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               13 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          59,476,983   4.52%       2,715,191    0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives       8,019,445    0.61%       6,418,984    0.49%
(other than
options
(3) Options and       3,283,600    0.25%       1,114,900    0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 70,780,028   5.38%       10,249,075   0.78%

(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      7,362                21.7400
Purchase      316                  21.9450
Purchase      491                  22.0637
Purchase      600                  22.0536
Purchase      789                  21.9000
Purchase      1,000                21.8350
Purchase      1,508                21.9800
Purchase      2,706                21.9171
Purchase      6,644                22.0676
Purchase      7,194                21.8705
Purchase      8,222                22.2044
Purchase      10,735               21.7400
Purchase      20,938               22.0077
Purchase      160,163              21.9111
Purchase      21,647               21.7590
Purchase      24,441               21.9989
Purchase      6,944                21.7400
Sale          2,800                21.9136
Sale          316                  21.9450
Sale          329                  21.8113
Sale          455                  22.1827
Sale          72,100               21.8478
Sale          65,415               22.0800
Sale          34,175               21.8164
Sale          31,496               22.1245
Sale          23,730               22.0162
Sale          10,735               21.7423
Sale          3,900                21.9185
Sale          4,098                22.0982
Sale          22,077               21.9838
Sale          90                   21.8200
Sale          274,681              22.0217
Sale          7,364                22.0958
Sale          11,046               22.0430
Sale          2,249                21.8885


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          34175         21.8163
CFD            Long          72100         21.8477
CFD            Long          2875          21.8823
CFD            Long          2249          21.8885
CFD            Long          2800          21.9135
CFD            Long          3900          21.9184
CFD            Long          274681        22.0217
CFD            Long          12821         22.0467
CFD            Long          7364          22.0958
CFD            Long          31496         22.1244
CFD            Long          783           22.1339
CFD            Short         160163        21.9111
CFD            Short         600           22.0536
CFD            Short         6644          22.0676
CFD            Short         8222          22.2043


(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                         14 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            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        -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            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           20/03/2010
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   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        -3,100                 12.5000          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