NEWS RELEASE 11 DECEMBER 2000
NICKY OPPENHEIMER HAS STEPPED DOWN AS THE CHAIRMAN OF ANGLOGOLD LIMITED. BOBBY GODSELL, THE CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WILL ASSUME THE JOINT ROLE OF CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. RUSSELL EDEY, A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANGLOGOLD SINCE ITS RESTRUCTURING, HAS BEEN ELECTED DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.
OPPENHEIMER SAID: "IT IS WITH REGRET THAT, IN THE LIGHT OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES ELSEWHERE, I STEP DOWN AS CHAIRMAN. IN ELECTING BOBBY AS CHAIRMAN, THE BOARD HAS AFFIRMED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE STRATEGY DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND ITS CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF THE TEAM TO IMPLEMENT THIS STRATEGY TIMEOUSLY AND EFFECTIVELY. RUSSELL EDEY, WHO ALREADY CHAIRS THE BOARD'S REMUNERATION AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEES WILL, WITH BOBBY, ENSURE THAT THE BOARD CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT ANGLOGOLD WILL KEEP ITS POSITION AS THE GOLD EQUITY OF CHOICE ON A GLOBAL BASIS."
GODSELL COMMENTED: "ANGLOGOLD'S MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE COMPANY'S EARNINGS PROFILE, MANAGING COSTS AND ENSURING STRONG SHAREHOLDER RETURNS, INCLUDING A HEALTHY DIVIDEND." ENDS CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT 1ST FLOOR, 11 DIAGONAL STREET JOHANNESBURG 2001 TELEPHONE: (+27 11) 637-6147 FAX: (+27 11) 637 6399/6400 WWW.ANGLOGOLD.COM QUERIES : IN SOUTH AFRICA INVESTOR RELATIONS STEVE LENAHAN +2711 637 6248 (TEL) +2711 637 6107 (FAX) SLENAHAN@ANGLOGOLD.COM MEDIA JAMES DUNCAN +2711 637 6147 (TEL) +2711 637 6399 (FAX) +27 82 892 8052 (MOBILE) JDUNCAN@ANGLOGOLD.COM SHELAGH BLACKMAN +2711 637-6379 (TEL) +2711 637-6399 (FAX) +27 83 308 2471 (MOBILE) SBLACKMAN@ANGLOGOLD.COM IN THE UK ALEX BUCK +44 20 7664 8712 (TEL) +44 20 7664 8711 (FAX) +44 7932 2740 452 (MOBILE) ABUCK@ANGLOGOLD.COM IN THE USA CHARLES CARTER 800 417 9255 TOLL FREE +1 212 750 7999 (TEL) +1 212 750 5626 (FAX) CCARTER@ANGLOGOLD.COM IN AUSTRALIA ANDREA MAXEY +61 3 9684 4920 (TEL) +61 3 9684 4951 FAX) +61 438 001 393 (MOBILE) AMAXEY@ANGLOGOLD.COM.AU