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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 29, 2007
Commission File Number 1-14846
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg, 2001
(P.O. Box 62117, Marshalltown, 2107)
South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F
or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X        Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes         No X
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes         No X
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes         No X
Enclosure: Press release – AngloGold Ashanti notice of meeting for US distribution
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Notice of
meeting for
ADS holders
06
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Scope of AngloGold Ashanti Annual Reports 2006
AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AngloGold Ashanti) has produced
a suite of complementary reports to communicate with a
range of stakeholders on all aspects of its operating and
financial performance for the period January 1 to
December 31, 2006. These reports are:
·
Annual Financial Statements 2006, which includes an
operational review of the group
·
Supplementary Information: Mineral Resources and Ore
Reserves 2006, which provides a detailed breakdown of
the group’s Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves
·
Report to Society 2006 which incorporates
an expanded, comprehensive web-based version of
the report that provides a broad overview of
AngloGold Ashanti’s sustainable development
initiatives at all its operations
a condensed printed report based on the above, and
a series of country reports, which provides an
overview of the group’s operational and sustainable
development initiatives in each country in which it
operate.
The stakeholders with which the company seeks to communicate includes stockholders, employees and their representatives, the communities in which AngloGold Ashanti operates, regional and national governments as well as other interested parties.
The Annual Financial Statements 2006 presents AngloGold Ashanti’s operating and financial results for the period January 1 to December 31, 2006, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, the South African Companies Act No. 61 of 1973 and the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (JSE). The guidelines of the King Report on Corporate Governance, 2002 have also been taken into account in the
compilation of both the Annual Financial Statements 2006 and the
Report to Society 2006. The Annual Financial Statements 2006
are submitted to the JSE as well as to the London, New York,
Ghanaian and Australian stock exchanges and the Paris and
Brussels bourses. It is also filed with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 6-K.
In the report entitled, Supplementary Information: Mineral Resources
and Ore Reserves, AngloGold Ashanti’s resources and reserves are
reported on in accordance with the South African Code for Reporting
of Mineral Reserves and Resources (SAMREC 2000) and the
Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral
Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC 2004). Competent persons in
terms of all these codes have prepared, reviewed and confirmed the
report of the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.
In addition to the Annual Financial Statements 2006, AngloGold
Ashanti prepares an annual report on Form 20-F, in compliance
with the rules governing its listing on the New York Stock
Exchange and the accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The Form 20-F must be filed with the SEC by no
later then June 30, 2007.
This document contains summary information on AngloGold
Ashanti’s performance in 2006, the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer’s letter, certain stockholder information and the formal Notice
of Meeting.
All of these AngloGold Ashanti reports and documents are available
electronically on the corporate website, www.anglogoldashanti.com.
as well as on the 2006 Annual Report website, www.aga-reports.com.
Printed copies may be requested from the contact persons
listed on the inside back cover of this report or by e-mailing
companysecretary@anglogoldashanti.com.
Throughout this document, dollar or $ refers to US dollars, unless otherwise stated.
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Contents
Scope of report
Inside front cover
Contents and forward-looking statements
1
Operational performance review – 2006
2
Letter from the chairman and
chief executive officer
4
Notice of annual general meeting
7
Stockholder information
12
Administrative information
Inside back cover
Proxy Insert
Forward-looking statements
Certain statements contained in this document and documents referenced herein other than statements of historical fact contain forward-looking statements regarding AngloGold Ashanti's operations, economic performance or financial condition, including, without limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production, total cash costs and other operating results, growth prospects and the outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations, including the completion and commencement of commercial operations of certain
of AngloGold Ashanti’s exploration and production projects, its
liquidity and capital resources and expenditure, and the outcome
and consequences of any pending litigation or enforcement
proceedings. Although AngloGold Ashanti believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will
prove to be correct. Accordingly, results could differ materially from
those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among
other factors, changes in economic and market conditions, success
of business and operating initiatives, changes in the regulatory
environment and other government actions, fluctuations in gold
prices and exchange rates, and business and operational risk
management. For a discussion on such factors, refer to the risk
management section in the Annual Financial Statements 2006.
AngloGold Ashanti is not obliged to update publicly or release any
revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of the Annual Financial Statements or
to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. All subsequent
written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to AngloGold
Ashanti or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by the
cautionary statements herein.
Contents and forward-looking statements
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45%
8%
10%
5%
32%
SOUTH AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AMERICA
USA
REST OF AFRICA
Operational performance
review – 2006
Annual production (000 oz)
Annual production (000 oz)
Annual production (000 oz)
Annual production (000 oz)
Annual production (000 oz)
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Mining operations here are divided into two regions, West Wits and Vaal River, which together have seven mines, namely Great Noligwa, Kopanang, Moab Khotsong, Mponeng, Savuka, Tau Lekoa and TauTona. 
