3rd Oct 2007 07:00
Anglo American PLC03 October 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, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders atthe Extraordinary General Meeting held on 25 June 2007, Anglo American plcpurchased 100,000 of its ordinary shares on 2 October 2007 at prices between£32.65 and £33.90 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasuryshares. Anglo American plc currently holds 19,031,518 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,323,878,740 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 togetherhold 90,656,580 ordinary shares, representing 6.85 per cent of Anglo Americanplc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc3 October 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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