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               23 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      62,194,367       4.72%    1,112,666      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,575,618       0.50%    8,670,073      0.66%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    2,933,600       0.22%    1,117,400      0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,703,585       5.45%   10,900,139      0.83%


(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      6,710                20.6973
Purchase      1,208                20.6950
Purchase      700                  20.9135
Purchase      658                  20.5400
Purchase      2,000                20.7850
Purchase      413                  20.7250
Purchase      1,400                20.9135
Purchase      300                  20.9185
Purchase      8,622                20.8596
Purchase      167                  20.8592
Purchase      11,178               20.5963
Purchase      136                  20.6000
Purchase      19,654               20.7301
Purchase      75                   20.8751
Purchase      400,000              Transfer
Purchase      14                   20.8800
Purchase      11,315               20.6091
Purchase      83,200               20.5696
Sale          47                   20.7687
Sale          1,400                20.7038
Sale          1,300                20.6175
Sale          1,209                20.6488
Sale          45                   20.6950
Sale          600                  20.7084
Sale          220                  20.7791
Sale          418                  20.7687
Sale          413                  20.6950
Sale          413                  20.7250
Sale          359                  20.9650
Sale          136                  20.6000
Sale          1,691                20.7480
Sale          198                  20.7833
Sale          554                  20.9650
Sale          3,301                20.7498
Sale          400,000              Transfer
Sale          250,000              19.0000
Sale          69,932               20.6763
Sale          46,399               20.7513
Sale          20,940               20.7588
Sale          15,692               20.7513
Sale          8,886                20.7137
Sale          6,880                20.7515
Sale          5,354                20.7513
Sale          5,340                20.6950
Sale          1,475                20.7191
Sale          4,132                20.6271
Sale          1,435                20.7479
Sale          2,772                20.8070
Sale          2,428                20.7492
Sale          2,210                20.7492
Sale          2,040                20.6950
Sale          2,000                20.9000
Sale          1,764                20.7485
Sale          603,300              20.7178
Sale          1,618                20.9650
Sale          6                    20.7687
Sale          1,473                20.7481
Sale          5,262                20.7505

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1209          20.6487
CFD            Long          69932         20.6763
CFD            Long          600           20.7083
CFD            Long          8886          20.7137
CFD            Long          603300        20.7178
CFD            Short         6710          20.6972
CFD            Short         2785          20.7505
CFD            Short         3304          20.7517
CFD            Short         2642          20.7641
CFD            Short         26553         20.8053
CFD            Short         4751          20.8057
CFD            Short         167           20.8591
CFD            Short         8622          20.8595
CFD            Short         300           20.9185

(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                         24 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           20/03/2009
Option            Purchased   10,300                 10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -300                   15.0000          AMER           20/03/2009
Option            Purchased   200                    15.0000          AMER           20/03/2009
Option            Purchased   400                    17.5000          AMER           20/03/2009
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                 12.0000          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