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AGL
ANAAL
Anglo American plc Announces Secondary Offering of Ordinary Shares of AngloGold
Ashanti
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
(the "Company")
JSE Code: AGL
ISIN Code: GB0004901517
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 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: 1-212-902-1000 or UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028, telephone: 1-888-827-7275.
For further information:
Investor Inquiries
Nick von Schirnding
Tel: +44 207 968 8540
Charles Gordon
Tel: +44 207 968 8933
Anne Dunn
Tel: +27 11 638 4730
Media Inquiries
Pamela Bell
Tel: +44 207 968 8568
Daniel Ngwepe
Tel: +27 11 638 2267
24 March 2006
Sponsor:
J.P.Morgan Equities Limited
Date: 24/03/2006 09:00:15 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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