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               07 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      61,532,221     4.67%      1,939,815     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,350,613     0.56%      6,477,130     0.49%
(other than
options
(3) Options and    3,283,600     0.25%      1,117,400     0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,166,434     5.48%      9,534,345     0.72%


(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      15,000               21.3205
Purchase      2,644                21.1978
Purchase      1,995                20.9750
Purchase      1,337                21.0412
Purchase      5,146                20.9839
Purchase      9,830                20.9750
Purchase      1,198                21.0000
Purchase      1,167                20.9750
Purchase      1,044                20.9750
Purchase      2,840                20.9081
Purchase      65,415               21.0000
Purchase      27,743               21.0136
Purchase      642                  20.9240
Purchase      256,967              20.8878
Purchase      43,500               20.9716
Purchase      130,352              20.8884
Purchase      12,000               20.9750
Purchase      10                   20.9830
Sale          2,000                20.2443
Sale          1,995                20.9750
Sale          1,400                21.0479
Sale          591                  20.8900
Sale          809                  21.1353
Sale          1,198                21.0000
Sale          2,189                21.0720
Sale          927                  20.9750
Sale          50                   21.2000
Sale          9,900                21.0094
Sale          129,426              21.0189
Sale          77,394               21.2048
Sale          65,415               21.0000
Sale          30,000               21.0675
Sale          23,818               20.9878
Sale          15,000               21.3205
Sale          2,644                21.2000
Sale          11,929               20.8436
Sale          2,336                21.2397
Sale          9,852                21.0720
Sale          4,065                20.9750
Sale          395,308              21.1421
Sale          3,377                21.0720
Sale          247                  21.0050
Sale          2,500                20.2443
Sale          14,100               21.0577

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          591           20.89
CFD            Long          9900          21.0094
CFD            Long          6422          21.0105
CFD            Long          129426        21.0189
CFD            Long          1400          21.0479
CFD            Long          4387          21.0624
CFD            Long          395308        21.142
CFD            Long          27607         21.2027
CFD            Long          77394         21.2047
CFD            Long          2336          21.2396
CFD            Short         256967        20.8877
CFD            Short         130352        20.8884
CFD            Short         10            20.983
CFD            Short         5146          20.9839

(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)
Put                 -500                 27



(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                         08 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        -5,600                 12.5000          AMER           19/12/2009
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   350,000                1,850.0000       EURO           20/11/2009
Option            Sold        -110,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/06/2010
Option            Sold        -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Sold        -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