REG-Anglo & Overseas PLC: Transaction in Own Shares

Anglo and Overseas Plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on 6 July 2009 it purchased 100,000 of its own
Ordinary shares of 10p each at a price of £0.84. The shares have been purchased
for cancellation.

In addition to these transactions 11,000 shares from treasury are required to
be cancelled to ensure the Company holds no more than 10% of its current shares
in issue in treasury.

Following this repurchase the Company has 8,520,438 Ordinary shares held in
treasury. The number of shares in issue is now 85,208,319. The number of shares
in issue, less those held in treasury, is 76,687,881.

For further information contact Graham Campbell or Kenneth Greig on 0131 270
3800.

Edinburgh Partners Ltd

12 Charlotte Square

Edinburgh

EH2 4DJ

7 July 2009

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