Directors: RP Edey (British) (Chairman) \ Dr TJ Motlatsi (Deputy Chairman) \ M Cutifani (Australian) (Chief Executive Officer) \ FB Arisman (American) WA Nairn \ Prof WL Nkuhlu \ SM Pityana \ S Venkatakrishnan (British)
Company Secretary: L Eatwell
Company Secretary: L Eatwell
AngloGold Ashanti Lim ited \ Reg. No.1944/017354/06
76 Jeppe Street \ Newtown \ 2001 \ P O B ox 62117 \ Marshalltown \ 2107 \ South Africa
Tel +27 (0)11 637 6000 \ Fax +27 (0)11 637 6624 \ Website: www.AngloGoldAshanti.com
November 25, 2009
Cecilia Blye
Chief, Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporate Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Pradip Bhaumik
Special Counsel, Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporate Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Re: AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed May 5, 2009
File No. 1-14846
Cecilia Blye
Chief, Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporate Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Pradip Bhaumik
Special Counsel, Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporate Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Re: AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed May 5, 2009
File No. 1-14846
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Further to our letter of November 17, 2009, we have been advised by our South African counsel that we
require the consent of the South African Minister of Trade and Industry under the Protection of
Businesses Act 99 of 1984 in order to respond to your requests for information contained in your
November 13, 2009 letter to us. Our South African counsel has made application to the Minister on our
behalf and has been following up with Minister's office. We have instructed our counsel to continue
to follow up with the Minister but cannot predict when a response will be forthcoming. We will be in a
Sincerely yours,
/s/ MARK CUTIFANI
MARK CUTIFANI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
cc: Roger Schwall, Assistant Director, Division of Corporate Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20549-3628