SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated March 23, 2006
(Commission File No. 1-14846)
This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference in our automatic shelf registration
statement on Form F-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2006, and in
our registration statements on Form S-8 (File nos. 333-10990 and 333-113789), to the extent not
superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as amended.
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(Name of Registrant)
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg, 2001
(P.O. Box 62117)
Marshalltown, 2107
South Africa
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Enclosure:
Anglogold Ashanti files shelf registration statement and announces combined equity offering
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI FILES SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANNOUNCES COMBINED EQUITY
OFFERING
OFFERING
AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AngloGold Ashanti”) has today filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission. The registration statement became effective immediately and replaces the
registration statement filed by AngloGold Ashanti in December 2002. Pursuant to this, AngloGold Ashanti also announces its
intention to proceed with a global offering of approximately 10.3 million AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares. The offering will be
in the form of AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares or ADSs. The offering by AngloGold Ashanti will be combined with an
offering by Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American plc (“Anglo
American”), to selected investors of approximately 17.6 million AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, in the form of AngloGold
Ashanti ordinary shares or ADSs, as announced separately by Anglo American plc today. To the extent that the combined
offering is oversold, Anglo American has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 4.2 million
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares.
States Securities and Exchange Commission. The registration statement became effective immediately and replaces the
registration statement filed by AngloGold Ashanti in December 2002. Pursuant to this, AngloGold Ashanti also announces its
intention to proceed with a global offering of approximately 10.3 million AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares. The offering will be
in the form of AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares or ADSs. The offering by AngloGold Ashanti will be combined with an
offering by Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American plc (“Anglo
American”), to selected investors of approximately 17.6 million AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, in the form of AngloGold
Ashanti ordinary shares or ADSs, as announced separately by Anglo American plc today. To the extent that the combined
offering is oversold, Anglo American has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 4.2 million
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares.
AngloGold Ashanti intends to use the proceeds of its offering for project development, capital expenditure and other general
corporate purposes. Pending such use, AngloGold Ashanti intends to reduce its short-term borrowings and borrowings under
its existing revolving credit facility.
corporate purposes. Pending such use, AngloGold Ashanti intends to reduce its short-term borrowings and borrowings under
its existing revolving credit facility.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners for the
combined offering
and BMO Nesbitt Burns and J.P. Morgan Securities will act as co-managers for the offering. A prospectus relating
to the combined offering may be obtained free of charge from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at
www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus, when available, may be obtained from the offices of Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, telephone: 1-866-471-2526 and from UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028, telephone: 1-888-827-7275.
and BMO Nesbitt Burns and J.P. Morgan Securities will act as co-managers for the offering. A prospectus relating
to the combined offering may be obtained free of charge from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at
www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus, when available, may be obtained from the offices of Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, telephone: 1-866-471-2526 and from UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028, telephone: 1-888-827-7275.
AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold company with a diversified portfolio of assets in key gold producing regions and operations
in ten countries on four continents. The ordinary shares of AngloGold Ashanti are listed on the JSE Limited under the symbol
"ANG", the NYSE in the form of ADSs, each representing one ordinary share, under the symbol “AU”, the London Stock
Exchange under the symbol "AGD", Euronext Paris under the symbol "VA", the Australian Stock Exchange in the form of
CHESS depositary interests, each representing one-fifth of an ordinary share, under the symbol "AGG", the Ghana stock
exchange under the symbol "AGA" and in the form of Ghanaian Depositary Shares under the symbol "AADS" and Euronext
Brussels in the form of unsponsored international depositary receipts under the symbol "ANG". The principal executive office of
AngloGold Ashanti Limited is located at 11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, 2001 (P.O. Box 62117, Marshalltown, 2107), South
Africa, telephone number +27 11 637-6000.
Queries
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E-mail:
Charles Carter
+27 (0) 11 637 6385
+27 (0) 82 330 5373
cecarter@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Steve Lenahan +27 (0) 11 637 6248 +27 (0) 83 308 2200 slenahan@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Steve Lenahan +27 (0) 11 637 6248 +27 (0) 83 308 2200 slenahan@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Alan Fine
+27 (0) 11 637 6383
+27 (0) 83 250 0757
afine@AngloGoldAshanti.com
In the U.K.:
Rachel Hirst
Hogarth Partnership +44 (0) 20 7357 9477 +44 (0)7767 323423 rhirst@hogarthpr.co.uk
In the U.S.
Andrea Maxey +1 212 7507999 +1 646 5498992 amaxey@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Frank Sommerfield
Sommerfield Communications
+1 212 2558386
+1 917 8361971
frank@sommerfield.com
Disclaimer
Except for historical information contained herein, there are matters discussed in this news release that are forward-looking statements.
Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For discussion of important factors including,
but not limited to development of the Company’s business the economic outlook in the gold mining industry, expectations regarding
gold prices and production, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements, refer to the Company’s annual report on the Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2004 which is filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on 14 July 2005. This announcement does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.
Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For discussion of important factors including,
but not limited to development of the Company’s business the economic outlook in the gold mining industry, expectations regarding
gold prices and production, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements, refer to the Company’s annual report on the Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2004 which is filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on 14 July 2005. This announcement does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, AngloGold Ashanti
Limited has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
authorized.
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
Date: March 23, 2006
By: /s/ C
R
BULL
Name: C R Bull
Title:
Company
Secretary