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AngloGold Ashanti Limited \ (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
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AGA11.06
4 August 2006
AngloGold Ashanti announces changes to its Board
AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of
Directors.
Joseph Henry (J.H.) Mensah, who holds an MSc in Economics from London University, has
extensive experience in international and local economic management. He is the Chairman of the
National Development Planning Commission in Ghana and a member of the Ghana Parliament
representing the Sunyani constituency. He will be joining the Board with effect from 4 August 2006.
Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, who holds a BCom degree from the University of Fort Hare, is a
certified chartered accountant with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a
past national president of the Institute. He also holds an MBA from the University of New York and
is a respected South African academic, professional and business leader. Professor Nkuhlu joins
the Board, and has been appointed deputy chairman of the Audit and Corporate Governance
Committee, with effect from 4 August 2006.
Russell Edey, Chairman of the Board of Directors, commented: “We welcome J.H. Mensah and
Wiseman Nkuhlu to our board and look forward to the contribution that they will doubtless make to the success
and sound governance of AngloGold Ashanti”.
Simultaneously, AngloGold Ashanti announces the resignation from its Board of Lazarus Zim,
together with his alternate David Barber. This move follows the reduction in the shareholding of
Anglo American in AngloGold Ashanti and Mr Zim’s move to a non-executive role in Anglo
American. The Board has expressed its gratitude to Mr Zim and Mr Barber for their diligent
contribution to the Board.
ENDS
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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 2005, dated 17 March 2006 and which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 20 March 2006. AngloGold Ashanti undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release
any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today’s date or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
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