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               30 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      62,082,451     4.72%      1,148,655     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,500,818     0.49%      8,338,870     0.63%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    2,933,600     0.22%      1,117,400     0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,516,869     5.43%     10,604,925     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      2,836                19.9300
Purchase      1,204                19.9425
Purchase      13,541               20.2600
Purchase      13,500               19.9365
Purchase      853                  20.2174
Purchase      1,993                19.93
Purchase      50                   20.5850
Purchase      6,331                19.9300
Purchase      4,171                19.9300
Purchase      16,299               19.9400
Purchase      3,048                19.9300
Purchase      700                  19.7758
Purchase      1,094                20.2773
Purchase      2,454                19.9300
Purchase      2,341                20.2782
Purchase      2,193                19.9300
Purchase      2,065                20.2400
Purchase      1,993                19.9300
Purchase      1,500                19.8133
Purchase      1,220                19.9300
Purchase      3,840                20.2261
Purchase      30,572               20.4326
Purchase      188                  20.4350
Purchase      295,654              20.0958
Purchase      116,095              20.4731
Purchase      112,562              19.9300
Purchase      89,227               19.9300
Purchase      68,800               19.7671
Purchase      50,420               19.9300
Purchase      16,299               19.9300
Purchase      38,174               20.5669
Purchase      9,626                19.9300
Purchase      23,639               20.2389
Purchase      21,678               19.9300
Purchase      19,813               19.8987
Purchase      318                  20.2850
Purchase      18,991               19.7953
Purchase      18,152               19.9753
Purchase      17,399               20.5229
Purchase      45,000               19.7994
Sale          950                  19.6900
Sale          546                  19.9300
Sale          1,204                19.9300
Sale          188                  20.4350
Sale          600                  19.8826
Sale          1,993                19.9300
Sale          2,600                20.4729
Sale          10,400               20.2557
Sale          11,500               19.9282
Sale          16,299               19.9400
Sale          17,005               20.0111
Sale          19,321               20.2811
Sale          19,722               19.9756
Sale          463,801              20.5656
Sale          1,993                19.93
Sale          9,836                19.9300


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          600           19.8826
CFD            Long          11500         19.9282
CFD            Long          17005         20.011
CFD            Long          423778        20.1165
CFD            Long          10400         20.2556
CFD            Long          2600          20.4729
CFD            Long          463801        20.5656
CFD            Short         68800         19.767
CFD            Short         700           19.7757
CFD            Short         18991         19.7952
CFD            Short         6131          19.8374
CFD            Short         18152         19.9753
CFD            Short         295654        20.0958
CFD            Short         3840          20.226
CFD            Short         30572         20.4325
CFD            Short         280           20.5225
CFD            Short         13828         20.5442
CFD            Short         473633        20.5523


(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                         01 October 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            Sold        -500                   7.5000           AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Sold        -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Sold        -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            Sold        -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Sold        -1,000                 20.0000          AMER           20/03/2009
Option            Purchased   10,300                 10.0000          AMER           19/12/2009
Option            Sold        -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            Sold        -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