NSX - AGL - Anglo American plc - Purchases of ordi
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NSX - AGL - Anglo American plc - Purchases of ordinary shares in the
company
Anglo American plc
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB0004901517
Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company
Following the increase in the buyback programme of US$4 billion referred to
in the interim results announcement of Friday 4 August 2006, the Company
announces that on 27 March 2007 an independent company purchased 391,050
ordinary shares of the Company at prices between GBP26.28 and GBP26.56 per
share. This purchase was made by an independent company to be funded by a
wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company, which wholly owned
subsidiary will have the right to nominate a transferee for such shares,
and otherwise in accordance with arrangements substantially the same as
those announced by the Company on 23 March 2006.
In addition to the above, and pursuant to the authority granted by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 25 April 2006, Anglo
American plc purchased 70,000 of its ordinary shares on 27 March 2007 at
prices between GBP26.44 and GBP26.49 per share. The purchased shares will
all be held as treasury shares.
Anglo American plc currently holds 56,808,240 ordinary shares in treasury,
and has 1,484,847,441 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
and the independent companies referred to above and in the announcement of
23 March 2006 together hold 68,804,925 ordinary shares, representing 4.63
per cent of Anglo American plc`s ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares).
Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
28 March 2007
Sponsor: JPMorgan
Date: 28/03/2007 09:41:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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