8th Jun 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC08 June 2006 Anglo American plc Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc Anglo American plc announces that on 7 June 2006 the independent companyreferred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 340,000 ordinaryshares of Anglo American plc at prices equivalent to between £19.42 and £19.89per share. Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,504,252,674 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent company holds 8,955,433 ordinary shares, representing 0.60 per centof Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Nick JordanCompany Secretary 8 June 2006 END. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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