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AGL - Anglo American Plc - Purchases Of Ordinary Shares In The Company
Anglo American Plc
(the "Company")
Share code: AGL
ISIN code: GB00B1XZS820
News Release Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138
PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES IN THE COMPANY
The Company announces that, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at
the Annual General Meeting held on 15 April 2008, Anglo American plc purchased
185,000 of its ordinary shares on 13 August 2008 at prices between GBP26.90 and
GBP28.12 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Anglo American plc currently holds 22,012,387 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,320,904,327 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together
hold 112,300,129 ordinary shares, representing 8.50 per cent of Anglo American
plc`s ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Catherine Marshall
Companies Secretary
Anglo American plc
14 August 2008
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