ANG - AngloGold Ashanti - Anglogold Ashanti announces sale of assets from Ergo to Mintails/DRD joint venture 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") 8 June 2007 ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ANNOUNCES SALE OF ASSETS FROM ERGO TO MINTAILS/DRD JOINT VENTURE AngloGold Ashanti Limited has sold to a consortium of Mintails South Africa (Pty) Limited / DRD South African Operations (Pty) Limited Joint Venture most of the remaining moveable and immovable assets of Ergo, the surface reclamation operation east of Johannesburg, discontinued in March 2005. The site is currently being rehabilitated by AngloGold Ashanti. The assets and associated liabilities were sold for R42,800,000. The Joint Venture will operate, for its own account, under the AngloGold Ashanti authorisations until new order mining rights have been obtained and transferred to the Joint Venture. A specific exclusion from the sale to the JV is the Brakpan Tailings Storage Facility which will continue to be rehabilitated by AngloGold Ashanti. ENDS Queries South Africa Tel: Mobile: Steve Lenahan +27 (0) 11 637 6248 +27 (0) 83 308 2200 E-mail: slenahan@AngloGoldAshanti.com Alan Fine +27 (0) 11 637 6383 +27 (0) 83 250 0757 E-mail: afine@AngloGoldAshanti.com Disclaimer Certain statements made during this presentation, including, without limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production, cash costs and other operating results, growth prospects and the outlook of AngloGold Ashanti`s operations including the completion and commencement of commercial operations of certain of AngloGold Ashanti`s exploration and production projects, and its liquidity and capital resources and expenditure, 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, fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates, and business and operational risk management. For a discussion of such factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti`s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2006, which was distributed to shareholders on 29 March 2007. 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. Date: 08/06/2007 14:29:07 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department.