Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC 22 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 21 May 2007, an independent company purchased 316,879 ordinary shares of the Company at prices between £28.85 and £29.88 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 63,145,830 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,478,511,920 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the independent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together hold 74,369,646 ordinary shares, representing 5.03 per cent of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Andy Hodges Deputy Company Secretary Anglo American plc 22 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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