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               02 October 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      61,583,929     4.68%      1,014,141     0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,586,906     0.50%      7,682,921     0.58%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    3,283,600     0.25%      1,117,400     0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,454,435     5.43%      9,814,462     0.75%


(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      1,300                19.7916
Purchase      10,255               19.9300
Purchase      6,100                18.9227
Purchase      3,301                18.7332
Purchase      332                  19.5850
Purchase      2,410                18.7650
Purchase      2,410                18.7650
Purchase      2,075                18.7650
Purchase      13,575               18.8371
Purchase      1,357                18.8582
Purchase      3,330                18.7650
Purchase      1,200                18.9224
Purchase      1,000                18.9224
Purchase      1,000                19.7916
Purchase      786                  18.8176
Purchase      750                  18.9408
Purchase      706                  18.8600
Purchase      600                  18.7523
Purchase      600                  18.9000
Purchase      1,610                18.7728
Purchase      173,876              18.8682
Purchase      29,297               18.7565
Purchase      15,000               18.7701
Purchase      34,392               18.8781
Purchase      21,495               18.8416
Purchase      21,133               18.8179
Purchase      21,000               18.8359
Purchase      20,692               18.8509
Purchase      157,500              18.6000
Purchase      20,000               18.5575
Purchase      15,689               19.4269
Purchase      355,089              18.6525
Purchase      122                  18.5950
Purchase      200,000              18.8047
Sale          1,068                18.8805
Sale          1,311                18.8805
Sale          386                  18.8359
Sale          31,388               18.7473
Sale          550                  18.8722
Sale          452,247              18.8342
Sale          800                  18.4869
Sale          1,151                18.8805
Sale          705                  18.8615
Sale          706                  18.8600
Sale          1,471                18.8805
Sale          1,981                18.8805
Sale          200,000              18.8047
Sale          741                  18.8606
Sale          1,200                18.8961
Sale          4,354                18.8805
Sale          13,475               18.7650
Sale          11,363               18.8805
Sale          10,653               18.8805
Sale          20,000               18.5272
Sale          10,255               19.9300
Sale          9,260                18.7752
Sale          8,088                19.5357
Sale          6,765                18.7650
Sale          6,630                18.5477
Sale          1,726                18.8624
Sale          4,766                18.8805
Sale          1,610                18.9381
Sale          171                  18.8500
Sale          3,187                18.8805
Sale          3,178                18.9504
Sale          2,710                18.6350
Sale          2,139                18.8805
Sale          22,302               18.8610
Sale          1,878                18.8805
Sale          4,095                18.8805
Sale          26,288               18.8333
Sale          5,973                18.8805

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date   Purchase/Sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
17/09/2009  Purchase       200,000               Transfer


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          800           18.4869
CFD            Long          20000         18.5272
CFD            Long          6630          18.5477
CFD            Long          9260          18.7751
CFD            Long          200000        18.8046
CFD            Long          452247        18.8341
CFD            Long          550           18.8721
CFD            Long          1200          18.896
CFD            Long          1610          18.9381
CFD            Short         20000         18.5575
CFD            Short         355089        18.6524
CFD            Short         600           18.7522
CFD            Short         1610          18.7728
CFD            Short         2236          18.8299
CFD            Short         13575         18.837
CFD            Short         17448         18.8388
CFD            Short         5577          18.8457
CFD            Short         173876        18.8681
CFD            Short         34392         18.878
CFD            Short         932           18.8937
CFD            Short         6100          18.9227
CFD            Short         750           18.9407


(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)
put             purchasing        350000             1850      EURO            20/11/2009 1.22


(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                         05 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   350,000                1,850.0000       EURO           20/11/2009
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           20/03/2010
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           19/12/1989


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