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NSX - AGL - Anglo - 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 announced in the annual results
press release of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company
announces that on 25 May 2007, an independent company purchased 422,574
ordinary shares of the Company at prices between GBP28.74 and GBP29.18
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 17 April 2007, Anglo
American plc purchased 150,000 of its ordinary shares on 25 May 2007 at
prices between GBP28.91 and GBP29.39 per share. The purchased shares will
all be held as treasury shares.
Anglo American plc currently holds 63,295,830 ordinary shares in
treasury, and has 1,478,361,920 ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares) and the independent companies referred to above and in
the announcement of 23 March 2006 together hold 75,742,181 ordinary
shares, representing 5.12 per cent of Anglo American plc`s ordinary
shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
29 May 2007
Sponsor: J.P.Morgan Equities Limited
Date: 29/05/2007 07:59:59 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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