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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED - Results of Annual General Meeting

Release Date: 11/06/2020 09:30
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Results of Annual General Meeting

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 76th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


AngloGold Ashanti shareholders are advised that at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the
Company held on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 (“Annual General Meeting”), all the ordinary and special
resolutions, as set out in the 2019 Notice of Annual General Meeting and summarised financial information for
the year ended 31 December 2019, were passed by the requisite majority of votes of shareholders present in
person or represented by proxy.

The total number of shares voted in person or by proxy at the Annual General Meeting was 330,483,981
ordinary shares (“Shares”) representing 79% of AngloGold Ashanti’s issued Share capital as at Friday,
5 June 2020, 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    Mr SM Pityana                97.57            2.43       329,063,246   79.01          0.34
      1.2    Mr AH Garner                 99.97            0.03       329,214,613   79.04          0.30
      1.3    Mr R Gasant                  99.14            0.86       329,215,148   79.04          0.30



2.   Ordinary resolution 2 – Election of directors


                                                                                                 Shares
                                                           Total Shares voted
                                                                                                abstained
      Directors                          For (%)        Against (%)     Number       %(1)          %(1)
      2.1    Ms MDC Ramos                 99.39            0.61       329,214,943   79.04          0.30
      2.2    Ms NVB Magubane              99.27            0.73       329,214,812   79.04          0.30
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 R Gasant                   87.36        12.64      329,213,316      79.04        0.31
       3.2     Ms MDC Richter                88.97        11.03      329,856,021      79.20        0.15
       3.3     Mr AM Ferguson                88.82        11.18      329,213,034      79.04        0.31
       3.4     Mr JE Tilk                    88.34        11.66      328,310,019      78.83        0.52


4.   Ordinary resolution 4 - Reappointment of Ernst & Young Inc. as auditors of the Company
                            Total Shares voted                    Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            82.74           17.26      328,182,548    78.80             0.55

5.   Ordinary resolution 5 - General authority to directors to allot and issue ordinary shares
                            Total Shares voted                    Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            95.23           4.77       329,201,497    79.04             0.31


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           88.04        11.96      329,033,168      79.00        0.35
       6.2     Implementation Report         87.52        12.48      329,017,651      79.00        0.35


7.   Special resolution 1 - Non-executive director fees
                            Total Shares voted                    Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            99.75           0.25       329,021,629    79.00             0.35


8.   Special resolution 2 - General authority to acquire the Company’s own Shares
                            Total Shares voted                    Shares abstained
        For (%)        Against (%)       Number        %(1)             %(1)
            99.39           0.61       329,014,259    79.00             0.35
9.   Special resolution 3 - General authority to 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)
         96.24           3.76         329,036,752      79.00            0.35


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)
         98.66           1.34         329,015,251      79.00            0.35


11. Special resolution 5 – Approval of the MOI amendment
                        Total Shares voted                        Shares abstained
        For (%)      Against (%)        Number          %(1)            %(1)
         99.51           0.49         328,993,896      78.99            0.36


12. Ordinary resolution 7 - Directors’ authority to implement special and ordinary resolutions
                        Total shares voted                        Shares abstained
        For (%)      Against (%)        Number          %(1)            %(1)
         99.96           0.04         329,004,014      78.99            0.36


(1) Expressed as a percentage of 416,495,627 AngloGold Ashanti Shares in issue as at Friday, 5 June 2020,
being the Voting Record Date.


ENDS

Johannesburg
11 June 2020

JSE Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited



CONTACTS

Media
Chris Nthite                        +27 11 637 6388/+27 83 301 2481       cnthite@anglogoldashanti.com
General inquiries                                                         media@anglogoldashanti.com

Investors
Sabrina Brockman                    +1 646 880 4526/ +1 646 379 2555      sbrockman@anglogoldashanti.com
Yatish Chowthee                    +27 11 637 6273 / +27 78 364 2080      yrchowthee@anglogoldashanti.com
Fundisa Mgidi                       +27 11 6376763 / +27 82 821 5322      fmgidi@anglogoldashanti.com

Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com

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