2006 Annual Report
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Investment in principal subsidiaries & joint venture interests

For the year ended 31 December 2006

      Shares held Percentage held Book value Net loan account
      2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005
  Country of incorporation Nature of business     % % Rm Rm Rm Rm
Direct investments                    
Advanced Mining Software Limited 17 C 40,000 40,000 100 100 2 2 (8) (9)
AGRe Insurance Company Limited 17 F 2 2 100 100 14 14
AngloGold American Investments Limited 4 B 1,001 1,001 100 100 849 849 (49) (44)
AngloGold Ashanti USA Incorporated 20 B 100 100 100 100 1,187 768
      500* 500* 100 100 655 655
AngloGold Ashanti Health (Pty) Limited 17 E 8 8 100 100 48 54
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc 10 B 2,077,313,678 2,077,313,678 100 100 13,172 11,195 (538) (496)
AngloGold Offshore Investments Limited 9 B 5,000,000 5,000,000 100 100 272 272
Eastvaal Gold Holdings Limited 17 B 454,464,000 454,464,000 100 100 917 917 (602) (602)
Masakhisane Investment Limited 17 B 100 100 100 100 5 4
Nuclear Fuels Corporation of SA (Pty) Limited 17 D 1,450,000 1,450,000 100 100 7 7 5 (162)
Rand Refinery Limited ** 17 G 208,471 208,471 53.03 53.03 116 116
Southvaal Holdings Limited (in voluntary liquidation) 17 B 26,000,000 26,000,000 100 100 3 (3)
Indirect investments                    
AG Mali Holdings 1 Limited 4 B 10,002 10,002 100 100
AG Mali Holdings 2 Limited 4 B 10,002 10,002 100 100
AngloGold Argentina Limited 4 B 1 1 100 100
AngloGold Argentina S.A. 1 B 1,331,093 1,331,093 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited 2 B 257,462,077 257,462,077 100 100 2
AngloGold Ashanti (Bibiani) Limited 8 A 4,500 4,500 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp. 20 B 1,250 1,250 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti Exploration (Ghana) Limited 8 A 2 2 100 100 (2)
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited 8 A 132,419,585 132,419,585 100 100 18 7
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc 10 B 1,024,840,886* 1,024,840,886* 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem) Limited 8 A 53,010 53,010 80 80 2
AngloGold Ashanti (Nevada) Corp. 20 B 100 100 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. 20 B 7,902 7,902 100 100 39 33
AngloGold Australia Investment Holdings Limited 4 B 1,000 1,000 100 100
AngloGold Australia (Sunrise Dam) Pty Limited 2 A 2 2 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração Ltda. 5 B 8,827,437,875 8,827,437,875 100 100 6
AngloGold Brazil Limited 4 B 1 1 100 100
AngloGold CV 1 Limited 4 B 11,002 11,002 100 100
AngloGold CV 2 Limited 4 B 1,002 1,002 100 100
AngloGold CV 3 Limited 4 B 1,002 1,002 100 100
AngloGold Finance Australia Holdings Limited 14 B 2 2 100 100
AngloGold Finance Australia Limited 14 B 2 2 100 100
AngloGold Geita Holdings Limited 4 B 3,513 3,513 100 100
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc 10 B 1,024,840,886* 1,024,840,886* 100 100
AngloGold Investments Australasia Limited 4 B 1,000 1,000 100 100
AngloGold Investments Australia Pty Ltd 2 B 1 1 100 100
AngloGold Investments (Sadex) Limited 4 B 1,000'A' 1,000'A' 100 100
AngloGold Morila Holdings Limited 4 B 1,000 1,000 100 100
AngloGold Namibia (Pty) Ltd 15 A 10,000 10,000 100 100 1
AngloGold Offshore Investments Limited 4 B 422,510,000* 422,510,000* 100 100
AngloGold South America Limited 4 B 488,000 488,000 100 100 (191) (172)
AngloGold South American Holdings Limited 4 B 1 1 100 100
Ashanti Goldfields Belgium S.A. 3 B 2,500 2,500 100 100
Ashanti Goldfields (Cayman) Limited 6 B 2 2 100 100
Ashanti Goldfields Holding (Luxembourg) S.A. 12 B 3,000,000 3,000,000 100 100
Ashanti Goldfields Kilo Sarl 20 H 15,520 15,520 86.22 86.22 6 5
Ashanti Goldfields Services Limited 19 B 588,409 588,409 100 100
Ashanti Goldfields Teberebie Limited 6 B 2 2 100 100


