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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 November 13, 2006
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 – CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE
CONVENING OF A GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON
DECEMBER 11, 2006
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NOTHING IN THIS CIRCULAR CONSTITUTES OR FORMS PART OF ANY OFFER FOR SALE OR SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OF
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED (“AngloGold Ashanti”), NOR SHALL IT OR ANY PART OF IT FORM THE BASIS OF OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
CONTRACT OR COMMITMENT WHATSOEVER. THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS CIRCULAR HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED ("SECURITIES ACT") AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE.
THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
The definitions set out on pages 6 to 9 apply throughout this document.
If you are in any doubt as to the action that you should take, please consult your broker, CSDP, banker, legal adviser, accountant or other professional adviser immediately. If you
have disposed of all your shares in AngloGold Ashanti, please forward this circular, together with the attached form of proxy, to the broker, banker or agent through whom you
disposed of such shares.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1.
Certificated shareholders or dematerialised “own name” shareholders (those shareholders whose shareholding is recorded in their own name in the sub-register maintained by
their CSDP or broker) who are unable to attend the general meeting of shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti to be held at 11:00 on Monday, 11 December 2006, at The Country
Club Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa (“general meeting”) and wish to be represented thereat, must complete and return the attached
form of proxy in accordance with the instructions contained therein, so as to reach AngloGold Ashanti’s share registrars, Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Proprietary)
Limited, Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001 (PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107) South Africa or Computershare Investor Services PLC, PO Box 82, The
Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH, England, or Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, Level 2, 45 St George’s Terrace, Perth, WA 6000 (GPO Box D182
Perth, WA 6840), Australia, or NTHC Limited, Martco House, Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, PO Box K1A 9563 Airport, Accra, Ghana, by no later than 11:00 (South African
time) on Thursday, 7 December 2006.
2.
Dematerialised shareholders (other than dematerialised “own name” shareholders) must provide their CSDP or broker with their voting instructions or request their CSDP or
broker to provide them with the necessary authority to attend the general meeting in person in terms of the custody agreement entered into between the dematerialised
shareholder and the CSDP or broker.
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017354/06)
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE share code: ANG
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS
regarding
creation of 4,280,000 E shares with a par value of 25 South African cents;
specific issue of shares for cash to the trust and Izingwe;
specific issue of shares for cash in respect of ESOP-OSA; and
the amendment of AngloGold Ashanti’s memorandum and articles of association;
and incorporating
a notice of general meeting of shareholders; and
a form of proxy (for use by certificated shareholders and dematerialised shareholders with “own
name” registration only).
Merchant bank and
transactional sponsor
Date of issue: 13 November 2006
This circular is available in English only. Copies are available from the registered office of the company and the share registrars at the addresses
indicated on pages 4 and 5 of this circular.
Employee ownership
corporate advisers
Reporting accountants
Corporate law advisers to
AngloGold Ashanti
Joint financial advisers to Izingwe Holdings
Independent
professional expert
Corporate law adviser to
Izingwe Holdings
Chartered Accountants (SA)
(Registered Accountants and Auditors)
edward nathan
sonnenbergs
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CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This circular includes “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be
deemed to be, forward-looking statements, including, without limitation those concerning: the economic outlook for the gold
mining industry; expectations regarding gold prices; production; cash costs and other operating results; growth prospects and
the outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations, individually or in the aggregate, including the completion and commencement
of commercial operations at AngloGold Ashanti’s exploration and production projects; AngloGold Ashanti’s liquidity and capital
resources and expenditure; and the outcome and consequences of any pending litigation proceedings. These forward-looking
statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect AngloGold Ashanti’s current expectations concerning future
results and events and generally may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “believe”, “aim”,
“expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “foresee”, “forecast”, “likely”, “should”, “planned”, “may”, “estimated”, “potential” or other similar
words and phrases. Similarly, statements that describe AngloGold Ashanti’s objectives, plans or goals are or may be forward-
looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause AngloGold
Ashanti’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although AngloGold Ashanti believes that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations
will prove to have been correct.
For a discussion of such risk factors, shareholders should refer to the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended
31 December 2005, dated 17 March 2006 and which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 20 March
2006. These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause AngloGold Ashanti’s actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have
material adverse effects on future results.
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CONTENTS
Page
Action required by shareholders
2
Salient features and dates and times
3
Corporate information
4
Definitions
6
Circular to shareholders
1. Introduction
10
2. Rationale
10
3. Creation of the E shares
10
4. Bokamoso ESOP
11
5. The empowerment transaction
13
6. Relationship between the trust and Izingwe
15
7. Directors’ discretion to issue additional ordinary shares in terms of an ESOP-OSA
15
8. Conditions precedent
15
9. Shareholder approval
15
10. Unaudited pro forma financial information relating to AngloGold Ashanti
15
11. Opinion and recommendation
16
12. Salient information on AngloGold Ashanti
17
13. Directors and senior management
19
14. Corporate governance
21
15. Litigation
23
16. Costs
23
17. Directors’ responsibility
23
18. General meeting
23
19. Consents
24
20. Documents available for inspection
24
Annexure 1
Pro forma financial information
26
Annexure 2
Independent reporting accountants’ report
30
Annexure 3
Independent professional expert’s report
32
Annexure 4
Share price history on the JSE
37
Annexure 5
Information on directors
39
Notice of general meeting
42
Form of proxy*
Attached
* This document is not for use by holders of AngloGold Ashanti’s American Depositary Shares, CHESS Depositary Interests
and Ghanaian Depositary Shares.
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ACTION REQUIRED BY SHAREHOLDERS
This circular is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt as to what action to take,
please consult your broker, CSDP, banker, legal adviser or other professional adviser immediately.
If you have disposed of all your ordinary shares, please forward this circular, together with the attached form of
proxy, to the broker, banker or other agent through whom you disposed of your ordinary shares.
Please take careful note of the following provisions regarding the action required by AngloGold Ashanti
shareholders.
A general meeting of shareholders will be held on Monday, 11 December 2006 at 11:00 at The Country Club
Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
A.
If you have dematerialised your ordinary shares without “own name” registration:
•    Voting at the general meeting
– If you have not been contacted by your CSDP or broker, it would be advisable for you to contact your CSDP/broker
and furnish them with your voting instructions.
– If your CSDP/broker does not obtain voting instructions from you, they will be obliged to vote in accordance with the
instructions contained in the agreement concluded between you and your CSDP/broker.
– You must not complete the attached form of proxy.
•    Attendance and representation at the general meeting
In accordance with the agreement between you and your CSDP/broker, you must advise your CSDP/broker if you wish
to attend the general meeting in person, or if you wish to send a proxy to represent you at the general meeting and
your CSDP/broker will issue the necessary letter of authority for you or your proxy to attend the general meeting.
B.
If you have not dematerialised your ordinary shares or have dematerialised your ordinary shares with “own name”
registration:
•    Voting, attendance and representation at the general meeting
– You may attend and vote at the general meeting in person.
– Alternatively, you may appoint a proxy to represent you at the general meeting by completing the attached form of
proxy in accordance with the instructions it contains, which form must be lodged with or posted to the share registrars
to be received by no later than 11:00 South African time on Thursday, 7 December 2006.
If you wish to dematerialise your ordinary shares, please contact your broker.
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SALIENT FEATURES AND DATES AND TIMES
AngloGold Ashanti will establish the trust to acquire and administer the ESOP shares for the benefit of the ESOP members. On
and with effect from the effective date, the trust will subscribe for and AngloGold Ashanti will allot and issue a maximum of
2,880,000 E shares at 38.88% of the 30-day VWAP of an ordinary share trading on the JSE on the effective date and a
maximum of 960,000 free shares to the trust at the opening price of an ordinary share trading on the JSE on the effective date.
On and with effect from the effective date, Izingwe will subscribe for and AngloGold Ashanti will allot and issue 1,400,000
E shares to Izingwe at their par value of 25 cents per E ordinary share, representing a total subscription price of R350,000.
To facilitate the implementation of the BEE transaction, AngloGold Ashanti will have to create the 4,280,000 E shares and
amend its articles accordingly.
2006
Last day for receipt of proxies in respect of the general meeting
(by 11:00 South African time) on
Thursday, 7 December
General meeting of shareholders to be held at 11:00 at
The Country Club Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park
Johannesburg, South Africa, on
Monday, 11 December
Results of general meeting published on SENS on
Monday, 11 December
Special resolutions lodged with CIPRO on or about
Monday, 11 December
Results of general meeting published in the South African press on
Tuesday, 12 December
Shareholders are reminded that shares in companies listed on the JSE can no longer be bought or sold on that exchange unless
they have been dematerialised onto the STRATE system. It is therefore suggested that certificated shareholders on AngloGold
Ashanti’s South African share register should consider dematerialising their shares and replacing them with electronic records
of ownership. In this regard shareholders may contact either their own broker or a preferred CSDP, details of which are available
from STRATE at queries@strate.co.za or telephone +27 11 759 5300 or fax +27 11 759 5505.
The dates and times in this circular are subject to change and any changes will be announced in the South African press and
through SENS and other stock exchanges’ news services. All times in this circular are South African local times unless
otherwise stated.
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CORPORATE INFORMATION
DIRECTORS
Executive
R M Godsell (Chief Executive Officer)
R Carvalho Silva !
N F Nicolau
S Venkatakrishnan *
Non-Executive
R P Edey * (Chairman)
Dr T J Motlatsi (Deputy Chairman)
F B Arisman #
R E Bannerman †
Mrs E le R Bradley
C B Brayshaw
Dr S E Jonah KBE †
R Médori ** (Alternate: P G Whitcutt)
J H Mensah †
W A Nairn (Alternate: A H Calver *)
Prof W L Nkuhlu
S R Thompson *
A J Trahar
* British # American † Ghanaian ** French ! Brazilian
Managing Secretary
Ms Y Z Simelane
Company Secretary
C R Bull
OFFICES
Registered and Corporate
South Africa
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 States of America
AngloGold Ashanti Americas Inc
502 Madison Avenue
Suite 1914
New York, NY 10022
United States of America
Telephone: (800) 417 9255 (toll free in USA
and Canada) Telephone +1 212 750 7999
Fax: +1 212 750 5626
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
JSE SPONSOR
UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
64 Wierda Road East
Wierda Valley
Sandton 2196
(PO Box 652863, Benmore 2010)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 322 7000
Fax: +27 11 784 8280
REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS AND
AUDITORS
Ernst & Young Registered Auditors Inc.
Registered Auditor
Wanderers Office Park
52 Corlett Drive
Illovo
Johannesburg 2196
(Private Bag X14, Northlands 2116)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 772 3000
Fax: +27 11 772 4000
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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 100 950 within South Africa
Fax: +27 11 688 5218
E-mail: web.queries@computershare.co.za
United Kingdom
Computershare Investor Services PLC
PO Box 82
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH
England
Telephone: +44 870 889 3177
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 (and GhDS Depositary)
NTHC Limited
Martco House
Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
PO Box K1A 9563 Airport
Accra
Ghana
Telephone: +233 21 238492-3
Fax: +233 21 229975
ADR DEPOSITARY
The Bank of New York
Investor Services, PO Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10286-1258
United States of America
Telephone: +1 888 269 2377 (Toll free in USA) or
+9 610 382 7836 (outside USA)
E-mail: shareowners@bankofny.com
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERT
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
3 Simmonds Street
Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 61344, Marshalltown 2107)
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 636 9115
Fax: +27 11 636 4212
MERCHANT BANK AND TRANSACTIONAL SPONSOR
Rand Merchant Bank
a division of FirstRand Bank Limited
1 Merchant Place
Fredman Drive
Sandton 2196
(PO Box 786273, Sandton 2146)
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 282 8000
Fax: +27 11 282 8215
LEGAL ADVISERS
South Africa
Taback and Associates (Pty) Limited
26 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank
Johannesburg 2196
(PO Box 3334, Houghton 2041)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 219 6400
Fax: +27 11 219 6500
Read Hope Phillips
2nd Floor, 30 Melrose Boulevard
Melrose Arch, Melrose North 2196
(PO Box 757, Northlands 2116)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 344 7800
Fax: +27 11 344 681 8057
United States of America and United Kingdom
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Broadgate West
9 Appold Street
London EC2A 2AP
England
Telephone: +44 20 7655 5000
Fax: +44 20 7655 5500
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP CORPORATE ADVISERS
The ESOP Shop (Proprietary) Limited
34 Jan Smuts Avenue
Forest Town
Johannesburg 2193
(PO Box 84368, Greenside 2034)
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 646 0446
Fax: +27 11 646 1325
E-mail: info@esopshop.co.za
AngloGold Ashanti website:
www.AngloGoldAshanti.com
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS
ISIN: ZAE000043485
Stock Exchange
Type
Share code
JSE
Shares
ANG
LSE
Shares
AGD
NYSE`
ADSs
AU
ASX
CDIs
AGG
GhSE                                     Shares
AGA
GhSE
GhDSs
AAD
Euronext Paris
Shares
VA
Euronext Brussels
IDRs
ANG
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular and the documents attached hereto, unless the context indicates otherwise:
–   the words in the first column have the meanings stated opposite them in the second column, words in the singular include
the plural and vice versa, words importing the masculine include the other two genders, and words incorporating persons
include juristic persons and associations of persons; and
–   all times referred to are South African times unless otherwise stated.
