31st May 2007 07:01
Anglo American PLC31 May 2007 Anglo American PLC ("the Company")Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5ANRegistered number: 3564138 Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company The buyback programme of US$3 billion announced in the annual results pressrelease of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company announces thaton 30 May 2007, an independent company purchased 642,000 ordinary shares of theCompany at prices between £28.96 and £29.41 per share. This purchase was made byan independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of theCompany, which wholly owned subsidiary will have the right to nominate atransferee for such shares, and otherwise in accordance with arrangementssubstantially the same 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 200,000 of its ordinary shares on 30 May 2007 at prices between £28.94and £29.50 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Anglo American plc currently holds 63,645,830 ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 1,478,011,920 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and theindependent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006together hold 76,965,395 ordinary shares, representing 5.21 per cent of AngloAmerican plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Andy HodgesDeputy Company SecretaryAnglo American plc31 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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