AngloGold Ashanti: Granting of rights

     AngloGold Ashanti: Granting of rights                                      
     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")                                              
Granting of rights to acquire Anglogold Ashanti ordinary shares to         
     directors of Anglogold Ashanti Limited in terms of the Anglogold Share     
     Incentive Scheme                                                           
     In terms of JSE Listings Requirement 3.63 we hereby provide the following  
information regarding the granting of options by the Company in terms of   
     the AngloGold Share Incentive Scheme to directors and company secretarial  
     personnel.                                                                 
     Date of notification:        30 August 2006                                
Effective date of award:     5 August 2006                                 
     Strike price:                Nil cost to participant (market value         
                                  Per share at date of grant was R327.50)       
     Vesting date:                On 29 April 2005, shareholders approved the   
introduction of two new incentive plans.      

                                  The bonus share plan provides for the vesting 
                                  of awards, in full, three years from the      
                                  effective date of grant, provided that the    
participant is still in the employ of the     

                                  company at the date of vesting.  An announce- 
                                  ment was issued on 8 March 2006 detailing the 
                                  awards granted to directors in terms of the   
bonus share plan.  Any awards granted in      

                                  terms of the bonus share plan not exercised   
                                  by 8 March 2016 will automatically expire.    
                                  Awards granted in terms of the long-term      
Incentive plan vests three years after the    

                                  Effective date of grant, subject to the       
                                  Achievement of the performance conditions     
                                  under which the awards are  made.  As of the  
date of this announcement, no notification    

                                  had been issued regarding awards to be made   
                                  under the long-term incentive plan.  Any      
                                  awards not exercised by 8 March 2016 will     
automatically expire.                         

     Class of security:           Awards to acquire ordinary shares of the      
                                  Company.                                      
     Type of interest:            Direct beneficial                             
Clearance was obtained in terms of 3.66 of the JSE Listings Requirements.  
     Name                 Designation       No. of awards made       % of total 
                                                pursuant to the  awards granted 
                                                      Long-Term                 
Incentive  Plan                  

     R MGodsell           Director                       23,250          7.585% 
     R Carvalho Silva     Director                       11,300          3.686% 
     N F Nicolau          Director                       11,300          3.686% 
S Venkatakrishnan    Director                       11,300          3.686% 
     Y Z Simelane :       Managing Secretary              5,000          1.632% 
     Total awards granted to directors and                                      
       company secretarial personnel                     62,150         20.275% 
The awards above form                                                      
       part of a total grant of                         306,525        100.000% 
     Number of participants                                  79                 
     Johannesburg                                                               
30 August 2006                                                             
     JSE Sponsor : UBS                                                          
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