19th Apr 2007 07:01
Anglo American PLC19 April 2007 Anglo American PLC ("the Company")Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5ANRegistered number: 3564138 Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company Following the increase in the buyback programme of US$4 billion referred to inthe interim results announcement of Friday 4 August 2006, the Company announcesthat on 18 April 2007 an independent company purchased 2,009 ordinary shares ofthe Company at an average price of £26.79 per share. This purchase was made byan independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of theCompany, which wholly owned subsidiary will have the right to nominate atransferee for such shares, and otherwise in accordance with arrangementssubstantially the same as those announced by the Company on 23 March 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 250,000 of its ordinary shares on 18 April 2007 at prices between£26.94 and £27.91 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasuryshares. Anglo American plc currently holds 59,450,299 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,482,207,451 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 69,982,299 ordinary shares, representing 4.72 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc19 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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