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ANG - AngloGold Ashanti - Anglogold Ashanti Publishes Its Suite Of Annual

Release Date: 30/03/2010 12:00
Code(s): ANG
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ANG - AngloGold Ashanti - Anglogold Ashanti Publishes Its Suite Of Annual Reports And Notice Of Annual General Meeting AngloGold Ashanti Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration Number: 1944/017354/06) ISIN Number: ZAE000043485 JSE Share Code: ANG ("AngloGold Ashanti/Company") ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PUBLISHES ITS SUITE OF ANNUAL REPORTS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce that it has today, Tuesday, 30 March 2010, published the group`s complete suite of reports for the financial year ended 31 December 2009. The Abridged Report, together with the notice of the Annual General Meeting was posted to shareholders today. The annual financial statements forming part of this report contain no material modifications to the results for the year ended 31 December 2009 which were published on 18 February 2010. Ernst & Young audited the annual financial statements and their unqualified report is available for inspection at the registered office of the company. The Annual General Meeting of the company will be held at The Auditorium, 76 Jeppe Street, Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, 7 May 2010, at 11:00 (SA time) to transact the business as stated in the notice of the annual general meeting. The suite of reports includes the company`s 2009 Sustainability Review, a group-level overview of AngloGold Ashanti`s key sustainability activities which is available in both a printed format and as a web-based report and a Supplementary Report which presents additional, more detailed information and data on group sustainability performance. AngloGold Ashanti`s sustainability reporting is prepared in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines and complies with the sustainable development framework of the International Council of Metals and Mining (ICMM). The requisite documents will be posted to shareholders today and the full suite of reports is available at www.aga-reports.com. ENDS 30 March 2010 Contacts Tel: Mobile: Alan Fine (Media) +27(0)116376383 +27(0)833250757 E-mail: fine@AngloGoldAshanti.com Joanne Jones (Media) +27(0)116376813 +27(0)828960306 E-mail: jjones@AngloGoldAshanti.com Sicelo Ntuli (Investors) +27(0)116376339 +27(0)716080991 E-mail: sntuli@anglogoldashanti.com Stewart Bailey (Investors) +1 212 836 4303 +1 646 338 4337 E-mail: sbailey@anglogoldashanti.com Certain statements made in this communication, including, without limitation, those concerning AngloGold Ashanti`s strategy to reduce its gold hedging position including the extent and effects of the reduction, the economic outlook for the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production, cash costs and other operating results, growth prospects and outlook of AngloGold Ashanti`s operations, individually or in the aggregate, including the completion and commencement of commercial operations of certain of AngloGold Ashanti`s exploration and production projects, the resumption of production at AngloGold Ashanti`s mines in Ghana, the completion of announced mergers and acquisitions transactions, AngloGold Ashanti`s liquidity and capital resources, and expenditure and the outcome and consequences of any litigation proceedings or environmental issues, contain certain forward-looking statements regarding AngloGold Ashanti`s operations, economic performance and financial condition. Although AngloGold Ashanti believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, results could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in economic and market conditions, success of business and operating initiatives, changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions including environmental approvals and actions, fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates, and business and operational risk management. For a discussion of certain of these factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti`s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2009, which was distributed to shareholders on 30 March 2010. The company`s annual report on Form 20-F, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States no later than June 30, 2010. AngloGold Ashanti undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today`s date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. All subsequent written or oral forward- looking statements attributable to AngloGold Ashanti or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements herein. AngloGold Ashanti posts information that is important to investors on the main page of its website at www.anglogoldashanti.com and under the "Investors" tab on the main page. This information is updated regularly. Investors should visit this website to obtain important information about AngloGold Ashanti. Date: 30/03/2010 12:00:03 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). 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