“allocation dates”
in relation to each ESOP member, the date with effect from which the trust will allot
ESOP shares to the ESOP member, which date will be either 1 November 2006,
or one of respectively the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth anniversaries of
1 November 2006;
“AngloGold Ashanti” or “the company”
AngloGold Ashanti Limited, a company duly registered and incorporated with limited
liability under the laws of South Africa under registration number 1944/017354/06;
“AngloGold Ashanti ADSs” or “ADSs”
the American Depositary Shares of AngloGold Ashanti, each of which represent one
AngloGold Ashanti share deposited with The Bank of New York, as depositary;
“AngloGold Ashanti CDIs” or “CDIs”
AngloGold Ashanti Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (or CHESS)
Depositary Interests, five of which represent one AngloGold Ashanti share;
“AngloGold Ashanti GhDSs”
the Ghanaian Depositary Shares of AngloGold Ashanti, 100 of which represent one
or “GhDSs”
AngloGold Ashanti share deposited with NTHC Limited, as depositary;
“AngloGold Ashanti Group”
AngloGold Ashanti and its subsidiary companies;
“Ashanti”
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited (formerly Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited), a
company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Ghana with registered
number 7094;
“articles”
memorandum and articles of association of AngloGold Ashanti;
“Assumption of Liability Agreement”
agreement concluded between AngloGold Ashanti and the trust on 1 November 2006,
in terms of which AngloGold Ashanti will make funds available to the trust to subscribe
for the ESOP shares;
“BEE”
black economic empowerment;
“BEE transaction”
collectively, the Bokamoso ESOP and the empowerment transaction, in terms of
which, the trust and Izingwe will acquire approximately 1.91% of the issued share
capital of AngloGold Ashanti;
“Board”
AngloGold Ashanti board of directors, as constituted from time to time;
“Bokamoso ESOP”
a broad-based employee share ownership plan to be established by AngloGold
Ashanti for the benefit of ESOP members;
“Bokamoso ESOP rules”
the rules governing ESOP members’ entitlement to ESOP shares and related matters;
“business day”
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or official public holiday in South Africa;
“cancellation period”
the period commencing on a relevant cancellation date and ending on the date falling
six months after the relevant cancellation date;
“certificated shareholders”
holders of certificated ordinary shares;
“certificated shares”
ordinary shares which are evidenced by a certificate or other physical document of title
and which have not been surrendered for dematerialisation;
“Charter Scorecard”
the scorecard for the Mining Charter published pursuant to section 100(2)(a)
of the MPRDA under Government Gazette (number 26661 of 13 August 2004) as
amended or replaced from time to time;
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“CIPRO”
the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office, formerly the Registrar of
Companies;
“circular”
this bound document, dated 13 November 2006, including the notice of general
meeting, annexures and the form of proxy;
“CSDP”
Central Securities Depository Participant, a participant as defined in section 1 of the
South African Securities Services Act, No. 36 of 2004;
“custody agreement”
the custody mandate agreement between a dematerialised shareholder and
a CSDP or broker covering their relationship in respect of dematerialised shares held
by the CSDP or broker;
“dematerialised”, “dematerialisation”
the process by which certificated shares are or are to be converted into
or “dematerialising”
electronic form under STRATE for trading on the JSE;
“dematerialised shares”
ordinary shares which have been dematerialised;
“directors”
the directors of AngloGold Ashanti;
“effective date”
the business day immediately following the date on which the last of the conditions
precedent listed in paragraph 8 have been fulfilled;
“employee”
any person employed by AngloGold Ashanti from time to time in connection with any
South African operation or division of the company, who is not a participant in any
AngloGold Ashanti employee share incentive scheme, including (without limitation) the
corporate office, but specifically excluding fixed-term contract employees, independent
contractors and employees of contractors who provide services to AngloGold Ashanti;
“empowerment entity”
an entity which is controlled by, and the majority financial interests of which, are
beneficially owned by HDSAs;
“empowerment transaction”
the black economic empowerment transaction concluded between AngloGold Ashanti
and Izingwe, subject to the conditions precedent contained in the Izingwe Subscription
Agreement;
“E shares”
E ordinary shares having a par value of 25 South African cents each in the issued
share capital of AngloGold Ashanti to be created to facilitate the BEE transaction,
subject to the passing of the necessary resolutions detailed in the notice of general
meeting attached to this circular;
“ESOP cancellation formula”
the formula set out in the articles and in the Trust Subscription Agreement in terms of
which the company will cancel the E shares, or a portion of them, on each vesting
date;
“ESOP member”
any employee who falls within Paterson employment bands A, B or C on the effective
date and any person who becomes an employee within Paterson employment bands
A, B or C after the effective date but no later than the fourth anniversary of the effective
date;
“ESOP-OSA”
employee share schemes, similar to the Bokamoso ESOP, that may be implemented
by AngloGold Ashanti in countries other than South Africa, where it conducts mining
operations, representing approximately 0.64% of the issued share capital of
AngloGold Ashanti on the last practicable date;
“ESOP shares”
collectively, the free shares and the E shares to be issued to the trust;
“ESOP Shop”
ESOP Shop (Proprietary) Limited, a private company duly registered and incorporated
with limited liability under the laws of South Africa under registration number
2004/015255/07;
“first allocation date”
1 November 2006;
“free shares”
960,000 ordinary shares to be issued by AngloGold Ashanti to the trust in terms of the
Trust Subscription Agreement, representing approximately 0.35% of the issued share
capital of AngloGold Ashanti on the last practicable date;
“general meeting”
the general meeting of shareholders to be held at 11:00 on Monday,
11 December 2006, at The Country Club Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park,
Johannesburg, South Africa;
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“GhSE”
the Ghana Stock Exchange;
“HDSA”
an historically disadvantaged South African, being any natural person disadvantaged
in law by unfair discrimination before the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
Act, No. 200 of 1993, came into operation;
“IDRs”
the unsponsored International Depositary Receipts trading on Euronext Brussels, each
of which represents one AngloGold Ashanti share;
“Izingwe”
Izingwe Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, an empowerment company duly registered and
incorporated with limited liability under the laws of South Africa under registration
number 2005/039358/07;
“Izingwe cancellation formula”
the formula set out in the articles and in the Izingwe Subscription Agreement in terms
of which the company will cancel the E shares issued to Izingwe, or a portion of them,
on each relevant cancellation date;
“Izingwe Subscription Agreement”
the Izingwe subscription and related issues agreement entered into between
AngloGold Ashanti and Izingwe on 1 November 2006 in terms of which, inter alia,
Izingwe will subscribe and AngloGold Ashanti will allot and issue E shares to Izingwe;
“Izingwe transaction notice”
the written notice delivered by Izingwe to AngloGold Ashanti, in respect of the vesting
of the transaction notice shares, stipulating, inter alia, the transaction notice date(s)
and the transaction notice shares;
“independent professional expert”
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, a bank registered in South Africa under
registration number 1962/000738/06;
“JSE”
the JSE Limited, a company duly registered and incorporated with limited liability under
the laws of South Africa under registration number 2005/022939/06, licensed as an
exchange under the South African Securities Services Act, No. 36 of 2004;
“King Code”
South African King Code on Corporate Governance, 2002;
“last practicable date”
3 November 2006, being the last practicable date for inclusion of information prior to
the finalisation of this circular;
“Listings Requirements”
the Listings Requirements of the JSE;
“LSE”
the London Stock Exchange plc, a public company duly registered and incorporated
with limited liability under the laws of England and Wales under registration
number 02075721;
“maturity date”
the seventh anniversary of 1 November 2006, subject to such extensions as may be
applicable in terms of paragraphs 4.3.2 and 5.3.2;
“Mining Charter”
the broad-based socio-economic empowerment charter for the South African mining
industry, developed under section 100 of the MPRDA together with the Charter
Scorecard, and any amended or replacement Mining Charter and/or Charter
Scorecard from time to time;
“morning VWAP”
being the VWAP of all ordinary shares trading on the JSE, from the commencement
of trade until midday;
“new ESOP members”
an ESOP member whose membership of the Bokamoso ESOP shall have
commenced after the effective date;
“NYSE”
the NYSE Group, Inc, a public company duly registered and incorporated with limited
liability under the laws of the State of Delaware under the I.R.S Employer Identification
number 20-2786071, commonly known as “the New York Stock Exchange”;
“ordinary shares”
ordinary shares having a par value of 25 South African cents each in the issued share
capital of AngloGold Ashanti;
“oz”
ounces;
“relevant cancellation date”
each of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of 1 November 2006,
subject to such extensions as may be applicable in terms of paragraphs 4.3.2 and 5.3.2;
“relevant share portion”
the share portion or a portion of such share portion to be cancelled by AngloGold
Ashanti on each vesting date or on each relevant cancellation date, as the context
requires;
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
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“SEC”
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
“Securities Act”
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
“Securities Exchange Act”
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
“SENS”
the Securities Exchange News Service of the JSE;
“share portions”
the five equal portions into which the E shares issued to Izingwe and the ESOP shares
issued to the trust will be divided;
“shareholders”
registered holders of ordinary shares as reflected on the AngloGold Ashanti register
and the sub-register maintained by a CSDP or broker;
“share registrars”
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Limited in South Africa;
Computershare Investor Services PLC in the United Kingdom;
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited in Australia; and
NTHC Limited in Ghana;
“South Africa”
the Republic of South Africa;
“STRATE”
STRATE Limited (registration number 1998/022242/06), an electronic settlement
environment for transactions to be settled and transfer of ownership to be recorded
electronically;
“trade unions”
the registered trade unions with whom AngloGold Ashanti currently has a recognition
agreement namely, the National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity and the United
Association of South Africa;
“transaction notice date”
date on which the Izingwe transaction notice will have been given;
“transaction notice shares”
number of E shares stipulated in the Izingwe transaction notice;
“trust”
the Bokamoso Trust, an empowerment entity established for the purpose of acquiring
and managing the ESOP shares for the benefit of the ESOP members;
“trust deed”
the trust deed establishing the trust and setting out, inter alia, governance related
matters pertaining to the trust and trustees;
“Trust Subscription Agreement”
the trust subscription and related issues agreement entered into between AngloGold
Ashanti and on 1 November 2006 the trust in terms of which, inter alia, the trust will
subscribe and AngloGold Ashanti will allot and issue the ESOP shares to the trust;
“trustees”
the person/s appointed from time to time as trustees of the trust;
“US”
United States of America;
“US$”
US dollar, the US currency;
“vesting date”
in respect of each ESOP member, the dates on which ESOP shares vest in the ESOP
member, the first of such dates being the third anniversary of 1 November 2006, and
each subsequent anniversary of 1 November 2006 up to and including the maturity
date;
“VWAP”
volume weighted average price, being the total value of the securities traded for the
period divided by the total number of securities traded for the period; and
“ZAR” or “R”
Rand, the official currency of South Africa.
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017354/06)
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE share code: ANG
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS
1.
INTRODUCTION
Further to the press announcement released on SENS on Monday, 2 October 2006 regarding the BEE transaction,
AngloGold Ashanti has concluded all agreements necessary to implement the BEE transaction. Subject to the fulfilment of
the conditions precedent in the agreements and conditions precedent in paragraph 8 below, the BEE transaction will be
implemented.
The purpose of this circular is to inform shareholders of the detailed terms of the BEE transaction, the concomitant
amendments to the articles and to convene the general meeting at which the resolutions necessary to approve and
implement the BEE transaction will be proposed.
2.
RATIONALE
AngloGold Ashanti has committed itself to participating in the transformation and development of South Africa for the future
benefit of all South Africans. AngloGold Ashanti fully embraces the Mining Charter and wishes to ensure that AngloGold
Ashanti South Africa is transformed in accordance with the requirements thereof. Accordingly, the company has decided to
implement the Bokamoso ESOP and to enter into the empowerment transaction. The meaning of Bokamoso is “harvesting
for the future”. The implementation of the BEE transaction also gives effect to the undertakings made by AngloGold Ashanti
to the Department of Minerals and Energy at the time that it gained its mineral rights conversions.
The Bokamoso ESOP creates an opportunity for AngloGold Ashanti and the trade unions to ensure a closer alignment of
the interests between employees and the company, and the seeking of shared growth solutions to build partnerships in
areas of shared interest.
The promotion and establishment of the Bokamoso ESOP constitutes a further contribution by AngloGold Ashanti and the
trade unions to the objective of shared growth in South Africa, in that employee share ownership can strengthen the growth
prospects of the company while simultaneously sharing the rewards with employees.
For AngloGold Ashanti, the BEE transaction follows those transactions concluded earlier between AngloGold Ashanti and
African Rainbow Minerals Gold Limited (“ARM”) involving various of the company’s Vaal River and Free State assets. The
Mining Charter requires that every mining company achieve 15% ownership by HDSAs of its South African mining assets
by 1 May 2009, and 26% ownership by 1 May 2014. AngloGold Ashanti, as a result of the transactions entered into with
ARM has transferred 20% of its attributable production in South Africa to HDSAs, and the implementation of the
BEE transaction as proposed in this circular, should finalise its obligation in terms of the Mining Charter.
3.
CREATION OF THE E SHARES
3.1
AngloGold Ashanti will increase its authorised share capital through the creation of a maximum of 4,280,000 E shares.
A maximum of 4,280,000 E shares will be issued by AngloGold Ashanti to the trust and Izingwe, as set out in paragraphs
4.1.2 and 5.2.1 respectively, for purposes of the BEE transaction.
3.2
The full terms of the E shares are set out in special resolution number 2 in the notice of general meeting attached
to this circular. The key terms on the E shares are:
3.2.1
AngloGold Ashanti will have the right to cancel the E shares, or a portion of them, in accordance with the
ESOP and Izingwe cancellation formula, respectively;
3.2.2
the E shares will not be listed;
3.2.3
the E shares which are not cancelled will be converted into ordinary shares; and
3.2.4
the E shares will each be entitled to receive a dividend equal to one-half of the dividend per ordinary share
declared by the company from time to time.
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3.3
The JSE does not ordinarily allow the creation of unlisted securities with voting and other rights attached thereto, but
in the interests of BEE, the JSE has agreed to the creation of the E shares subject to the terms in paragraphs 3.4
to 3.8 below. In addition, the JSE has requested a fair and reasonable opinion as referred to in paragraph 11 and
shareholders will be requested to vote on the BEE transaction as set out in paragraph 9 below.
3.4
Although the E shares will have full voting rights, the holders of the E shares will not be entitled to veto any resolution
that would otherwise have been capable of being passed, or not, by the required majority of votes of the holders of
ordinary shares.
3.5
The E shares will be subject to the Listings Requirements and will not be counted for categorisation purposes in
terms of section 9 of the Listings Requirements.
3.6
The E shares will be held in escrow with AngloGold Ashanti’s attorneys.
3.7
The E shares cannot be transferred by the company to an entity that is not an empowerment entity. The life span of
the E shares will end on the maturity date. Where the Bokamoso ESOP E shares are concerned, the vesting dates
represent a balance between facilitating shorter-term material benefit for employees and longer-term savings
opportunities, as agreed between the company and the trade unions. With the respect to Izingwe’s E shares, Izingwe
is AngloGold Ashanti’s chosen BEE partner because of its relationship with the trust as envisaged in paragraph 6
and the coincidence of its leadership value system with that of AngloGold Ashanti.
3.8
Once the E shares have been issued to the trust and Izingwe as set out in paragraphs 4.1.2 and 5.2.1, respectively,
neither the trust nor Izingwe can dispose of the E shares or a portion of them without the prior written consent of
AngloGold Ashanti.
4.
BOKAMOSO ESOP
4.1
Subscription for ESOP shares
4.1.1
AngloGold Ashanti will establish the trust to acquire and administer the ESOP shares for the benefit of the
ESOP members. The trust will be a non-public shareholder for purposes of the Listings Requirements.
4.1.2
On and with effect from the effective date, the trust will subscribe for and AngloGold Ashanti will allot and
issue to the trust:
– a maximum of 2,880,000 E shares at 38.88% of the 30-day VWAP of an ordinary share trading on the
JSE on the effective date, which represents the expected cost to AngloGold Ashanti of the E shares issued
to the trust; and
– the free shares at the opening price of an ordinary shares on the JSE, on the effective date.
4.1.3
AngloGold Ashanti will carry the cost of the Bokamoso ESOP by making cash payments in terms of the
Assumption of Liability Agreement to the trust amounting to approximately R624 million, which represent the
expected cost to AngloGold Ashanti of the Bokamoso ESOP.
4.1.4
In terms of the Trust Subscription Agreement, the trust cannot sell the ESOP shares or a portion of them
without the prior written consent of AngloGold Ashanti.
4.1.5
The ESOP shares will constitute 1.4% (after the issue of the ESOP shares to the trust and the E shares to
Izingwe, respectively) of AngloGold Ashanti’s issued share capital.
4.1.6
The Mining Charter promotes the employment of people from the major labour sending areas (being Lesotho,
Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique) and it prohibits discrimination against foreign migrant labour. Further,
AngloGold Ashanti understands the Department of Minerals and Energy to extend the definition of HDSA, for
purposes of the South African mining industry, to include people from the major labour sending areas.
Accordingly, approximately 90% of all ESOP members, including black employees from the major labour
sending areas, will be HDSAs. Approximately 2.2% of ESOP members will be white women and 54% will be
black South African citizens.
4.2
Allocation of shares
4.2.1
Each ESOP member will be allocated ESOP shares according to the date of commencement of their
membership of the Bokamoso ESOP as follows:
   if membership commenced on the effective date, then on the first allocation date that member will be
allocated 90 E shares and 30 free shares;
–   if membership commenced on the first anniversary of the first allocation date, then on that allocation date
that ESOP member will be allocated 72 E shares and 24 free shares;
   if membership commenced on the second anniversary of the first allocation date, then on that allocation
date that ESOP member will be allocated 54 E shares and 18 free shares;
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–   if membership commenced on the third anniversary of the first allocation date, then on that allocation date
that ESOP member will be allocated 36 E shares and 12 free shares; and
–   if membership commenced on the fourth anniversary of the first allocation date, then on that allocation
date that ESOP member will be allocated 18 E shares and 6 free shares.
