Anglo American Gold - Results of Scheme Meeting

RNS No 8836d
ANGLO AMERICAN GOLD INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
7 May 1999

ANGLO AMERICAN GOLD INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 05/09084/06)
("Amgold")

ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 01/05309/06)
("AAC")

RESULTS OF SCHEME MEETING

Further to the announcement dated 29 March 1999, Amgold shareholders are
advised that, at the scheme meeting of Amgold shareholders held on Friday, 7
May 1999, the scheme of arrangement in terms of section 311 of the Companies
Act, 1973 (Act 61 of 1973), as amended, proposed by AAC between Amgold and its
shareholders other than AAC and its subsidiaries ("the scheme"), was approved
by the required majority of shareholders present and voting in person or by
proxy.

The scheme is subject to the sanction of the High Court of South Africa
(Witwatersrand Local Division) and to the Order of Court being lodged with,
and registered by, the Registrar of Companies. The Court hearing to sanction
the scheme is scheduled for 10:00, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be
heard, on Tuesday, 18 May 1999 at the High Court Building, von Brandis Square,
corner Pritchard and von Brandis Streets, Johannesburg.

The scheme is expected to become operative on Monday, 24 May 1999.
Shareholders are reminded to surrender their documents of title in terms of
the scheme. If the scheme becomes operative on Monday, 24 May 1999, the scheme
consideration will be posted, or be made available for collection, on Friday,
28 May 1999 for those scheme participants who have surrendered their documents
of title by 16:00 on Friday, 21 May 1999. For scheme participants who
surrender their documents of title after Friday, 21 May 1999, the scheme
consideration will be posted, or be made available for collection, five
business days after the surrender of their documents of title in terms of the
scheme.

Johannesburg
7 May 1999

Independent financial adviser to Amgold
HSBC Simpson McKie (Pty) Limited
Member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange 
Reg. No. 84/01736/07

Scheme attorneys
Webber Wentzel Bowens
Financial adviser to AAC
Warburg Dillon Read
(Investment Banking Division of UBS AG)
Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority Limited

Sponsoring broker to Amgold and joint sponsoring broker to AAC
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange 
Registration number 95/01805/07

Joint sponsoring broker to AAC
Warburg Dillon Read Securities (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
(Registration number 95/11140/07)
Subsidiary of UBS AG
Member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange 


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