De Beers agreement to acquire Peregrine Diamonds

Anglo American plc notes the announcement by De Beers Group about the agreement reached by De Beers Canada to acquire 100% of the outstanding securities of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd (TSX: PGD) ("Peregrine"), owner of the high quality Chidliak diamond resource located in Canada's Nunavut Territory, at a purchase price of C$0.24 per share, for a total cash consideration of approximately C$107 million (approximately US$81 million).

The full announcement is available on the De Beers Group website via http://www.debeersgroup.com/en/news/company-news/company-news.html

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