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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.