23rd Jun 2006 15:00
Anglo American PLC23 June 2006 News Release 23 March 2006 Anglo American plc close period share purchase programme Anglo American plc (the "Company") announces that an agreement has been enteredinto to continue the purchases of its shares by the independent company to befunded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company (as described in theannouncement dated 23 March 2006) during its close period, which commences on 1July 2006 and ends on 4 August 2006, the day on which the Company's interimresults are scheduled to be published. The mandate in the agreement is for anirrevocable, non-discretionary programme to purchase the Company's shares. Any purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, within thelimits of the programme and at prices per share which will be no more than thehigher of the price of the last independent trade in such shares and the highestcurrent independent bid for such shares. Purchases of Anglo American shares bythe independent company under these arrangements will be announced in keepingwith existing regulations governing UK corporate share repurchases. The Company confirms that it currently has no information which is not generallyavailable and which, if generally available, would be likely to have asignificant effect on the price of the Company's ordinary shares. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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