Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
16 August 2006


Anglo American plc


Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc

Anglo American plc announces that on 15 August 2006 the independent company
referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 200,542 ordinary
shares of Anglo American plc at prices between £23.09 and £23.40 per share.

Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,517,838,485 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent company holds 23,096,189 ordinary shares, representing 1.52 per cent
of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Nick Jordan
Company Secretary

16 August 2006

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