AngloGold Ashanti plc announces that Ms. Maria Ramos, independent non-executive director and chairman of the Board of Directors, has elected not to stand for re-election at the upcoming annual general meeting of shareholders on 28 May 2024. The Board of Directors has voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Jochen Tilk as Chairman of the Board of Directors with effect from 28 May 2024, subject to his re-election at the AGM. Ms. Ramos served as director of AngloGold Ashanti since 1 June 2019 and Chairman since 5 December 2020.

Mr. Tilk has been an independent non-Executive Director of AngloGold Ashanti since 1 January 2019 and is Chairman of the board's Investment Committee. Mr. Tilk, who holds a master's degree in mining engineering, has deep experience in the global mining sector. He was previously Executive Director of Nutrien Inc., a Canadian global supplier of agricultural goods and services.

He is the former President and CEO of Potash Corp., a large producer of crop nutrients. Prior to that, Mr. Tilk spent 25 years with Inmet Mining Corp., a global mining company, the last five of which were as President and CEO. Mr. Tilk is currently non- executive director on the board of Emera Inc., a publicly traded energy utility and serves on the board of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organisation.

Maria Richter, a non-executive director of the Board since 1 January 2015 has also elected not to stand for re-election at the upcoming AGM in May. Mr. Albert Garner, has been appointed by the Board to replace Ms. Richter as chairman of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee with effect from 28 May 2024, subject to his re-election at the AGM.