        Shares held Percentage held Book value   Net loan account
      2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005
  Country of incorporation Nature of business     % % Rm Rm Rm Rm
Ashanti Treasury Services Limited 10 I 250,000 250,000 100 100 (7)
Australian Mining & Finance Pty Limited 2 B 48 48 100 100
Cerro Vanguardia S.A. 1 A 13,875,000 13,875,000 92.50 92.50 1
Chevaning Mining Company Limited 19 B 1,000 1,000 100 100
Cluff Holdings Pvt Limited 20 B 100 100
Cluff Mineral Exploration Limited 19 B 500,000 500,000 100 100
Cluff Oil Limited 19 B 19,646,377 19,646,377 100 100
Cluff Resources Limited 19 B 93,638,562 93,638,562 100 100
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company                    
(USA joint venture) 20 A 67 67
Erongo Holdings Limited 4 B 13,334'A' 13,334'A' 100 100 (13) (12)
Geita Gold Mining Limited 18 A 2 2 100 100 14
Golden Shamrock Mines Limited 2 B 2,000,000 2,000,000 100 100
GSM Gold S.A. 12 B 325,000 325,000 100 100
Mineração Serra Grande S.A. 5 A 499,999,997 499,999,997 50 50 1
Morila Limited 11 B 1 1 50 50
Pioneer Goldfields Limited 9 B 75,000,000 75,000,000 100 100
Sadiola Exploration Limited 4 B 5,000'A' 5,000'A' 50 50
Societé Ashanti Goldfields de Guinée S.A. 16 A 3,486,134 3,486,134 85 85 16 1
Teberebie Goldfields Limited 8 A 1,860,000 1,860,000 90 90
Joint ventures             17,191 14,798 (1,237) (1,405)
Nufcor International Limited ** 19 D 3,000,000 3,000,000 50 50 18 18 (2) (2)
Société des Mines de Morila S.A. 13 A 400 400 40 40
Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Sadiola S.A. 13 A 38,000 38,000 38 38
Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Yatela S.A. 13 A 400 400 40 40
BGM Management Company Pty Ltd 2 A 3'B' 3'B' 33.33 33.33
              18 18 (2) (2)
  Nature of business Countries of incorporation        
A – Mining 1 Argentina 8 Ghana 15 Namibia
B – Investment holding 2 Australia 9 Guernsey 16 Republic of Guinea
C – Software development 3 Belgium 10 Isle of Man 17 Republic of South Africa
D – Market agent 4 British Virgin Islands 11 Jersey 18 Tanzania
E – Health care 5 Brazil 12 Luxembourg 19 United Kingdom
F – Short-term insurance and 6 Cayman Islands 13 Mali 20 United States of America
  re-assurance, captive 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 Malta    
  insurance            
G – Precious metal refining            
H – Exploration            
I – Treasury            
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Indicates preference shares
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The statutory year-ends of Rand Refinery Limited and Nufcor International Limited are 30 September and 30 June respectively. The management accounts of Rand Refinery Limited and Nufcor International Limited for the periods ended 30 September and
31 December respectively, have been included in the group’s results for the year ended 31 December 2006.

In terms of IAS 27, the Environmental Rehabilitation Trust Fund is deemed to be a subsidiary.

The aggregate interest in the net profits and losses in subsidiaries is as follows:

$ million 2006   2005
Profit attributable to equity shareholders 364   150
Losses attributable to equity shareholders (530)   (413)
  (166)   (263)
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AngloGold Ashanti Annual Report 2006 - Annual Financial Statements