
Sale               150,185             20.7022
Sale               1,748               21.0091
Sale               8                   20.945
Sale               1,000               20.6266
Sale               944                 20.945
Sale               931                 21.0187
Sale               902                 21.0538
Sale               900                 20.7552
Sale               1,237               21.0538
Sale               2,400               20.8767
Sale               2,817               21.0538
Sale               2,792               20.945
Sale               2,767               21.008
Sale               2,746               21.0538
Sale               2,716               20.6
Sale               1,698               21.01
Sale               2,553               21.0086
Sale               876                 21.0102
Sale               2,219               20.6876
Sale               2,056               21.009
Sale               2,042               20.6
Sale               2,019               21.0204
Sale               1,960               21.0083
Sale               1,834               21.0356
Sale               2,573               21.0104


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          73150         20.6
CFD            Long          1000          20.6266
CFD            Long          900           20.7552
CFD            Long          74585         20.8548
CFD            Long          52140         20.9945
CFD            Long          1834          21.0356
CFD            Long          600           21.0593
CFD            Short         73150         20.6
CFD            Short         64440         20.7972
CFD            Short         1500          20.8622
CFD            Short         5000          20.9512
CFD            Short         116543        20.9706
CFD            Short         4068          20.9946
CFD            Short         2418          20.9964
CFD            Short         1807          20.9981
CFD            Short         13900         21.0163
CFD            Short         1192          21.0712

(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                         23 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   -500                   7.5000           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   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 20.0000          AMER           20/03/2010
Option            Purchased   10,300                 10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -300                   15.0000          AMER           20/03/2010
Option            Purchased   200                    15.0000          AMER           20/03/2010
Option            Purchased   400                    17.5000          AMER           20/03/2010
Option            Purchased   500                    7.5000           AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   600                    15.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   1,000                  20.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   1,100                  17.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   2,300                  12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   3,200                  10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   5,700                  17.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   8,300                  15.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -5,600                 12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009

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