AngloGold Ashanti PLC

Certain statements contained in this annual report on Form 20-F, other than statements of historical fact, including, without

limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production,

total cash costs, all-in sustaining costs, all-in costs, cost savings and other operating results, return on equity, productivity

improvements, growth prospects and outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations, individually or in the aggregate, including the

achievement of project milestones, commencement and completion of commercial operations of certain of AngloGold Ashanti’s

exploration and production projects and the completion of acquisitions, dispositions or joint venture transactions, AngloGold

Ashanti’s liquidity and capital resources and capital expenditures, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the

outcome and consequences of any potential or pending litigation or regulatory proceedings or environmental, health and safety

issues, are forward-looking statements regarding AngloGold Ashanti’s financial reports, operations, economic performance and

These forward-looking statements or forecasts are not limited to historical facts, but rather reflect our current beliefs and

expectations concerning future events and generally may be identified by the use of forward-looking words, phrases and

expressions such as “believe”, “expect”, “aim”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “foresee”, “forecast”, “predict”, “project”, “estimate”, “likely”,

“may”, “might”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “seek”, “plan”, “scheduled”, “possible”, “continue”, “potential”, “outlook”, “target” or other

similar words, phrases, and expressions; provided that the absence thereof does not mean that a statement is not forward-

looking. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals are or may be forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements or forecasts involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause

AngloGold Ashanti’s actual results, performance, actions or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results,

performance, actions or achievements expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Although AngloGold Ashanti

believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and forecasts are reasonable, no assurance can be

given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, results, performance, actions or achievements could

differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in economic,

social, political and market conditions, including related to inflation or international conflicts, the success of business and

operating initiatives, changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions, including environmental approvals,

fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates, the outcome of pending or future litigation proceedings, any supply chain

disruptions, any public health crises, pandemics or epidemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), the failure to maintain

effective internal control over financial reporting or effective disclosure controls and procedures, the inability to remediate one or

more material weaknesses, or the discovery of additional material weaknesses, in the Company’s internal control over financial

reporting, and other business and operational risks and challenges and other factors, including mining accidents. For a

discussion of such risk factors, refer to“Item 3D: Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. These factors

are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause AngloGold Ashanti’s actual results, performance, actions or

achievements to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable

factors could also have material adverse effects on AngloGold Ashanti’s future results, performance, actions or achievements.

Consequently, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

AngloGold Ashanti undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to

reflect events or circumstances after the date of this annual report on Form 20-F or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated

events, except to the extent required by applicable law. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to

AngloGold Ashanti or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements herein.