Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo American PLC
02 August 2006


Anglo American plc


Purchases of shares in Anglo American plc

Anglo American plc announces that on 1 August 2006 the independent company
referred to in the announcement of 23 March 2006 purchased 348,129 ordinary
shares of Anglo American plc at prices between £22.07 and £22.30 per share.

Anglo American plc currently holds 23,813,015 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,517,838,485 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and the
independent company holds 20,913,944 ordinary shares, representing 1.38 per cent
of Anglo American plc's ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Andy Hodges
Deputy Company Secretary

2 August 2006

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