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               25 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      61,979,919       4.71%    1,343,860      0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,627,332       0.50%    9,409,670      0.71%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    2,933,600       0.22%    1,117,400      0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,540,851       5.43%   11,870,930      0.90%


(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      1,500                20.4954
Purchase      23,782               20.6291
Purchase      23,718               20.4629
Purchase      15,332               20.5900
Purchase      9,148                20.5343
Purchase      5,519                20.2900
Purchase      843,802              20.4403
Purchase      4,624                20.5900
Purchase      4,140                20.5070
Purchase      25,238               20.4788
Purchase      2,012                20.5900
Purchase      4,847                20.4715
Purchase      1,500                20.3550
Purchase      809                  20.2750
Purchase      800                  20.4631
Purchase      648                  20.5900
Purchase      600                  20.4528
Purchase      181                  20.5900
Purchase      120                  20.6950
Purchase      100                  20.3050
Purchase      4,140                20.507006
Purchase      2,360                20.5900
Purchase      155,755              20.4050
Purchase      103,837              20.4840
Purchase      43,250               20.3808
Purchase      32,512               20.5900
Purchase      550,000              Transfer
Purchase      48,136               20.5900
Sale          155,754              20.5900
Sale          140,741              20.4335
Sale          655                  20.4915
Sale          576                  20.4915
Sale          721                  20.4186
Sale          347                  20.4186
Sale          769                  20.4186
Sale          137,000              20.3100
Sale          809                  20.2750
Sale          900                  20.5020
Sale          676                  20.4915
Sale          1,118                20.4650
Sale          427                  20.4186
Sale          65,013               20.4917
Sale          292                  20.4186
Sale          279                  20.4186
Sale          155,754              20.5900
Sale          177                  20.4186
Sale          145                  20.4186
Sale          77                   20.4186
Sale          45                   20.5900
Sale          44                   20.4186
Sale          28                   20.4186
Sale          550,000              Transfer
Sale          500                  20.3416
Sale          38,317               20.4917
Sale          23,840               20.5668
Sale          26,622               20.4917
Sale          27,025               20.4735
Sale          20,637               20.6146
Sale          20,495               20.4685
Sale          16,947               20.4585
Sale          16,281               20.4918
Sale          15,332               20.5900
Sale          15,332               20.5900
Sale          31,408               20.4917
Sale          13,447               20.4918
Sale          9,020                20.5900
Sale          100,516              20.6088
Sale          7,000                20.3300
Sale          4,700                20.3882
Sale          5,000                20.2889
Sale          40,000               20.5797
Sale          4,140                20.507
Sale          4,140                20.5070
Sale          4,047                20.4918
Sale          3,251                20.4553
Sale          2,900                20.4054
Sale          54,499               20.3400
Sale          2,200                20.3534
Sale          2,021                20.6441
Sale          25,528               20.4917
Sale          69,433               20.4917
Sale          7,379                20.4918

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          500           20.3416
CFD            Long          2200          20.3534
CFD            Long          4700          20.3881
CFD            Long          2900          20.4054
CFD            Long          3674          20.4222
CFD            Long          140741        20.4335
CFD            Long          3251          20.4553
CFD            Long          16947         20.4584
CFD            Long          900           20.502
CFD            Long          23840         20.5668
CFD            Short         5000          20.2888
CFD            Short         1500          20.3549
CFD            Short         843802        20.4402
CFD            Short         600           20.4528
CFD            Short         800           20.463
CFD            Short         433           20.465
CFD            Short         4847          20.4714
CFD            Short         25238         20.4787
CFD            Short         1500          20.4954
CFD            Short         23782         20.629


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Long/Short    Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
24/09/2009    Long          5,000                   20.2888


(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                         28 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   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   5,700                  17.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   8,300                  15.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   10,300                 10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
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   3,200                  10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   2,300                  12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -5,600                 12.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 20.0000          AMER           20/03/2010
Option            Purchased   -500                   7.5000           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   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009


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