Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
18 July 2006


Anglo American plc


Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc

Anglo American plc announces that on 17 July 2006 the independent company
referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 424,063 ordinary
shares of Anglo American plc at prices between £21.02 and £21.47 per share.

Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,513,364,533 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent company holds 17,063,901 ordinary shares, representing 1.13 per cent
of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).


N Jordan
Company Secretary

18 July 2006

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