AngloGold Ashanti has declared a US$0.71 dividend per ordinary share for the third quarter of 2026 after reporting higher profit. Ghanaian investors need to check both the dividend timetable and the type of security they hold.
Profit for the three months ended 30 September rose to US$927 million from US$815 million a year earlier. Gold income increased to about US$2.56 billion from US$2.37 billion.
Higher gold prices support earnings
The average gold price received rose to US$4,239 per ounce from US$3,490. That helped offset lower production, which fell to 696,000 ounces from 768,000 ounces.
Costs also increased. All-in sustaining costs reached US$2,170 per ounce, compared with US$1,720 a year earlier. This measure includes operating expenses and spending needed to sustain production.
Free cash flow was US$722 million, down from US$920 million, while the net cash position improved to about US$1.26 billion. Stronger earnings therefore came alongside lower quarterly free cash flow.
Ghana dividend timetable
- Currency conversion: 20 November 2026.
- Last date to trade and register cum-dividend: 24 November 2026.
- Ex-dividend date: 25 November 2026.
- Record date: 27 November 2026.
- Approximate payment date: 11 December 2026.
These dates apply to the Ghana arrangements. The NYSE ex-dividend date is 27 November 2026, so investors should use the timetable for the market where their holdings are registered.
Ordinary shares and depositary shares are different
100 Ghanaian Depositary Shares represent one ordinary share. The US$0.71 entitlement is per ordinary share, not per individual depositary share.
The company’s illustrative exchange rate of GH¢11.66 per US dollar gives approximately GH¢8.28 per ordinary share. The actual cedi payment depends on the applicable conversion rate; this is not a confirmed cedi payout.
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AngloGold maintained full-year production guidance of 2.8 million to 3.17 million ounces. Production recovery, mining costs and gold prices will influence whether the business can sustain its cash generation and shareholder distributions.
