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Acquisition of Centamin plc (“Centamin”) by AngloGold Ashanti plc (“AngloGold Ashanti”) (the “Transaction”)
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Additional U.S. information
The Transaction relates to the acquisition of the securities of a Jersey company, with a primary listing in the UK, and is subject to UK procedural and disclosure requirements that are different from those of the United States. Any financial statements or other financial information included in this Microsite may have been prepared in accordance with non-US accounting standards that may not be comparable to the financial statements of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. It may be difficult for US holders of shares to enforce their rights and any claims they may have arising under the US federal securities laws in connection with the Transaction, since Centamin is located in a country other than the United States, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of countries other than the United States. US holders of shares may not be able to sue Centamin or its respective officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of the US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel Centamin and its respective affiliates to subject themselves to the jurisdiction or judgment of a US court.
Any securities to be issued by AngloGold Ashanti as consideration in the Transaction (the “AngloGold Ashanti Securities”) have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “US Securities Act“), and cannot be offered, sold, delivered or otherwise transferred in or into the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.
We expect that the Transaction will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement provided for under Jersey company law (a “Scheme“). If the Transaction is effected by way of a Scheme, any AngloGold Ashanti Securities would be expected to be issued to shareholders of Centamin in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof. In addition, the AngloGold Ashanti Securities will not be registered under any US state securities laws and may only be issued to persons resident in a state pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the securities law of such state. Any affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 under the US Securities Act) of AngloGold Ashanti that acquires the AngloGold Ashanti Securities may not resell or otherwise transfer the AngloGold Ashanti Securities except in a transaction that is (i) registered under the US Securities Act or (ii) exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act.
Holders of Centamin and AngloGold Ashanti securities are urged to read any documents related to the Transaction filed, furnished or to be filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“), if any, because they will contain important information regarding the Transaction and any related offer of securities. Such documents will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Nothing in this area of the website shall be deemed an acknowledgement that any SEC filing is required or that an offer requiring registration under the US Securities Act may ever occur in connection with the Transaction.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Microsite and the Information contained in it may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of AngloGold Ashanti and the AngloGold Ashanti Group (being AngloGold Ashanti and its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings) and Centamin and the Centamin Group (being Centamin and its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings) following the implementation of the Transaction.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of AngloGold Ashanti and AngloGold Ashanti Group to market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions, including as to future potential cost savings, synergies, earnings, cash flow, return on capital employed, production and prospects. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “goals”, “intend”, “may”, “objectives”, “outlook”, “plan”, “probably”, “project”, “risks”, “seek”, “should”, “target”, “will” and similar terms and phrases.
There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of AngloGold Ashanti and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this Microsite. These factors include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in the price of commodities (including gold and silver); exchange rate movements; fluctuations in the price of fuel, energy and consumables; fluctuations in reserves estimates; any downgrade of credit ratings assigned to AngloGold Ashanti’s debt securities which increases future interest costs and adversely affect the availability of new financing; environmental and physical risks which could disrupt operations; risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change and the mining of “conflict minerals”; economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; political risks, including the risks of conducting business in countries where laws and policies may change rapidly and unpredictably, risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; the ability of the AngloGold Ashanti Group to successfully retain key employees; loss of market share and industry competition; changes in trading conditions and general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; the ability to obtain requisite shareholder approvals and the satisfaction of other conditions on the proposed terms and schedule; and compliance with extensive government regulation.
All forward-looking statements contained in this Microsite are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in AngloGold Ashanti’s public reports, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2023 filed with the SEC, its interim reports and quarterly reports. These factors should also be considered by the reader.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as at the specified date of the relevant document within which the statement is contained. None of AngloGold Ashanti, the AngloGold Ashanti Group, Centamin or the Centamin Group undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this Microsite.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, no statement contained or referred to in this Microsite is intended to be a profit forecast.
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