Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC 13 April 2007 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company Following the increase in the buyback programme of US$4 billion referred to in the interim results announcement of Friday 4 August 2006, the Company announces that, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 25 April 2006, Anglo American plc purchased 250,000 of its ordinary shares on 12 April 2007 at prices between £27.18 and £27.71 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Anglo American plc currently holds 58,450,299 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,483,207,451 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the independent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together hold 69,980,290 ordinary shares, representing 4.72 per cent of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine Marshall Companies Secretary Anglo American plc 13 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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