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
The buyback programme of US$3 billion referred to in the annual results press
release of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company announces that,
pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting
held on 17 April 2007, Anglo American plc purchased 250,000 of its ordinary
shares on 11 May 2007 at prices between GBP28.14 and GBP29.82 per share. The
purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Anglo American plc currently holds 62,145,830 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,479,511,920 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together
hold 72,971,225 ordinary shares, representing 4.93 per cent of Anglo American
plc`s ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Catherine Marshall
Companies Secretary
Anglo American plc
14 May 2007
Sponsor: J.P.Morgan Equities Limited
Date: 14/05/2007 08:00:04 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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