SANDTON, 30 May 2022 – AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AngloGold Ashanti) has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets (A2X) and its shares will be available for trade on A2X from 6 June 2022.
AngloGold Ashanti will retain its primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and its depository share listings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Australia and Ghana exchanges, and will be unaffected by AngloGold Ashanti’s secondary listing on A2X.
AngloGold Ashanti is an independent, global gold mining company with a diverse, highquality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four continents.
A2X CEO Kevin Brady said: “AngloGold Ashanti is one of the largest gold mining companies in the world with a diverse spread of shareholders that includes the world’s largest financial institutions.” We look forward to demonstrating the benefits that a listing on A2X brings to both AngloGold Ashanti and their shareholders.”
The listing will bring the number of instruments available for trade on A2X to 67 with a combined market capitalisation of around R4.2 trillion. AngloGold Ashanti joins other Top40 Index constituents, Aspen, Exxaro, Growthpoint, Investec Ltd and Investec plc Mr Price, Naspers, Nedbank Nepi, Prosus, Remgro, Sanlam, Sasol and Standard Bank on the exchange.
A2X is a licensed stock exchange that provides a secondary listing venue for companies. It is regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the Prudential Authority (SARB) in terms of the Financial Markets Act.
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About AngloGold Ashanti
AngloGold Ashanti is an independent, global gold mining company with a diverse, highquality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four continents.
With gold as the principal product, AngloGold Ashanti also produce silvers (Argentina) and sulphuric acid (Brazil) as by-products. In Colombia, one of the two projects, Quebradona, will
produce both gold and copper.
www.anglogoldashanti.com
About A2X
A2X Markets (A2X) is a South African stock exchange that plays an integral part in the progression of the South African marketplace. An experienced team, advanced technology and an agile environment enable A2X to provide an efficient and cost-effective trading venue to secondary list and trade shares, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs).
A2X appointed Strate as its central securities depository and operates within the proven and reliable South African settlement structure, using technology developed by the UK’s Aquis Technologies, which includes proven exchange matching and surveillance systems and a clearing platform custom-built for A2X. The end-to-end costs of transacting on A2X are about 50% lower than at the other South African trading venue where the same shares can be traded. A2X began trading in October 2017.
www.a2x.co.za
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Kevin Brady, A2X CEO
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