·    As at 31 December 2006, Ore Reserves for these operations totalled 27.2 million ounces of gold –
41% of group reserves.
·    Combined, these mines employed 35,968 people and produced 2,554,000 ounces of gold in 2006,  
      equivalent to 45% of total group   output.
·    The South African operations contributed $549 million – 52% – to group adjusted gross profit.
·    Capital expenditure for the year totalled $313 million.
·
The operations here are Sunrise Dam and the Boddington joint venture expansion project, both in
the state of Western Australia.
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As at 31 December 2006, Ore Reserves totalled 6.4 million ounces of gold – 9% of group reserves.
·
Sunrise Dam and Boddington together employed 479 people and Sunrise Dam produced
465,000 ounces of gold in 2006, equivalent to 8% of total group output.
·
This operation contributed $137 million – 13% – to group adjusted gross profit.
·
Capital expenditure at both Sunrise Dam and Boddington totalled $84 million for the year.
·
The mining operations here are located in Brazil (AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração Ltda and
Serra Grande) and Argentina (Cerro Vanguardia).
·
As at 31 December 2006, Ore Reserves in Brazil and Argentina totalled 4.7 million ounces of gold
– 7% of group reserves.
·
Combined, these mines employed 5,334 people and produced 554,000 ounces of gold in 2006,
equivalent to 10% of total group output.
·
The operations together contributed $175 million – 17% – to group adjusted gross profit.
·
Capital expenditure for the year totalled $205 million.
·
The one mining operation here is Cripple Creek & Victor (CC&V) in the state of Colorado.
·
As at 31 December 2006, Ore Reserves at CC&V totalled 3.8 million ounces of gold – 6% of group
reserves.
·
This operation employed 369 people and produced 283,000 ounces of gold in 2006, equivalent to
5% of total group output.
·
This operation contributed $23 million – 2% – to group adjusted gross profit.
·
Capital expenditure for the year totalled $13 million.
·
This region includes the mining operations in Ghana (Obuasi, Iduapriem and Bibiani for 11 months),
Guinea (Siguiri), Mali (Morila, Sadiola, Yatela), Namibia (Navachab) and Tanzania (Geita).
·
As at 31 December 2006, Ore Reserves for all these operations totalled 24.8 million ounces of gold
– 37% of group reserves.
·
Combined, these mines employed 17,157 people and produced 1,779,000 ounces of gold in 2006,
equivalent to 32% of total group output.
·
The operations in Africa (outside of South Africa) contributed $144 million – 14% – to group adjusted
gross profit.
·
Capital expenditure for the year totalled $191 million.
Capital expenditure ($m)
Capital expenditure ($m)
Capital expenditure ($m)
Capital expenditure ($m)
Capital expenditure ($m)
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Letter from the chairman and chief executive officer
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AngloGold Ashanti’s adjusted headline earnings for 2006, at $413 million, were the
highest in the nine-year history of the company. In a 12-month period in which the
spot price of gold rose by 36%, the company’s adjusted headline earnings increased
by 105%, clearly demonstrating AngloGold Ashanti’s leverage to a rising gold price.
These sound financial results were achieved in a year during which AngloGold
Ashanti’s gold production was 9% lower than 2005 at 5.6 million ounces.
Although total cash costs for the year increased by 10% to $308/ounce, the
company’s continued cost management programme, which achieved savings of
$160 million in 2005, yielded a further $73 million in savings during 2006. We are
particularly pleased with this performance in the face of rising global commodity input
prices. $50 million of these savings was derived from the South African operations,
which yielded some $144 million savings in 2005.
AngloGold Ashanti’s workplace safety performance during 2006 is of concern to us.
Over the last eight years, the company has seen a steady improvement in both its lost
time injury statistics and in the number of serious and fatal accidents. In 2006,
however, we experienced a deterioration in these trends; during the year 37 of our
employees lost their lives in work-related accidents. On our South African mines,
where 32 of these occupational fatalities occurred, 78% were as a result of falls of
ground, many caused by underground seismic activity. The company's management
is comprehensively reviewing its safety strategy and we are determined to return to
the improving, downward trend. That this is possible is indicated by the solid
performance of several operations, including Cripple Creek & Victor in Colorado –
which has operated without a lost-time injury since November 2003. Our employees
and the trade unions that represent them will be our full and equal partners in the
revitalised safety programmes. We want each employee to become a safety
supervisor looking after his own safety and that of the colleague working next to him.
