19th Apr 2006 16:00
Anglo American PLC19 April 2006 News Release 19 April 2006 Anglo American plc announces exercise of Underwriters' Option Anglo American plc today announces that the underwriters for the offering ofordinary shares ("ordinary shares") of AngloGold Ashanti Limited by Anglo SouthAfrica Capital (Proprietary) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of AngloAmerican, have exercised their option to purchase 3,356,857 additional ordinaryshares in the form of AngloGold Ashanti American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") atthe offering price of US$51.25 per ADS. The shares are scheduled to bedelivered on 20 April 2006, the same date as the scheduled closing of theoffering. After the completion of the offering, Anglo American's holding in AngloGoldAshanti Limited will be 41.8%. The combined offering was led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Investment Bank asjoint global coordinators and joint bookrunners for the combined offering. BMONesbitt Burns and J.P. Morgan Securities acted as co-managers. A final prospectus supplement for the combined offering was filed with the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission on 12 April 2006. Copies of the finalprospectus supplement and prospectus may be obtained from the offices ofGoldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, telephone:1-866-471-2526 and from UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, NewYork, New York 10019-6028, telephone: 1-888-827-7275. For further information: Investor InquiriesNick von SchirndingTel: +44 207 968 8540 Charles GordonTel: +44 207 968 8933 Anne DunnTel: +27 11 638 4730 Media Inquiries Pamela BellTel: +44 207 968 8568 Daniel NgwepeTel: +27 11 638 2267 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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