news release
AngloGold Ashanti Limited \ (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Reg. No.1944/017354/06) \ ISIN Number: ZAE000043485 \ NYSE symbol: AU \ JSE share code: ANG
Corporate Affairs Department: \ 3rd Floor \ 76 Jeppe Street \ Johannesburg \ 2001 \ South Africa
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21 April 2010
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ANNOUNCES PRICING OF NOTES OFFERING
(JOHANNESBURG) – AngloGold Ashanti Limited (the “Company”) announces the pricing of a
public offering of $1 billion of Notes consisting of (i) 5.375% Notes due 2020 in the principal
amount of $700 million, and (ii) 6.50% Notes due 2040 in the principal amount of $300 million.
Subject to customary conditions, the offering is expected to close on April 28, 2010. The
offering was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Notes were issued by AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, are unsecured and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company.
The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $983
million, after deducting discounts and estimated expenses. The Company intends to use the
net proceeds of this offering to repay certain indebtedness and for general corporate purposes,
including to fund capital expenditure and the development of the Company’s projects pipeline.
Pending such application, the Company may temporarily repay indebtedness under its credit
facilities or place the funds in short-term deposits.
Barclays Capital and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as active book-runners for the
offering and Royal Bank of Canada and Standard Chartered Bank were passive book-
runners. When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus for the offering may be obtained from: Barclays Capital at Barclays Capital
Inc., Attention: High Grade Fixed Income Syndicate, telephone: 1-888-603-5847, or by
emailing barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com or Goldman, Sachs & Co. at Goldman,
Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282,
telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316 or by emailing prospectus-
ny@ny.email.gs.com.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor
shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction. The securities being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any
regulatory authority, nor has any such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the
prospectus supplement or the shelf registration statement or prospectus. A registration
statement relating to the securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which is effective upon filing; a final prospectus supplement relating to the
offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as possible.
ENDS