Reversing the trend in 2005, when the company’s ore reserves decreased by
15.6 million ounces, in 2006 AngloGold Ashanti recorded an increase in total ore
reserves before depletion of 10.1 million ounces. After depletion, this represents a 6%
increase year-on-year, from 63.3 million ounces in 2005 to 66.9 million ounces in
2006. Significant additions included 2.9 million ounces at Mponeng due to the
inclusion of the VCR Below 120 Level project, and 1.1 million ounces at Cripple Creek
& Victor as a result of a planned extension of that operation’s life.
This increase is evidence of the increasing achievement of our growth objective,
which is central to ensuring sustainable returns for stockholders and benefits to all of
our stakeholders. We have in place a strong pipeline of organic growth projects,
where the focus is on bringing to account value-accretive ounces at reasonable
costs. With five major capital projects currently under way at operations in South
Africa, Brazil and Australia, we believe we are doing this effectively. Additionally, we
continue to maintain and expand our cost-effective brownfields exploration
programme, which is focused on continuing to increase our reserve and resource
base around our existing operations, and our greenfields exploration initiatives under
way in seven countries around the world, with substantial resources in 2007
Investor and
speculator interest
in gold led to
the price reaching
a 26-year high of
$725 per ounce
in May 2006,
with an annual
average price for 2006
of $604 per ounce,
36% higher than
in 2005.
Russell Edey, Chairman
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earmarked for our sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and
Tropicana in Western Australia.
An effect of this growth strategy is to place the group in its highest-ever capita investment phase. However, we will continue to balance our capital expenditure and our dividend allocation on the basis of both prudent financial management and ensuring strong total returns to stockholders. In this spirit, a dividend of 240 South African cents (or 33 US cents) per share has been declared for the six months ended December 31, 2006, resulting in a total dividend for the year of 450 South African cents (or 62 US cents). This compares with a total dividend paid in 2005 of 232 South African cents (36 US cents).
We continue to take a positive view of the market for and price of our product. The spot price for the year of $604 per ounce was 36% higher than the average for 2005 and the greatest annual gain since 1980. With the key drivers of the price – the investment and physical market, currencies and interest rates – all continuing to sustain demand, we are confident that gold will continue to trade in its present range, or higher, for the foreseeable future. In this market context, AngloGold Ashanti’s strategy of actively managing its hedge book so as to reduce our forward sale commitments and expose more of our production to a rising price will be maintained.
In April 2006 Anglo American sold, via a placement, approximately 14.6% of its shares in AngloGold Ashanti, worth some $1 billion, reducing its holding to 41.8% and giving effect to its decision to reduce its shareholding in this company and, consequently, to provide us with greater strategic flexibility. Simultaneously with this secondary placement, AngloGold Ashanti raised some $500 million via a primary placement. This $1.5 billion placement involving nearly 30 million shares, was priced at an impressive 1% discount to both the price the day before and the 30-day weighted average price.
Another key challenge which management continues to successfully address is the health of our employees and the communities in which they live. In South Africa during 2006, 23,389 (or 75% of the workforce) tested their HIV/AIDS status, illustrating the company’s success of campaigns promoting counselling and testing. Over 4,500 employees are enrolled in wellness programmes and nearly 1,500 are receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART). Of those on ART, 88% have been declared fit to work by their attending clinician. 80% of patients on ART have undetectable viral loads after two years of treatment.
The malaria control programme now in operation in the Obuasi district in Ghana, which we implemented in April 2006, is one of the largest private sector malaria control programmes. This initiative has reduced the number of malaria cases being treated at the company's hospital by 50% and it is expected that further reductions will be achieved during 2007 and beyond. A similar programme will be initiated at the Geita mine in Tanzania.
Bobby Godsell, Chief Executive Officer
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Letter from the chairman and chief executive officer cont.
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These issues related to employee and community health, as well as the other social
and environmental aspects of AngloGold Ashanti’s commitments to its stakeholders
are comprehensively addressed in the Report to Society component of our Annual
Report, carried on the company’s website.
To strengthen the partnership with our employees in South Africa, on January 30,
2007 we launched the Bokamoso Employee Share Ownership Plan. In terms of this
plan, which includes all employees except for managers already benefiting from share
schemes, each employee has become the outright owner of 30 of the company’s
shares, currently worth just over R10,000. The employee will benefit from the
dividends paid on these shares, and will be required to hold them for three years
following which they will vest in five equal annual tranches. Each employee will also
benefit from the value uplift on another 90 shares, which will vest in the same
proportions over the same periods. This scheme was fully developed with the three
unions who represent our employees in South Africa and further deepens the
partnership we have with these unions.
