Annual Financial Statements

Principal and operating subsidiaries

 Country of
incorporation
Shares
held
2008
Shares
held
2007
Percentage held
    %
2008
%
2007
Principal subsidiaries     
AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited2257,462,077257,462,077100100
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc73,373,171,2542,132,183,982100100
AngloGold Offshore Investments Limited55,000,0005,000,000100100
AngloGold Ashanti USA Incorporated11234150100100
  *500*500  
Operating subsidiaries (1)     
AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração Ltda38,827,437,8758,827,437,875100100
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited4132,419,585132,419,585100100
AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem) Limited466,27066,270100100
AngloGold Australia (Sunrise Dam) Pty Limited222100100
AngloGold Namibia (Pty) Ltd910,00010,000100100
Cerro Vanguardia S.A.113,875,00013,875,00092.5092.50
AngloGold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp (2)111,2501,2506767
Geita Gold Mining Limited1022100100
Mineração Serra Grande S.A.3499,999,997499,999,9975050
Societé Ashanti Goldfields de Guinée S.A.63,486,1343,486,1348585
Société des Mines de Morila S.A.84004004040
Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Sadiola S.A.838,00038,0003838
Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Yatela S.A.84004004040
Teberebie Goldfields Limited42,066,6672,066,667100100
      

* Indicates preference shares

Principal subsidiaries are those subsidiaries that hold material contracts and/or act as borrowers and/or guarantors of such material contracts.

(1) All the operating mines in South Africa, namely Great Noligwa, Kopanang, Moab Khotsong, Tau Lekoa, Mponeng, Savuka and TauTona, are all held by the parent company, AngloGold Ashanti Limited.

(2) Operates the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine, a wholly-owned operation.

Country of incorporation - key
1 Argentina7 Isle of Man
2 Australia8 Mali
3 Brazil9 Namibia
4 Ghana10 Tanzania
5 Guernsey11 Unites States of America
6 Republic of Guinea 
  

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

Figures in millions20082007
Net profits228138
Net losses(1,622)(907)
 (1,394)(769)

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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI Annual Report 2008