4.2.2
Any ESOP shares held by the trust which have not been allocated to ESOP members on the fifth, sixth and
seventh anniversaries of the first allocation date will be allocated equally to all current ESOP members on
that date.
4.3
Vesting
4.3.1
Subject to paragraph 4.10 below, on each vesting date, there will vest in each ESOP member who has been
an ESOP member for not less than three years:
– 18 E shares; and
– 6 free shares.
4.3.2
If the application of the ESOP cancellation formula to the shares that will vest in accordance with
paragraph 4.3.1 above would have resulted in all of the E shares vesting in ESOP members on any vesting
date being cancelled, then that vesting date in respect of E shares only, will be automatically delayed for six
months from the relevant vesting date.
4.4
Dividends
4.4.1
The dividends declared and paid to the trust in respect of the free shares will accrue and be paid to ESOP
members, pro rata to the number of ESOP shares allocated to them.
4.4.2
The dividends declared and paid to the trust in respect of E shares will accrue as follows:
–   first to the trust, to the extent required to pay the trust’s expenses excluding administration costs; and
–   the balance remaining will thereafter accrue and be paid to ESOP members, pro rata to the number of
ESOP shares allocated to them.
4.5
Cancellation of E shares by AngloGold Ashanti
4.5.1
AngloGold Ashanti will be entitled to cancel the E shares on each relevant cancellation date in accordance
with paragraphs 4.5.2 and 4.5.3 below. The E shares converted into ordinary shares as envisaged in
paragraphs 4.5.2 and 4.5.3 will accrue to the trust.
4.5.2
Subject to paragraph 4.3.2, on each relevant cancellation date, AngloGold Ashanti will:
–   ascertain the morning VWAP of an ordinary share on the relevant cancellation date;
–   calculate the number of E shares which AngloGold Ashanti will cancel in respect of the relevant share
portion (“cancellation shares”) in accordance with paragraph 4.5.3;
–   subject to paragraph 4.3.2 above, cancel the cancellation shares;
–   procure the conversion of the E shares which will not have been cancelled (“the conversion shares”), into
ordinary shares; and
–   procure that the conversion shares, after their conversion into ordinary shares, will be listed on the JSE.
4.5.3
The number of E shares to be cancelled by AngloGold Ashanti will be determined as follows:
B – C + D
A =
E
where:
A   is the number of cancellation shares which AngloGold Ashanti will be entitled to cancel, which number will
not be greater than the number of E shares constituting the relevant share portion;
B   is 90% of the 30-day VWAP of an ordinary share on the JSE on the effective date multiplied by the number
of E shares constituting the relevant share portion (“the opening balance”);
C   is the amount equal to 50% of the aggregate dividends per ordinary share paid by AngloGold Ashanti (“the
reduction”) during the period commencing on the effective date and terminating on the relevant cancellation
date (“the relevant period”), multiplied by the number of E shares constituting the relevant share portion;
D   is an increment, calculated by the application of an escalation factor (“the factor”) of 7%, nominal annual
compounded monthly in arrears, to the opening balance in respect of the relevant period, provided that
there will be taken into account, in the application of the factor, the reduction and further provided that the
reduction will be deemed to have reduced the total amount to which the factor will be applied from time to
time, on the same dates and in the same proportions as AngloGold Ashanti will from time to time have
declared and paid dividends to the holders of ordinary shares; and
E   is the morning VWAP, as ascertained in paragraph 4.5.2 above.
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4.6
Administration expenses
4.6.1
AngloGold Ashanti has offered to administer the Bokamoso ESOP on behalf of the trust at no cost to the
trust.
4.6.2
Trust expenses, excluding administration costs, will be divided between the trust and AngloGold Ashanti such
that AngloGold Ashanti bears two-thirds of the cost, and the trust one-third, which will be paid out of the
dividends paid to the trust in respect of the E shares.
4.6.3
In the event that the dividends paid to the trust in respect of the E shares are insufficient to pay the trust’s
share of the trust expenses (excluding administration costs), AngloGold Ashanti will pay any shortfall so
arising.
4.7
Appointment of trustees
4.7.1
A minimum of three and a maximum of nine trustees will be appointed to administer the trust. Trustees will
be appointed as follows:
   the National Union of Mineworkers will appoint up to two trustees;
–   Solidarity and the United Association of South Africa will appoint one trustee each;
–   AngloGold Ashanti will be entitled, but not obliged, to appoint one trustee; and
–   AngloGold Ashanti and the trade unions shall, by agreement between them, appoint up to four
independent persons as trustees, at least one of whom will be suitably qualified to participate in the
financial management of the trust.
4.7.2
Trustees will not be ESOP members, unless the trade unions nominate an AngloGold Ashanti employee as
a trustee acting on their behalf. The majority of trustees will be HDSAs.
4.8
Voting
Notwithstanding the allocation of ESOP shares to ESOP members, the trust will remain able and entitled to exercise
all voting rights attaching to all ESOP shares held by the trust until such shares vest in the ESOP members as
contemplated in the Bokamoso ESOP rules.
4.9
Distributions
On a vesting date, benefits to which ESOP members have become entitled, will be paid and/or distributed by the
trustees, to the ESOP member in accordance with his wishes and subject to the Bokamoso ESOP rules.
4.10   Share allocation where ESOP shares are insufficient
The Bokamoso ESOP rules make detailed provision for the position in the event that on any relevant allocation date
insufficient ESOP shares are available to allocate to ESOP members who join the ESOP after the first allocation date
(“new ESOP members”). Further, the Bokamoso ESOP rules make detailed provision for the vesting of ESOP shares
and the payment of dividends where insufficient ESOP shares were available to allocate to new ESOP members.
AngloGold Ashanti will not issue more ESOP shares than those envisaged in paragraph 4.1.2 above.
4.11   Termination of employment
The Bokamoso ESOP rules make detailed provision for the position in the event of retrenchment, retirement,
promotions or appointments into employee categories that participate in other employee incentive schemes of
AngloGold Ashanti, as well as death, dismissal or resignation of ESOP members.
4.12   Amendments to the articles
In order to implement the Bokamoso ESOP, AngloGold Ashanti is required to amend its articles to attach certain
rights and restrictions on the E shares. These proposed amendments are set out in special resolution number 2 in
the notice of general meeting attached to this circular.
5.
THE EMPOWERMENT TRANSACTION
5.1
Information relating to Izingwe
Izingwe is an empowerment investment vehicle led by Sipho Pityana, who has occupied strategic roles in both the
public and private sectors. He was a senior executive of Nedbank Limited and is currently a non-executive director
of several companies including Bytes Technology Group Limited, African Oxygen Limited, Munich Re and Aberdare
Cables Limited.
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Izingwe is a significant investor in mining, engineering and infrastructure development. It is an active and long-term
shareholder in the companies in which it invests and it makes focussed and value enhancing interventions in its
underlying investments. It also has strong operational strengths and strategic alliances.
5.2
Subscription for E shares
5.2.1
On and with effect from the effective date, Izingwe will subscribe for and AngloGold Ashanti will allot and issue
to Izingwe 1,400,000 E shares, at their par value of 25 cents per share, constituting 0.5% (after the issue of
the ESOP shares to the trust and E shares to Izingwe, respectively) of AngloGold Ashanti’s issued share
capital.
5.2.2
The E shares issued to Izingwe will have broadly similar terms to those issued to the trust.
5.2.3
In terms of the Izingwe Subscription Agreement, Izingwe may not dispose of all or a portion of the E shares
issued to Izingwe by the company other than to AngloGold Ashanti, without the prior written consent of
AngloGold Ashanti.
5.3
Cancellation of E shares by AngloGold Ashanti
5.3.1
AngloGold Ashanti will be entitled to cancel the E shares on each relevant cancellation date in accordance
with paragraphs 5.3.3 and 5.3.4 below. The E shares that are not cancelled and are converted into ordinary
shares as envisaged in paragraphs 5.3.3 and 5.3.4 will accrue to Izingwe.
5.3.2
Izingwe will be entitled to deliver a maximum of six Izingwe transaction notices in respect of each relevant
share portion or part thereof, provided that Izingwe will deliver Izingwe transaction notices in respect of all the
E shares constituting the relevant share portion during the cancellation period.
5.3.3
On the delivery by Izingwe of each Izingwe transaction notice, AngloGold Ashanti will:
–   ascertain the morning VWAP of an ordinary share on the JSE on the day on which the Izingwe transaction
notice is delivered;
–   calculate the number of E shares which AngloGold Ashanti will cancel in respect of the Izingwe transaction
notice (“cancellation shares”) in accordance with paragraph 5.3.4 below;
–   cancel the cancellation shares;
–   procure the conversion of the E shares which will not have been cancelled (“the conversion shares”), into
ordinary shares;
–   procure that the conversion shares, after their conversion into ordinary shares, will be listed on the JSE.
5.3.4
On each relevant cancellation date, the number of E shares to be cancelled by AngloGold Ashanti will be
determined as follows:
B – C + D
A =
E
where:
A   will be the number of cancellation shares, which number will not be greater than the number of E shares
constituting the relevant share portion, or, where the transaction notice shares are less than the number
of E shares constituting the relevant share portion, greater than the number of transaction notice shares;
  will be 90% of the 30-day VWAP of an ordinary share on the JSE on the effective date multiplied by the
number of transaction notice shares (“the opening balance”);
  is the amount (“the reduction”) equal to 50% of the aggregate dividends per ordinary share paid by
AngloGold Ashanti during the period commencing on the effective date and terminating on the transaction
notice date (“the relevant period”), multiplied by the number of transaction notice shares;
D   is an increment, calculated by the application of an escalation factor (“the factor”) of 8%, nominal annual
compounded monthly in arrears, to the opening balance in respect of the relevant period, provided that
there will be taken into account, in the application of the factor, the reduction and further provided that the
reduction will be deemed to have reduced the total amount to which the factor will be applied from time to
time, on the same dates and in the same proportions as AngloGold Ashanti will from time to time have
declared and paid dividends to the holders of ordinary shares; and
E   is the morning VWAP, as ascertained in paragraph 5.3.3 above.
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5.4
Entitlement to subscribe
5.4.1
Izingwe will be entitled, by not later than 15 business days after the transaction notice date, to subscribe for
such number of ordinary shares as will not exceed the number of cancellation shares, for a subscription price
per ordinary share equal to the ordinary share price on the JSE on the transaction notice date.
5.4.2
The number of ordinary shares issued by AngloGold Ashanti pursuant to paragraph 5.4.1 above will
not exceed the number of E shares issued to Izingwe at the inception of the empowerment transaction,
being 1,400,000.
6.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRUST AND IZINGWE
AngloGold Ashanti, the trade unions and Izingwe have identified the potential for a formal relationship to be established
between the trust and Izingwe, which will determine areas of co-operation and define an active role for Izingwe in
representing the interests of both the trust and Izingwe (“the parties”). These potential areas may include co-operation on
the following:
   the possibility of the parties working together and co-operating as shareholders in AngloGold Ashanti;
–   specific areas where Izingwe can play an active role in the business of AngloGold Ashanti. These are areas where
Izingwe could represent both parties’ interests and where, as a result of their involvement, they could act as a channel
of communication to the trust on operational issues. This includes participation on transformation initiatives,
representations at Board and management committees and involvement on human resource issues;
–   Izingwe playing a role and/or representing the interests of both parties in new business initiatives and projects within
AngloGold Ashanti and/or components of the business that are particularly sensitive to transformation issues, such as
procurement and beneficiation; and
   Izingwe providing skills and assistance to the trust on a basis to be mutually agreed between them so as to maximise
the value and growth of the trust.
Accordingly, it is the intention of the parties to embark upon their relationship of cooperation and enter into specific bilateral
agreements, in appropriate cases, to deal with specific issues that may arise in the furtherance and implementation of the
general cooperative relationship between the parties.
7.
DIRECTORS’ DISCRETION TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL ORDINARY SHARES IN TERMS OF AN ESOP-OSA
AngloGold Ashanti is considering implementing employee share schemes similar to the Bokamoso ESOP in countries,
other than South Africa, where it conducts mining operations. The ESOP-OSA may involve the issue of ordinary shares
and accordingly, shareholders’ approval will be required to issue a maximum of 1,760,000 ordinary shares for this purpose
by the company, at its discretion. The company, in its discretion, will have until 31 December 2009 to implement the ESOP-
OSA, after which date, shareholders’ authority will lapse.
To the extent that the ESOP-OSA is implemented and requires exchange control approval from the South African Reserve
Bank Exchange Control Department, such approval will be sought prior to any implementation and no ordinary shares will
be issued in terms of the ESOP-OSA until such exchange control approval has been received.
8.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
The BEE transaction is subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions precedent:
–   the passing of all necessary resolutions by the requisite majority of shareholders at the general meeting; and
–   the registration of the special resolutions set out in the notice of general meeting attached to the circular by CIPRO.
9.
SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
The issue of E shares and/or ordinary shares to the trust, Izingwe and ESOP-OSA as envisaged in paragraphs 4, 5 and 7
above constitute specific issues of shares for cash in terms of the Listings Requirements. Such issues require the approval
of an ordinary resolution by a 75% majority vote of shareholders in general meeting present in person or by proxy.
The creation of the E shares and the concomitant amendments to the articles require the approval of a special resolution
by 75% of shareholders in general meeting present in person or by proxy.
10.   UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
The unaudited pro forma financial information of AngloGold Ashanti was prepared in order to show the effects of the issue,
assuming that the issue took place to its full extent on 1 January 2006 for purposes of the income statement for the nine
month period ended and as at 30 September 2006 for purposes of the balance sheet. The information is the responsibility
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of the directors of AngloGold Ashanti and has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and may not, because of its
nature, fairly present the issuer’s financial position, changes in equity, results of operations or cash flows. It does not
purport to be indicative of what the results or financial results would have been if the issue had actually occurred at an
earlier date.
The unaudited pro forma financial information of AngloGold Ashanti should be read in conjunction with the notes thereto
and the report of Ernst & Young (Annexure 2).
Unaudited pro forma per share information for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2006
The pro forma historical financial effects of the issue are as follows:
Before the
After the
Movement
For the nine-month period ended 30 September 2006
issue
issue
(%)
Net asset value per share
1
US cents
1,061
1,041
(1.89)
Net tangible asset value per share
1
US cents
914
897
(1.86)
Cash gross profit per share
2
US cents
449
440
(2.00)
Basic earnings per share
3
US cents
10
(1)
(110.00)
Diluted earnings per share
4
US cents
10
(1)
(110.00)
Headline earnings per share
5
US cents
9
(2)
(122.22)
Headline earnings adjusted for the effect
of unrealised non-hedge derivatives, fair
value adjustment on convertible bonds and
interest rate swap per share
6
US cents
135
122
(9.63)
Weighted average number of shares in issue
7
271,588,698
275,518,698
1.45
Weighted average diluted number of shares
in issue
8
271,713,372
275,643,372
1.45
Number of shares in issue
9
275,258,118
280,498,118
1.90
Net debt to net capital employed
10
18.7%
18.7%
In these pro formas, shares refers to AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares.
Notes:
1.
Net asset value per share is computed by dividing total equity by the number of shares in issue. Net tangible asset value per share
is computed by dividing total equity (excluding intangible assets) by the number of shares in issue.
2.
The cash gross profit per share computation has been based on the weighted average number of shares in issue.
3.
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares in issue.
4.
The diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average diluted number of shares in issue.
5.
Headline earnings removes items of a capital nature from the calculation of earnings per share. Headline earnings per share is
computed by dividing headline earnings by the weighted average number of shares in issue.
6.
Headline earnings adjusted for the effect of unrealised non-hedge derivatives, fair value adjustment on convertible bonds and interest
rate swaps divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue.
7.
