18th Sep 2007 07:01
Anglo American PLC18 September 2007 Anglo American PLC (the "Company")Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5ANRegistered number: 3564138 Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company The Company announces that on 17 September 2007, an independent companypurchased 360,000 ordinary shares of the Company at prices between £28.35 and£28.87 per share. This purchase was made by an independent company to be fundedby a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company, which wholly ownedsubsidiary will have the right to nominate a transferee for such shares, andotherwise in accordance with arrangements substantially the same as thoseannounced by the Company on 23 March 2006. In addition to the above, and pursuant to the authority granted by shareholdersat the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 25 June 2007, Anglo American plcpurchased 100,000 of its ordinary shares on 17 September 2007 at prices between£28.23 and £28.94 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasuryshares. Anglo American plc currently holds 18,431,518 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,324,478,740 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 togetherhold 89,409,222 ordinary shares, representing 6.75 per cent of Anglo Americanplc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc18 September 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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