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ANGLOGOLD INCLUSION IN ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX

Release Date: 25/01/2000 07:41
Code(s): ANG
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ANGLOGOLD LIMITED
NEWS RELEASE

ANGLOGOLD IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE (ASX) HAS INCLUDED ANGLOGOLD IN THE ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX FOLLOWING THE COMPANY BECOMING ENTITLED TO MOVE TO COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF ACACIA RESOURCES LIMITED ANGLOGOLD REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 0.11% OF THE ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX AND APPROXIMATELY 9.6% OF THE ASX GOLD INDEX, MAKING IT THE FOURTH LARGEST MEMBER OF THAT INDEX.
REACTING TO THE NEWS, ANGLOGOLD CEO BOBBY GODSELL SAID: "WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THIS IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS BUILDING AN ACTIVE AND LIQUID MARKET FOR OUR SHARES IN AUSTRALIA.
"WE HOPE THAT ANGLOGOLD'S SIGNIFICANT WEIGHTING IN THE GOLD INDEX WILL ENCOURAGE AUSTRALIANS TO HOLD OUR SHARES, AS WE BELIEVE OUR COMPANY OFFERS HIGH QUALITY EXPOSURE TO THE GOLD SECTOR AS WELL AS BEING AN ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT IN ITS OWN RIGHT." ENDS CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT 1ST FLOOR, 11 DIAGONAL STREET JOHANNESBURG 2001 TELEPHONE: (+27 11) 637-6379 FAX: (+27 11) 637 6399/6400 SKB/CCD/AG0116.00 25 JANUARY 2000 WWW.ANGLOGOLD.COM QUERIES : BRIAN MAHONEY, FCR (+61 2) 9235 1666 (W) (+61) 413 437 627 (M) JAMES DUNCAN (+27 11) 637-6147 (W) (+27) 82 892 8052 (M) SHELAGH BLACKMAN (+27 11) 637 6379 (W) (+27) 83 308 2479 (M) CHARLES CARTER (+1) 917 368 8075 (W) (+1 303) 888 7412 (M)