We are pleased to welcome to our board three new directors: Joseph Henry Mensah,
who is the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission in Ghana
and a member of the Ghana Parliament; Sipho Pityana, Chairman of Izingwe
Holdings, a BEE investment company which holds 0.5% of AngloGold Ashanti’s
shares as a result of the empowerment transaction which included the introduction of
the Bokamoso Employee Share Ownership Plan; and Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu,
who is a certified chartered accountant with The South African Institute of Chartered
Accountants and a past national president of that Institute, and a respected South
African academic, professional and business leader. Professor Nkuhlu was also
appointed deputy chairman of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee, with
effect from August 4, 2006.
We also note the resignation from the board of Lazarus Zim and Sam Jonah.
Colin Brayshaw and Tony Trahar will retire from the board at the upcoming annual
general meeting. We record our thanks to them for their contribution to the company
during their tenure.
Looking ahead to the rest of 2007, gold production is estimated to be 5.8 million
ounces at an average total cash cost of $309 per ounce. Capital expenditure is
estimated at $1,070 million and will be managed in line with profitability and cash flow.
We continue to have a positive outlook for the gold price and confidently anticipate
another year of growth and improved value for our stockholders.
Russell Edey
Bobby Godsell
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
March 20, 2007
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Notice of annual general meeting
Notice is hereby given that the 63rd annual general meeting of shareholders of
AngloGold Ashanti Limited will be held at The Country Club Johannesburg,
Napier Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, May 4,
2007, at 11:00, to consider and, if deemed fit, pass, with or without
modification, the following ordinary and special resolutions in the manner
required by the Companies Act No. 61 of 1973, as amended, and subject to the
Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (JSE Listings Requirements) and other
stock exchanges on which the company’s ordinary shares are listed.
Ordinary business
1.
Ordinary resolution number 1
Adoption of financial statements
“Resolved that the consolidated audited annual financial statements of the
company and its subsidiaries, incorporating the auditors’ and directors’ reports for
the year ended December 31, 2006, be received and adopted.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 1 is to receive and adopt the
consolidated annual financial statements of the company and its subsidiaries for the
last completed financial year. These are contained within the annual report.
2.
Ordinary resolution number 2
Re-election of director
“Resolved that Mr FB Arisman, who retires in terms of the Articles of Association
and who is eligible and available for re-election, is hereby re-elected as a director of
the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 2 is because Mr FB Arisman,
retires as a director of the company by rotation at the annual general meeting.
Frank Arisman, MSc (Finance), has been a member of the AngloGold Ashanti board
since April 1998. He resides in New York and retired after 32 years of service, from
JP Morgan Chase, where he held the position of managing director.
3.
Ordinary resolution number 3
Re-election of director
“Resolved that Mr RE Bannerman, who retires in terms of the Articles of Association
and who is eligible and available for re-election, is hereby re-elected as a director of
the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 3 is because Mr RE Bannerman
retires as a director of the company by rotation at the annual general meeting.
Reginald Bannerman, (MA) (Oxon), LLM (Yale) was appointed to the board on
February 10, 2006. He has been in law practice since 1968 and is currently the
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1944/017354/06
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE Share code: ANG
NYSE Share code: AU
CUSIP number: 035128206
(“AngloGold Ashanti” or “the company”)
This document is important and requires your
immediate attention
If you are in any doubt about what action you
should take, consult your broker, banker, financial
adviser, accountant or other professional adviser
immediately
If you have disposed of all your ADRs in AngloGold Ashanti, please forward this document together with the enclosed proxy card to the purchaser of such ADRs or the broker, banker or other agent through whom you disposed of such ADRs
Included in this document is:
·
the notice of meeting setting out the resolutions to be proposed, together with explanatory notes.
Proxy card for completion, signature and submission to the Bank of New York is enclosed separately.
Registered and corporate office
11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, 2001
(PO Box 62117 Marshalltown, 2107) South Africa.
INVITATION
Friday, May 4, 2007, 11:00 (South African time), The Country Club Johannesburg, Napier Road Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
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principal partner at Bruce-Lyle, Bannerman & Thompson Attorneys in Ghana.
4.
Ordinary resolution number 4
Re-election of director
“Resolved that Mr WA Nairn, who retires in terms of the Articles of Association and who is eligible and available for re-election, is hereby re-elected as a director of the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 4 is because Mr WA Nairn retires as a director of the company by rotation at the annual general meeting.
