Close Period Share Repurchase

Anglo American PLC 28 June 2007 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN Registered number: 3564138 Close Period share repurchase programme Anglo American plc announces arrangements to continue the purchases of shares in the Company during its close period Anglo American plc (the "Company") announces that agreements have been entered into in relation to the purchases of its shares by the Company and by an independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company during its close period, which commences on 1 July 2007 and ends on 3 August 2007, when the Company's results are scheduled to be published. The mandate in the agreements is for an irrevocable, non-discretionary programme to purchase the Company's shares. Any purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, within the limits of the programme and at prices per share which will be no more than the higher of the price of the last independent trade in such shares and the highest current independent bid for such shares. Purchases of the Company's shares under these arrangements will be announced in keeping with existing regulations governing UK corporate share repurchases. The Company confirms that it currently has no information which is not generally available and which, if generally available, would be likely to have a significant effect on the price of the Company's ordinary shares. Nicholas Jordan Company Secretary Anglo American plc 28 June 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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