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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED - Results of the 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Release Date: 05/05/2021 11:45
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Results of the 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Reg. No. 1944/017354/06
ISIN: ZAE000043485 – JSE share code: ANG
CUSIP: 035128206 – NYSE share code: AU
(“AngloGold Ashanti” or the “Company”)


NEWS RELEASE
RESULTS OF THE 77th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

AngloGold Ashanti shareholders are advised that at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the
Company held on Tuesday, 4 May 2021 (“Annual General Meeting”), all the ordinary and special resolutions,
as set out in the 2020 Notice of Annual General Meeting and summarised financial information for the year
ended 31 December 2020, were passed by the requisite majority of votes of shareholders present by way of
electronic communication or represented by proxy.

The total number of shares voted by way of electronic communication or by proxy at the Annual General
Meeting was 319,048,466 ordinary shares (“Shares”) representing 76% of AngloGold Ashanti’s issued share
capital as at Friday, 23 April 2021, being the Voting Record Date.

The voting results were as follows:

1.   Ordinary resolution 1 - Re-election of directors
                                                                                                     Shares
                                                           Total Shares voted
                                                                                                    abstained
      Directors                          For (%)        Against (%)      Number          %(1)          %(1)
      1.1    Mr AM Ferguson               99.12            0.88       318,278,208       76.28         0.18
      1.2    Mrs KC Ramon                 99.98            0.02       315,727,312       75.66         0.80
      1.3    Mr JE Tilk                   90.07            9.93       318,276,594       76.28         0.18



2.   Ordinary resolution 2 – Election of a director


                                                                                                     Shares
                                                           Total Shares voted
                                                                                                    abstained
      Director                            For (%)       Against (%)      Number          %(1)          %(1)
      2.1    Dr KOF Busia                 99.12            0.88        318,232,963      76.26         0.20
3.   Ordinary resolution 3 – Appointment of Audit and Risk Committee members
                                                                                                  Shares
                                                          Total Shares voted
                                                                                                 abstained
      Directors                             For (%)   Against (%)      Number          %(1)        %(1)
      3.1      Mr AM Ferguson                99.16        0.84       318,273,912      76.27        0.19
       3.2     Mr R Gasant                   96.70        3.30       318,274,455      76.27        0.19
       3.3     Ms NVB Magubane               99.21        0.79       318,277,609      76.28        0.18
       3.4     Ms MC Richter                 99.17        0.83       318,279,153      76.28        0.18
       3.5     Mr JE Tilk                    98.33        1.67       318,274,367      76.27        0.19


4.   Ordinary resolution 4 - Reappointment of Ernst & Young Inc. as auditors of the Company
                            Total Shares voted                   Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            76.40           23.60      318,300,840    76.28             0.18

5.   Ordinary resolution 5 - General authority to directors to allot and issue ordinary shares
                            Total Shares voted                   Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            90.05           9.95       318,267,438    76.27             0.19


6.   Ordinary resolution 6 – Separate non-binding advisory endorsement of the AngloGold Ashanti
     remuneration policy and implementation report
                                                                                                  Shares
                                                          Total Shares voted
                                                                                                 abstained
                                            For (%)   Against (%)      Number          %(1)        %(1)
       6.1     Remuneration Policy           95.30       4.70        318,126,253      76.24        0.22
       6.2     Implementation Report         86.34       13.66       318,133,872      76.24        0.22


7.   Special resolution 1 – Remuneration of non-executive directors
                            Total Shares voted                   Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            98.89           1.11       318,104,800    76.23             0.23


8.   Special resolution 2 - General authority to acquire the Company’s own Shares
                            Total Shares voted                   Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            99.87           0.13       318,194,905    76.26             0.20

9.   Special resolution 3 - General authority for directors to issue for cash, those Shares which the directors
     are authorised to allot and issue in terms of ordinary resolution 5
                        Total Shares voted                         Shares abstained
        For (%)       Against (%)        Number          %(1)            %(1)
         89.48           10.52         318,239,039      76.27            0.19


10. Special resolution 4 - General authority to provide financial assistance in terms of Sections 44 and 45
    of the Companies Act
                        Total Shares voted                         Shares abstained
        For (%)       Against (%)        Number          %(1)            %(1)
         99.14           0.86          318,113,601      76.24            0.22


11. Ordinary resolution 7 - Directors’ authority to implement special and ordinary resolutions
                        Total shares voted                         Shares abstained
        For (%)       Against (%)        Number          %(1)            %(1)
         99.95           0.05          318,121,938      76.24            0.22


(1) Expressed as a percentage of 417,272,839 AngloGold Ashanti Shares in issue as at Friday, 23 April 2021,
being the Voting Record Date.



ENDS

Johannesburg
5 May 2021

JSE Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited



CONTACTS

Media
Chris Nthite                        +27 11 637 6388/+27 83 301 2481        cnthite@anglogoldashanti.com
General inquiries                                                          media@anglogoldashanti.com

Investors
Sabrina Brockman                     +1 646 880 4526/ +1 646 379 2555      sbrockman@anglogoldashanti.com
Yatish Chowthee                     +27 11 637 6273 / +27 78 364 2080      yrchowthee@anglogoldashanti.com
Fundisa Mgidi                        +27 11 6376763 / +27 82 821 5322      fmgidi@anglogoldashanti.com

Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com

Date: 05-05-2021 11:45:00
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