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Dividend: Confirmation Of Currency Conversion To South African Rand And Finalisation Announcement
AngloGold Ashanti plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Registration No. 14654651
LEI No. 2138005YDSA7A82RNU96
ISIN: GB00BRXH2664
CUSIP: G0378L100
NYSE Share code: AU
JSE Share code: ANG
("AngloGold Ashanti", "AGA" or the
"Company")
NEWS RELEASE
DIVIDEND: CONFIRMATION OF CURRENCY CONVERSION TO SOUTH AFRICAN RAND AND
FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Further to the Company's announcement on Tuesday, 6 August 2024, shareholders were advised that the
Board of Directors had resolved to pay a dividend of 22 US cents per share for the half year ended 30 June
2024.
The US Dollar/Rand exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African Rand to shareholders
on the South African section of the register on the record date for the payment of the dividend has now been
determined:
Dividend Exchange rate1 Gross dividend per Net dividend per
ordinary share in ordinary share in
South African Rand SA South African Rand SA
cents cents
Interim dividend No. 2 17.82930 392.24460 313.79568
1. The applicable currency exchange rate is the Reuters New York Bid Closing Rate as determined on
Wednesday, 21 August 2024.
In compliance with the requirements of Strate and the JSE Listings Requirements, the salient dates for
payment of the dividend are as follows for holders of ordinary shares on the JSE:
Declaration date Tuesday, 6 August 2024
Currency conversion rate for South African Rand Friday, 23 August 2024
Last date to trade ordinary shares cum dividend Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Ordinary shares trade ex-dividend Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Record date Friday, 30 August 2024
Payment date Friday, 13 September 2024
Dividends in respect of dematerialised shareholdings will be credited to shareholders' accounts with the
relevant CSDP or broker.
To comply with further requirements of Strate, share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised
between Wednesday, 28 August 2024 and Friday, 30 August 2024, both days inclusive. No transfers
between South African, NYSE and Ghana share registers will be permitted between Wednesday, 28 August
2024 and Friday, 30 August 2024, both days inclusive.
Additional information for South African resident shareholders of the Company:
1. AngloGold Ashanti had a total of 420,439,615 ordinary shares in issue at the dividend determination
date of 6 August 2024.
2. Dividends will be paid from the UK. AngloGold Ashanti's UK unique taxpayer reference number:
8303513314
3. Dividends declared and paid by the Company to South African resident shareholders holding shares on
the South African section of the register are subject to South African dividend tax ("SA DWT") of 20%
(subject to any applicable exemptions that may apply).
4. Dividends will be paid net of SA DWT, to be withheld and paid to the South African Revenue Service.
Such tax must be withheld unless beneficial owners of the dividend have provided the necessary
documented proof to the regulated intermediary (being a broker, CSD participant, nominee company or
the Company's transfer secretaries Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd., Private Bag x9000,
Saxonwold, 2132, South Africa) that they are exempt therefrom, or entitled to a reduced rate, as a result
of any relevant double taxation agreement between South Africa and the country of tax domicile of such
owner.
5. The dividend will be distributed by the Company from retained earnings and is regarded as a "foreign
dividend" (as defined in the South African Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962) for South African resident
shareholders holding shares on the South African register.
6. For the avoidance of doubt, SA DWT, and therefore the information provided in this announcement, is
only of direct application to shareholders on the South African section of the register.
Shareholders are encouraged to consult their professional tax advisers should they be in any doubt as to the
appropriate action to take.
ENDS
23 August 2024
JSE Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
CONTACTS
Media
Andrea Maxey +61 08 9435 4603 / +61 400 072 199 amaxey@anglogoldashanti.com
General inquiries media@anglogoldashanti.com
Investors
Andrea Maxey +61 08 9435 4603 / +61 400 072 199 amaxey@anglogoldashanti.com
Yatish Chowthee +27 11 637 6273 / +27 78 364 2080 yrchowthee@anglogoldashanti.com
Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com
Date: 23-08-2024 08:00:00
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