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Anglo American plc (the “Company”) announces that an agreement has been entered into to continue the purchases of its shares by the independent company to be funded by a wholly owned overseas subsidiary of the Company (as described in the announcement dated 23 March 2006) during its close period, which commences on 1 July 2006 and ends on 4 August 2006, the day on which the Company's interim results are scheduled to be published. The mandate in the agreement 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 Anglo American shares by the independent company 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.