AngloGold Ashanti plc 2026年年度报告和过渡报告

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its auditreport.☒ TABLE OF CONTENTS6B.Compensation6C.Board practices6D.Employees6E.Share ownership6F.Disclosure of a registrant's action to recover erroneously awarded compensation Major shareholders and related party transactions 7A.Major shareholders7B.Related party transactions7C.Interests of experts and counsel Financial information8A.Consolidated financial statements and other financial informationLegal proceedingsDividends8B.Significant changes The offer and listing 9A.Offer and listing details9B.Plan of distribution9C.Markets9D.Selling shareholders9E.Dilution9F.Expenses of the issue 10A.Share capital10B.Articles of association10C.Material contracts10D.Exchange controls10E.Taxation10F.Dividends and paying agents10G.Statement by experts10H.Documents on display10I.Subsidiary information10J.Annual report to security holders 12A.Debt securities12B.Warrants and rights12C.Other securities12D.American Depositary Shares PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION In this annual report on Form 20-F, unless the context otherwise requires, references to AngloGold, AngloGold Ashanti, AGA, thecompany, the Company, we, us, our, the group and the Group are references to (i) subsequent to the implementation of thecorporate restructuring described below, AngloGold Ashanti plc including, as appropriate, subsidiaries and associate companiesof AngloGold Ashanti plc and (ii) prior to the implementation of the corporate restructuring described below, AngloGold AshantiLimited including, as appropriate, subsidiaries and associate companies of AngloGold Ashanti Limited. The term “managed operations” refers to subsidiaries managed by AngloGold Ashanti and included in its consolidated reporting,while the term “non-managed joint ventures” refers to equity-accounted joint ventures that are reported based on AngloGoldAshanti’s share of attributable earnings and are not managed by AngloGold Ashanti. Managed operations are reported on aconsolidated basis. Non-managed joint ventures are reported on an attributable basis. Corporate restructuring In September 2023, the Group completed a corporate restructuring whereby its operations were reorganised under a new parentcompany, AngloGold Ashanti plc, incorporated in England and Wales and tax resident in the United Kingdom (UK), with a primarylisting of its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), and secondary listings of its ordinary shares on theJohannesburg Stock Exchange (the “JSE”) and A2X Market (the “A2X”) in South Africa and of its ordinary shares and GhanaianDepositary Shares on the Ghana Stock Exchange (the “GSE”) in Ghana. Upon completion of the corporate restructuring, AngloGold Ashanti plc became the listed UK parent company of the Group andthe successor issuer to AngloGold Ashanti Limited. The previous South African parent company of the Group, AngloGold AshantiLimited, became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti plc and was renamed AngloGold Ashanti (Pty) Ltd.AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc, the Isle of Man company holding all of the Group’s operations and assets located outside SouthAfrica, also became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti plc. In addition, upon completion of the corporate restructuring, the Group’s global headquarters were moved to Denver, Colorado inthe United States. The Company’s registered office and principal executive office are located in the United Kingdom. The Groupalso retains a substantial corporate office in Johannesburg, South Africa. IFRS financial statements and reporting Asa company incorporated in the United Kingdom, AngloGold Ashanti prepares annual audited consolidated financialstatements and unaudited consolidated half-year financial statements in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as issuedby the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These financial statements are distributed to shareholders and aresubmitted to the NYSE, JSE as well as the GSE. AngloGold Ashanti qualifies as a foreign private issuer (“FPI”) in the United States for purposes of the U.S. Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is filing annual reports on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission (the “SEC”) and is furnishing current reports on Form 6-K with the SEC as prescribed by the SEC for FPIs. IfAngloGold Ashanti were to lose FPI status in the future, it would be required to comply with the more comprehensive reportingframework for U.S. domestic issuers. AngloGold Ashanti also provides financial and operational updates on a quarterly basis. Such quarterly financial and operationalupdates are furnished on current reports on Form 6-K to the