The weighted average number of shares in issue was 271,588,698 for the period ended 30 September 2006 and as a result of the
issuance of 5,240,000 shares, the weighted average number of shares in issue for that period would have been 275,518,698.
8.
The weighted average diluted number of shares in issue was 271,713,372 for the period ended 30 September 2006 and as a result
of the issuance of 5,240,000 shares, the weighted average diluted number of shares in issue for that period would have been
275,643,372. The weighted average diluted number of shares in issue for the period ended 30 September does not assume the effect
of 15,384,615 shares issuable upon the conversion of the convertible bonds, as their effects are anti-dilutive.
9.
The number of shares in issue as at 30 September 2006 was 275,258,118 and, as a result of the issue, the number of shares in issue
as at that date would have been 280,498,118. This assumes that all E shares will convert into ordinary shares.
10. Net debt includes both long-term and short-term debt and is net of cash. Net capital employed is calculated as shareholders’ equity
adjusted for other comprehensive income and deferred taxation, plus minority interests, interest bearing debt, less cash.
11.   OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION
The independent professional expert appointed by AngloGold Ashanti in terms of the Listings Requirements has
considered the terms and conditions of the BEE transaction, including the issue of the E shares as contemplated in the
circular, and is of the opinion that such terms and conditions are fair and reasonable to the shareholders.
The independent professional expert’s report is included as Annexure 3.
The directors have considered the terms and conditions of the BEE transaction together with the opinion of the
independent professional expert and are of the opinion that such terms and conditions are in the best interests of
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AngloGold Ashanti and its shareholders. The directors accordingly recommend that shareholders vote in favour of the
resolutions necessary to implement the BEE transaction. All the directors who hold shares in AngloGold Ashanti will vote
in favour of the resolutions necessary to implement the BEE transaction.
12.  SALIENT INFORMATION ON ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
12.1   Background information
The AngloGold Ashanti Group conducts gold mining operations in Africa, North and South America and Australia and
undertakes exploration activities worldwide. In addition, AngloGold Ashanti is involved in the manufacturing,
marketing and selling of gold products, as well as the development of markets for gold. AngloGold Ashanti,
headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a global gold company with a portfolio of long-life, relatively low-
cost assets and differing orebody types in key gold producing regions. As at 31 December 2005, AngloGold Ashanti
had gold reserves of 63.3Moz. For the year ended 31 December 2005, AngloGold Ashanti had total revenues, in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, of US$2,730 million and gold production of 6.166Moz,
produced at a total cash cost of US$281/oz.
AngloGold Ashanti (formerly AngloGold Limited) (registration number 1944/017354/06) was incorporated in the
Republic of South Africa in 1944 under the name of Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company Limited and in
South Africa, is subject to the South African Companies Act, No. 61 of 1973, as amended. AngloGold Ashanti
resulted from the consolidation of the gold interests of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited and its
associated companies into a single focused, independent gold company in 1998. At the time AngloGold Ashanti’s
production and reserve base were primarily located in South Africa (96.6% of 1997 production and 99% of reserves
as at 31 December 1997), and one of AngloGold Ashanti’s primary objectives was to achieve greater geographic and
orebody diversity. Through a combination of merger, acquisition and disposal initiatives as well as organic growth
activities, AngloGold Ashanti has developed a high quality, well diversified asset portfolio resulting in:
–   production from 20 operations in ten countries – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia, South
Africa, Tanzania and the United States of America;
–   for the year ended 31 December 2005, 57% of production and 58% of reserves being from outside of South
Africa; and
–   production from a broad variety of orebody types with open-pit and underground mines.
On 26 April 2004, AngloGold acquired the entire issued share capital of Ashanti at an exchange ratio
of 0.29 ordinary shares for every Ashanti share pursuant to a scheme of arrangement which was confirmed by the
High Court in Ghana. AngloGold changed its name to AngloGold Ashanti on the same day. AngloGold Ashanti’s
offices are detailed on page 4 under corporate information.
AngloGold Ashanti will continue to pursue a strategy of achieving a balanced geographic and orebody diversity but
will only consider opportunities to increase reserves and production through expansion projects, brownfields and
greenfields exploration and acquisition of new assets, with the objective of enhancing shareholder value. Anglo
American plc has announced that it intends to reduce its shareholding in AngloGold Ashanti while still remaining a
significant shareholder in the medium term, thereby providing AngloGold Ashanti strategic flexibility in considering
any such opportunities.
AngloGold Ashanti’s strategy is currently focused on three key initiatives:
Optimising the value of its asset base: AngloGold Ashanti seeks to enhance margins by managing costs through
a number of continuing initiatives, including:
   increased efficiency by way of optimised material usage, enhanced productivity, rationalisation of overhead
structures and facilities, management and reductions in the use of contractors;
   a focused procurement strategy aimed at reductions in purchases prices, reductions in internal costs (including
logistics, warehousing and administration), reductions or optimisation of external costs (through joint research and
development, substitution and increased productivity);
–   furthermore, AngloGold Ashanti remains focused on seeking to optimise and maximise the value to be derived
from its existing assets through various initiatives and investments, including:
–   fully funding organic growth projects designed and assessed against a strict set of financial criteria with the
objective of enhancing shareholder value;
–   turning around assets in transition. In particular this includes various initiatives to re-capitalise, increase
development and mining flexibility and ultimately gold production from current levels at the Obuasi mine in Ghana;
and
–   managing near-end-of-life mines to cost effective socially responsible mine closures.
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Realising growth initiatives with the objective of enhancing shareholder value: In addition to organic growth via
the development of projects designed to enhance shareholder value at new and existing operations, AngloGold
Ashanti also intends to grow via a focused exploration and acquisition strategy:
–   Greenfields/brownfields exploration: AngloGold Ashanti has a well-established exploration capability. In 2005 there
was expenditure of US$37 million on greenfields exploration in 12 countries and US$42 million on brownfields
exploration across ten countries. Its greenfields exploration activity extends to various “New Frontier” regions
including Australia, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, the Philippines, Laos and Russia;
–   Mergers and Acquisitions: In addition to the many large transforming mergers and acquisitions which AngloGold
Ashanti has undertaken since 1998 including the acquisition of its assets in North and South America from
Minorco SA, the acquisition of Acacia Resources which established its base in Australia, the acquisition of its
interest in the Morila mine in Mali, the initial acquisition of a 50% interest in the Geita mine in Tanzania and
ultimately the merger with Ashanti (which merger, amongst acquiring other assets, also resulted in AngloGold
Ashanti owning 100% of Geita), AngloGold Ashanti continues to consider and assess potential acquisitions
against a set of financial criteria designed to enhance shareholder value, which it believes could result in the
growth of its business both in the regions where it currently operates as well as in its “New Frontier” regions; and
–   Partnerships and alliances: AngloGold Ashanti has developed a strategy of working with smaller companies in
order to explore opportunities in prospective areas. Partnerships established to date include the acquisition of
minority interests in Red 5 Limited, with assets in the Philippines, Trans-Siberian Gold plc, with assets in Russia
and Dynasty Gold Corporation, with assets in China, as well as exploration alliance agreements with Oxiana
Limited in Laos and with Eurasia plc in respect of the Chita and Buryat regions of Russia. In addition, AngloGold
Ashanti announced in September 2006 that it had entered into a 50:50 strategic alliance with the Russian gold
and silver producer, OAO Inter-Regional Research and Production Association Polymetal, in terms of which,
AngloGold Ashanti and Polymetal will cooperate in exploration, acquisition and development of gold mining
opportunities within the Russian Federation.
Sustaining and creating future gold demand: AngloGold Ashanti is committed to supporting the growth of existing
markets for gold as well as the development of new markets for gold via various gold marketing and market
development initiatives.
12.2   Share capital of AngloGold Ashanti
AngloGold Ashanti’s authorised and issued share capital is detailed below.
A redeemable
B redeemable
Ordinary
preference
preference
shares
shares
shares
E shares
Authorised at last practicable
date:
– number
400,000,000
2,000,000
5,000,000
– amount                                         ZAR100,000,000
ZAR1,000,000
ZAR50,000
Issued at last practicable
date:
– number
275,262,318
2,000,000
778,896
– nominal amount
ZAR68,815,580
ZAR1,000,000
ZAR7,789
– share premium amount
ZAR22,008,747,892
ZAR117,456,000
ZAR194,716,211
– total share capital
ZAR22,077,563,472
ZAR118,456,000
ZAR194,724,000
Authorised at allocation
dates:
– number
400,000,000
2,000,000
5,000,000
4,280,000
– amount                                         ZAR100,000,000
ZAR1,000,000
ZAR50,000
ZAR1,070,000
Issued at allocation dates:
– number
276,222,318
2,000,000
778,896
4,280,000
– nominal amount
ZAR69,055,795
ZAR1,000,000
ZAR7,789
ZAR1,070,000
– share premium amount*
ZAR22,296,507,892
ZAR117,456,000
ZAR194,716,211
– total share capital*
ZAR22,365,563,687
ZAR118,456,000
ZAR194,724,000
ZAR1,070,000
*Based on a 30-day VWAP of an ordinary share trading on the JSE of R300 per share.
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The ordinary shares, the E shares and the A redeemable preference shares have voting rights, while the B redeemable
preference shares have voting rights only under certain circumstances and, in respect of each of these classes of
shares, there is no provision in the articles for cumulative voting.
All of the issued ordinary shares, A redeemable preference shares and B redeemable preference shares are fully
paid and are not subject to further calls or assessment by AngloGold Ashanti.
All of the A redeemable preference shares and B redeemable preference shares are held by Eastvaal Gold Holdings
Limited, AngloGold Ashanti’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The articles provide that the A redeemable preference shares
and B redeemable preference shares are not transferable.
All of the E shares will facilitate the implementation of the BEE transaction as detailed in this circular.
13.   DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
13.1   Information on directors
Name
Function
Business address
South African if not otherwise
indicated below
Russell Philip Edey (64)
Independent non-executive
New Court
(British)
director and Chairman
St Swithin’s Lane
London EC4P 4DU
Dr Thokoana James Motlatsi (55)
Independent non-executive
121 Eloff Street Ext
director and Deputy
Selby
chairman
Johannesburg 2001
Robert Michael Godsell (54)
Executive director and
11 Diagonal Street
Chief Executive Officer
Johannesburg 2001
Frank Bentley Arisman (62)
Independent non-executive
No. 7 St Luke’s Place
(American)
director
New York NY 10014
Reginald Emmanuel Bannerman (72)
Independent non-executive
87 Liberty Avenue
(Ghanaian)
director
Accra
Ghana
Elisabeth le Roux Bradley (67)
Independent non-executive
10 Anerley Road
director
Parktown
Johannesburg 2193
Colin Bertram Brayshaw (71)
Independent non-executive
Coronation Place
director
Freestone Park
135 Patricia Road
Sandton 2196
Arthur Harry Calver (59)
Non-independent
45 Main Street
(British)
non-executive 
Johannesburg 2001
alternate director
Roberto Carvalho Silva (55)
Executive director:
11 Diagonal Street
(Brazilian)
Chief operating officer
Johannesburg 2001
– International
Dr Samuel Esson Jonah (56)
Non-independent
1st Floor
(Ghanaian)
non-executive director
AMB Building
and President
18 Fricker Road
Illovo 2196
René Médori (49)
Non-independent
20 Carlton House Terrace
(French)
non-executive director
London SW1Y 5AN
Joseph Henry Mensah (78)
Independent non-executive
1 Ninth Estate Road
(Ghanaian)
director
Kanda
Accra
Ghana
William Alan Nairn (61)
Non-independent
44 Main Street
non-executive director
Johannesburg 2001
Prof. Wiseman Lumkile Nkuhlu (62)
Independent non-executive
2nd Floor, Summit Place
director
15 School Road, corner Rivonia Road
Morningside 2196
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Name
Function
Business address
Neville Francis Nicolau (47)
Executive Director:
11 Diagonal Street
Chief operating officer
Johannesburg 2001
– Africa
Simon Robert Thompson (47)
Non-independent
20 Carlton House Terrace
(British)
non-executive director
London SW1Y 5AN
Anthony John Trahar (57)
Non-independent
44 Main Street
non-executive director
Johannesburg 2001
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (41)
Executive director: Finance
11 Diagonal Street
(British)
Johannesburg 2001
Peter Graeme Whitcutt (41)
Non-independent
20 Carlton House Terrace
non-executive alternate
London SW1Y 5AN
director
13.2   Directors’ interests in securities
At the last practicable date, the directors’ direct and indirect beneficial and non-beneficial interests in AngloGold
Ashanti’s issued ordinary share capital, which interests do not individually exceed 0.1%, are as follows:
Beneficial
Beneficial
Non-beneficial
(1)
Direct
Indirect
Executive directors
R Carvalho Silva
R M Godsell
13,010
N F Nicolau
3,000
S Venkatakrishnan
652
Sub-total
16,662
Non-executive directors
F B Arisman
2,000
R E Bannerman
Mrs E le R Bradley
23,423
13,027
C B Brayshaw
R P Edey
1,000
S E Jonah
18,469
R Médori
J H Mensah
T J Motlatsi
W A Nairn
W L Nkuhlu
S R Thompson
A J Trahar
Sub-total
18,469
26,423
13,027
Alternates
A H Calver
46
P G Whitcutt
Sub-total
46
Total
35,131
26,469
13,027
(1)
The director derives no personal benefit.
Other than listed above, the directors do not have any interest in the share capital of AngloGold Ashanti.
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13.3    Directors’ remuneration
The remuneration receivable by directors will not be varied as a consequence of the BEE transaction.
13.4    Directors’ interests in transactions
The directors had no material beneficial interests, directly or indirectly, in transactions effected by AngloGold Ashanti
during the current or immediately preceding financial year or any transaction during any financial year which remains
in any respect, outstanding or unperformed.
None of the directors will benefit from the implementation of the BEE transaction.
13.5    Information on senior management
Name
Function
Business address
Charles Carter (44)
Executive Officer – Investor Relations
11 Diagonal Street
BA (Hons), DPhil
Johannesburg 2001
Dave Diering (55)
Executive Officer – Business Planning:
11 Diagonal Street
BSc, AMP
Africa
Johannesburg 2001
Richard Duffy (42)
Executive Officer – Business
11 Diagonal Street
BCom, MBA
Development
Johannesburg 2001
Dawn Earp (44)
Executive Officer – Finance
11 Diagonal Street
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)
Johannesburg 2001
Don Ewigleben (52)
Executive Officer – Law, Safety,
11 Diagonal Street
BSc, DJur
Health and Environment
Johannesburg 2001
Ben Guenther (54)
Executive Officer – International
11 Diagonal Street
BS (Min. Eng)
Technical
Johannesburg 2001
Hester Hickey (52)
Executive Officer – Head of Risk
11 Diagonal Street
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Johannesburg 2001
Steve Lenahan (51)
Executive Officer – Corporate Affairs
11 Diagonal Street
BSoc Sc, MSc
Johannesburg 2001
Mark Lynam (45)
Executive Officer – Treasury
11 Diagonal Street
BEng (Mech)
Johannesburg 2001
Fritz Neethling (54)
Executive Officer – Africa:
11 Diagonal Street
BSc (Mech. Eng)
Open-Pit Mining
Johannesburg 2001
Peter Rowe (57)
Executive Officer – Corporate
11 Diagonal Street
BSc (Chem. Eng)
Technical Group
Johannesburg 2001
Thero Setiloane (47)
Executive Officer – Marketing
11 Diagonal Street
FAE, BSc (Mech Eng)
Johannesburg 2001
Nigel Unwin (53)
Executive Officer – Human Resources
11 Diagonal Street
BA
and Information Technology
Johannesburg 2001
Yedwa Simelane (41)
Executive Officer and Managing
11 Diagonal Street
BA LLB, FILPA, MAP
Secretary
Johannesburg 2001
14.   CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
14.1   Compliance with King Code
AngloGold Ashanti is compliant with the King Code except in a few areas where the company has chosen not to
adhere. Areas of non-compliance with the King Code are detailed below.
