AngloGold Ashanti

Anglo American PLC
24 March 2006


News Release




24 March 2006




Anglo American plc Announces Secondary Offering of Ordinary Shares of
AngloGold Ashanti


Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces (pursuant to SEC Rule 134) that
its subsidiary AngloGold Ashanti Limited ("AngloGold Ashanti") has filed an
automatic shelf registration statement with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to the global sale of approximately 17.6
million ordinary shares of AngloGold Ashanti held by Anglo American, plus an
additional 4.2 million ordinary shares held by Anglo American that may be sold
at the option of the underwriters. The registration statement was filed pursuant
to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement between AngloGold Ashanti and
Anglo American.

As announced by AngloGold Ashanti earlier today, AngloGold Ashanti will
simultaneously conduct a primary offering of approximately 10.3 million ordinary
shares, to be used for project development, capital expenditure, general
corporate purposes and to reduce short term debt.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint global
coordinators and joint bookrunners for the offering and BMO Nesbitt Burns and
JPMorgan Securities will act as co-managers for the offering. The terms of the
combined offering are set forth in a preliminary prospectus supplement filed
today with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus
supplement relating to the offering may be obtained free of charge from the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission's web site at www.sec.gov.
Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained
from the offices of Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York
10004, telephone: [phone] or UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028, telephone: [phone].




For further information:

Investor Inquiries

Nick von Schirnding
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Charles Gordon
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Anne Dunn
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Media Inquiries

Pamela Bell
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Daniel Ngwepe
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