Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
12 July 2006


Anglo American plc


Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc

Anglo American plc announces that on 11 July 2006 the independent company
referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 440 ordinary shares
of Anglo American plc at an average price of £22.07 per share.

Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,509,832,288 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent company holds 15,665,789 ordinary shares, representing 1.04 per cent
of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary

12 July 2006

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