In order to comply with AngloGold Ashanti’s obligations in terms of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the King Code, and
in the interests of good governance, AngloGold Ashanti has adopted a code of ethics for employees, a code of ethics
for senior financial officers, and a whistle-blowing policy that encourages employees and other stakeholders to
confidentially report acts of an unethical or illegal nature affecting AngloGold Ashanti’s interests. Both codes and the
whistle-blowing policy are available on the AngloGold Ashanti website.
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14.2   The Board
The Board comprises a unitary board structure of 17 directors and 2 alternate directors. The Board has an
independent chairman and deputy chairman, six independent non-executive directors, four executive directors and
seven non-executive, non-independent directors. The Board assumes complete responsibility for the activities of the
company, including the total risk management framework of the company. The Board has a written charter that
governs its powers, functions and responsibilities.
Appointments to the Board are dealt with by the Board as a whole and nominations are submitted by the nominations
committee for consideration. AngloGold Ashanti has procedures in place for appointments to the Board.
Directors’ retirement follows a staggered process with one-third of the directors retiring every three years at the
annual general meeting. The Board is authorised by the articles to appoint new directors, provided such appointees
retire at the next annual general meeting and stand for election by shareholders.
14.3   Board committees
To facilitate the activities and deliberations of the Board, the Board has established nine subcommittees, comprising
members of the Board, with written terms of reference governing the powers, functions and activities of each sub-
committee.
The audit and corporate governance committee, the nominations committee and the remuneration committee are
discussed below.
14.4   Audit and corporate governance committee
The audit and corporate governance committee, inclusive of its chairman, comprises five independent non-executive
directors. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires the Board to identify a financial expert from its ranks. The Board has
resolved that Mr Brayshaw, chairman of the committee, is the Board’s financial expert. All members of the committee
have considerable financial knowledge and experience to help oversee and guide the Board and the company in
respect of the audit and corporate governance disciplines.
The Board considers it unnecessary for the chief executive officer to attend meetings of the committee but, if
required, may attend by invitation from the chairman of the committee. Contrary to the recommendation of the King
Code, the Board considers that the Board chairman possesses invaluable experience and knowledge warranting his
membership of the committee and that the chief executive officer need not be a member of the committee as a result
of the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in relation to independent directors membership of the committee.
The audit and corporate governance committee is responsible for, inter alia:
   the appointment and dismissal of the external auditors; determining and approving external auditors’ fees;
overseeing the work of the external auditors; determining all non-audit work of the external auditors including
consulting work, and pre-approving non-audit fees to be paid to the external auditors and ensuring that the
external auditors report regularly to the committee;
–   overseeing the internal audit function; receiving regular report back from group internal audit manager;
appointment and dismissal of group internal audit manager;
   assessing and reviewing the company’s risk management framework; and
–   monitoring the group’s corporate governance practices in relation to regulatory requirements and guidelines.
The audit and corporate governance committee meets at a minimum, four times per annum.
14.5   The nominations committee
The appointment of directors is a matter for the Board as a whole but the nominations committee is responsible for
determining and recommending suitable candidates to the Board. The nominations committee is also responsible for
establishing and reviewing succession plans for members of the Board, and particularly that of the chief executive
officer and Board chairman.
The nominations committee has seven members of whom five are independent. The chairman is an independent
director. The nominations committee meets as and when required by the Board.
14.6   The remuneration committee
The remuneration committee is responsible for evaluating the performance of the executive directors and executive
officers, and setting appropriate remuneration for such officers of the company. The performances of the executive
directors are considered relative to the prevailing business climate, market conditions as well as annual evaluations
to assess the level of achievement of key predetermined objectives.
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The remuneration committee comprises four directors, three of whom are independent, and an independent
chairman. The committee meets at least annually, however additional meetings of the committee may be convened
as and when required.
14.7   Disclosures policy
AngloGold Ashanti subscribes to a policy of full, accurate and consistent communication in respect of both its
financial and operating affairs. To this end, AngloGold Ashanti has adopted a Disclosures Policy, the object of which
is to ensure compliance with the rules of the various exchanges on which it is listed and provide timely, accurate and
reliable information fairly to all stakeholders including investors (and potential investors), regulators and analysts. The
policy is publicly available from the AngloGold Ashanti website.
14.8   Access to information
AngloGold Ashanti has complied with its obligations in terms of the South African Promotion of Access to Information
Act, No. 2 of 2000. AngloGold Ashanti’s access to information manual is available from its website and the company
secretarial department.
For further information, refer to the 2005 AngloGold Ashanti Annual Report or the company’s website
(www.AngloGoldAshanti.com).
15.   LITIGATION
There are no legal or arbitration proceedings in which any member of the AngloGold Ashanti Group is or has been
engaged, including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which AngloGold Ashanti is aware, which
may have, or have had during the 12 months preceding the date of this circular, a material effect on the financial position
of the AngloGold Ashanti Group.
16.   COSTS
It is estimated that the total amount of the expenses incurred by AngloGold Ashanti in the implementation of the BEE
transaction is approximately R9.5 million and comprises:
Name
Capacity
R’000
ESOP Shop
Employee ownership corporate advisers
2,500
Rand Merchant Bank
Merchant bank and transactional sponsor
3,450
Ernst & Young Registered Auditors Inc.
Reporting accountants
500
Taback & Associates (Proprietary) Limited
Corporate lawyers
500
Read Hope Phillips
Corporate lawyers
300
Standard Bank
Independent professional expert
750
Ince (Proprietary) Limited
Printers
1,480
JSE Limited
Documentation fee
20
Total estimated transaction costs
9,500
17.   DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY
The directors, whose names are given in paragraph 13.1 above, collectively and individually, accept full responsibility for
the accuracy of the information given and certify that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no facts that have
been omitted which would make any statement false or misleading, and that all reasonable enquiries to ascertain such facts
have been made and that the circular contains all information required by the Listings Requirements.
18.   GENERAL MEETING
Attached to and forming part of this circular is a notice convening a general meeting to be held at 11:00 on Monday,
11 December 2006 at The Country Club Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, in order
to consider and, if deemed fit, pass, with or without modification, resolutions necessary for the approval and implementation
by AngloGold Ashanti of the BEE transaction, details of which are contained in such notice.
Certificated shareholders and dematerialised “own name” shareholders whose names appear on the sub-register
maintained by their CSDP or broker, who are unable to attend the general meeting and wish to be represented thereat,
must complete and return the attached form of proxy in accordance with the instructions contained therein, so as to reach
the share registrars in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia or Ghana by no later than 11:00 (South African time) on
Thursday, 7 December 2006. The addresses of the share registrars are set out on page 5 of this circular.
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Dematerialised shareholders (other than dematerialised “own name” shareholders) must advise their CSDP or broker of
their voting instructions should they wish to be represented at the general meeting. If, however, such shareholders wish to
attend the general meeting in person, they will need to request their CSDP or broker to provide them with the necessary
authority in terms of the custody agreement.
19.   CONSENTS
The transactional sponsor and merchant bank, employee ownership corporate advisers, independent professional expert,
corporate law advisers, reporting accountants, financial advisers, United Kingdom secretaries, share registrars and ADR
depositary to AngloGold Ashanti have consented in writing to act in the capacity stated and to their reports, if any, and their
names being included in this circular and have not withdrawn their consent prior to publication of this circular.
20.   DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
The following documents, or copies thereof, will be available for inspection by shareholders from the date of this circular,
13 November 2006, up to and including Monday, 11 December 2006, during normal business hours on weekdays
(excluding official public holidays) at the undermentioned locations:
   the Bokamoso ESOP rules and trust deed;
–   material contracts, including the Assumption of Liability Agreement, the Trust Subscription and Related Issues
Agreement and Izingwe Subscription and Related Issues Agreement;
–   AngloGold Ashanti Memorandum and Articles of Association;
–   reporting accountants’ report;
–   the independent professional expert’s report;
–   the most recent competent persons’ report;
–   summary of directors’ service agreements;
   the audited annual financial statements of AngloGold Ashanti for each of the last three financial years ended
31 December 2005, the unaudited interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2006 and the unaudited
quarterly financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2006; and
–   the consent letters referred to in paragraph 19.
OFFICES
South Africa
Australia
Ghana
11 Diagonal Street
Level 13, St Martins Tower
Gold House
Johannesburg 2001
44 St George’s Terrace
Patrice Lumumba Road
South Africa
Perth, WA 6000
Accra
Australia
Ghana
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SHARE REGISTRARS
South Africa
Australia
United Kingdom
Computershare Investor Services 2004
Computershare Investor Services
Computershare Investor Services PLC
(Pty) Limited
Pty Limited
PO Box 82, The Pavilions
Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street
Level 2, 45 St George’s Terrace
Bridgwater Road
Johannesburg 2001
Perth, WA 6000
Bristol BS99 7NH
South Africa
Australia
England
Ghana (and GhDS Depositary)
ADR DEPOSITARY
NTHC Limited
The Bank of New York
Martco House
Investor Services, PO Box 11258
Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
Church Street Station
Accra
New York, NY 10286-1258
Ghana
United States of America
By order of the Board
Ms Y Z Simelane
Managing Secretary
Johannesburg
South Africa
13 November 2006
Registered office and postal address
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 62117, Marshalltown 2107)
South Africa
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ANNEXURE 1
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The pro forma balance sheet and income statement, which are the responsibility of the directors of AngloGold Ashanti, have
been prepared for illustrative purposes only and may not, because of their nature, fairly present the issuer’s financial position,
changes in equity, results of operations or cash flows. The reporting accountants’ report on the pro forma financial information
is included in Annexure 2 to this circular.
Pro forma consolidated income statement
The pro forma consolidated income statement for AngloGold Ashanti incorporating the issue is presented below for the nine-
month period ended 30 September 2006:
AngloGold Ashanti
Pro forma
Period ended
Period ended
30 September
Share
Note
30 September
US$ (millions)
2006
issue
reference
2006
Revenue
2,288
2,288
Gold income
2,193
2,193
Cost of sales
(1,667)
(6)
1.1
(1,673)
Non-hedge derivatives
(214)
(214)
Gross profit
312
(6)
306
Corporate administration and other expenses
(60)
(24)
1.2
(84)
Market development costs
(12)
(12)
Exploration costs
(45)
(45)
Other operating expenses
(16)
(16)
Operating special items
(3)
(3)
Operating profit
176
(30)
146
Interest receivable
22
22
Exchange loss
(1)
(1)
Finance costs and unwinding of decommissioning and restoration obligations
(88)
(88)
Fair value adjustment on option component of convertible bond
44
44
Share of associates loss
(1)
(1)
Profit before taxation
152
(30)
122
Taxation
(98)
(98)
Profit after taxation
54
(30)
24
Loss for the period from discontinued operations
(2)
(2)
Profit for the period
52
(30)
22
Allocated as follows:
Equity shareholders
28
(30)
(2)
Minority interest
24
24
52
(30)
22
Basic earnings per ordinary share
10
(11)
(1)
Diluted earnings per ordinary share
10
(11)
(1)
Gross profit adjusted for the effect of unrealised non-hedge derivatives
Gross profit
312
(6)
306
Unrealised non-hedge derivatives
479
479
Adjusted gross profit
791
(6)
785
Realised non-hedge derivatives
265
265
Unrealised non-hedge derivatives
(479)
(479)
Total non-hedge derivatives
(214)
(214)
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AngloGold Ashanti
Pro forma
Period ended
Period ended
30 September
Share
Note
30 September
US$ (millions)
2006
issue
reference
2006
Headline earnings
Profit attributable to equity shareholders has been adjusted by the following
to arrive at headline earnings:
Profit attributable to equity shareholders
28
(30)
(2)
Loss on disposal of assets and subsidiaries
(8)
(8)
Taxation on items above
2
2
Net loss from discontinued operations
2
2
Headline earnings
24
(30)
(6)
Unrealised non-hedge derivatives
479
479
Deferred tax on unrealised non-hedge derivatives
(92)
(92)
Fair value adjustment on convertible bond
(44)
(44)
Adjusted headline earnings
367
(30)
337
Cash gross profit
Gross profit adjusted for the effect of unrealised non-hedge derivatives
has been adjusted by the following to arrive at cash gross profit
Gross profit adjusted for the effect of unrealised non-hedge derivatives
791
(6)
785
Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets
431
431
Non-cash revenues
(3)
(3)
Cash gross profit
1,219
(6)
1,213
1.
NOTES OF THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
1.1
Cost of sales
This adjustment represents the amortised costs calculated in accordance with IFRS 2 of the free shares. The cost
of the free shares is directly related to the mining operation employment cost and forms part of cost of sales. The
cost amortises over the seven-year period of the share ownership plan.
1.2
Corporate, administration and other expenses
This adjustment represents the anticipated amortised option costs calculated in accordance with IFRS 2 of the
special class of shares issued to employees and the anticipated full cost of the BEE partner allocation. The cost of
the special shares issued to employees amortises over the seven-year period of the share ownership plan, while the
cost of the shares allocated to the BEE partner at US$18 million is not amortised, but recognised in full during the
nine months ended 30 September 2006. Transaction costs estimated at US$1 million are included in the pro forma
effects of the share issue.
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Pro forma consolidated balance sheet
The pro forma consolidated balance sheet of AngloGold Ashanti incorporating the issue as at 30 September 2006:
AngloGold Ashanti
Pro forma
at 30 September
Share
Note at 30 September
US$ (millions)
2006
issue
reference
2006
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Tangible assets
5,723
5,723
Intangible assets
404
404
Investments in associates
42
42
Other investments
109
109
Inventories
256
256
Derivatives
6
6
Trade and other receivables
15
15
Deferred taxation
54
54
Other non-current assets
13
13
6,622
6,622
Current assets
Inventories
463
463
Trade and other receivables
235
235
Derivatives
714
714
Current portion of non-current assets
1
1
Cash restricted for use
6
6
Cash and cash equivalents
370
2.3
370
1,789
1,789
Non-current assets held for sale
29
29
1,818
1,818
Total assets
8,440
8,440
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Ordinary share capital and premium
2,844
2.1
2,844
Retained earnings and other reserves
16
2.2
16
Shareholders’ equity
2,860
2,860
Minority interest
62
62
2,922
2,922
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
1,352
1,352
Environmental rehabilitation and other provisions
344
344
Provisions for pension and post-retirement benefits
163
163
Trade, other payables and deferred income
13
13
Derivatives
334
334
Deferred taxation
986
986
3,192
3,192
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
432
432
Current portion of borrowings
37
37
Derivatives
1,648
1,648
Taxation
197
197
2,314
2,314
Non-current liabilities held for sale
12
12
2,326
2,326
Total liabilities
5,518
5,518
Total equity and liabilities
8,440
8,440
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2.
NOTES OF THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
2.1
Ordinary share capital and premium
The increase in the share capital and share premium has no effect as the amount constitutes less than US$1 million.
2.2
Retained income and other reserves
No effect is presented as the IFRS 2 accounting requires the charge to be included in retained income and offsetting
credit to be recorded in “other comprehensive income”.
2.3
Cash and cash equivalents
The proceeds constitute less than US$1 million and therefore no effect is shown.
3.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial information and pro forma adjustments and effects are consistent with the reporting formats and group
accounting policies as presented in the annual financial statements.
4.
ORDINARY SHARES IN TERMS OF ESOP-OSA
The pro forma financial effects of the potential shares as outlined in paragraph 7 are not included as the share ownership
plan, if implemented, will be effective at a future date.
