AngloGold Ashanti Announces Changes to its Board of Directors 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 JSE Bond Company Code - BIANG (“AngloGold Ashanti” or the “Company”) ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Ferguson and Jochen Tilk as independent non-executive directors to its board of directors, with effect from 1 October 2018 and 1 January 2019, respectively. Mr Ferguson, a chartered accountant, is highly experienced in a range of finance roles. He was a former chief financial officer of a number of FTSE-listed entities, including Lonmin Plc (2007-2010) during his career as an executive, and since 2011 he has held non-executive directorships on a number of boards, including current positions with Johnson Matthey, Croda International and Marshall Motors Holdings, all based, and listed, in the United Kingdom. Mr Tilk, a mining engineer by training, was formerly chief executive officer of Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canada-based diversified mining company, and is currently executive chairman of Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs created by the merger of Agrium and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, also based in Canada. “We are pleased to welcome two directors to the board with the depth and breadth of financial, technical and corporate experience that Alan and Jochen bring,” AngloGold Ashanti Chairman Sipho Pityana said. “This ensures we maintain the strongest standards of oversight and governance.” ENDS 22 August 2018 JSE Sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited 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 +1 212 858 7702 / +1 646 379 2555 sbrockman@anglogoldashanti.com Fundisa Mgidi +27 11 6376763 / +27 82 821 5322 fmgidi@anglogoldashanti.com Date: 22/08/2018 12:00:00 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.