Anglo American completes sale of TBP

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Anglo American PLC

09 April 2014

 



9 April 2014 Anglo American completes the sale of Tarmac Building Products to Lafarge Tarmac

Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces the completion of its sale of Tarmac Building Products Limited ("TBP") to Lafarge Tarmac Holdings Limited ("Lafarge Tarmac"), following receipt of regulatory approval.

Anglo American announced on 14 November 2013 that it had reached an agreement to sell TBP to Lafarge Tarmac Holdings Limited, the 50:50 joint venture of Lafarge's and Anglo American's construction materials and services businesses in the United Kingdom. The terms of the transaction remain confidential.

TBP is a supplier of heavy building products, including construction blocks, bagged aggregates and cement products.

For further information, please contact:

Media		Investors
UK James Wyatt-Tilby Tel: [phone]		UK Paul Galloway Tel: [phone]
Emily Blyth Tel: [phone]		Sarah McNally Tel: [phone]
South Africa Pranill Ramchander Tel: [phone]

Notes to editors:

Anglo American is one of the world's largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Our portfolio of mining businesses meets our customers' changing needs and spans bulk commodities - iron ore and manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals and minerals - copper, nickel, niobium and phosphates; and precious metals and minerals - in which we are a global leader in both platinum and diamonds.  At Anglo American, we are committed to working together with our stakeholders - our investors, our partners and our employees - to create sustainable value that makes a real difference, while upholding the highest standards of safety and responsibility across all our businesses and geographies. The company's mining operations, pipeline of growth projects and exploration activities span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.

www.angloamerican.com

 

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