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ANNEXURE 2
INDEPENDENT REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT
INDEPENDENT REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS’ ASSURANCE REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT AND THE PRO FORMA FINANCIAL EFFECTS (“the pro
forma financial information”) OF ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED (“AngloGold Ashanti”) INCLUDED IN THE
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS DATED 13 NOVEMBER 2006
We have performed our limited assurance engagement in respect of the pro forma financial information set out in paragraph 10
on pages 15 to 16 and on pages 26 to 29 of the circular dated 13 November 2006 issued in connection with the proposed
establishment of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a Black Economic Empowerment transaction, by way of an offering
for subscription for shares for cash that is the subject of this circular of AngloGold Ashanti. The pro forma financial information
has been prepared in accordance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (“JSE”), for illustrative purposes only, to
provide information about how the specific authority to issue shares for cash might have affected the reported historical financial
information presented, had the corporate action been undertaken at the commencement of the period or at the date of the pro
forma balance sheet being reported on.
Directors’ responsibility
The directors are responsible for the compilation, contents and presentation of the pro forma financial information contained in
the circular and for the financial information from which it has been prepared. Their responsibility includes determining that: the
pro forma financial information has been properly compiled on the basis stated; the basis is consistent with the accounting
policies of AngloGold Ashanti; and the pro forma adjustments are appropriate for the purposes of the pro forma financial
information disclosed in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements.
Reporting accountants’ responsibility
Our responsibility is to express our limited assurance conclusion on the pro forma financial information included in the circular
to AngloGold Ashanti shareholders. We conducted our assurance engagement in accordance with the International Standard
on Assurance Engagements applicable to Assurance Engagements Other Than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial
Information and the Guide on Pro Forma Financial Information issued by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
The standard requires us to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on which to base our conclusion.
We do not accept any responsibility for any reports previously given by us on any financial information used in the compilation
of the pro forma financial information beyond that owed to those to whom those reports were addressed by us at the dates of
their issue.
Sources of information and work performed
Our procedures consisted primarily of comparing the unadjusted financial information with the source documents, considering
the pro forma adjustments in light of the accounting policies of AngloGold Ashanti, the issuer, considering the evidence
supporting the pro forma adjustments and discussing the adjusted pro forma financial information with the directors of the
company in respect of the corporate actions that are the subject of this circular.
In arriving at our conclusion, we have relied upon financial information prepared by the directors of AngloGold Ashanti and other
information from various public, financial and industry sources.
While our work performed has involved an analysis of the historical published audited financial information and other information
provided to us, our assurance engagement does not constitute an audit or review of any of the underlying financial information
conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing or International Standards on Review Engagements and
accordingly, we do not express an audit or review opinion.
In a limited assurance engagement, the evidence-gathering procedures are more limited than for a reasonable assurance
engagement and therefore less assurance are obtained than in a reasonable assurance engagement. We believe our evidence
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our conclusion.
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Conclusion
Based on our examination of the evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that, in terms
of the section 8.17 and 8.30 of the JSE Listings Requirements:
– the pro forma financial information has not been properly compiled on the basis stated,
– such basis is inconsistent with the accounting policies of the issuer, and
– the adjustments are not appropriate for the purposes of the pro forma financial information as disclosed.
Ernst & Young Registered Auditors Inc.
Registered Auditor
Johannesburg
2 November 2006
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ANNEXURE 3
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERT’S REPORT
“AngloGold Ashanti Limited
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg
2001
Attention: The Board of Directors (“the Board”)
2 November 2006
Dear Sirs
1.
INTRODUCTION
At the time of the conversion of its “old order” mineral rights to “new order” mineral rights, AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(“AngloGold Ashanti” or “the Company”) undertook to the Department of Minerals and Energy of the Government of South
Africa (“the DME”) to introduce further black equity ownership to AngloGold Ashanti in addition to the asset disposals
referred to in paragraph 2 of the circular to AngloGold Ashanti shareholders dated 13 November 2006 of which this letter
forms part (“the Circular”).
AngloGold Ashanti intends to satisfy the additional equity ownership requirement by entering into the transaction described
in the Circular through:
   the issue to the Bokamoso Trust, a trust to be established to implement a broad-based employee share ownership plan
for the benefit of certain AngloGold Ashanti employees, of which the majority are historically disadvantaged South
Africans (“HDSAs”) as defined in the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining
Industry (“the Mining Charter”), (“the Bokamoso ESOP”) of 960,000 AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares and
2,880,000 E ordinary shares, a new class of AngloGold Ashanti equity shares, (“E shares”) and the subsequent
cancellation of a variable number of such E shares by AngloGold Ashanti (“the Bokamoso ESOP transaction”); and
   the issue to Izingwe Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, a black controlled investment company described in greater detail
in paragraph 5.1 of the Circular, (“Izingwe”) of 1,400,000 E shares and the subsequent cancellation of a variable number
of such E shares by AngloGold Ashanti (“the Izingwe transaction”),
(collectively, “the proposed transaction”).
All of the shares issued in terms of the proposed transaction will vest in five equal annual tranches, with the first tranche
vesting on 1 November 2009.
The AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares issued in terms of the Bokamoso ESOP transaction will be listed on the JSE
Limited (“the JSE”) and will be entitled to full voting rights and full dividends.
The E shares issued in terms of the proposed transaction will be unlisted until, in the case of the Bokamoso ESOP
transaction, each relevant cancellation date as defined in the Circular (“the relevant cancellation date”) and in the case of
the Izingwe transaction, until each transaction notice date as defined in the Circular (“the transaction notice date”). On each
relevant cancellation date in the case of the Bokamoso ESOP and on each transaction notice date in the case of Izingwe,
subject to certain conditions as set out in summary below, the E shares in the relevant tranche will either be cancelled or
will convert into AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, with all the rights attaching to existing AngloGold Ashanti ordinary
shares. Each E share will be entitled to the same number of votes in a general meeting as an AngloGold Ashanti ordinary
share, subject to certain restrictions. Prior to conversion, each E share will receive a cash dividend equal to 50% of the
dividends declared on each AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share (“E share cash dividend”), which will be paid to the holder
of the E share. In respect of each E share, a notional amount equal to the remaining 50% of the dividends declared on an
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share will be applied as an input in determining whether such E share is cancelled or converted
into an AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share (“E share adjustment”).
The Bokamoso ESOP transaction
The Bokamoso ESOP will subscribe for:
–   960,000 AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares at a subscription price equal to the opening price of such shares on the
JSE at the effective date, as defined in the Circular (“the effective date”); and
–   2,880,000 E shares at an amount per E share equal to 38.88% of the 30-day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”)
of an AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share on the JSE at the effective date.
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The cost of such subscriptions will be met by contributions made to the Bokamoso ESOP by employer companies within
the AngloGold Ashanti group in terms of the Assumption of Liability Agreement as described in the Circular.
Participants in the Bokamoso ESOP will receive the full benefit of the vested AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares on each
vesting date.
With regards to each E share, on each relevant cancellation date, the morning volume weighted average traded price of an
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share on the JSE determined at midday on the relevant cancellation date (“the cancellation
price”) will be compared to the amount required to provide AngloGold Ashanti with a notional return of 7% nominal annual
compounded monthly in arrears (“nacm”) on the notional value of an E share (being 90% of the VWAP of an AngloGold
Ashanti ordinary share at the effective date), less the E share adjustment (“the Bokamoso cancellation amount”).
Where on any relevant cancellation date the cancellation price exceeds the value of the Bokamoso cancellation amount,
the Company will cancel as many E shares from the relevant tranche as are required to settle in full the aggregate
cancellation amount in respect of all of the E shares in that tranche, valuing each E share cancelled at the VWAP of an
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share on the JSE on the relevant cancellation date. E shares in each tranche that are not
cancelled in this manner will convert to AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, will be listed within five business days of the
relevant cancellation date and will vest in the participants in the Bokamoso ESOP.
If the cancellation price of a tranche is below the value of the Bokamoso cancellation amount, participants in the Bokamoso
ESOP will not benefit nor will they incur any loss. In this circumstance, however, the Bokamoso ESOP rules provide for a
six-month extension of the vesting date in anticipation that share price increases by the end of that period may provide a
benefit for such participants.
If the cancellation price of a tranche is below the value of the Bokamoso cancellation amount at the end of any such six-
month extension period, AngloGold Ashanti will be entitled and obliged to cancel that tranche of E shares in full and final
settlement of the Bokamoso cancellation amount.
The Izingwe transaction
Izingwe will subscribe for 1,400,000 E shares at the par value of 25 cents per E share for a total of R350,000, to be funded
by Izingwe. The E shares will be divided into five equal tranches of 280,000 shares.
On each transaction notice date, the morning volume weighted average traded price of an AngloGold Ashanti ordinary
share on the JSE determined at midday on the transaction notice date (“the transaction notice price”) will be compared to
the amount required to provide AngloGold Ashanti with a notional return of 8% nacm on the notional value of an E share
(being 90% of the VWAP of AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares at the effective date less the subscription price of 25 cents
per E share) less the E share adjustment (“the Izingwe cancellation amount”).
Izingwe will be entitled to delay the vesting date and the cancellation of the E shares in any tranche until any date between
the respective vesting date of the tranche and six months thereafter as described in paragraph 5.3.2 of the Circular.
Where on any transaction notice date the transaction notice price exceeds the value of the Izingwe cancellation amount,
the Company will cancel as many E shares from the relevant portion of the relevant tranche as are required to settle the
aggregate cancellation amount in respect of that portion of that tranche in full, valuing each E share at the VWAP of an
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share on the JSE at the relevant transaction notice date. E shares from each portion of each
tranche that are not cancelled in this manner will convert into AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, will be listed within five
business days of the transaction notice date and will vest in Izingwe.
AngloGold Ashanti will be entitled and obliged to cancel one tranche of E shares on each of the transaction notice dates
if the transaction notice price of that tranche on such transaction notice date is below the Izingwe cancellation amount.
Izingwe will be entitled, by not later than five business days after the relevant transaction notice date, to subscribe for a
number of AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares equal to the number of E shares cancelled in any tranche at a price per
AngloGold Ashanti ordinary share equal to the transaction notice price on the relevant transaction notice date.
The above represents a summary of the key terms of the proposed transaction. Full details of the proposed
transaction are contained in the Circular, of which this letter forms part.
2.
SCOPE OF THE OPINION
In terms of paragraph 5.53(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, AngloGold Ashanti must provide its holders of
securities with a fair and reasonable statement from a JSE approved independent professional expert if:
   the discount to the market price of the security at the time of exercise or conversion of an option or convertible security
is not known at the time of issue; or
   if it is known that the discount will exceed 10% of the VWAP of the security at the date of exercise or conversion.
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Paragraph 5.53(b) applies to the proposed issues of the E shares to both the Bokamoso ESOP and Izingwe and the
subsequent cancellation or conversion of a variable number thereof into AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, as described
above (“the proposed issues”). The JSE, in its discretion, has also required such a fair and reasonable opinion because the
E shares issued comprise unlisted voting securities.
The Board has appointed Standard Bank to advise it as to the fairness and reasonableness of both the proposed issues
and the proposed transaction as a whole to the shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti.
3.
INFORMATION AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
In arriving at our opinion, we have relied upon the following principal sources of information:
–   audited annual financial statements of the Company for the four years ended 31 December 2005;
–   unaudited interim financial results of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2005 and 30 June 2006;
–   publicly available information relating to the Company that we deemed to be relevant, including Company
announcements, analysts’ reports and media articles;
   the Circular;
–   the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002 (“the MPRDA”), the Mining Charter and
the Scorecard for the Mining Charter;
–   the final Subscription Agreement between the Bokamoso ESOP and the Company, the final Subscription Agreement
between Izingwe and the Company, the final Relationship Agreement between Izingwe and the Company and the final
Bokamoso ESOP Rules;
–   discussions with AngloGold Ashanti management; and
–   a letter addressed to Standard Bank from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated 23 October 2006, in
relation to the proposed transaction and its satisfaction of the remaining equity ownership requirements of the DME.
4.
PROCEDURES PEFORMED
In arriving at our opinion, we have undertaken the following procedures:
–   analysed audited annual financial statements of the Company for the four years ended 31 December 2005;
–   analysed the unaudited interim financial results of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2005 and
30 June 2006;
–   analysed the historical share price performance, liquidity and volatility of the Company’s ordinary shares on the JSE and
of other large listed gold producers;
–   considered the Company’s dividend history and dividend policy;
–   reviewed publicly available information relating to the Company that we deemed to be relevant, including Company
announcements, analysts’ reports and media articles;
–   reviewed analysts’ consensus forecasts as to earnings and dividends of the Company as per I-Net Bridge and
Bloomberg;
–   reviewed the Circular;
–   reviewed the terms and conditions of the final Subscription Agreement between the Bokamoso ESOP and the Company,
the final Subscription Agreement between Izingwe and the Company, the final Relationship Agreement between Izingwe
and the Company and the final Bokamoso ESOP Trust Rules to obtain an understanding of the structure of the
proposed transaction and the conditions under which the E shares will be cancelled or converted to AngloGold Ashanti
ordinary shares;
–   considered the likelihood of the cancellation versus conversion of the E shares to AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares
at the applicable transaction notice dates;
–   considered the current regulatory and legislative environment in the South African mining industry;
–   considered an analysis of the demographics of the South African resident employees of the Company, including those
eligible to participate in the Bokamoso ESOP, provided to us by the Company;
–   considered the letter from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated 23 October 2006, in relation to the
proposed transaction and its satisfaction of the remaining equity ownership requirements of the DME;
–   performed a valuation of the various options embedded in the different tranches of E shares issued to the Bokamoso
ESOP and Izingwe, using fair value option pricing models, including assumptions in relation to the long-term volatility of
the Company’s share price, the Company’s anticipated dividend yield and risk-free interest rates in South Africa;
–   performed sensitivity analyses on these option valuations in respect of changes in the key value drivers thereof, being
the long-term share price volatility and the dividend yield of the Company’s ordinary shares;
–   calculated the dividends expected to be paid on the E shares up to their respective vesting dates;
–   valued each tranche of E shares issued to the Bokamoso ESOP and Izingwe, being the aggregate of the embedded
option value and the expected dividends to be paid on each such tranche;
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–   discussed the results of our option valuations with Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, the
Company’s adviser in relation to the proposed transaction;
–   estimated the economic cost to shareholders of the proposed issues and the proposed transaction; and
–   considered such economic costs to shareholders relative to:
–   the risks involved in not implementing the proposed issues and the proposed transaction;
–   the benefits of implementing the proposed issues and the proposed transaction; and
–   the announced costs to shareholders of a number of Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) transactions involving
staff participation undertaken by large, listed companies in the South African market.
5.
OTHER KEY CONSIDERATIONS
In arriving at our opinion we have considered, in addition to the work referred to above, the following key qualitative
considerations:
–   the benefits to the Company of compliance with the MPRDA and Mining Charter, including the effect of the undertaking
to the DME to implement measures such as the proposed transaction on AngloGold Ashanti’s conversion of “old order”
mineral rights into “new order” mineral rights;
–   the rationale for the proposed issues and the proposed transaction and the benefits thereof to AngloGold Ashanti as
determined from discussions with the Company’s senior management, the press announcement dated 2 October 2006
and paragraph 2 of the Circular;
–   the terms and conditions of the proposed issues and the proposed transaction in comparison with the terms and
conditions of other BEE transactions undertaken by other companies listed on the JSE that were deemed to be relevant;
–   the imperative for transformation to be achieved in South Africa and for companies to contribute thereto;
–   the Company’s calculation that the majority of the beneficiaries of the Bokamoso ESOP transaction are HDSAs as
defined in the Mining Charter;
–   the shareholding of Izingwe by HDSAs;
   the greater participation by HDSAs on the Board that will result from the proposed transaction; and
   the expectation by AngloGold Ashanti’s management that the proposed issues and the proposed transaction will help
to empower and incentivise the South African resident work force of the Company and thereby more closely align the
interests of such staff with those of other stakeholders.
