Anglo American announces secondary offering of ordinary shares of AngloGold Ashanti
01 October, 2007
Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces (pursuant to SEC Rule 134) that it intends to offer for sale 61 million ordinary shares of AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AngloGold Ashanti”) in the form of ordinary shares and American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) pursuant to the registration of such securities under AngloGold Ashanti's automatic shelf registration statement.
Goldman Sachs International is acting as the global coordinator for the offering and Goldman Sachs International and UBS Investment Bank are joint bookrunners for the offering. The terms of the offering are set forth in a preliminary prospectus supplement filed today with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained free of charge from the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained from the offices of Goldman Sachs International, Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB, United Kingdom, telephone: +44 20 7774 1000 or UBS Limited, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP, United Kingdom, telephone: +44 20 7567 8000.