Sept 15 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

told Anglo American to move its headquarters to Canada

or its proposed acquisition of Teck Resources ( TECK ) would

not be allowed to proceed, the Globe and Mail reported on

Monday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

London-based Anglo American and Canada's Teck last week

announced a $53-billion planned merger, the sector's

second-biggest M&A deal ever, and said the merged entity, Anglo

Teck, would be headquartered in Canada and have a primary stock

listing in London.

In his conversations with Anglo American, Carney made it

clear that shifting headquarters was a requirement that any

prospective buyer for Teck would have to meet, the Globe and

Mail report added.

An Anglo American spokesperson declined to comment on the

report, but pointed to CEO Duncan Wanblad's statement last week

that Vancouver is the natural location for the merged company,

given its operations and projects are largely based in the

Americas.

"Anglo American has also had its Americas exploration team

based out of Vancouver for a long time, so we are very familiar

with the setup," the spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed

statement.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. PM Carney's

office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment, while Teck declined to comment on the report.

(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar and Dheeraj Kumar in Bengaluru;

Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)