FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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19
Nov 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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CENTAMIN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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USD
1 ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
|
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
|
|
|
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and/or controlled:
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3,770,108
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0.90%
|
3,555,062
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0.84%
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(2)
|
Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
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and/or controlled:
|
|
|
5,388,734
|
1.28%
|
1,951,663
|
0.46%
|
(3)
|
Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
|
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130,000
|
0.03%
|
160,000
|
0.04%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
|
|
9,288,842
|
2.21%
|
5,666,725
|
1.34%
|
(b)
|
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
|
|
|
options)
|
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
|
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
|
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Class of
relevant
|
Purchase/sale
|
Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
235,581
|
25.2722 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
171,422
|
25.0533 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
135,123
|
25.0926 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
55,955
|
25.3767 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
32,499
|
25.1080 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
26,014
|
25.2397 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,156
|
24.9152 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
14,807
|
25.1112 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,271
|
25.0547 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,887
|
25.1049 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,099
|
24.9897 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,901
|
25.2181 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,884
|
25.1500 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,799
|
25.1497 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,647
|
25.1061 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,474
|
25.0835 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,260
|
25.0434 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,967
|
25.0686 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,653
|
24.7927 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,596
|
25.1455 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,902
|
25.0422 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,895
|
25.1262 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,800
|
25.1000 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,563
|
25.0511 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,750
|
25.3600 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,492
|
25.0797 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,300
|
25.0784 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,143
|
25.1118 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,064
|
24.9857 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,038
|
25.1100 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
972
|
25.1722 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
684
|
24.9908 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
626
|
25.1625 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
457
|
25.1702 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
310
|
25.0148 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
229
|
25.0300 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
200
|
25.1350 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
135
|
25.1416 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
125
|
25.1632 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
101
|
25.1930 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
100
|
25.0900 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
100
|
25.1600 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
90
|
25.0200 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
48
|
25.1300 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
45
|
25.1150 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2
|
24.6980 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
|
24.6550 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
486,688
|
25.2166 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
82,115
|
25.0458 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
40,177
|
25.0750 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
31,769
|
25.1068 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,839
|
25.1500 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
19,393
|
24.9152 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,089
|
25.0189 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,795
|
25.0255 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,669
|
25.1132 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,332
|
25.2088 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,707
|
24.9776 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,259
|
24.9538 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,800
|
25.1000 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,718
|
25.1606 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,578
|
24.8403 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,471
|
24.9598 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,263
|
25.0323 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,187
|
25.0351 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,750
|
25.3600 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,749
|
25.0247 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,701
|
24.9191 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,607
|
25.0048 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,400
|
25.0135 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,168
|
24.9684 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
730
|
25.1576 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
720
|
24.9686 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
684
|
24.9908 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
565
|
24.9787 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
503
|
25.0281 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
500
|
24.8060 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
409
|
24.9771 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
400
|
25.1425 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
364
|
25.0888 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
352
|
25.1272 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
310
|
25.0148 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
263
|
25.0823 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
242
|
25.5917 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
185
|
24.9951 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
98
|
25.1200 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
90
|
25.0200 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
21
|
25.0847 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6
|
24.9916 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2
|
24.6980 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
24.6550 USD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
25,000
|
454.9724 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
6,865
|
455.2773 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
629
|
455.4643 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
706
|
456.4168 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
8,000
|
456.6372 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,100
|
458.4367 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
34,428
|
458.5332 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,303
|
458.6351 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
6,600
|
458.8749 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
11,134
|
459.1733 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
2,493
|
459.2880 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
19,813
|
459.3128 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
12,973
|
459.4628 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,348
|
459.5867 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
13,073
|
459.6566 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,779
|
459.8651 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
8,937
|
459.9264 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,922
|
460.5866 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
380,273
|
461.6061 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
707,000
|
480.3780 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,748,735
|
481.1581 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
460,000
|
500.7300 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
225,000
|
510.3510 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
499,000
|
517.1917 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
537,000
|
520.8020 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,225,000
|
524.3524 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
592,077
|
539.1839 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,705,000
|
539.4039 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
263,000
|
548.4348 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
25,000
|
454.9724 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
10,000
|
455.1226 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,865
|
455.2000 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
9,100
|
456.7771 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
446,087
|
456.9680 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,400
|
457.2936 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,837
|
457.7342 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,471
|
457.7443 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
34,428
|
458.4552 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,303
|
458.5572 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
12,320
|
458.6587 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
7,583
|
458.7068 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,000
|
458.7258 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
14,134
|
458.8545 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,493
|
459.2100 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
19,813
|
459.2347 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
12,973
|
459.3847 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
13,073
|
459.5785 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,779
|
459.7869 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,937
|
459.8483 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
31,685
|
460.3356 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,200
|
460.7880 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
380,273
|
461.6061 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,058
|
461.6668 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,210,000
|
480.3780 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,748,735
|
481.1581 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
350,000
|
500.7300 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
225,000
|
510.3510 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
350,000
|
517.1917 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
537,000
|
520.8020 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,225,000
|
524.3524 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
600,000
|
539.1839 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,705,000
|
539.4039 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
263,000
|
548.4348 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
10,000
|
455.0179 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
446,087
|
456.9086 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
6,837
|
457.6862 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
4,471
|
457.7192 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
12,320
|
458.5990 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
7,583
|
458.6586 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
14,134
|
458.7489 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
31,685
|
460.2872 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
6,058
|
461.6183 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
629
|
455.5121 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
706
|
456.4648 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
11,134
|
459.2215 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,348
|
459.6465 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,922
|
460.6119 ZAR
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,769
|
25.1500 USD
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
25,000
|
25.0966 USD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
|
|
(i)
|
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
|
Class
|
Product
|
Writing,
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Type
|
Expiry
|
Option
|
of
|
description
|
purchasing,
|
of
|
price
|
|
date
|
money
|
relevant
|
|
selling,
|
securities
|
per unit
|
|
|
paid/
|
security
|
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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20 Nov 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Purchased
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-160,000
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22.0000
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American
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21 Mar
2025
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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Written
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130,000
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15.0000
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American
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17 Jan
2025
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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