Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
22 December 2006



                               Anglo American plc

                    Close Period share repurchase programme

Anglo American plc announces arrangements to continue the purchases of shares in
the Company during its close period.

Anglo American plc (the "Company") announces that agreements have been entered
into in relation to the purchases of its shares by the Company and by an
independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the
Company during its close period, which commences on 1 January 2007 and ends on
21 February 2007, when the Company's results are scheduled to be published. The
mandate in the agreements is for an irrevocable, non-discretionary programme to
purchase the Company's shares.

Any purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, within the
limits of the programme and at prices per share which will be no more than the
higher of the price of the last independent trade in such shares and the highest
current independent bid for such shares. Purchases of the Company's shares under
these arrangements will be announced in keeping with existing regulations
governing UK corporate share repurchases.
The Company confirms that it currently has no information which is not generally
available and which, if generally available, would be likely to have a
significant effect on the price of the Company's ordinary shares.

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary
Anglo American plc

22 December 2006





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