Dealing in securities by an Executive Director of AngloGold Ashanti Limited 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”) 7 March 2018 NEWS RELEASE DEALING IN SECURITIES BY AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED In terms of JSE Listings Requirement 3.63, AngloGold Ashanti gives notice that an executive director has dealt in ordinary shares of the Company, after having received clearance to do so in terms of JSE Listings Requirement 3.66. The transactions were pursuant to a Co-Investment Plan (CIP) for the Company’s executives. In terms of the CIP, executives are allowed to apply up to 50% of their after-tax cash bonus to purchase AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares. The Company then matches their investment at 150% through an on- market purchase of shares, with vesting over a two-year period in two equal tranches; the first vesting date being the anniversary of the date on which the executive purchased the shares and the second vesting date being the second anniversary of the date on which the executive purchased the shares. The executive director opted to participate in the CIP in 2017. This being the first anniversary of the date on which the executive director purchased the shares in 2017, the Company has purchased and allocated matching shares to the executive director as detailed below: Name of executive director S Venkatakrishnan Name of company AngloGold Ashanti Limited Date of transaction 6 March 2018 Nature of transaction On-market purchase of shares by the Company, being the allocation of the matched portion in respect of the first tranche Class of security Ordinary shares Number of shares purchased 11,632 Price per share R111.68 Value of transaction (excluding R1,299,061.76 brokerage and other fees) Extent of interest Direct beneficial Prior clearance to deal Obtained Related taxes have been paid by the Executive Director by selling a portion of the shares allocated to the Executive Director by the Company as detailed below: 1 SHARES SOLD TO SETTLE TAX COSTS Name of executive director S Venkatakrishnan Name of company AngloGold Ashanti Limited Date of transaction 6 March 2018 Nature of transaction On-market sale of shares to fund tax liability in relation to costs incurred in CIP Class of security Ordinary shares Number of shares sold 5,293 Selling price per share R 111.8489 Value of transaction (excluding R592,016.23 brokerage and other fees) Extent of interest Direct, beneficial Prior clearance to deal Obtained ENDS 7 March 2018 Johannesburg JSE Sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Ltd Contacts Media Chris Nthite +27 11 637 6388/+27 83 301 2481 cnthite@anglogoldashanti.com Stewart Bailey +27 81 032 2563 / +27 11 637 6031 sbailey@anglogoldashanti.com General inquiries media@anglogoldashanti.com Investors Stewart Bailey +27 81 032 2563 / +27 11 637 6031 / sbailey@anglogoldashanti.com Sabrina Brockman +1 646 880 4526 / +1 646 379 2555 / sbrockman@anglogoldashanti.com Fundisa Mgidi +27 11 6376763 / +27 82 821 5322 / fmgidi@anglogoldashanti.com Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Reg No: 1944/017354/06 ISIN. ZAE000043485 – JSE share code: ANG CUSIP: 035128206 – NYSE share code: AU Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com Date: 07/03/2018 02:37:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.