Bill Nairn, BSc (Mining Engineering) has been a member of the AngloGold board since January 2000. He was reappointed to the board in May 2001, having previously been alternate director to Tony Trahar. He was technical director of Anglo American plc, prior to his retirement in 2004.
5.
Ordinary resolution number 5
Re-election of director
“Resolved that Mr SR Thompson, who retires in terms of the Articles of Association and who is eligible and available for re-election, is hereby re-elected as a director of the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 5 is because Mr SR Thompson retires as a director of the company by rotation at the annual general meeting.
Simon Thompson, BA (Hons), (Geology), is the chief executive of Anglo American Base Metals Division. He is also a director of Anglo American South Africa Limited, a member of the executive board of Anglo American plc, chairman of the Exploration Division and a member of the executive committee of the Industrial Minerals Division. He was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 2004.
6.
Ordinary resolution number 6
Election of director
“Resolved that Mr JH Mensah, who retires in terms of Article 92 of the Articles of Association and who is eligible and available for election, is hereby elected as a director of the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 6 is because Mr JH Mensah, having been appointed a director since the previous
annual general meeting, holds office only until this year's annual
general meeting.
Joseph Mensah, MSc (Economics), London University, was
appointed to the board in August 2006. He 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 East
constituency. He was until recently the Senior Minister in the current
government.
7.
Ordinary resolution number 7
Election of director
“Resolved that Prof WL Nkuhlu, who retires in terms of Article 92 of
the Articles of Association and who is eligible and available for
election, is hereby elected as a director of the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 7 is because
Prof WL Nkuhlu, having been appointed a director since the previous
annual general meeting, holds office only until this year's annual
general meeting.
Wiseman Nkuhlu, BCom (University of Fort Hare), CA (SA) is a past
president of The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
He also holds an MBA from the University of New York and is a
respected South African academic, professional and business
leader. He was appointed to the AngloGold Ashanti board and
deputy chairman of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee
with effect from August 4, 2006.
8.
Ordinary resolution number 8
Election of director
“Resolved that Mr SM Pityana, who retires in terms of Article 92 of
the Articles of Association and who is eligible and available for
election, is hereby elected as a director of the company.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 8 is because
Mr SM Pityana, having been appointed a director since the previous
annual general meeting, holds office only until this year's annual
general meeting.
Sipho Pityana, BA (Hons) (Essex), MSc (London), was appointed to
the AngloGold Ashanti board on February 13, 2007. He is the
Executive Chairman of Izingwe Holdings (Proprietary) Limited and
has occupied strategic roles in both the public and private sector,
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Notice of annual general meeting cont.
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including the positions of Director General of the national departments of Labour and Foreign Affairs. He was formally a senior executive of Nedbank and is currently a non-executive director of several companies including Bytes Technology Group (BTG), African Oxygen (Afrox), Munich Re and Aberdare Cables.
9.
Ordinary resolution number 9
Placement of shares under the control of the directors “Resolved that subject to the provisions of the Companies Act No. 61 of 1973, as amended, and the JSE Listings Requirements, from time to time, the directors of the company are hereby, as a general authority and approval, authorised to allot and issue, in their discretion, and for such purposes as they may determine, up to 10% of the authorised but unissued ordinary shares of 25 cents each in the share capital of the company remaining after setting aside so many ordinary shares of 25 cents each as may be required to be allotted and issued by the company pursuant to the AngloGold Limited Share Incentive Scheme, the Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Bonus Share Plan, the Bokamoso Employee Share Ownership  Plan, the Black Economic Empowerment transaction, the Employee Share Ownership Plan to be implemented in countries other than South Africa and for purposes of the conversion of the US$1,000,000,000, 2.375% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds issued by AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 9 is to seek a general authority placing a portion of the unissued ordinary shares of the company under the control of the directors. The directors consider it advantageous to renew this authority to enable the company to take advantage of business opportunities which might arise in the future.
10. Ordinary resolution number 10
Issuing of shares for cash
“Resolved that, subject to Ordinary Resolution No. 9 being passed and in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, from time to time, the directors are hereby authorised to allot and issue for cash without restrictions to any public shareholder, as defined by the JSE Listings Requirements, as and when suitable opportunities arise, in their discretion, the authorised but unissued ordinary shares of 25 cents each in the share capital of the company which were placed under the control of the directors as a general authority in terms of Ordinary Resolution No. 9, subject to the following conditions:
(a) this authority shall only be valid until the next annual general
meeting but shall not extend beyond 15 months;
(b) a paid press announcement giving full details, including the
impact on net asset value and earnings per share, be published
after any issue representing, on a cumulative basis within one
financial year, 5% or more of the number of ordinary shares in
issue prior to the issue concerned;
(c) the issues for cash in the aggregate in any one financial year
shall not exceed 10% of the number of shares of the company’s
unissued ordinary share capital;
(d) in determining the price at which an issue of shares for cash will
be made in terms of this authority, the maximum discount
permitted shall be 10% of the weighted average traded price of
the ordinary shares on the JSE (adjusted for any dividend
declared but not yet paid or for any capitalisation award made to
shareholders), over the 30 business days prior to the date that
the price of the issue is determined or agreed by the directors of
the company; and
(e) this authority includes the issue of shares arising from any
options or convertible securities issued for cash other than in
respect of which a specific authority for such issue has
been obtained.”
