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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 …continued
Prepared in accordance with US GAAP
Note I. Change in accounting for employee benefit plans
During 2005, the Company changed its accounting policy, retroactive to January 1, 2005, with respect to
accounting for employee benefit plans to recognize the effects of actuarial gains and losses in income, rather
than amortizing over the expected average remaining service period of employees participating in the plan. This
change was made as the Company believes that elimination of the permitted pension and post-retirement benefit
corridor, as allowed by SFAS87 and SFAS106 will result in more accurate financial information. The cumulative
effect of this change in accounting treatment with respect to actuarial gains and losses decreased net income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and stockholders’ equity by $22 million (net of taxation of
$11 million).
Note J. Stock-based compensation plans
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-
Based Payment”. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based payments under the
recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,
and related Interpretations”, as permitted by SFAS123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. In
accordance with APB No. 25, no compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that had
an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
The Company adopted SFAS123(R) using the modified prospective transition method. Under this method,
compensation cost recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 includes: a) compensation cost for
all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair
value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS123, and b) compensation cost for all share-
based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS123(R). The results for prior periods have not been restated.
SFAS123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be
reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow. This requirement will reduce net
operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. This requirement did not
impact the Company’s cash flow disclosure for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as the Company
does not receive the benefit of a tax deduction for compensation cost settled in equity.
At September 30, 2006, the Company has four stock-based employee compensation plans consisting of time-
based awards, performance related awards and the Bonus Share Plan (BSP) and Long-Term Incentive Plan
(LTIP) treated as equity settled compensation plans under SFAS123(R). During the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 the Company recognized a compensation expense of $5 million mainly related to the BSP
and LTIP plans in accordance with the provisions of SFAS123(R).
The following table summarizes activity for stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2006:
2006
2006
Options
(000)
Weighted-
average
exercise price
R
Outstanding at beginning of year
3,762
220
Granted
-
-
Exercised
(348)
130
Forfeited (terminations)
(253)
249
Outstanding at September 30, 2006
3,161
228
Options exercisable at September 30, 2006
485
122
As of September 30, 2006, there was $nil million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested
stock options. The probability of these stock options vesting is currently considered to be remote, although final
review will depend on actual results.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the
fair value recognition provisions of SFAS123(R) to stock-based employee compensation in the first nine months
of 2005.
Nine months ended September 30,
2005
(unaudited)
(in US Dollars, millions)
Net loss as reported
(134)
Add: Unearned stock awards compensation expense as calculated under APB No. 25
1
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based
method for all awards, net of related tax effects
-
Pro forma net loss
(133)
Loss per share (cents)
Basic – as reported
(51)
Basic – pro forma
(50)
Diluted
(1)
– as reported
(51)
Diluted
(1)
– pro forma
(50)
(1)
The calculation of diluted loss per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 did not
assume the effect of 15,384,615 shares issuable upon the exercise of Convertible Bonds and
583,448 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock incentive options, as their effects are anti-dilutive for this
period.
There was no change in the Company's loss before income taxes, net loss and basic and diluted loss per share
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as a result of adopting SFAS123(R) on January 1, 2006, than if
the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB No. 25.