AngloGold Ashanti : publishes its 2015 suite of annual reports and issues a no change statement

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AngloGold Ashanti announces that it has today, Thursday, 31 March 2016, published the group's suite of reports for the financial year ended 31 December 2015 and commenced posting the Notice of Annual General Meeting to shareholders which incorporates summarised financial statements for the year under review.

AngloGold Ashanti's suite of 2015 annual reports includes:

• Integrated Report 2015
• Annual Financial Statements 2015
• Sustainable Development Report 2015
• Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Report 2015
• Notice of the 72nd Annual General Meeting

These reports and documents communicate relevant aspects of AngloGold Ashanti's operating, sustainability and financial performance for the 2015 financial year, from 1 January to 31 December 2015 and are available at www.aga-reports.com.

The Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015, on which Ernst & Young Inc. issued an unqualified audit report, does not contain any material changes to the International Financial Reporting Standards financial statements published on 22 February 2016 on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited. The unqualified audit report issued by Ernst & Young is available for inspection at the registered office of the Company. The Company, however, draws attention to the non-adjusting events subsequent to year end as set out in the Group Note 38 of the Annual Financial Statements 2015.

The Annual General Meeting of AngloGold Ashanti shareholders will be held on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 at the Auditorium, 76 Rahima Moosa Street, Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa, at 11:00am (SA time).

The board of directors of the Company has determined that:

• The record date for the purposes of receiving notice of the Annual General Meeting (being the date on which a shareholder must be registered in the Company's register of shareholders in order to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting), shall be the close of business on Friday, 18 March 2016; and
• The record date for the purposes of participating in and voting at the Annual General Meeting (being the date on which a shareholder must be registered in the Company's register of shareholders in order to participate in and vote at the Annual General Meeting) shall be the close of business on Friday, 22 April 2016 ('Voting Record Date'). Accordingly, the last day to trade in AngloGold Ashanti securities in order to be eligible to participate in and vote at the meeting is Friday, 15 April 2016.

Further, AngloGold Ashanti's annual report, which includes the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015, has been filed on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, 31 March 2016 and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and the Company's website at www.aga-reports.com. Shareholders and holders of American Depositary Receipts can request copies of the Company's annual financial statements free of charge from the Company Secretarial Department at companysecretary@anglogoldashanti.com.

ENDS

31 March 2016
Johannesburg
JSE Sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited

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Certain statements contained in this document, other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production, cash costs, all-in sustaining costs, all-in costs, cost savings and other operating results, return on equity, productivity improvements, growth prospects and outlook of AngloGold Ashanti's operations, individually or in the aggregate, including the achievement of project milestones, commencement and completion of commercial operations of certain of AngloGold Ashanti's exploration and production projects and the completion of acquisitions, dispositions or joint venture transactions, AngloGold Ashanti's liquidity and capital resources and capital expenditures and the outcome and consequence of any potential or pending litigation or regulatory proceedings or environmental health and safety issues, are forward-looking statements regarding AngloGold Ashanti's operations, economic performance and financial condition.

These forward-looking statements or forecasts involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause AngloGold Ashanti's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Although AngloGold Ashanti believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and forecasts are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, results could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in economic, social and political and market conditions, the success of business and operating initiatives, changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions, including environmental approvals, fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates, the outcome of pending or future litigation proceedings, and business and operational risk management.

For a discussion of such risk factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2015, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC'). These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause AngloGold Ashanti's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results. Consequently, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. AngloGold Ashanti undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by applicable law. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to AngloGold Ashanti or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements herein.

This communication may contain certain 'Non-GAAP' financial measures. AngloGold Ashanti utilises certain Non-GAAP performance measures and ratios in managing its business. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the reported operating results or cash flow from operations or any other measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, the presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies may use. AngloGold Ashanti posts information that is important to investors on the main page of its website at www.anglogoldashanti.com and under the 'Investors' tab on the main page. This information is updated regularly. Investors should visit this website to obtain important information about AngloGold Ashanti.

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

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