AngloGold Ashanti Update

Anglo American PLC
22 February 2006

News Release

22 February 2006


          Anglo American announces proposed public secondary offering
                    of ordinary shares of AngloGold Ashanti

Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") today announces its intention to sell
through a registered offering a portion of its ordinary shares of AngloGold
Ashanti in the form of ordinary shares or American depositary shares, as one
means of reducing its shareholding in AngloGold Ashanti. The offering would be
made simultaneously in the US, South Africa and Europe. The offering is
anticipated to occur at some time over the coming months, subject to market
conditions.

Anglo American currently intends to remain a significant shareholder in
AngloGold Ashanti in the medium term.

This communication does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy securities or otherwise engage in any investment
activity, nor will there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated
with the transactions described above.



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