Anglo American plc (the
"Company")
Registered
office: 17 Charterhouse Street, London EC1N 6RA
Registered
number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal
Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
Results of Dividend
Reinvestment Plan
The Company announces results of the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") for the 2024 interim dividend,
in accordance with the JSE Limited Listing Requirements.
The Notice of Dividend (the
"Notice"), announced on 25 July 2024 outlined the details of the
interim dividend approved by the Board in respect of the year to 31
December 2024 (the "Cash Dividend"), and advising shareholders of
the DRIP alternative.
As set out in the Notice,
shareholders could elect to receive their Cash Dividend in the form
of ordinary shares ("Shares") through a DRIP, otherwise the
dividend would be paid out in cash on 27 September 2024. The
deadline for receipt of the DRIP elections was 2 September 2024 for
United Kingdom ("UK") and Botswanan shareholders and 4 September
2024 for South African shareholders.
Following the respective DRIP Share
purchase settlement dates as set out in the Notice, the Company
advises that:
- Shareholders on
the principal UK share register holding 24,411,306 Shares, or 1.83%
of the Company's issued share capital as at 16 August 2024 (the
record date applicable to the principal and branch registers), and
who qualified to receive the Cash Dividend, elected to receive
Shares in terms of the DRIP, resulting in the purchase of 313,447
Shares in the market at an average price of £24.414 per share and
their delivery to such electing shareholders.
- Shareholders on the South African branch register holding
15,621,953 Shares, or 1.17% of the Company's issued share capital
as at 16 August 2024, and who qualified to receive the Cash
Dividend, elected to receive Shares in terms of the DRIP, resulting
in the purchase of 200,156 Shares in the market at an average price
of ZAR 566.796 per Share and their delivery to such electing
shareholders.
- Shareholders on the Botswanan branch register did not
participate in the DRIP on this occasion.
The Shares settled on shareholders
pursuant to the DRIP were purchased in the market and not newly
issued by the Company.
The Company's total issued share
capital is 1,337,577,913 ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each.
The Company does not hold any Shares in Treasury.
Chandrika Kher
Anglo American plc
14 October 2024
