16th Aug 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC16 August 2006 Anglo American plc Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc Anglo American plc announces that on 15 August 2006 the independent companyreferred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 200,542 ordinaryshares of Anglo American plc at prices between £23.09 and £23.40 per share. Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,517,838,485 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent company holds 23,096,189 ordinary shares, representing 1.52 per centof Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Nick JordanCompany Secretary 16 August 2006 END. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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