The reason for proposing ordinary resolution number 10 is that the
directors consider it advantageous to renew this authority to enable
the company to take advantage of any business opportunity which
might arise in the future. The proposed renewal of this authority is in
compliance with the JSE Listings Requirements relating to the issue
of shares for cash.
A 75% majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or
represented by proxy at the meeting is required for the approval of
this ordinary resolution.
Special business
11. Ordinary resolution number 11
Increase in directors' remuneration
“Resolved that, subject to Article 73 of the Articles of Association of
the company, the following remuneration shall be payable
to directors of the company quarterly in arrears with effect from
1 June 2007:
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(a) R135,000 per annum for each director, other than for the incumbents of the offices of chairman, deputy chairman and a director qualifying for remuneration under (d) below.
(b) US$150,000 per annum for the office of the chairman.
(c) R360,000 per annum for the office of the deputy chairman.
(d) Incumbents holding the office of director and who are non-residents of South Africa will receive US$25,000 per annum.
(e) An additional travel allowance of US$5,000 per meeting for each director, including the chairman and deputy chairman travelling internationally to attend board meetings.
The remuneration payable in terms (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall be in proportion to the period during which the offices of director, chairman or deputy chairman, as the case may be, have been heldduring the year.”
The reason for proposing the ordinary resolution is to ensure that directors’ remuneration, which has not been changed since 2004, remains competitive. It is proposed that the annual remuneration payable to directors (R110,000), the chairman (US$130,000) and the deputy chairman (R300,000), be increased to R135,000, US$150,000 and R360,000 respectively. A director resident outside South Africa would receive US$25,000 per annum instead of US$16,000. On the basis of the present number of non-executive directors, the aggregate annual remuneration would increase from R1,180,000 and US$178,000 to R1,440,000 and US$225,000 respectively. In addition, it is proposed that the current travel allowance of US$4,000 per meeting, payable to directors, including the chairman and deputy chairman, who travel internationally to attend board meetings, be increased to US$5,000 per meeting. The increase of this allowance represents additional remuneration of some US$12,000.
Fees payable in respect of the position of president have been excluded.
Executive directors do not receive payments of directors’ fees. 
The company will disregard any votes cast by:
the chairman, deputy chairman, non-executive directors and executive directors; or
an associate of that person or group of persons stated above.
However, the company will not disregard a vote if:
it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to
vote in accordance with the directions on the form of proxy; or
it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as a proxy of a
person who is entitled to vote in accordance with a direction on
the form of proxy to vote as the proxy decides.
12. Special resolution number 1
Acquisition of company’s own shares
“Resolved that the acquisition in terms of Section 85 of the
Companies Act No. 61 of 1973, as amended, (the Act) and the JSE
Listings Requirements, from time to time, by the company of
ordinary shares issued by the company, and the acquisition in terms
of Section 89 of the Act and the JSE Listings Requirements by the
company and any of its subsidiaries, from time to time, of ordinary
shares issued by the company, is hereby approved as a general
approval, provided that:
any such acquisition of shares shall be implemented through
the order book operated by the JSE trading system and done
without any prior understanding or arrangement between the
company and the counter party; and/or on the open market of
any other stock exchange on which the shares are listed or may
be listed and on which the company may, subject to the
approval of the JSE and any other stock exchange as
necessary, wish to effect such acquisition of shares;
this approval shall be valid only until the next annual general
meeting of the company, or for 15 months from the date of this
resolution, whichever period is shorter;
an announcement containing details of such acquisitions will be
published as soon as the company, or the subsidiaries
collectively, shall have acquired ordinary shares issued by the
company constituting, on a cumulative basis, not less than 3%
of the number of ordinary shares in the company in issue as at
the date of this approval; and an announcement containing
details of such acquisitions will be published in respect of each
subsequent acquisition by either the company, or by the
subsidiaries collectively, as the case may be, of ordinary shares
issued by the company, constituting, on a cumulative basis, not
less than 3% of the number of ordinary shares in the company
in issue as at the date of this approval;
Notice of annual general meeting cont.
