Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
21 June 2007



Anglo American PLC ("the Company")
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138

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,
pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting
held on 17 April 2007, Anglo American plc purchased 400,000 of its ordinary
shares on 20 June 2007 at prices between £30.90 and £31.54 per share. The
purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

In addition, the Company announces that it has cancelled 50 treasury shares with
effect from 20 June 2006. This cancellation will facilitate the forthcoming
share consolidation due to take place upon approval of the demerger of Mondi
from the Anglo American group.

Anglo American plc currently holds 69,994,480 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,471,663,220 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent companies referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 together
hold 77,069,719 ordinary shares, representing 5.24 per cent of Anglo American
plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).



Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
Anglo American plc
20 June 2007





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