Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
19 July 2006


Anglo American plc


Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc


Anglo American plc announces that on 18 July 2006 the independent company
referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 418,217 ordinary
shares of Anglo American plc at prices between £20.81 and £21.19 per share.

Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,513,600,513 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent company holds 17,482,118 ordinary shares, representing 1.16 per cent
of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

N Jordan
Company Secretary

19 July 2006

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