17th May 2007 09:38
Anglo American PLC17 May 2007 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company The buyback programme of US$3 billion referred to in the annual results pressrelease of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company announces that,pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meetingheld on 17 April 2007, Anglo American plc purchased 250,000 of its ordinaryshares on 15 May 2007 at prices between £28.35 and £28.9950 per share. Thepurchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Anglo American plc currently holds 62,795,830 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,478,861,920 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 73,233,571 ordinary shares, representing 4.95 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc17 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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