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the company, and its subsidiaries collectively, shall not in any year be entitled to acquire ordinary shares issued by the company constituting, on a cumulative basis, more than 20% of the number of ordinary shares in the company in issue as at the date of this approval;
shares issued by the company may not be acquired at a price greater than 10% above the weighted average market price of the company’s shares for the five business days immediately preceding the date of the relevant acquisition.”
The reason for this special resolution is to grant the directors of the company a general authority for the acquisition of the company’s ordinary shares by the company, or by a subsidiary of the company.
The effect of this special resolution will be to authorise the directors of the company to procure that the company or any of its subsidiaries may purchase ordinary shares issued by the company on the JSE or any other stock exchange on which the company’s shares are or may be listed.
The directors, after considering the effect of a repurchase, up to the maximum limit, of the company’s issued ordinary shares, are of the opinion that if such repurchases were implemented:
the company and the group would be able in the ordinary course of business to pay its debts for a period of 12 months after the date of the notice issued in respect of the annual general meeting;
the assets of the company and the group would be in excess of the liabilities of the company and the group for a period of 12 months after the date of the notice issued in respect of the annual general meeting. For this purpose, the assets and liabilities would be recognised and measured in accordance with the accounting policies used in the latest audited group annual financial statements;
the ordinary capital and reserves of the company and the group would be adequate for a period of 12 months after the date of the notice issued in respect of the annual general meeting; and
the working capital of the company and the group would be adequate for a period of 12 months after the date of the notice issued in respect of the annual general meeting.
At the present time the directors have no specific intention with
regard to the utilization of this authority which will only be used if the
circumstances are appropriate.
By order of the board
Ms Y Z Simelane
Managing Secretary
Johannesburg
March 26, 2007
Registered and corporate office
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg
2001
South Africa
Voting instructions
Enclosed herewith is a Proxy card provided by the Bank of New
York, which includes all the relevant details.
Queries about the AGM
If you have any queries about the AGM, please contact the Bank of
New York on 1-888-BNY-ADRS in the US or for International allers,
1-212-815-3700.
AngloGold Ashanti annual financial statements
The annual financial statements 2006 is available electronically on
the company’s websites: http://www.AngloGoldAshanti.com or
http://www.aga–reports.com. Hard copy reports are available on
request from the Bank of New York, at the address shown on the
inside back cover.
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Stock exchange listings
The primary listing of the company's ordinary shares is on the JSE Limited (JSE). Its ordinary shares are also listed on stock exchanges in London, Paris and Ghana, as well as being quoted in Brussels in the form of International Depositary Receipts (IDRs), on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs), in Australia, in the form of Clearing House Electronic Subregister System Depositary Interests (CDIs) and in Ghana, in the form of Ghanaian Depositary Shares (GhDSs).
Stock exchange information at December 31
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
JSE (Share code: ANG)
Rands per share:
Market price
– high
387.00
319.90
319.00
339.00         347.00
– low
247.00
187.00
192.05
191.00         200.00
– year end
329.99
314.00
199.01         313.99         290.50
Shares traded
– 000
131,476         88,946        102,811         88,025       117,543
New York Stock Exchange (Share code: AU)
US dollars per ADS:
Market price
– high
62.20
49.88
48.25
49.95           35.33
– low
35.58
30.50
29.91
32.80           17.62
– year end
47.09
49.33
36.35
46.70           34.26
ADSs traded
– 000
348,040
191,698
225,286
249,791      210,933
Each ADS is equal to one ordinary share
More detailed stock exchange information is available in the Annual Financial Statements 2006, which is also available electronically on the corporate websites, www.anglogoldashanti.com and www.aga–reports.com
Stockholder information
Shareholders’ diary
Financial year-end
December 31, 2006
Annual financial statements
posting on or about
March 26, 2006
Annual general meeting
11:00 SA time
May 4, 2007
Quarterly reports
Released on or about
– Quarter ended March 31, 2007
May 5, 2007
