7th Aug 2007 07:00
Anglo American PLC07 August 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 announced in the annual results pressrelease of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company announces thaton 6 August 2007, an independent company purchased 531,840 ordinary shares ofthe Company at prices between £26.85 and £27.69 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 Extraordinary General Meeting held on 25 June 2007, Anglo American plcpurchased 263,000 of its ordinary shares on 6 August 2007 at prices between£26.78 and £27.80 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasuryshares. Anglo American plc currently holds 14,795,563 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,328,114,695 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 togetherhold 76,463,409 ordinary shares, representing 5.76 per cent of Anglo Americanplc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc7 August 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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