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Corporate governance and policies

AngloGold Ashanti is committed to sound principles of corporate governance. In compliance with best practice, and to meet its obligations in terms of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, NYSE and JSE Rules, and the King Report III on Corporate Governance, AngloGold Ashanti's board of directors has adopted the following policies, procedures and guiding principles as part of the company's corporate governance guidelines.

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Memorandum of Incorporation  [174 KB]
Access to Information Manual (updated 31 January 2013)  [222 KB]
Management Standard on Stakeholder Engagement  [126 KB]
Community and Environment Management Standards  [1 MB]
Global Safety Standards  [622 KB]
Compliance Policy Statement  [196 KB]
Environmental and Community Policy  [30 KB]
Safety Policy - English  [56 KB]
Safety Policy - Español  [54 KB]
Safety Policy - Português  [58 KB]
Safety Policy - Français  [56 KB]
Party Political Donations (approved 29 April 2003)  [31 KB]
Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Senior Financial Officers (approved 30 July 2003)  [47 KB]
Code of Business Principles and Ethics - English  [1 MB]
Code of Business Principles and Ethics - Español  [1 MB]
Code of Business Principles and Ethics - Português  [1 MB]
Code of Business Principles and Ethics - Français  [1 MB]
Board Charter and Committee Terms of Reference
The Board Charter (approved October 2004)  [42 KB]
Audit and Corporate Governance Committee Terms of Reference (approved 30 July 2003, updated Feburary 2006)  [121 KB]
Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference (approved 30 July 2003)  [32 KB]
Nominations Committee Terms of Reference (approved 30 July 2003)  [22 KB]


NYSE 303A.11 Disclosure


In terms of section 303A.11 of the New York Stock Exchange's Listing Standards ("the NYSE listing standards"), all foreign listed companies of that exchange, such as AngloGold Ashanti Limited, must briefly summarise the significant ways in which such companies' home country practices relating to corporate governance issues differ from US domiciled companies listed on the NYSE. The company's home country practices are regulated by the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Listings Requirements ("the JSE listing requirements").

The NYSE listing standards require the appointment of a nominations committee to oversee the appointment of new directors to the board, and that such committee comprise solely of independent directors. The JSE listing requirements also require the appointment of such a committee, but that it comprise solely of non-executive directors the majority of whom must be independent. The company has appointed a Nominations Committee of the board. As at 31 December 2009 the committee comprised of six non-executive board members, all of whom were independent, as defined in the JSE listing requirements, and is chaired by the independent chairman of the board.

The NYSE listing standards require the board to comprise a majority of independent directors, as defined in its listing standards, and that the remunerations committee of the board be fully independent. In previous years AngloGold Ashanti did not comply with these standards as the JSE listing requirements did not have similar standards. However as at 31 December 2009, the board is now comprised of a majority of independent directors, as defined in the JSE listing requirements, and the remuneration committee of the board is fully independent.

First posted: 3 May 2004
Updated: 31 December 2009
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