18th May 2007 07:00
Anglo American PLC18 May 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 buyback programme of US$3 billion referred to in the annnual resultsannouncement of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company announcesthat on 17 May 2007 an independent company purchased 470,810 ordinary shares ofthe Company at prices between £28.18 and £28.80 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. In addition to the above, and pursuant to the authority granted by shareholdersat the Annual General Meeting held on 17 April 2007, Anglo American plcpurchased 350,000 of its ordinary shares on 17 May 2007 at prices between £27.99and £28.83 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Anglo American plc currently holds 63,145,830 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,478,511,920 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 73,704,381 ordinary shares, representing 4.99 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc18 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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