Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC 07 March 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 on 6 March 2007 an independent company purchased 294,636 ordinary shares of the Company at prices between £24.13 and £24.43 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. In addition to the above, and pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 25 April 2006, Anglo American plc purchased 50,000 of its ordinary shares on 6 March 2007 at prices between £24.27 and £24.30 per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Anglo American plc currently holds 55,968,240 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,485,687,441 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the independent companies referred to above and in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together hold 64,562,715 ordinary shares, representing 4.35 per cent of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Catherine Marshall Companies Secretary Anglo American plc 7 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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