6.
DEFINITION OF THE TERMS “FAIR” AND “REASONABLE”
Fairness is primarily based on quantitative issues. In this regard, we have considered the estimated cost to AngloGold
Ashanti shareholders of the proposed issues as well as the estimated cost to AngloGold Ashanti shareholders of the
proposed transaction, in relation to the risks to the Company if it were not to implement the proposed issues and enter into
the proposed transaction, the benefits which may arise as a result of the proposed issues and the proposed transaction
and the cost of the proposed issues and the proposed transaction relative to other BEE transactions.
Reasonableness is primarily based on qualitative issues. The key issues considered in this regard have been described in
paragraph 5 above.
7.
THE OPINION
Standard Bank is of the opinion that, based upon and subject to the contents of this letter, as at the date of this letter:
   the proposed issues are fair and reasonable to the shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti; and
–   the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction are fair and reasonable to the shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti.
We conclude that the terms and conditions of the proposed issues and of the proposed transaction are fair to AngloGold
Ashanti shareholders on the basis of our findings that the total cost to shareholders of the proposed issues and the
proposed transaction are not excessive when compared to:
–   the risks to the Company if it were not to enter into the proposed issues and the proposed transaction;
–   the benefit of the proposed issues and the proposed transaction in terms of equity ownership by HDSAs in the South
African operations of the Company; and
–   the benefit to AngloGold Ashanti of having converted its South African “old order” mineral rights to “new order” mineral
rights; and
–   the economic cost to shareholders incurred on similar transactions.
We conclude that the terms and conditions of the proposed issues and of the proposed transaction are reasonable to
AngloGold Ashanti shareholders. This opinion is based on the review of the qualitative factors summarised in paragraph 5
above.
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This opinion is based on the regulatory, economic, financial, market and other conditions prevailing at the date of this letter,
including our current understanding of the MPRDA and Mining Charter, based on discussions with the Company and
its advisers. We are under no obligation to update, revise or re-affirm our opinion should there be any developments
subsequent to the date of this letter which may affect our opinion.
This opinion does not constitute a recommendation to any shareholder as to how such shareholder should vote on the
proposed transaction or any other matter related to it. Each AngloGold Ashanti shareholder’s decision may be influenced
by his or her particular circumstances. Accordingly, a shareholder should consult an independent adviser if they are in any
doubt as to the merits or otherwise of the proposed transaction, considering his or her personal circumstances.
8.
LIMITING CONDITIONS
There are certain limiting conditions which do not invalidate any work that has been performed in terms of paragraphs 4
and 5 above.
We have not considered and cannot comment on the effects of the previous BEE transactions entered into by AngloGold
Ashanti and in respect of which AngloGold Ashanti have received empowerment credits from the DME.
Forecasts relate to future events and are based on assumptions, which may not remain valid for the whole of the relevant
period. We express no opinion as to how closely actual results will compare to the projections of financial or other
information used in arriving at our opinion. However, we believe that the forecast information and key assumptions used in
arriving at our opinion have been compiled and derived with due care and consideration on the basis that they have been
sourced from and checked against independent third party sources and have been considered carefully and corroborated
with the Company and its advisers so that we were able to satisfy ourselves as to such information and assumptions being
reasonable and appropriate.
While our work has involved an analysis of, inter alia, the annual financial statements, interim results and other information
provided to us, our appointment does not constitute or include an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Accordingly, we cannot express an audit opinion on the financial data or other information used in
arriving at our opinion.
We have also assumed that the proposed transaction will have the legal, accounting and taxation consequences described
in discussions with, and materials furnished to us by, advisers of AngloGold Ashanti and we express no opinion on such
consequences.
9.
RELATIONSHIP WITH ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI, THE BOKAMOSO ESOP AND IZINGWE
Standard Bank Corporate Finance has been appointed by the Board as independent professional expert with regards to
the assessment of the fairness and reasonableness of the proposed issues and the proposed transaction to the
shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti for a set and stated fee. AngloGold Ashanti has also agreed to indemnify us for certain
liabilities arising out of our appointment. Neither the fee nor any other benefit payable to us is contingent upon the outcome
of the proposed issues or of the proposed transaction.
Standard Bank provides AngloGold Ashanti with general banking facilities and lends money to AngloGold Ashanti in terms
thereof from time to time. In addition, companies that form part of the group of companies to which Standard Bank belongs
(the Standard Bank group) may hold AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares, which shares would be held in the ordinary course
of such companies’ businesses as asset managers or life assurers. All such holdings are kept and managed entirely
separately from the business of Standard Bank Corporate Finance.
Standard Bank has no financial interest in either the Bokamoso ESOP or Izingwe.
10.   USE OF THIS OPINION
This opinion is provided solely for the benefit of the Board, for the purpose of their consideration of the proposed
transaction and may not, save for the disclosure in the Circular, be disclosed to or used or relied upon, in whole or in part,
by any other person or for any other purpose without the prior written consent of Standard Bank.
Yours faithfully
Corporate and Investment Banking
A division of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
3 Simmonds Street
Marshalltown
Johannesburg”
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ANNEXURE 4
SHARE PRICE HISTORY ON THE JSE
High
Low
Close
Value
Volume
(cents)
(cents)
(cents)
(R’million)
(shares)
Highest, lowest and closing prices for each
quarter and aggregated quarterly values
and volumes
2003
December
31,800
24,150
31,399
5,644
19,788,580
2004
March
31,900
25,701
26,960
6,146
21,427,414
June
27,150
19,205
20,249
6,911
316,91,503
September
25,400
18,620
24,922
5,125
23,633,342
December
25,750
19,901
19,901
6,139
26,058,603
2005
March
24,500
18,700
21,600
4,374
20,911,803
June
24,500
19,000
23,950
5,022
23,280,024
September
28,400
21,500
27,590
5,824
24,103,403
Highest, lowest and closing monthly prices
and aggregated monthly values and
volumes
2005
October
29,400
26,100
26,750
2,389
8,691,760
November
29,748
25,750
27,845
1,594
5,703,859
December
31,990
26,700
31,400
1,828
6,255,939
2006
January
37,500
31,400
37,100
2,102
6,192,978
February
38,700
31,611
31,801
4,094
11,613,199
March
33,650
29,005
32,800
3,161
10,019,305
April
33,800
30,605
32,601
4,953
15,508,163
May
35,621
29,400
30,900
5,034
15,613,416
June
35,499
24,700
35,499
4,470
15,040,832
July
36,050
31,700
33,175
3,621
10,635,674
August
35,500
32,060
32,689
2,793
8,206,262
September
35,127
27,500
29,120
4,224
14,089,729
Highest, lowest and closing daily prices
and daily aggregated values and volumes
2006
October
2
29,900
29,006
29,690
82
278,307
3
29,499
28,367
28,422
99
345,587
4
28,851
28,250
28,506
200
700,882
5
29,125
28,255
29,125
160
555,260
6
29,350
28,500
29,075
157
541,196
9
29,500
28,501
29,500
376
1,284,596
10
29,699
28,799
29,295
152
521,742
11
29,250
28,400
29,200
92
321,807
12
29,198
28,500
28,650
126
442,025
13
29,400
28,602
29,200
152
523,491
16
29,600
28,700
29,000
173
596,165
17
29,450
29,000
29,216
258
884,435
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High
Low
Close
Value
Volume
(cents)
(cents)
(cents)
(R’million)
(shares)
2006
October
18
29,800
29,220
29,625
61
206,495
19
29,650
29,150
29,260
98
331,495
20
30,300
29,500
30,300
193
641,262
23
30,750
29,430
30,740
125
412,420
24
31,500
30,860
37,465
136
437,279
25
32,041
31,215
32,041
80
253,393
26
32,099
31,476
31,690
66
207,106
27
31,700
31,000
31,074
63
202,199
30
31,990
30,999
31,975
51
162,880
31
32,085
31,101
31,260
301
948,344
November
1
32,299
31,401
31,475
144
451,512
2
31,980
31,199
31,600
63
200,561
3*
32,799
31,599
31,800
143
443,296
*Last practicable date.
Source: I-Net Bridge
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ANNEXURE 5
INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS
Executive directors
Mr R M Godsell – BA, MA
Chief Executive Officer
Bobby Godsell was appointed to the Board as chief executive officer in April 1998 and as chairman in December 2000. He
relinquished his role as chairman of AngloGold in May 2002. He has 29 years of service with companies associated with the
mining industry and has served as a non-executive director of Anglo American plc since March 1999. He is also the immediate
past chairman of the World Gold Council.
Mr R Carvalho Silva – BAcc, BCorp Admin
Chief Operating Officer – International
Roberto Carvalho Silva joined the Anglo American group in Brazil in 1973 and was appointed president and Chief Executive
Officer of AngloGold South America in January 1999. He became executive officer, South America for AngloGold in 2000 and
was appointed to the Board in May 2005 in his current capacity.
Mr N F Nicolau – B Tech (Min. Eng), MBA
Chief Operating Officer – Africa
Neville Nicolau was appointed the executive officer responsible for AngloGold’s South Africa region in November 2001 and was
appointed to the Board in May 2005 in his current capacity. He has 27 years of experience in the mining industry.
Mr S Venkatakrishnan (Venkat) – BCom, ACA (ICAI)
Executive Director: Finance (Chief Financial Officer)
Venkat was the finance director of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited from 2000 until the merger with AngloGold in 2004. Prior
to joining Ashanti, Venkat was a director in the Reorganisation Services Division of Deloitte & Touche in London. He was
appointed to the Board in August 2005.
Non-executive directors
Mr R P Edey – FCA
Chairman and independent non-executive director
Russell Edey was appointed to the Board in April 1998 and as deputy chairman in December 2000. In May 2002, he was
appointed chairman when Bobby Godsell relinquished this office. Based in the United Kingdom, he is deputy chairman of
NM Rothschild Corporate Finance and a director of a number of other companies.
Dr T J Motlatsi – Hon D Soc Sc (Lesotho)
Deputy Chairman and independent non-executive director
James Motlatsi was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998 and as deputy chairman in May 2002 upon Russell Edey
being appointed chairman. He has been associated with the South African mining industry since 1970 and is a past president
of the National Union of Mineworkers. He is chief executive officer of TEBA Limited.
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Mr F B Arisman – MSc (Finance)
Independent non-executive director
Frank Arisman was appointed to the Board in April 1998. He resides in New York and retired, after 32 years of service, from
J P Morgan Chase, where he held the position of managing director.
Mr R E Bannerman – BSc, MSc
Reginald Bannerman was appointed to the Board on 10 February 2006. He has been in law practice since 1968 and is currently
the principal partner at Messrs Bruce-Lyle, Bannerman & Thompson Attorneys in Ghana. He is a member of the General Legal
Council of Ghana and a member of the board of the Valco Trust Fund, the largest privately run trust in Ghana. A former lecturer
in law at the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, he was also formerly the mayor of Accra, the capital of Ghana.
Mrs E le R Bradley – BSc, MSc
Independent non-executive director
Elisabeth Bradley was appointed to the Board in April 1998. She is non-executive chairman of Wesco Investments Limited and
Toyota South Africa (Proprietary) Limited and a director of a number of other companies. She is deputy chairman of The South
African Institute of International Affairs.
Mr C B Brayshaw – CA(SA), FCA
Independent non-executive director
Colin Brayshaw was appointed to the Board in April 1998. He is a retired managing partner and chairman of Deloitte & Touche
and is a non-executive director of a number of other companies including Anglo Platinum and Datatec Limited.
Dr S E Jonah KBE – Hon D Sc (Exeter), MSc (Mineral Production Management)
President
Sam Jonah worked in various positions, including underground, with Ashanti Goldfields and was appointed to the position of
chief executive officer of Ashanti in 1986. He has been decorated with many awards and honours and in 2003, an honourary
knighthood was conferred on him by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, in recognition of his exceptional
achievements as an African businessman. He was appointed as an executive director to the Board in May 2004, a position he
relinquished in 2005 but retained his appointment as a non-executive director.
Mr R Médori – Doctorate Economics, Grad (Fin)
Réne Médori was appointed to the Board in August 2005. He is the finance director of Anglo American plc.
Mr J H Mensah – MSc (Economics)
Joseph 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 joined the Board with effect from 4 August 2006.
Mr W A Nairn – BSc (Mining Engineering)
Bill Nairn has been a member of the Board since January 2000. He was re-appointed to the Board in May 2001, having
previously been alternate director to Tony Trahar. He was group technical director of Anglo American plc, prior to his retirement
in 2004.
Mr W L Nkuhlu – BCom, MBA
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 joined the Board, and has been appointed deputy chairman of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee, with
effect from 4 August 2006.
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Mr S R Thompson – MA (Geology)
Simon Thompson is a director of Anglo American plc and chairman of the Base Metals Division, the Industrial Minerals Division
and the Exploration Division. He was appointed to the Board in 2004.
Mr A J Trahar – BCom, CA(SA)
Tony Trahar was appointed to the Board in October 2000. He is chief executive officer of Anglo American plc.
Alternate directors
Mr A H Calver – BSc (Hons) Engineering, MDP (UNISA), PMD (Harvard)
Harry Calver was appointed alternate director to Bill Nairn in May 2001. He is head of engineering at Anglo American plc.
Mr P G Whitcutt – BCom (Hons), CA(SA), MBA
Peter Whitcutt who is head of finance at Anglo American plc, has been an alternate director since October 2001, first to Tony
Lea and then to Réne Médori who replaced the former on the Board.
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017354/06)
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE share code: ANG
(“AngloGold Ashanti” or “the Company”)
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti (“general meeting”) will be held at 11:00
(South African time) on Monday, 11 December 2006, at The Country Club Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park,
Johannesburg, South Africa, for the purpose of considering and, if deemed fit, passing, with or without modification, the special
and ordinary resolutions set out in this notice of general meeting.
Condition Precedent
The condition precedent to each of the undermentioned resolutions (other than ordinary resolution numbers 3 and 4) becoming
effective and being implemented is that all of the undermentioned resolutions are passed and, in the case of the special
resolutions, are registered with the Registrar of Companies.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1
The creation of E ordinary shares
“Resolved that, subject to the fulfilment of the condition precedent stipulated in the notice convening the general meeting at
which this resolution will be proposed and considered (“notice”), the authorised share capital of the Company be and is hereby
increased from R101,050,000 divided into 400,000,000 ordinary shares of R0.25 each, 2,000,000 A redeemable preference
shares of R0.50 each and 5,000,000 B redeemable preference shares of R0.01 each to R102,120,000 divided into 400,000,000
ordinary shares of R0.25 each, 2,000,000 A redeemable preference shares of R0.50 each, 5,000,000 B redeemable preference
shares of R0.01 each and 4,280,000 E ordinary shares of R0.25 each by the creation of 4,280,000 new E ordinary shares of
R0.25 each having the special rights and privileges set out in the proposed Article 147 of the articles of association of the
Company to be inserted in terms of special resolution number 2 as set out in the notice.”
Reason for and effect of special resolution number 1
The reason for and the effect of special resolution number 1, if passed, is to increase the authorised share capital of the
Company by the creation of 4,280,000 new E ordinary shares of R0.25 each for the purpose of implementing the BEE
transaction (as defined in the circular to shareholders to which the notice convening the general meeting is attached).
SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2
Amendment to articles of association
“Resolved that, subject to the fulfilment of the condition precedent stipulated in the notice convening the general meeting at
which this resolution will be proposed and considered, the Company’s articles of association be and are hereby amended by
the insertion of the following new article 147 immediately after article 146:
CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO THE E ORDINARY SHARES
147
The E ordinary shares shall confer on the holders thereof from time to time (“the E Holder(s)”) the following rights,
privileges and obligations:
147.1
Each E ordinary share shall confer on the E Holder the right to receive a dividend ranking pari passu with all of
the dividends that may from time to time be declared to the holders of the ordinary shares, equal to one-half of
the dividend per ordinary share declared by the Company from time to time.
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147.2
The Company shall be obliged, on the delivery to the Company by an E Holder from time to time of a written
notice (“the Transaction Notice”) delivered at such times and in such manner as the Company shall agree from
time to time with each relevant E Holder, to reduce the issued share capital of the Company by cancelling the
E ordinary shares, or any portion of the E ordinary shares, and by crediting an amount equal to the par value of
the E ordinary shares so cancelled to the non-distributable reserve account in the books of the Company. In the
event that the relevant E Holder shall fail, for whatsoever reason, to deliver a Transaction Notice at the time or
times and in the manner as agreed from time to time between the Company and such relevant E Holder, the
Company shall be entitled to cancel the E ordinary shares, or such portion of them as shall have been agreed
between the Company and such relevant E Holder, at such times and in such manner as shall so have been
agreed.
147.3
On the delivery by the E Holder of a Transaction Notice, or (in the absence of the delivery of such Transaction
Notice) at such time as the Company shall be entitled and obliged to cancel the E ordinary shares, or any portion
of them, as agreed from time to time between the Company and each relevant E Holder (it being recorded that,
for the purposes of this Article 147, the E Holder shall be deemed to have given a Transaction Notice to the
Company at such time or times) the Company shall:
147.3.1
determine the morning volume weighted average traded price per share (“the Transaction Notice
Price”) of the ordinary shares on the JSE at midday on the Business Day on which the Transaction
Notice shall have been given, or shall be deemed to have been given (“the Transaction Notice Date”);
147.3.2
calculate, on the basis described in Article 147.4 the number of E ordinary shares (“the Cancellation
Shares”) which the Company shall be entitled and obliged to cancel in respect of the Transaction
Notice;
147.3.3
cancel the Cancellation Shares, it being recorded that the par value of the Cancellation Shares shall
be credited to the Non-Distributable Reserve Account in the books of the Company;
147.3.4
convert such number of the E ordinary shares in respect of which the Transaction Notice shall have
been given, or such number of E ordinary shares as the Company shall at that time be entitled in
terms of its agreement with the relevant E Holder to deal with by way of the deemed Transaction
Notice, (collectively “the Transaction Notice Shares”) and which shall not have been cancelled as set
out in this Article 147 (“the Conversion Shares”), into ordinary shares, by not later than 5 Business
Days after the Transaction Notice Date (“the Transaction Notice Closing Date”);
147.3.5
procure that the Conversion Shares, after their conversion into ordinary shares, shall be listed on the
JSE by not later than 5 Business Days after the Transaction Notice Closing Date; and
147.3.6
by not later than 5 Business Days after the Transaction Notice Closing Date, instruct the Central
Securities Depository Participant of the Company irrevocably and in writing to credit the account of
the E Holder held with its Central Securities Depository Participant with the ordinary shares into which
the Conversion Shares shall have been converted.
147.4
The Company shall calculate the number of Cancellation Shares which the Company shall be entitled and
obliged to cancel in terms of respectively Articles 147.2 and 147.3 by reference to the formula:
B – C + D
A =
E
where:
A
is the number of Cancellation Shares which the Company shall be entitled to cancel, which number shall
not be greater than the number of E ordinary shares constituting the Transaction Notice Shares;
B
is 90% of the 30 day volume weighted average traded price per ordinary share on the date on which the E
Holder shall have subscribed for and the Company shall have allotted and issued the E ordinary shares to
the E Holder (“Subscription Date”) multiplied by the number of Transaction Notice Shares (“the Opening
Balance”);
C
is the amount (“the Reduction”) equal to 50% of the aggregate dividends per ordinary share paid by the
Company during the period commencing on the Subscription Date and terminating on the Transaction
Notice Date (“the Relevant Period”), multiplied by the number of Transaction Notice Shares;
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D
is an increment, calculated by the application of an escalation factor (“the Factor”) of such percentage as
the Company shall have agreed with the E Holder from time to time, nominal annual compounded monthly
in arrears, to the Opening Balance in respect of the Relevant Period, provided that there shall be taken into
account, in the application of the Factor, the Reduction and further provided that the Reduction shall be
deemed to have reduced the total amount to which the Factor shall be applied from time to time, on the same
dates and in the same proportions as the Company shall from time to time have declared and paid dividends
to the holders of the ordinary shares; and
     is the morning volume weighted average traded price per ordinary share on the JSE at midday on the
Transaction Notice Date.
147.5
The provisions of Articles 147.2, 147.3 and 147.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis (and the Company shall be
obliged to cancel a portion of the E ordinary shares held by the E Holder and to convert the balance of such E
ordinary shares into ordinary shares, mutatis mutandis on the basis described in those Articles) in the event that:
147.5.1
any person shall have acquired the entire ordinary issued share capital of the Company in terms of,
pursuant to and/or by the operation of either Section 311 or Section 440K of the Act (collectively “the
Take-out Transaction”); and
147.5.2
any person shall have made a written offer in respect of a Take-out Transaction and the Company
shall have delivered, at its election, a written notice (“the Take-out Conversion Notice”) to the E Holder,
advising the E Holder that the Company intends to and shall apply the provisions of Articles 147.2,
147.3 and 147.4 to all, but not a portion only, of the E ordinary shares then held by such E Holder,
provided that the Transaction Notice Date shall be deemed, for such purposes, to be the date on which such
party shall so acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of the Company or, in the event that the Company
shall have delivered a Take-out Conversion Notice to the E Holder, the date specified in such notice.
147.6
Save as set out in this Article 147, the E ordinary shares shall rank pari passu in all respects with the ordinary
shares, it being recorded, for the avoidance of doubt, that in the event that the Company shall take any action of
whatsoever nature in relation to and/or in connection with the amendment of any of the rights attaching to the
ordinary shares and/or the par value of the ordinary shares (including, without limitation, by the subdivision
and/or consolidation of the E ordinary shares, or any of them) the Company shall take the same action mutatis
mutandis
in relation to the E ordinary shares.
Reason for and effect of special resolution number 2
The reason for and effect of special resolution number 2, if passed, is to amend the articles of association of the Company by
inserting a new Article 147 containing the rights and privileges attaching to the new E ordinary shares of R0.25 each to be
created in terms of special resolution number 1 as set out in the notice convening the general meeting at which special
resolution number 2 will be proposed and considered.
ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 1
Adoption of the Bokamoso Employee Share Ownership Plan
“Resolved that, subject to the fulfilment of the condition precedent stipulated in the notice convening the general meeting at
which this resolution will be proposed and considered, the Bokamoso Employee Share Ownership Plan contemplated in the
trust deed tabled at the general meeting at which this resolution will be proposed and considered and initialled by the chairman
of the general meeting for the purposes of identification, be and it is hereby adopted by the Company.”
ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2
Specific issue of shares for cash
“Resolved that, subject to the fulfilment of the condition precedent stipulated in the notice convening the general meeting at
which this resolution will be proposed and considered, 2,360,000 ordinary shares of R0.25 each and 4,280,000 E ordinary
shares of R0.25 each in the authorised but unissued share capital of the Company be and are placed under the control of the
directors of the Company as a specific authority in terms of section 221 of the Companies Act, 1973, as amended and subject
to the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (“JSE”):
1.
to allot and issue for cash up to 2,880,000 E ordinary shares of R0.25 each at a subscription price being 38.88% of the
30 day volume weighted average traded price of an ordinary share on the JSE on the effective date (as defined in the
circular to shareholders to which the notice convening the general meeting is attached (“circular”)) to the trust (as defined
in the circular), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Trust Subscription Agreement (as defined in the circular);
2.
to allot and issue for cash up to 1,400,000 E ordinary shares of R0.25 each at R0.25 per share, for a total consideration
of R350,000, to Izingwe Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Izingwe Subscription
Agreement (as defined in the circular); and
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3.
to allot and issue for cash up to 960,000 ordinary shares of R0.25 each at a price per share equal to the opening price of
an ordinary share of AngloGold Ashanti on the JSE on the effective date (as defined in the circular), to the trust (as defined
in the circular), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Trust Subscription Agreement (as defined in the circular).”
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the passing of this ordinary resolution requires a 75% majority of the votes
cast by ordinary shareholders present in person or by proxy or represented at the general meeting, to be cast in favour.
ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 3
Specific issue of shares for cash
“Resolved that 1,760,000 ordinary shares of R0.25 each in the authorised but unissued share capital of the Company be and
are placed under the control of the directors of the Company as a specific authority in terms of section 221 of the Companies
Act, 1973, as amended and subject to the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (“JSE”) to allot and issue for cash at any
time prior to 31 December 2009, up to 1,760,000 ordinary shares of R0.25 each to trusts or entities established to hold and
administer such shares for the benefit of employees of the Company employed in countries other than South Africa where the
Company carries out activities, as the directors, in their discretion, may determine. Exchange control approval will be obtained
prior to the implementation of the issue of shares for cash as contemplated in this ordinary resolution number 3.”
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the passing of this ordinary resolution requires a 75% majority of the votes
cast by ordinary shareholders present in person or by proxy or represented at the general meeting, excluding the directors
participating in the specific issue for cash to be cast in favour.
ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 4
Authority to give effect to the above resolutions
“Resolved that, the company secretary and failing the company secretary, any one director of the Company be and is hereby
authorised, on behalf of the Company, to do or cause all such things to be done, to sign all such documentation as may be
necessary to give effect to and implement all of the resolutions to be considered at the general meeting at which this resolution
will be proposed and considered.”
VOTING AND PROXIES
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, in order for them to be effective, ordinary resolution numbers 2 and 3 must
be passed by a 75% majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the general meeting.
Certificated shareholders and dematerialised “own name” shareholders (whose names appear on the sub-register maintained
by their CSDP or broker), who are unable to attend the general meeting and wish to be represented thereat, must complete and
return the attached form of proxy in accordance with the instructions contained therein, so as to reach the Company’s share
registrars in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia or Ghana by no later than 11:00 (South African time) on Thursday,
7 December 2006. The addresses of the share registrars are on the front cover of this circular.
Dematerialised shareholders (other than those dematerialised “own name” shareholders) must advise their CSDP or broker of
their voting instructions should they wish to be represented at the general meeting. If, however, such shareholders wish to attend
the general meeting in person, they will need to request their CSDP or broker to provide them with the necessary authority in
terms of the custody agreement entered into between the dematerialised shareholder and the CSDP or broker.
By order of the AngloGold Ashanti’s board of directors.
Ms Y Z Simelane
Managing Secretary
Johannesburg
South Africa
13 November 2006
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W2CF01733
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017354/06)
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE share code: ANG
FORM OF PROXY
FOR USE ONLY BY ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS HOLDING SHARE CERTIFICATES (“CERTIFICATED SHAREHOLDERS”) AND
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE DEMATERIALISED THEIR ORDINARY SHARES AND WHOSE SHAREHOLDING IS
RECORDED IN THEIR OWN NAME IN THE SUB-REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THEIR CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY PARTICIPANT (“CSDP”) OR
BROKER (“DEMATERIALISED “OWN NAME” SHAREHOLDERS”) IN RESPECT OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD AT 11:00
ON MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2006 AT THE COUNTRY CLUB JOHANNESBURG, NAPIER ROAD, AUCKLAND PARK, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,
AND AT ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF (“GENERAL MEETING”)
THIS FORM OF PROXY IS NOT FOR USE BY SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE DEMATERIALISED THEIR ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ORDINARY SHARES (AND
WHOSE SHAREHOLDING IS NOT RECORDED IN THEIR OWN NAME IN THE SUB-REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THEIR CSDP OR BROKER)
I/We
of (address)
being a shareholder of the Company, holding
ordinary shares in AngloGold Ashanti, do hereby appoint:
1.
or failing him/her,
2.
or failing him/her,
3. the chairman of the general meeting,
as my/our proxy to attend, speak and, on a poll, vote on my/our behalf at the general meeting and to vote or abstain from voting as follows on the special and
ordinary resolutions to be proposed at the general meeting:
Please indicate with an “X” in the appropriate spaces how votes are to be cast
For
Against
Abstain
1.  Special resolution number 1
Creation of E ordinary shares
2.  Special resolution number 2
Amendment to articles of association
3.  Ordinary resolution number 1
Adoption of the Bokamoso employee share ownership plan
4.  Ordinary resolution number 2
Specific issue of shares for cash
5.  Ordinary resolution number 3
Specific issue of shares for cash
6.  Ordinary resolution number 4
Authority to give effect to the above resolutions
A certificated shareholder or dematerialised “own name” shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the general meeting may appoint a proxy or proxies to attend,
speak and, on a poll, vote in his/her stead. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
Every person present and entitled to vote at the general meeting as a shareholder or as a representative of a body corporate shall on a show of hands have one
vote only, irrespective of the number of shares such person holds or represents, but in the event of a poll, every share shall have one vote.
Signed at
on
2006
Name in BLOCK LETTERS
Signature
(Initials and surname of joint holders, if any)
Please refer to notes on the reverse side hereof.
This form of proxy is not for use by holders of American Depositary Shares, CHESS Depositary Interests and AngloGold Ashanti Ghanaian Depositary
Shares.
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NOTES:
1.
A signatory to this form of proxy may insert the name of a proxy or the name of an alternative proxy of the signatory’s choice in the blank spaces provided
with or without deleting “the chairman of the general meeting”, but any such deletion must be signed in full by the signatory. Any insertion or deletion not
complying with the foregoing will be deemed not to have been validly effected. The person present at the general meeting whose name appears first on the
list of names on the face hereof, shall be the validly appointed proxy for the shareholder concerned at the general meeting.
2.
A shareholder’s instructions to the proxy must be indicated in the appropriate spaces provided. A shareholder or the proxy is not obliged to use all the votes
exercisable by the shareholder or by the proxy, or to cast all those votes in the same way, but the total of votes cast, and in respect whereof abstention is
directed, may not exceed the total of the votes exercisable by the shareholder or the proxy. Failure to comply with the above or to provide voting instructions
or the giving of contradictory instructions will be deemed to authorise the proxy to vote or abstain from voting at the general meeting as he/she deems fit in
respect of all the shareholder’s votes exercisable at the general meeting.
3.
Any alteration or correction made to this form of proxy must be signed in full and not initialled by the signatory.
4.
Documentary evidence establishing the authority of a person signing this form of proxy in a representative capacity must be attached to this form of proxy
unless previously recorded by the share registrars in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia or Ghana.
5.
When there are joint holders of shares, any one holder may sign this form of proxy.
6.
The completion and lodging of this form of proxy will not preclude the shareholder who grants the proxy from attending the general meeting and speaking and
voting in person thereat to the exclusion of any proxy appointed in terms hereof should such shareholder wish to do so.
7.
The chairman of the general meeting may reject or accept any form of proxy which is completed and/or received otherwise than in accordance with these
notes, provided that he is satisfied as to the manner in which the shareholder concerned wishes to vote.
8.
Completed forms of proxy should be returned to one of the undermentioned addresses by no later than 11:00 (South African time) on Thursday,
7 December 2006:
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Limited
Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107)
South Africa
Computershare Investor Services PLC
PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH, England, United Kingdom
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
Level 2, 45 St George’s Terrace, Perth, WA 6000
(GPO Box D182, Perth, WA 6840)
Australia
NTHC Limited
Martco House
Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
PO Box K1A 9563 Airport
Accra
Ghana
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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: November 13, 2006
By:
/s/ C R Bull
Name: C R Bull
Title:    Company Secretary