gold and minerals gazette july 2005, page-8

re: gonna be a placement to anglo Of course, sofar it has been an assumption.

But if Ashanti became involved then sooner or later, "things may happen".

Ashanti is always looking for gold outside S Africa.

However, that would only require a short Trading halt, if any.

Placements taking a longer trading halt tend to be made to "sophisticated" investors through an intermediary.

They are about a month early before they normally would make a placement.

See what happens.

Gerry