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AngloGold - Renewal Of Cautionary Announcement

Release Date: 24/10/2001 12:52
Code(s): ANG
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ANGLOGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017354/06)
("AngloGold")
ISIN: ZAE000014601  Share code: ANG
RENEWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT

Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement dated 5 September 2001 in which AngloGold announced its intention to make an offer ("the offer") to acquire the entire issued share capital of Normandy Mining Limited ("Normandy"), Australia's largest and leading gold company. In addition to renewing the cautionary announcement as required by the Listings Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, AngloGold is pleased to announce that:
a circular to members of AngloGold will be posted on Friday, 26 October 2001, which circular provides details of the acquisition by AngloGold of shares in Normandy ("the acquisition") and includes a notice of general meeting of members of AngloGold to approve the acquisition. The general meeting is scheduled for Monday, 19 November 2001.
an offer document to Normandy shareholders located outside the United States and Canada ("the Australian offer document") was filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Stock Exchange and the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board on Wednesday, 17 October 2001. The Australian offer document will be posted to Normandy shareholders, outside the United States and Canada, on or about Monday, 29 October 2001, on which date, the offer will open in all jurisdictions, other than in the United States and Canada.
the Australian offer document was served on the Board of Normandy on
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, to afford them the opportunity to consider and thereupon make a recommendation to Normandy shareholders on the offer. an offer document to Normandy shareholders located in the United States and Canada was filed with the US Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Wednesday, 17 October 2001. Once this offer document is declared effective by the SEC, the offer will open to Normandy shareholders located in the United States and Canada.
the earliest date on which the offer to Normandy shareholders may expire is the later of either Friday, 14 December 2001 or 20 US business days after commencement of the offer in the United States and Canada.
Shareholders are advised to continue to exercise caution when dealing in AngloGold shares until a further announcement is made. 24 October 2001 Sponsor to AngloGold UBS Warburg Securities (SA) (Pty) Ltd A financial serves group of UBS AG
(Member of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa) (Registration number 1996/011140/07)