outstanding share capital, at a price of US$18.00 per ADS. AngloGold Ashanti cautions shareholders
that this offer represented a 2.65% discount to the US$18.49 closing price of ADSs on the New York
Stock Exchange on 15 October, 2008, the day prior to the date of the offer and a 2.39% discount to the
US$18.44 closing price of ADSs on 16 October, 2008.
On 21 November 2008, AngloGold Ashanti Limited announced that it had entered into a US$1 billion
term loan facility agreement (the "Term Facility") with Standard Chartered Bank to refinance its
convertible bond.
The Term Facility would be drawn during February 2009 for the purpose of repaying the US$1 billion
convertible bond due on 27 February 2009 issued by AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc and guaranteed by
AngloGold Ashanti. The Term Facility is for an initial one year period from the date of the first drawdown
in February 2009 and the Term Facility is extendable, if required, at the option of AngloGold Ashanti until
30 November 2010.
The terms and covenants of the Term Facility are similar to those of AngloGold Ashanti's existing
US$1.15 billion Revolving Credit Facility, save that the amounts drawn under the Term Facility will bear an
interest margin of 4.25% for the first six months after the first drawdown and 5.25% thereafter.
On 15 December 2008, further to its announcement of 31 July 2008, AngloGold Ashanti announced that
it had completed the purchase of São Bento Gold Company Limited ("SBG") and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, São Bento Mineração S.A. ("SBMSA") from Eldorado Gold Corporation ("Eldorado") for a
consideration of US$70 million. The purchase price was settled through the issuance of 2,701,660
AngloGold Ashanti shares.
The purchase of SBG and SBMSA gives AngloGold Ashanti access to the São Bento mine, a gold
operation located in the immediate vicinity of AngloGold Ashanti's proposed Córrego do Sítio mine,
located in the municipality of Santa Bárbara, Iron Quadrangle region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The
acquisition of the São Bento mine provides AngloGold Ashanti with the potential to double the scale of
the proposed Córrego do Sítio mine, which once developed will significantly enhance AngloGold
Ashanti's Brazilian asset base.
On 23 January 2009, AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd announced that Mineral Resource increase for the
Tropicana Gold Project in Western Australia. The Tropicana Gold Project, located 330 kilometres east
north-east of Kalgoorlie, is part of the Tropicana Joint Venture, which is 70% owned by AngloGold Ashanti
Australia (the manager) and 30% by Independence Group NL. The Measured, Indicated and Inferred
Mineral Resource for the project is now 75.3 million tonnes grading 2.07 grams/tonne for 5.01 million
ounces of gold. This represents an increase of approximately 1 million ounces from the first Mineral
Resource estimate released for the project in December 2007, and the new estimate is predominantly in
the Measured and Indicated category, providing a higher level of confidence. AngloGold Ashanti
Australia's share of the upgraded resource is 3.51 Moz.
On 28 January 2009, AngloGold Ashanti Limited announced that it had agreed to sell its indirect
33.33% joint venture interest in the Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia to Newmont Mining
Corporation for an aggregate consideration of up to US$1.1 billion (the "Transaction").
The Transaction is consistent with AngloGold Ashanti's strategy of focusing on its core, controlled asset
portfolio and realising value from any minority, non-managed interests as and when appropriate. It will
also immediately strengthen the Company's balance sheet, result in lower financing costs due to early
repayment of the recently announced US$1.0 billion bridge facility and create additional flexibility to
participate in further investment and growth opportunities.
20. Dividend
The directors have today declared Final Dividend No. 105 of 50 (Final Dividend No. 103: 53) South
African cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2008. In compliance with the
requirements of Strate, given the company's primary listing on the JSE Limited, the salient dates for
payment of the dividend are as follows:
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