5th Sep 2007 08:21
Anglo American PLC05 September 2007 News Release 5th September 2007 Anglo American plc to place 19,000,000 Exxaro shares NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES,CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THEUNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Anglo American is launching an accelerated bookbuild placing of 19,000,000ordinary shares of Exxaro Resources Limited, listed on the JSE Limited, held byits subsidiary Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited, to global andSouth African institutional investors. RMB Morgan Stanley will act as globalbookrunner for the placing, and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and RandMerchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, are acting as jointfinancial advisors. The book for the placing will open with immediate effect. Pricing andallocations are expected to be announced as soon as practicable following theclosing of the book. The proceeds and the placing price will be decided at theclose of the accelerated bookbuilding period following agreement between AngloAmerican and RMB Morgan Stanley. A further announcement will be made at thattime. The timing of the closing of the book, pricing and allocations may beamended at the absolute discretion of Anglo American and RMB Morgan Stanley. This announcement is not for publication or distribution or release in theUnited States of America (including its territories and possessions, any stateof the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does notconstitute or form part of an offer or solicitation of an offer to purchase orsubscribe for securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Thesecurities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under theUnited States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and maynot be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States, absentregistration or an exemption from, or transaction not subject to, theregistration requirements of the Securities Act. No public offering ofsecurities is being made in the United States. This announcement does not and isnot intended to constitute an offer to the public in South Africa in terms ofChapter VI of the South African Companies Act, 1973 (as amended). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken, transmitted ordistributed, directly or indirectly in or into the United States, Canada,Australia or Japan. For further information: Anglo American plc:Investor InquiriesCharles GordonTel: +44 207 968 8933 Anna PoulterTel: +44 207 968 2155 Media InquiriesAnna PoulterTel: +44 207 968 2155 Daniel NgwepeTel: +27 11 638 2267 Morgan Stanley:John PorterTel: +44 20 7677 3301 Rand Merchant Bank:Justin BothnerTel: +27 11 282 4150 RMB Morgan Stanley:Chris Meyer +27 11 282 8286 Notes to Editors: Anglo American plc is one of the world's largest mining and natural resourcegroups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a globalleader in platinum group metals, gold and diamonds, with significant interestsin coal, base and ferrous metals, and industrial minerals. The Group isgeographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and NorthAmerica, Australia and Asia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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