18th Aug 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC18 August 2006 Anglo American plc Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc Anglo American plc announces that on 17 August 2006 the independent companyreferred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 550,000 ordinaryshares of Anglo American plc at prices between £23.77 and £24.59 per share. Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,517,838,485 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent company holds 23,896,189 ordinary shares, representing 1.57 per centof Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Andy HodgesCompany Secretary 18 August 2006 END. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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