Award and acceptance of share options to Executive Directors and the Company Secretary of AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Reg. No. 1944/017354/06 ISIN. ZAE000043485 – JSE share code: ANG CUSIP: 035128206 – NYSE share code: AU (“AngloGold Ashanti” or the “Company”) 19 March 2018 NEWS RELEASE AWARD AND ACCEPTANCE OF SHARE OPTIONS TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE COMPANY SECRETARY OF ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI In terms of JSE Listings Requirement 3.63 we hereby provide the following information regarding award and acceptance of share options by the Company under the AngloGold Share Incentive Scheme to Executive Directors and the Company Secretary of AngloGold Ashanti. Date of award : 22 February 2018 Date of notification : 16 March 2018 Date of acceptance : 16 March 2018 Bonus Share Plan (BSP) The AngloGold Share Incentive Scheme that was approved by shareholders, provides for the executives’ BSP cash bonus to be matched at 150% with share options and vesting of awards in two tranches, 50% after 12 months and the remaining 50% after 24 months. Clearance was obtained in terms of JSE Listings Requirement 3.66. Strike price NIL cost to participant in accordance with the rules of the above plans Market value per award at date of grant R 119.14 Class of security Option to acquire ordinary shares Type of interest Direct beneficial Number of BSPs Total Value of Name awarded Awards (ZAR) S Venkatakrishnan (Executive Director) 101,217 12,058,993.38 KC Ramon (Executive Director) 55,634 6,628,234.76 ME Sanz Perez (Company Secretary) 38,143 4,544,357.02 194,994 23,231,585.16 ENDS 19 March 2018 Johannesburg JSE Sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Ltd Contacts 1 Media Chris Nthite +27 (0) 11 637 6388/+27 (0) 83 301 2481 cnthite@anglogoldashanti.com Stewart Bailey +27 81 032 2563 / +27 11 637 6031 sbailey@anglogoldashanti.com General inquiries media@anglogoldashanti.com Investors Stewart Bailey +27 81 032 2563 / +27 11 637 6031 sbailey@anglogoldashanti.com Sabrina Brockman (US & Canada) +1 (212) 858 7702 / +1 646 379 2555 sbrockman@anglogoldashanti.com Fundisa Mgidi (South Africa) +27 11 6376763 / +27 82 821 5322 fmgidi@anglogoldashanti.com AngloGold Ashanti Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Reg No: 1944/017354/06 ISIN. ZAE000043485 – JSE share code: ANG CUSIP: 035128206 – NYSE share code: AU Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com Date: 19/03/2018 05:47:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.