AGL - Anglo American plc - Purchases Of Ordinary S
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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 announced 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 400,000
of its ordinary shares on 20 June 2007 at prices between GBP30.90 and
GBP31.54 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury
shares.
In addition, the Company announces that it has cancelled 50 treasury shares
with effect from 20 June 2006. This cancellation will facilitate the
forthcoming share consolidation due to take place upon approval of the
demerger of Mondi from the Anglo American group.
Anglo American plc currently holds 69,994,480 ordinary shares in treasury,
and has 1,471,663,220 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
and the independent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March
2006 together hold 77,069,719 ordinary shares, representing 5.24 per cent
of Anglo American plc`s ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury
shares).
Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
20 June 2007
Sponsor: J.P.Morgan Equities Limited
Date: 21/06/2007 08:00:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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