2nd Jan 2007 07:01
Anglo American PLC02 January 2007 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company Following the increase in the buyback programme of US$4 billion announced in theinterim results announcement of Friday 4 August 2006, the Company announces thaton 29 December 2006 an independent company purchased 55,900 ordinary shares ofthe Company at prices between £24.80 and £24.91 per share. This purchase wasmade by an independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseassubsidiary of the Company, which wholly owned subsidiary will have the right tonominate a transferee for such shares, and otherwise in accordance witharrangements substantially the same as those announced by the Company on 23March 2006. Anglo American plc currently holds 45,621,369 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,496,032,238 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 45,569,127 ordinary shares, representing 3.05 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Andy HodgesDeputy Company SecretaryAnglo American plc2 January 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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