SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated
MARCH 30, 2005
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
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(Name of Registrant)
11 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg, 2001
(P O Box 62117)
Marshalltown, 2107
South
Africa
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PUBLISHES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2004
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Ghana
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+233 (24) 322 026
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USA
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Australia
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+ 61 438 001 393
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Disclaimer
Except for historical information contained herein, there are matters discussed in this news release that are forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For discussion of important factors including, but not limited to development of the Company’s business the economic outlook in the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices and production, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, refer to the Company’s annual report on the Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2003 which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 19 March 2004.
Except for historical information contained herein, there are matters discussed in this news release that are forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For discussion of important factors including, but not limited to development of the Company’s business the economic outlook in the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices and production, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, refer to the Company’s annual report on the Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2003 which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 19 March 2004.
AGA34.05
30 March 2005
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PUBLISHES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2004
AngloGold Ashanti published its Annual Report for 2004 today.
In their letter to shareholders, CEO Bobby Godsell and President Sam Jonah said that the key
strategic event of 2004 had been the completion of the AngloGold Ashanti business combination.
From the outset the objective had been to combine the two companies into a “long-life, low-cost,
high-margin investment opportunity, bringing together the best that both had to offer, by way of
orebodies, capital and human resources”.
They noted that the positive relationship between the company and the South African government
was proving to be an advantage in converting mining rights in terms of the new Act. “We realise
that we are dealing with unprecedented areas of law and regulation in this process and we continue
to have constructive interactions with the Department of Minerals and Energy to deal with
uncertainties which the process reveals.”
Discussing the issue of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, they said that every AngloGold Ashanti employee
had access to several convenient and confidential voluntary counselling testing (VCT) facilities.
During 2004, some 4,000 employees had made use of these centres and around 10,000 since the
programme had begun. They reported that 706 employees were on anti-retroviral therapy. “The
improvement in their state of health and their immune systems is impressive,” they commented.
Looking ahead, Godsell and Jonah said the company faced three key challenges:
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to manage production costs in the face of strong operating currencies, rising mining
contractor costs, higher energy prices and high transport charges;
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to manage the hedge book against the background of what seemed to be a sustained
stronger spot gold price; and
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to achieve gradual and steady improvement in the performance of Obuasi mine in Ghana.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Date MARCH 30, 2005
By: /s/ C
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B
ULL
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Name: C R Bull
Title: Company Secretary
Title: Company Secretary