AngloGold provides
as part of this annual report, to all shareholders, condensed
consolidated financial statements derived from and presented
in the manner detailed below.
Basis of presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been
derived from the group’s consolidated financial statements
as prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). US
GAAP differs in certain material respects from International
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The condensed
consolidated financial statements do not include notes in
support of the financial information presented therein. The
Group’s audited consolidated financial statements prepared
in accordance with US GAAP from which the condensed consolidated
financial statements have been derived, contain detailed notes
prepared in accordance with US GAAP. The audited consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP,
together with related notes, are included under Item 18 in
AngloGold’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
15 March 2004. The AngloGold Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the year ended 31 December 2003 as filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission on or about 15 March 2004
is available free of charge on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
The condensed consolidated financial
statements set forth below for each of the three years in
the period ended
31 December 2003, and as at 31 December 2003 and 2002, have
been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with
the US GAAP financial statements included under Item 18 in
AngloGold’s Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on or
about 15 March 2004.
Stock split
Throughout the condensed consolidated financial statements
presented herein, the number of AngloGold ordinary shares
and the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
share information for AngloGold have been adjusted retroactively
to reflect AngloGold’s two-for-one stock split and the
issuance of a total of 278,196 AngloGold ordinary shares under
AngloGold’s odd lot offer as approved at the general
meeting of AngloGold’s shareholders held on 5 December
2002.
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