– Quarter ended June 30, 2007
July 31, 2007
– Quarter ended September 30, 2007
November 1, 2007
– Quarter ended December 31, 2007
*February 1, 2008
Dividends
Last date
to trade
Date                   ordinary
Payment
Payment
dividend
shares
date to
date to
Dividend number
declared
cum dividend
shareholders
ADS holders
Final – number 101
February 12, 2007
March 2, 2007
March 16, 2007
March 26, 2007
Interim – number 102
July 30, 2007*
August 17, 2007*
August 31, 2007*
September 10, 2007*
Final – number 103
January 31, 2008*
February 15, 2008*
February 29, 2008*
March 10, 2008*
* Approximate dates
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Administrative information
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Registration No. 1944/017354/06
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Share codes:
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE: ANG
LSE: AGD
NYSE: AU
ASX:
AGG
GSE (Shares):
AGA
GSE (GhDS):
AADA
Euronext Paris:
VA
Euronext Brussels:
ANG
JSE Sponsor:
UBS
Auditors:
Ernst & Young
Registered
Auditor Inc
Offices
Registered and Corporate
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 62117, Marshalltown 2107)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 637 6000
Fax: +27 11 637 6624
Australia
Level 13, St Martins Tower
44 St George's Terrace
Perth, WA 6000
(PO Box Z5046, Perth WA 6831)
Australia
Telephone: +61 8 9425 4602
Fax: +61 8 9425 4662
Ghana
Gold House
Patrice Lumumba Road
(PO Box 2665)
Accra
Ghana
Telephone: +233 21 772190
Fax: +233 21 778155
United Kingdom Secretaries
St James's Corporate Services Limited
6 St James's Place
London SW1A 1NP
England
Telephone: +44 20 7499 3916
Fax: +44 20 7491 1989
Directors
Executive
RM Godsell (Chief Executive Officer)
R Carvalho Silva §
NF Nicolau
S Venkatakrishnan *
Non-Executive
RP Edey * (Chairman)
Dr TJ Motlatsi (Deputy Chairman)
FB Arisman #
RE Bannerman ‡
Mrs E le R Bradley
CB Brayshaw
R Médori † (Alternate: P G Whitcutt)
JH Mensah ‡
WA Nairn (Alternate: A H Calver *)
Prof WL Nkuhlu
SM Pityana
SR Thompson *
AJ Trahar
* British
# American
‡ Ghanaian
† French
§ Brazilian
Officers
Managing Secretary:
Ms Y Z Simelane
Company Secretary:
Ms L Eatwell
Contacts
South Africa
Charles Carter
Telephone: +27 11 637 6385
Fax: +27 11 637 6400
E-mail: cecarter@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Michael Clements
Telephone: +27 11 637 6647
Fax: +27 11 637 6400
E-mail: mclements@AngloGoldAshanti.com
General E-mail enquiries
investors@AngloGoldAshanti.com
AngloGold Ashanti website
http://www.AngloGoldAshanti.com
AngloGold Ashanti annual report webhsite
http://www.aga–reports.com
Company secretarial e-mail
companysecretary@anglogoldashanti.com
Share Registrars
South Africa
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty)
Limited
Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street
Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107)
South Africa
Telephone: 0861 100 724 (in SA)
Fax: +27 11 688 5222
web.queries@computershare.co.za
United Kingdom
Computershare Investor Services PLC
PO Box 82
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH
England
Telephone: +44 870 702 0000
Fax: +44 870 703 6119
Australia
Computershare Investor Services
Pty Limited
Level 2, 45 St George's Terrace
Perth, WA 6000
(GPO Box D182 Perth, WA 6840)
Australia
Telephone: +61 8 9323 2000
Telephone: 1300 55 7010 (in Australia)
Fax: +61 8 9323 2033
Ghana
NTHC Limited *
Martco House
Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
PO Box K1A 9563 Airport
Accra
Ghana
Telephone: +233 21 238492-3
Fax: +233 21 229975
* GhDS registrars
ADR Depositary
The Bank of New York (BoNY)
Investor Services, P O Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10286-1258
United States of America
Telephone: +1 888 269 2377 (Toll free in
USA) or +1 212 815 3700 (outside USA)
E-mail: shareowners@bankofny.com
Website: http://www.stockbny.com
Global BuyDIRECT SM
BoNY maintains a direct share purchase
and dividend reinvestment plan for
AngloGold Ashanti.
Telephone: +1-888-BNY-ADRS
The Annual Financial Statements 2006 is available in printed or CD format from the contacts whose details appear above or on the Internet at the above website address. In addition, AngloGold Ashanti must by no later than 30 June 2007 produce a Form 20-F (a report required by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States), copies of which will be available free of charge on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or from the contacts detailed above.
Supplementary information on Mineral Resources, Ore Reserves and development, prepared on a business unit basis, is obtainable from the above sources as well as in PDF format on the AngloGold Ashanti website. Plans of the South Africa region underground workings are also available on request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Date: March 29, 2007
By:
/s/ L Eatwell
Name:  Lynda Eatwell
Title:    Company
Secretary