EXHIBIT 19.8
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING ENTITIES AS AT 31 DECEMBER
Country of incorporation | Shares held 2014 | Shares held 2013 | Holding | Percentage held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal subsidiaries and controlled operating entities(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited(2) | 2 | 257,462,077 | 257,462,077 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc | 6 | 5,219,748,514 | 5,105,738,016 | D | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti USA Incorporated | 12 | } | 237 | 237 | D | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
*500 | *500 | D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração S.A. | 3 | 4,167,084,999 | 4,167,084,999 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited(3) | 4 | 132,419,584 | 132,419,584 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem) Limited | 4 | 66,270 | 66,270 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Namibia (Pty) Limited(4) | 9 | - | 10,000 | D | - | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cerro Vanguardia S.A. | 1 | 13,875,000 | 13,875,000 | I | 92.50 | 92.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp(5) | 11 | 1,250 | 1,250 | I | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Geita Gold Mining Limited | 10 | 123,382,772 | 123,382,772 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mineração Serra Grande S.A. | 3 | 1,999,999 | 1,999,999 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Societé AngloGold Ashanti de Guinée S.A. | 5 | 3,486,134 | 3,486,134 | I | 85 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Joint venture operating entities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kibali (Jersey) Limited(6) | 7 | 2,310 | 2,214 | I | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Société des Mines de Morila S.A. | 8 | 400 | 400 | I | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Sadiola S.A. | 8 | 41,000 | 41,000 | I | 41 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Yatela S.A. | 8 | 400 | 400 | I | 40 | 40 |
Principal subsidiaries are those subsidiaries that hold material contracts and/or act as borrowers and/or guarantors of such material contracts.
* | Indicates preference shares |
D – Direct Holding
I – Indirect Holding
(1) | All the operations in South Africa, namely, Mine Waste Solutions, Great Noligwa, Kopanang, Moab Khotsong, Mponeng and TauTona are all held by the parent company, AngloGold Ashanti Limited. |
(2) | Operates the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine and the Tropicana joint venture in Australia. |
(3) | Operates the Obuasi mine in Ghana. |
(4) | The company was sold in June 2014. |
(5) | Operates the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine. |
(6) | Owner of Kibali Gold Mines S.A. DRC which operates the Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
1 Argentina | 7 | Jersey | ||
2 Australia | 8 | Mali | ||
3 Brazil | 9 | Namibia | ||
4 Ghana | 10 | Tanzania | ||
5 Republic of Guinea | 11 | United States of America | ||
6 Isle of Man |
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