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               29 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      61,695,394     4.69%      1,259,473     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,574,386     0.50%      8,461,396     0.64%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    2,900,000     0.22%      1,110,000     0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,169,780     5.41%     10,830,869     0.82%


(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      300,000              19.6394
Purchase      13,485               20.7200
Purchase      11,297               20.4329
Purchase      24,782               20.3532
Purchase      5,129                20.3435
Purchase      15,000               .2039
Purchase      2,700                20.5334
Purchase      16,351               20.7200
Purchase      394,134              20.4157
Purchase      400,000              19.8536
Purchase      2,667                20.5100
Purchase      2,454                20.4350
Purchase      1,476                20.4743
Purchase      75                   20.5100
Purchase      152                  20.7200
Purchase      1,464                20.5750
Sale          2,667                20.5122
Sale          6,900                20.3820
Sale          9,142                20.3872
Sale          11,297               20.4350
Sale          13,485               20.7200
Sale          3,784                20.4350
Sale          16,351               20.7200
Sale          911                  20.4637
Sale          18,688               20.3364
Sale          1,213                20.4350
Sale          21,495               20.3555
Sale          25,825               20.5048
Sale          42,551               20.3364
Sale          46,549               20.3196
Sale          97,912               20.3456
Sale          300,000              19.6394
Sale          400,000              19.8536
Sale          50                   20.4350
Sale          75                   20.5050
Sale          152                  20.7200
Sale          17,519               20.3364


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          300000        19.6393
CFD            Long          400000        19.8535
CFD            Long          46549         20.3195
CFD            Long          97912         20.3456
CFD            Long          6900          20.382
CFD            Long          911           20.4637
CFD            Short         18676         20.3084
CFD            Short         394134        20.4157
CFD            Short         664           20.5171
CFD            Short         2700          20.5333
CFD            Short         1464          20.575


(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                         30 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   150,000                19.0000          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   100,000                22.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   100,000                22.0000          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   -110,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/06/2010
Option            Purchased   -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           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