London, Sep. 1, 2009 (PR Newswire UK Disclose) -- 
AngloGold Ashanti Limited \ (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Reg. No.1944/017354/06) \ ISIN Number: ZAE000043485 \ NYSE symbol: AU \ JSE
share code: ANG
Corporate Affairs Department: \ 3rd Floor \ 76 Jeppe Street \ Johannesburg \
2001 \ South Africa
Tel +27 (0)11 637 6317 \ Fax +27 (0)11 637 6399/6400 \ www.AngloGoldAshanti.com
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WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO
Anglogold Ashanti Ltd ANNOUNCES EQUITY OFFERING TO FUND PROPOSED MOTO
ACQUISITION
AngloGold Ashanti Limited ("AngloGold Ashanti") has filed a preliminary
prospectus supplement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
in connection with its intention to proceed with a global offering (the
"Offering") of approximately 7.8 million new ordinary shares. The Offering will
be in the form of AngloGold Ashanti ordinary shares and American depositary
shares representing ordinary shares.
AngloGold Ashanti intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to fund its
proposed acquisition of a 50% indirect interest in Moto Goldmines Limited
("Moto"), as announced on 16 July 2009, including AngloGold Ashanti's 50% share
of certain other liabilities and expenses directly related to the Moto
transaction.
UBS Investment Bank is acting as sole bookrunner for the Offering.
The preliminary prospectus supplement and the prospectus relating to the
Offering may be obtained free of charge from the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus
supplement and the prospectus may be obtained from UBS Securities LLC, 1285
Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028, telephone:
1-888-827-7275.
Johannesburg
31 August 2009
Sole bookrunner and JSE Sponsor: UBS
UBS Limited is acting for AngloGold Ashanti and no-one else in connection with
the Offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than AngloGold Ashanti
for providing the protections afforded to clients of UBS Limited nor for
providing advice in connection with the Offering.
This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities
described herein, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of such jurisdiction.
The Offering described in this announcement will only be addressed to and
directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area, or EEA, who
are "Qualified Investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the European
Parliament and Council Directive 2003/71/EC, including any measure implementing
such Directive in any member state of the EEA (the "Prospectus Directive").