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Offering of Ordinary Shares of AngloGold Ashanti

11 April, 2006

Anglo American plc today announces that the offering of 16,328,313 AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares

Anglo American plc today announces that the offering of 16,328,313 AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares (“ordinary shares”) by its subsidiary, Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited (“ASAC”), and the offering by AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AngloGold Ashanti”) of 9,970,732 ordinary shares, in each case, in the form of ordinary shares or AngloGold Ashanti American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), (collectively “the combined offering”), has been priced at US$51.25 per ADS. The combined offering is scheduled to close on 20 April, 2006. To the extent that the combined offering has been oversold, ASAC has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 3,944,857 ordinary shares. The underwriters have 30 days after the closing of the combined offering to exercise this option. The net proceeds to Anglo American from this offering, assuming full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional ordinary shares, are expected to be approximately US$1 billion.

After the completion of the offering, and depending upon the exercise by the underwriters of their option, Anglo American's holding in AngloGold Ashanti will be between 41.7% and 43.1%.

The combined offering was led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Investment Bank as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners for the combined offering. BMO Nesbitt Burns and J.P. Morgan Securities acted as co-managers.

A final prospectus supplement for the combined offering will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as possible. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and prospectus may be obtained from the offices of Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, telephone: 1-866-471-2526 and from UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028, telephone: 1-888-827-7275.

For further information:

Anglo American plc
20 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AN United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8888 Fax: +44 (0)20 7968 8500
www.angloamerican.co.uk

Registered office as above. Incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985. Registered Number 3564138

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