news release
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
30 March 2010
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PUBLISHES ITS SUITE OF ANNUAL REPORTS AND NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce that it has today, Tuesday, 30 March 2010, published
the group’s complete suite of reports for the financial year ended 31 December 2009. The
Abridged Report, together with the notice of the Annual General Meeting was posted to
shareholders today.
The annual financial statements forming part of this report contain no material modifications to the
results for the year ended 31 December 2009 which were published on 18 February 2010. Ernst
& Young audited the annual financial statements and their unqualified report is available for
inspection at the registered office of the company.
The Annual General Meeting of the company will be held at The Auditorium, 76 Jeppe Street,
Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, 7 May 2010, at 11:00 (SA time) to transact
the business as stated in the notice of the annual general meeting.
The suite of reports includes the company’s 2009 Sustainability Review, a group-level overview of
AngloGold Ashanti’s key sustainability activities which is available in both a printed format and as
a web-based report and a Supplementary Report which presents additional, more detailed
information and data on group sustainability performance. AngloGold Ashanti’s sustainability
reporting is prepared in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines and complies
with the sustainable development framework of the International Council of Metals and Mining
(ICMM).
The requisite documents will be posted to shareholders today and the full suite of reports is
available at
www.aga-reports.com.
ENDS
Contacts
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Alan Fine
(Media)
+27 (0) 11 637 6383
+ 27 (0) 83 325 0757
afine@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Joanne Jones (Media)
+27 (0) 11 637 6813
+27 (0) 82 896 0306
jjones@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Sicelo Ntuli (Investors)
+27 (0) 11 637-6339
+27 (0) 71 608 0991
sntuli@anglogoldashanti.com
Stewart Bailey (Investors)
+1 212 836 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, the completion of announced mergers and acquisitions
transactions, , AngloGold Ashanti’s liquidity and capital resources, and expenditure and the outcome and consequences of any
pending litigation proceedings, contain certain forward-looking statements regarding 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. For a discussion of such
factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti's annual report for the year ended 31 December 2009, which was distributed to shareholders on
30 March 2010. The company’s annual report on Form 20-F, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the
United States no later than June 30, 2010. 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. 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. AngloGold Ashanti posts information that is important to investors on the
main page of its website at
www.anglogoldashanti.com
and under the “Investors” tab on the main page. This information is updated
regularly. Investors should visit this website to obtain important information about AngloGold Ashanti.