Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC 03 May 2007 Anglo American plc (the "Company") Purchases of Ordinary Shares in the Company The buyback programme of US$3 billion announced in the annual results press release of 21 February 2007 commenced on 1 May 2007. The Company announces that on 2 May 2007, an independent company purchased 374,034 ordinary shares of the Company at prices between £26.86 and £27.19 per share. This purchase was made by an independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company, which wholly owned subsidiary will have the right to nominate a transferee for such shares, and otherwise in accordance with arrangements substantially the same as those announced by the Company on 23 March 2006. Anglo American plc currently holds 61,695,739 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,479,962,011 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the independent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together hold 72,521,225 ordinary shares, representing 4.90 per cent of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine Marshall Companies Secretary Anglo American plc 3 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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