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AngloGold Ashanti Limited \ (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Reg. No. 1944/017354/06) \ ISIN Number: ZAE000043485 \ NYSE symbol: AU \ JSE share code: ANG
Corporate Affairs Department: \ 3rd Floor \ 76 Jeppe Street \ Johannesburg \ 2001 \ South Africa
Tel +27 (0)11 637 6317 \ Fax +27 (0)11 637 6399/6400 \ www.AngloGoldAshanti.com
6 August 2009
DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY A DIRECTOR OF ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
IN TERMS OF THE ANGLOGOLD SHARE INCENTIVE SCHEME
In terms of JSE Listings Requirement 3.63 AngloGold Ashanti gives notice that the following director has
exercised share options, after having received clearance to do so in terms of Listings Requirement 3.66. The
options were granted in terms of the AngloGold Share Incentive Scheme.
Mr S Venkatakrishnan has elected to exercise the options granted to him and to use the net proceeds after tax to
purchase AngloGold Ashanti shares in his own name.
This has resulted in the following ordinary shares of the company having been allotted and traded on the JSE and
acquired by Mr Venkatakrishnan.
Details
S VENKATAKRISHNAN
Date options exercised
4 August 2009
Date options granted
16 March 2007
Quantity of options exercised / shares
allotted
8,564
Option exercise price
NIL
Quantity of shares sold on the JSE
8,564
Quantity of shares acquired in own name
5,130
Market price per share (excluding costs)
R306.53
Type of interest
Beneficial
% of total shares in issue
0.001655297%
Following the acquisition of the 5,130 ordinary shares as show above, Mr Venkatakrishnan holds a
total of 10,351 AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares in his own name, representing a market value of
R3,172,892.
JSE Sponsor: UBS
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Alan Fine(Media)
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Joanne Jones (Media)
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Sicelo Ntuli (Investors)
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+27 (0) 71 608 0991
sntuli@anglogoldashanti.com
Stewart Bailey (Investors)
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212 836 4303
+1 646 338 4337
sbailey@anglogoldashanti.com
Certain statements made in this communication, including, without limitation, those concerning AngloGold Ashanti’s strategy to reduce its
gold hedging position including the extent and effects of the reduction, the economic outlook for the gold mining industry, expectations
regarding gold prices, production, cash costs and other operating results, growth prospects and outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations,
individually or in the aggregate, including the completion and commencement of commercial operations of certain of AngloGold Ashanti’s
exploration and production projects and completion of acquisitions and dispositions, AngloGold Ashanti’s liquidity and capital resources, and
expenditure and the outcome and consequences of any pending litigation proceedings, contain certain forward- looking statements rega rding
AngloGold Ashanti’s operations, economic performance and financial condition. 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 have been
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.