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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED - Results of the 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

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Results of the 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

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”)


NEWS RELEASE

RESULTS OF THE 78th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

AngloGold Ashanti shareholders are advised that at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the
Company held on Monday, 16 May 2022 (“Annual General Meeting”), all the ordinary and special resolutions,
as set out in the 2021 Notice of Annual General Meeting and summarised financial information for the year
ended 31 December 2021, were passed by the requisite majority of votes of shareholders present by way of
electronic communication or represented by proxy.

The total number of shares voted by way of electronic communication or by proxy at the Annual General
Meeting was 335,761,764 ordinary shares (“Shares”) representing 80.26% of AngloGold Ashanti’s issued
share capital as at Friday, 6 May 2022, being the Voting Record Date.

The voting results were as follows:

1.   Ordinary Resolution 1 – Re-election of directors
                                                                                                Shares
                                                              Total Shares voted
                                                                                               abstained
      Directors                                  For (%)   Against (%)     Number      %(1)      %(1)
       1.1    Ms MDC Ramos                       99.91        0.09       334,911,798   80.06     0.20
       1.2    Ms MC Richter                      98.64        1.36       334,926,909   80.06     0.20
       1.3    Ms NVB Magubane                    98.80        1.20       334,927,243   80.06     0.20


2.   Ordinary Resolution 2 – Election of a directors
                                                                                                Shares
                                                              Total Shares voted
                                                                                               abstained
      Director                                   For (%)   Against (%)     Number      %(1)      %(1)
       2.1    Mr A Calderon                      99.92        0.08       334,913,969   80.06     0.20
       2.2    Mr SP Lawson                       99.92        0.08       334,924,746   80.06     0.20
3.   Ordinary Resolution 3 – Appointment of Audit and Risk Committee members
                                                                                                      Shares
                                                             Total Shares voted
                                                                                                     abstained
      Directors                           For (%)         Against (%)          Number        %(1)      %(1)
      3.1    Mr AM Ferguson                96.80             3.20            334,916,706     80.06     0.20
      3.2    Mr R Gasant                   95.52             4.48            334,914,756     80.06     0.20
      3.3    Ms NVB Magubane               98.04             1.96            334,918,072     80.06     0.20
      3.4    Ms MC Richter                 98.65             1.35            334,917,731     80.06     0.20
      3.5    Mr JE Tilk                    99.16             0.84            334,269,914     79.90     0.36


4.   Ordinary Resolution 4 – Reappointment of Ernst & Young Inc. as auditors of the Company until
     31 December 2022 and appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as auditors of the company from
     1 January 2023
                                                                                                      Shares
                                                                   Total Shares voted
                                                                                                     abstained
      Independent Auditor                           For       Against
                                                                               Number         %(1)     %(1)
                                                    (%)        (%)
      4.1      Ernst & Young Inc.                  79.98          20.02      332,771,358     79.55     0.71
      4.2      PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.         97.58          2.42       333,439,412     79.71     0.56

5.   Ordinary Resolution 5 – General authority to directors to allot and issue ordinary shares
                          Total Shares voted                              Shares abstained
        For (%)      Against (%)       Number              %(1)                 %(1)
         83.06            16.94      334,848,027          80.04                 0.22


6.   Ordinary resolution 6 – Separate non-binding advisory endorsement of the AngloGold Ashanti
     remuneration policy and implementation report
                                                                                                      Shares
                                                             Total Shares voted
                                                                                                     abstained
                                          For (%)         Against (%)          Number        %(1)      %(1)
      6.1    Remuneration Policy           91.46             8.54            334,696,028     80.01     0.25
      6.2    Implementation Report         91.78             8.22            334,700,902     80.01     0.25


7.   Special Resolution 1 – Remuneration of non-executive directors
                          Total Shares voted                              Shares abstained
        For (%)      Against (%)       Number              %(1)                 %(1)
         98.98            1.02       334,681,865          80.00                 0.26
8.    Special Resolution 2 – General authority to acquire the Company’s own Shares
                         Total Shares voted                      Shares abstained
         For (%)      Against (%)      Number          %(1)             %(1)
          99.93           0.07       334,882,094      80.05             0.21


9.    Special Resolution 3 – General authority for directors to issue for cash, those Shares which the
      directors are authorised to allot and issue in terms of ordinary resolution 5
                         Total Shares voted                      Shares abstained
         For (%)      Against (%)      Number          %(1)             %(1)
          83.11          16.89       334,724,185      80.01             0.25


10. Special Resolution 4 – General authority to provide financial assistance in terms of Sections 44 and 45
    of the Companies Act
                         Total Shares voted                      Shares abstained
         For (%)      Against (%)      Number          %(1)             %(1)
          99.68           0.32       334,737,108      80.02             0.24


11. Special Resolution 5 – Approval of Memorandum of Incorporation amendment
                         Total Shares voted                      Shares abstained
         For (%)      Against (%)      Number          %(1)             %(1)
          99.95           0.05       334,703,855      80.01             0.25


12. Ordinary Resolution 7 – Directors’ authority to implement special and ordinary resolutions
                         Total shares voted                      Shares abstained
         For (%)      Against (%)      Number          %(1)             %(1)
          99.95           0.05       334,736,130      80.02             0.25

(1)
  Expressed as a percentage of 418,339,927 AngloGold Ashanti Shares in issue as at Friday, 6 May 2022,
being the Voting Record Date.




ENDS

17 May 2022
Johannesburg

JSE Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

CONTACTS

Media

Andrea Maxey            +61 08 9435 4603/ +61 400 072 199   amaxey@anglogoldashanti.com
Chipo Mrara             +27 11 637 6012/+27 60 571 0797     camrara@anglogoldashanti.com
General inquiries                                           media@anglogoldashanti.com

Investors

Andrea Maxey            +61 08 9435 4603/ +61 400 072 199   amaxey@anglogoldashanti.com
Yatish Chowthee         +27 11 637 6273 / +27 78 364 2080   yrchowthee@anglogoldashanti.com

Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com

Date: 17-05-2022 01:48:00
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