1st May 2007 07:01
Anglo American PLC01 May 2007 Anglo American PLC ("the Company")Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5ANRegistered number: 3564138 Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the CompanyFollowing the increase in the buyback programme of US$4 billion referred to inthe interim results announcement of Friday 4 August 2006 (the "InterimAnnouncement"), the Company announces that on 30 April 2007 an independentcompany purchased 200,000 ordinary shares of the Company at prices between£26.38 and £26.90 per share. This purchase was made by an independent company tobe funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company, which whollyowned subsidiary (the "Subsidiary") will have the right to nominate a transfereefor such shares, and otherwise in accordance with arrangements substantially thesame 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 195,440 of its ordinary shares on 30 April 2007 at prices between£26.56 and £26.87 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasuryshares. Following today's purchases, disclosed above, the US$4 billion buyback programmereferred to in the Interim Announcement has now been completed. TheCompany confirms that the further buyback programme of US$3 billion, referred toin the Annual Results press release of 21 February 2007, will commence on 1 May2007; such purchases will be made by both the Company and an independent companyto be funded by the Subsidiary. Anglo American plc currently holds 61,445,739 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,480,212,011 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 72,147,191 ordinary shares, representing 4.87 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine MarshallCompanies SecretaryAnglo American plc1 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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