9th May 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC09 May 2006 Anglo American plc(the "Company") Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc Further to the announcement of 23 March 2006 (a copy of which is available onthe Company's website), Anglo American plc purchased 400,000 of its ordinaryshares on 8 May 2006 at prices between £24.33 and £24.91 per share. Thepurchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, Anglo American plc holds 16,174,702 ordinaryshares in treasury, and has 1,511,802,668 ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). N JordanCompany Secretary 9 May 2006 END. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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