Anglo American PLC Results of Dividend Reinvestment Plan

RNS Number : 0543I

Anglo American PLC

14 October 2024

 

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

 

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