1st Jun 2006 07:00
Anglo American PLC01 June 2006 Anglo American plc Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc Anglo American plc announces that on 31 May 2006 the independent companyreferred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 470,000 ordinaryshares of Anglo American plc at prices equivalent to between £20.59 and £21.51per share. Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,504,252,674 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent company holds 7,291,493 ordinary shares, representing 0.53 per centof Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Andy HodgesDeputy Company Secretary 1 June 2006 END. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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