4th Oct 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC04 October 2006 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company Following the increase in the buyback programme of US$4 billion announced in theinterim results announcement of Friday 4 August 2006, the Company announces thaton 3 October 2006 an independent company purchased 550,035 ordinary shares ofthe Company at prices between £22.34 and £23.07 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 Annual General Meeting held on 25 April 2006, Anglo American plcpurchased 205,000 of its ordinary shares on 3 October 2006 at prices between£22.16 and £22.57 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasuryshares. Anglo American plc currently holds 24,568,015 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,517,085,592 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 26,146,030 ordinary shares, representing 1.72 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). G A WilkinsonDeputy SecretaryAnglo American plc4 October 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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