1st Nov 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC01 November 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 31 October 2006 an independent company purchased 630,000 ordinary shares ofthe Company at prices between £23.14 and £23.61 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. Anglo American plc currently holds 31,466,396 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,510,187,211 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 32,731,964 ordinary shares, representing 2.17 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Andy HodgesDeputy Company SecretaryAnglo American plc1 November 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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