2nd May 2007 07:00
Anglo American PLC02 May 2007 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company The buyback programme of US$3 billion referred to in the annual results pressrelease of 21 February 2007 commenced today. The Company announces that,pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meetingheld on 17 April 2007, Anglo American plc purchased 250,000 of its ordinaryshares on 1 May 2007 at prices between £26.22 and £26.53 per share. Thepurchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Anglo American plc currently holds 61,695,739 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,479,962,011 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 togetherhold 72,147,191 ordinary shares, representing 4.87 per cent of Anglo Americanplc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc2 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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